Friday, March 28, 2008 QUESTION:What was the last book (name up to three) that you borrowed from the library?
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Gina M. SONG YET SUNG by James McBride, THE JOURNAL OF DORA DAMAGE by Belinda Starling, and NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult
Betsy Beyler Touchstone The Kill Artist The Venetian Betrayal Gerry KILLER HEAT by Lisa Fairstein, GENGHIS: LORDS OF THE BOW by Conn Iggulden THE GHOST WAR by Alex Berenson Stephanie Lost and Philosophy Under the Volcano Alice F THE UNQUIET GRAVE by P. J. Parrish OUR MUTUAL FRIEND by Charles Dickens NATURAL BORN CHARMER by Susan E. Phillips Peggy Kincaid CATHEDRA - Nelson DeMille HIGH CRIMES by Michael Kodas PANDORA'S DAUGHTER - Iris Johansen Kathryn Johnson A FIELD GUIDE TO INSECTS by Donald J. Borror and BACKYARD BUGS by Sue Hubbell and Robin K. Laughlin Dianne The only one I can remember is THE TENT by Gary Paulsen. I was preparing an author study; I had not read this book by Mr. Paulsen! That was probably six years ago... Laurie Overesch THE SMOKE JUMPER by Nicholas Evans PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks DISTANT SHORES by Kristin Hannah Kathryn Andrews Black Widow The Commoner The Everglades Linda 1. SAVING FISH FROM DROWNING by Amy Tan 2. LETTER FROM HOME by Carolyn Hart Linda The Girl Who Stopped Swimming Linda M. Johnson BOOM! VOICES OF THE SIXTIES: Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today by Tom Brokaw DREAMS OF MY FATHER by Barack Obama MRS. LINCOLN AND MRS. KECKLEY: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave by Jennifer Fleischner Barbara Bocan The Zookeeper's Wife Loving Frank Carrot Cake Murder Miriam Chicken Soup for the American Soul Chicken Soup for the Father's Soul Chicken Soup for the Gardner's Soul Carol B THE WHISPERING SEASON by Ivan Doig THE LAST TOWN ON EARTH by Thomas Mullen Leola Harris 1. CONSEQUENCES by Penelope Lively 2.THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING by Joshilyn Jackson 3.THE AUTOGRAPH MAN by Zadie Smith
I didn't have time to read these books. I ended up reading the books I own. Rosemary Knapp Peony in Love Sandy H. The Machiavelli Covenant The Venetian Betrayal 7th Heaven Richard Bartels THE PROMISE OF A LIE by Howard Roughan; CODE OF HONOR by Harold Coyle VECTOR by Robin Cook Malvina Yock NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan Lisa THE CURSE OF THE SPELLMANS by Lisa Lutz THE UNRAVELING OF VIOLETA BELL by C. R. Corwin THE FICTION CLASS by Susan Breen Ann THE WOMAN WHO WOULDN'T by Gene Wilder FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah SECOND HONEYMOON by Joanna Trollope Beverly The last three books I borrowed from the library are: THE KONKANS - Tony D'Souza THE NEW MOON'S ARMS - Nalo Hopkinson SECOND WORLD - Katherine Min Laurie Blum THE GIRL WITH NO SHADOW by Joanne Harris Erin Schmandt Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library Jan Baybusky I really don't go to the library because they don't stock the books I read (English mysteries not by the "stars"). It is disappointing but true! Nadine Heinlen Killer Heat The Senator's Wife Compulsion L Merrill I can't even remember! Renee Lepley Killer Heat Charley's Web The Death Dealer Harriet Stay I rarely borrow books from the library. When a driving trip is planned, I will check out books on tape. I buy my books from two independent bookshops, one in Toronto, one in Houston. I do donate books to my library and belong to Friends of the Library. Debi NOW YOU SEE HIM by Eli Gottlieb LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER by Deborah Wiles FIELD OF DARKNESS by Cornelia Read Jane McCown Loving Frank Joanne Latva John Grisham's book, THE APPEAL. I love his books and the wonderful stories he tells. Claire Wilkins KILLING GROUND by Jack Higgins Andria Plonka THE BOOK OF OLD HOUSES by Sarah Graves THE FORGOTTEN MAN by Robert Crais STILL LIFE by Louise Penny Margaret Nance LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan LAST DANCE by Joyce Lavene MESSENGER OF TRUTH by Jackqueline Winspear Sonia Garlic & Sapphires