Wow, I have not read a book in ages! I just couldn't get started on any books I already had, so I downloaded some Mary Roberts Rinehart titles from Project Gutenberg.

The Case of Jennie Brice was quick to read, but I sense that it was also quickly written. It felt like it wasn't a cohesive story but more like a collection of events with a few ( Read more... )

Is it weird to review a book series you didn't get around to reading? Years ago (like, 2003!) I felt burned by finding the first book of The Firebringer Trilogy in a second hand bookstore. I found out online that there were two other books in the series. Just as I had gnashed my teeth to nothing, the entire series was republished and I could rest ( Read more... )

I decided to clear some books out and try my luck at the second hand store for a buck or two - and decided to let go of a little square book by Annette Blaugrund, The Essential John James Audubon. Like many pre-Internet book purchases, this one was a must have for all the colour pictures. The amount of text is very small and is about Wikipedia ( Read more... )

This sounds like an awesome book. I was able to discover that the title is most likely Alternate Outlaws edited by Mike Resnick.

Originally posted by bugeyedmonster at Unusual villians short story collection book
I did NOT buy the book when I saw it, and now I'm kicking myself for not having noted down the title of the book, and the editor. It was an anthology ( Read more... )

The TL;DR version is, if you have the right set of search critera, WorldCat can help you find your book!

Originally posted by kruoshime at Found! Children's Book With Owl Protagonist
Edit: It was a series of books about an owl named Squib by Larry Shles. The one I remember is called Hoots and Toots and Harry Brutes. Thank you to everyone for their help ( Read more... )

Originally posted by ab_02 at FOUND :) -I am looking for a book, I cannot remember the title or author - title has 'tower' in it.
Hi all! :)

I read this book about four years ago. The book was published in about 1989-90s so it quite an old book.
The title is someone's name and the word 'tower.' (The name is similar to Tintin - i am sure it is NOT ( Read more... )

Book I want to read

Originally posted by kayelledub at YA novel from the 80s (I think)
I'm looking for a book I read as a child in the 90s, but that I think was published in the 80s. It had a castle and a unicorn on the cover. I don't remember much of the synopsis but I know it was about siblings who had to go stay with their aunt and cousins (whom they ( Read more... )

The recent theme of vintage ads with recipes reminded me of the useful tome that is The Christian Home Cook Book, a vintage cookbook that I picked up from the Mennonite restaurant in Linden, Alberta. As I noted before, the recipes don't have pictures and after so many years, the recipes are merely suggestions. What's a family sized tea bag? How ( Read more... )

Marie Kondo's popular book landed on our messy coffee table over a month ago. My husband had ordered it and I ribbed him that the first step to being a tidy person was opening the package. Once that was done, the book went unread until I had a chance to read it on Sunday. It is a very quick read although I ended up skimming parts.

Like most self- ( Read more... )

I joined nacramamo as a fun way of getting some things done. It really reminds me of all the fun challenge communities that used to be on LJ. It also reminds me of how onerous it was to get a picture on the web back in the day, even when I did Thing A Day back in 2008. 2008!

I also finally joined whatwasthatone because my fondness for question and answer communities ( Read more... )