The Glass Castle Mother of Purl Kathy The March A Soldier's Heart Nefertiti Connie Booton Lolita Girl's Poker Night Skylight Confessions Kim Kovacs The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Origin The Eye of Jade Joan The last three books I borrowed from the library were: 1. THE APPEAL by John Grisham 2. VELOCITY by Dean Koontz 3. DOUBLE CROSS by James Patterson Martha E 2 Cookbooks for Lebanese cooking Jay CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult ANOTHER THING TO FALL by Laura Lippman PLAY DEAD by David Rosenfelt Debi Newsome PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult THE PACT by Jodi Picoult Ro Blake The Senator's Wife Body & Soul Mistress of the Art of Death Dianne THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield Linda Grimes The Somnambulist Marcia Demille PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett MY MOTHER'S LOVERS by C. Hope FINN by Jon Clinch Lea Ann in Seattle EDEN'S OUTCASTS: The Story of Lousia May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks. Elizabeth Campbell WarPrize Culture Shock: Taiwan Kendra Wells The Careful Use of Compliments
Lydia Plona Deep Dish Three Cups of Tea Marty SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY by Deanna Raybourne L.A. OUTLAWS by T. Jefferson Parker THE APPEAL by John Grisham Merrilee The Outlaw Demon Wails Strangers in Death Stranger in Paradise Lloyd Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot Teresa THE RIGHT ATTITUDE TO RAIN and ONCE UPON A DAY Bill Roloff Predictably Irrational The Road Stone Cold Karen Willett FULL CIRCLE by Karen Young Rose Caster The Appeal Melvin Robinson 1) THE RIVER OF DOUBT by Candice Millard 2) ANGLE OF REPOSE by Wallace Stegner 3) THE DAYBREAKERS by Louis L'Amour Sharron THE APPEAL by John Grisham PLUM LUCKY by Janet Evanovich DEEP DISH by Mary Kay Andrews Kathie LaBombard BODY SURFING by Anita Shreve GLASS by Ellen Hopkins LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan Michelle Miller PLATO PREHISTORIAN by Mary Settegast
HEAVEN'S MIRROR: Quest for the Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock and Santha Faiia
WHAT THE BIBLE REALLY SAYS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY by Daniel A. Helminiak, Ph.D. Rita Carter THE BONE GARDEN by Tess Gerritsen, KILLING GROUND by Jack Higgins and SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See Shannon Jensen HOUSE by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult THINGS NOT SEEN by Andrew Clements Kathy Vieira The book was LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE by Maeve Binchey. I have always liked her writing and have read most of her books. Diane KYRA from Carol Gilligan LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE PLANTS OF MICHIGAN by Lynn Steiner THE ATHLETE'S GUIDE TO YOGA by Sage Hamilton Rountree
Debbie So Many Books, So Little Time Book Lust Book Lust II Betty Burrier The Murderer's Club Laura DeFlavia DADDY'S GIRL by Lisa Scottoline THE LIAR'S DIARY by Patry Francis THE SKY ISN'T VISIBLE FROM HERE by Felica Sullivan Sharon OBrien Sophie Kinsella's "REMEMBER ME?" Linda Collins THE WOODS by Harlan Coban PEONY IN LOVE by Lisa See Heather Murdock Inner Circle Change of Heart Fancy Nancy at the Museum Lori Schultz THE MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON - Lauren Groff INSIDE INSIDE by James Lipton MR. DARCY'S DIARY - Amanda Grange Pamela Duarte The Lodger: Shakespeare His Life on Silver Street Crime Through Time Nefertiti Swapna Krishna THE WAYWARD MUSE by Elizabeth Hickey THE SEDUCTION OF WATER by Carol Goodman THE RELIGION by Tim Willocks Auralia Walking to Vermont The Search for the Red Dragon The Composting Toilet System Book Juanita The Gift The Glass Castle Peggy There's No Place Like Here The Geography of Bliss The Senator's Wife Wendy THE LAKE DREAMS THE SKY by Swain Wolfe THE HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger Marlyn E. Myers HONOR THYSELF by Danielle Steel T IS FOR TRESPASS by Sue Grafton RUN by Ann Pachett Robin B MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON by Lauren Groff CHARLEY'S WEB by Joy Fielding REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella Bill Michtom WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable edited by John Brockman
MIGRATION: New & Selected poems by W. S. Merwin Mary BLACK DOVE by Steve Hockensmith AIRMAN by Eoin Colfer Jim Dermody 7th Heaven Betrayal The First Counsel Pia Spohr FALLING MAN by Don Delillo THE HOUSE AT RIVERTON by Kate Morton WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER by Elizabeth George Betty S SUPER MOM SAVES THE WORLD by Melanie Lynne Hauser. I had received the first book, CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM as a Mother's Day gift a couple of years ago and loved it. Annette Juba THE FIFTH BUSINESS by Robertson Davies THE GRAVE DIGGER'S DAUGHTER by Joyce Carol Oates BEGINNER'S GREEK by James Collins Larry Kilmer WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett STONE COLD by David Baldacci Sheryl Root Path of Celtic Prayer Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana Elizabeth O'Brian The Ludlum Triad MARLEY & ME CLICK, CLACK, QUACKITY-QUACK Kate Green MAD DASH by Patricia Gaffney, A WALK IN THE WOODS by Bill Bryson and KILLER HEAT by Linda Fairstein Vickie Neal A YEAR OF PLEASURES by Elizabeth Berg FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah LOVE WALKED IN by Marisa De Los Santos E. Moller The Venetian Betrayal Gods Behaving Badly Last Rituals Nancy Pagnotta Sisters Amazing Grace The Edge of Winter Patricia B Potts Charley's Web Garden Spells Anthony & Cleopatra Suzanne DAKOTA by Martha Grimes THE DEBT COLLECTOR by Lynn Hightower Mary Schreiner TRAIL OF CRUMBS by Kim Sunee RED HELMET by Homer Hickman BETWEEN GEORGIA by Joshilyn Jackson Judith Capitol Conspiracy, The Faithful Spy, The Unquiet Monica THE CHOICE by Nicholas Sparks THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards NATIVE SPEAKER by Chang-rae Lee Judy Oswood COMPULSION by Jonathan Kellerman DUMA KEY by Stephen King BETRAYAL by John Lescroart Lu Jeff Pilate's Wife Pat Forbess GUILTY by Karen Robards LOST SOULS by Lisa Jackson DEAD TIME by Stephen White Jenn THE APPEAL by John Grisham Wendy Catalano Duma Key Down River Away Olivia The Uncommon Terrorist Lynncagg Peace Like A River Plum Lucky Queen of Babble Mary Neno The Secret Life of Bees Brain Rules Revolting Librarians Redux Carol Schwerdfeger World Without End Three Cups of Tea Killer Heat Jerri Patton A Thousand Splendid Suns Team of Rivals Dreams From My Father Jeannette Moeschler REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella CATNAPPED by Gabriella Herkert Living Dangerously by Katie Fforde Michael Ferrin Street Without Joy Megan Vadnehey 1) GARDENS OF WATER by Alan Drew 2) DREAMERS OF THE DAY by Mary Doria Russell 3) THE SENATOR'S WIFE by Sue Miller Sheila Soloff Actually, I get my books all my books from the library. The New York Public Library has a wonderful system in which you can reserve a book online (this is any book, an old one, or a brand new release) and they hold it for you. They notify you when it's in and you just have to pop in and pick it up. I just picked up the brand new Jonathan Kellerman book this week. Merle Lean THE PHYSICIAN by Noah Gordon Lindsey Hedrick LIGHT OF THE MOON by Luann Rice Coral Harrison PREPARED FOR RAGE by Dana Stabenow BURN ZONE by James O. Born 7TH HEAVEN by James Patterson George Ainsworth LIGHT - M. John Harrison SALEM'S LOT - Stephen King THE GUN SELLER by Hugh Laurie Marion Peterman THE LEGACY by Howard Fast --- I was reading the series a couple years ago and couldn't locate that book. I had the others on hand. Lucille Mangum Black Pain Shelley Rothstein Dear John Sandy Stevens KILLER HEAT by Linda Fairstein LADY KILLLER by Lisa Scottoline THE SILVER NEEDLE MURDER by Laura Childs Helene Harris The Painter from Shanghai The College Finder Flower Confidential Joy AMERICAN BORN CHINESE by Gene Luen Yang RIGHT AS RAIN by George P. Pelecanos) THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Stanley N. Alpert Lisa THE UNRAVELING of Violetta Bell by CR Corwin THE PRICE OF BLOOD by Declan Hughes THE FICTION CLASS by Susan Breen Judith Haskell Beautiful Boy A Fire in the Blood False Memories Carolyn Moy Unaccustomed Earth The Root of Wild Madder The Venetian Mask BJ Simon MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH by Ariana Franklin Linda Smith Lonely Planet Alaska Fodor's Alaska Frommer's Alaska Gary Kahn CELL by Stephen King Noreen Brown THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN by Claire Messud. It's for our book club. Dorothy Olson People of the Book Richard Bartels OUT OF AMERICA by Keith B Richburg Martha Ann Henry THE FIRST PATIENT by Michael Palmer THE BLACK WIDOW by Randy Wayne White LADY KILLER by Lisa Scottoline Betty Tabor THE WOODS by Harlan Coben THE WINTER ROSE by Jennifer Donnelly HEARTSTOPPER by Joy Fielding Kathleen Horch Change of Heart The Winter Rose The Fiction Class Rose Balasco DEAD TIME by Stephen White THE APPEAL by John Grisham GUILTY by Karen Robards Janet Bedell Fodor' s Holland Girl with a Pearl Earring Hans Brinker; or The Silver Skates Ellen TULIP FEVER by Deborah Moggach ROSIE DUNNE by Cecelia Ahern AWAY by Amy Bloom Mary Burke THEM by Nathan McCall DREAMERS OF THE DAY by Mary Doria Russell Linda Hastings AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE by Jacqueline Winspear SHOOT THE WIDOW by Meryle Secrest (biography) SISTER BERNADETTE'S BARKING DOG by Kitty Burns Florey Carol Pirtle SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME by Lawrence Hill THE STREET OF A THOUSAND BLOSSOMS by Gail Tsukiyama Bev Golden CHRIST THE LORD: THE ROAD TO CANA by Anne Rice NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS by Maeve Binchy Merna The Innocent Man Linda Lisa Jackson's LOST SOULS Andrew Gross's THE DEAD TIDE Linda Fairstein's KILLER HEAT Carol A TAMAR by Mal Peet A CUP OF TEA by Amy Ephron THE OUTLAW DEMON WAILS by Kim Harrison Irene Yeates THE WELL AND THE MINE by Gin Phillips; MUDBOUND by Hillary Jordan; and LATE NIGHTS ON AIR by Elizabeth Hay Mary B. Hogan SECRET FATHER by James Carroll Myrna Under the Banner of Heaven Pattie Berryhill Blonde Faith Slash Night Work Nicole McGuire The Syringa Tree On Beauty Barbara Stahr The Ruby Ring Margaret LaDue Debbie Macomber's BETWEEN FRIENDS and SUZANNAH'S GARDEN Cassandra King's QUEEN OF BROKEN HEARTS Jennifer Baker THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson, THE GOOD GUY by Dean Koontz, and DEAD WITCH WALKING by Kim Harrison Frank Giitter THE WATER ROOM by Christopher Fowler. I read an advance copy of FULL DARK HOUSE when chosen as a Bookreporter.com member reviewer and have two of his later books involving the British detectives, Bryant and May, but somehow I didn't have this one. It was an interesting mystery. Kathy Resistance A Soldier's Heart People of the Book Patty I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE by Mary Higgins Clark Michelle Stein People of the Book Carrot Cake Murder Perfect Stranger Eleanor Grams MURDER IN THE RUE DE PARADIS by Cara Black Louise Keene The Last Confererate War Widow Tells All Someone Knows Me Betsy Kent Christ the Lord: The Road To Cana Falling For You Again Honor Thyself Jean H. THE FALLS by Joyce Carol Oates TORTILLA CURTAIN by T. C. Boyle Donna M. Ziegler JAMES TIPTREE, JR. by Julie Phillips THE SERPENT'S TALE by Ariana Franklin RESISTANCE by Owen Sheers Theresa Holm Killer Heat No Time for Goodbye Heartsick Nikki The Friday Night Knitting Club The Tortilla Curtain Diane A. The Killer's Wife Kathy The last book I borrowed was CHARLEY'S WEB by Joy Fielding. Betty Oldham Dead Time Absolute Fear Hand of Evil Sandra Hughes OUT STEALING HORSES by Per Petterson THE GOD OF ANIMALS by Aryn Kyle DAKOTA by Martha Grimes Nancy Clark Shutter Island The Memory of Running The Friday Night Knitting Club Nancy Clark Shutter Island Nancy Clark The Friday Night Knitting Club Andrea SEPULCHRE by Kate Moss Winterlily The last three books that I borrowed from my library were: 1) THE BLUE NOWHERE by Jeffery Deaver 2) VELOCITY by Dean Koontz 3) MIRACLE CURE by Michael Palmer Sue Leven THE DARK TIDE by Andrew Gross A COLD DARK PLACE by Gregg Olsen Vin Costanzo SHOOT HIM IF HE RUNS by Stuart Woods THE QUICKIE by James Patterson MURDER AT A VINEYARD MANSION by Philip R. Craig Barb W DARK RIVER by John Twelve Hawks THE APPEAL by John Grisham DEEP DISH by Mary Kay Andrews Karen THE APPEAL by John Grisham and I love it. He's back to the kind of writing he does best. Gloria A. Clevenger The New Year's Quilt The MacGregor Brides The Boy on the Porch Gerald Rosen SEPULCHRE - Kate Mosse NOTORIOUS - Michelle Martinez LOST SOULS - Lisa Jackson Pamela Gordon EUROPA by Tim Parks Aneliza Peior Twilight Clique So B. It Catherine Healey 1. An Incomplete Revenge 2. The Reserve 3. The Soul Thief Frances Drukten THE BONE GARDEN by Tess Gerritsen NOT YET DROWN'D by Peg Kingman Tamara Randi FOREVER IN BLUE: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood GERTRUDE BELL: The Queen of the Desert Marcia Vola THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER by Tom Perrotta Lori Barnes I do not borrow from the library; I buy mine to keep. But, my daughter has for the school battle of the books challenge. She borrowed ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS, A STITCH IN TIME, and A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING Kathy The Kite Runner Cake Lovers & Players Maureen Hoffman-Wehmeier CHARLEY'S WEB by Joy Fielding, REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella, and STALKED by Brian Freeman. Francine TOUCHSTONE by Laurie R. King Sue Dittmar THE ORIENTALIST by Tom Reiss THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL by Yasmina Khadra 47 by Walter Mosley M. Rosen SECOND SIGHT by Judith Orloff and ANAM CARA by John O'Donohue Kathy Walsh PERSUASION by Jane Austen MAISIE DOBBS by Jacqueline Winspear ELSEWHERE by Gabrielle Zevin Vickie Starr ARKANSAS TRAVELER by Earlene Fowler Eileen Hollywood Crows Missing Witness The Bone Garden Nancy Markuson THE MEMOIRS OF A BEAUTIFUL BOY - Robert Leleux HER LAST DEATH - Susanna Sonnenberg ACTS OF NATURE - Jonathon King Lorraine Molloy THE APPEAL by John Grisham, A GOOD YARN by Debbie MacComber, and 7TH HEAVEN by James Patterson Faye Winter Study Thr Winding Ways Quilt Lonnie Elliott BEFORE GREEN GABLES by Budge Wilson CANDYFLOSS by Jacqueline Wilson BOYS ADRIFT by Leonard Sax Jennifer Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend Certain Girls Bratfest at Tiffany's Mary Gerlach The Appeal Stephanie Marte WHITE HOUSE SPECIAL HANDBOOK, OR HOW TO RULE THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY by Mikhail Kryzhanovsky. A revolution in politics, warfare and espionage. Marion Miller CONSEQUENCES by Penelope Lively Linda WHERE ARE YOU NOW? - Mary Higgins Clark WINTER STUDY - Nevada Barr FATAL REMEDIES - Donna Leon Jim True Grit The Match Seabiscuit Robin Schmidinger SOUTHERN FRIED by Cathy Pickens AUNT DIMITY: Vampire Hunter by Nancy Atherton Beth Haley THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY by A. J. Jacobs THE PENNY by Joyce Meyers SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Finn Reader4life FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY by Susan Vreeland THE BLIND ASSASSIN by Margaret Atwood Gloria Walker Jane Boleyn, The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford My Enemy's Cradle The Welsh Girl Marie Linton WRITTEN IN BONE by Simon Becket (loved it!!) BONE RATTLER by Eliot Pattison (didn't like or finish, but I love his other titles) STRATTON'S WAR by Laura Wilson (great) Marie-Jeanne Trauth MIDDLESEX by Jeffrey Eugenides EMPIRE FALLS by Richard Russo THE GIRLS WHO WENT AWAY by Ann Fessler Lynette Bresowar JUDAS HORSE - April Smith L.A. OUTLAWS - T. Jefferson Parker CHARLEY'S WEB - Joy Fielding Cynthia Baxter THE ART SAKURA by Kobo Abe Krishna SILENT IN THE GRAVE by Deanna Raybourn DOUBLE DEAD by Terry Hoover Noel Willis SIZZLE AND BURN by Jayne Ann Krentz Sandy Greathouse GARDEN SPELLS by Sarah Addison Allen THE TEAHOUSE FIRES by Ellis Avery THE SALT LETTERS by Christine Balint Shelley McClelland CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult THE TEN-YEAR NAP by Meg Wolitzer SOMETIMES WHY by Rebecca johnson |