speaksfree
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Post by speaksfree on May 6, 2006 11:28:20 GMT -6
I collect hard back books from authors I enjoy .. will have a whole collection of works from certain authors. The main ones I recall .. are the Grisham books .. Left Behind series and anything at all about Kathryn Hepburn. I also have a few very old hardbacks for the grandkids when they get older. I always wanted to have a hardback of Little Women for my granddaughter and I finally found one in an antique store. They also had Little Men .. was SHOCKED .. I had never heard of it.
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Post by ~WineMe~DineMe~69 on May 6, 2006 14:27:31 GMT -6
i've got the first editions of Little Women, Little Men and the rest of the series along w/the first editions of Tarzan the Ape Man, A Miracle on 34th Street. i've just got a bunch! hey i also have some cool books called Cyclopedia's, i think i have maybe 8 or 9 and they are from 1870 thru 1880 soooo nice and i found a note in one that said it was on of the first law references in west tx. soooo cool!!
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CDuster
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Post by CDuster on May 6, 2006 18:22:42 GMT -6
I have a penchant for historical novels. Stuff by C. S. Forrester and Raphiel Sabatini, and some of the classics. Also I am a Sherlock Holmes fan and Carl Sagan is fun to read.
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Post by txreddog on Jul 24, 2006 8:35:32 GMT -6
I have all the Grisham books hes my favorite! whens he due to put out another? I have the entire Left behind series too have you read the pre-left behind books he put out speaks? theres 3 (one just out last month I think) if you wanna borrow mine to read em your m ore than welcomed.
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Post by yippee on Jul 24, 2006 8:46:38 GMT -6
for years we have been collecting historical non fiction about ranching - mostly texas ranching - but some out of state. we have a pretty good number of them and they collect dust real good.
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Post by txreddog on Jul 24, 2006 8:55:25 GMT -6
haha I got a closet full of books that are doing just that yippee....need to go through them and take some to the libary to donate them but when I start going though them im always finding one that I hadnt read or wanna read again and I get off track and never finish
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speaksfree
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Post by speaksfree on Jul 24, 2006 12:43:02 GMT -6
I loan out a lot of books .. so I make everyone sign the book when they bring it back and if they take another one .. put a note on the callendar or something .. because it doesnt take much to forget who has which book.
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Post by txreddog on Jul 24, 2006 13:10:45 GMT -6
its ok you dont gotta sign mine I know where you live... Muhahaha j/k hehe
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speaksfree
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Post by speaksfree on Jul 24, 2006 15:41:56 GMT -6
Hey .. hey there .. I got lot's of book .. I might not need your stinkin books anyway. ..
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Post by txreddog on Jul 24, 2006 18:33:11 GMT -6
hey i cant help it if they are a lil cigar smellin... the skeeters are bad outside if i go smoke on the porch i spend most my time swattin and not enjoyin my stogie!
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Post by renegade on Jul 25, 2006 0:27:41 GMT -6
well, mostly playboy, and cruiser custom magazine... lol oh and my hidden passage switch to the bat cave
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Post by txreddog on Jul 25, 2006 1:31:37 GMT -6
d*mn! that reminds me i wanted them to build me a panic room while their doing the house... urgh too late now... guess i'll have to stick with hiding under the bed....
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Post by josiegirl on Oct 5, 2006 17:17:20 GMT -6
One of the best series of books I ever read was the Mitford series by Jan Karon. I enjoyed everyone of them and have them all.
Of course I don't think you can beat the Black Stallion series by Walter Farley. LOL bet that tells my age big time!!
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speaksfree
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Post by speaksfree on Oct 25, 2006 1:17:52 GMT -6
Anyone want to start a book swap??? I am open to the idea.
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Post by ~WineMe~DineMe~69 on Oct 25, 2006 7:56:00 GMT -6
Don't laugh, i'm in the middle of reading "Where The Red Fern Grows." ........it is soooooo good!
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Post by txreddog on Oct 25, 2006 8:41:56 GMT -6
I remember that book... its been years but it was a good book!
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Post by txreddog on Oct 25, 2006 8:42:13 GMT -6
I remember that book... its been years but it was a good book!
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Post by ogeezer on Nov 12, 2006 18:18:51 GMT -6
Not much anymore ... over the past few years, we've reduced our bookshelves by donating books to the Wharton County Library system, most of the books can be had from the shelves at the Wharton, El Campo, and East Bernard libraries ... some have even made it on to the references shelves. A small portion were even sold by the Library system to earn funds for other resources.
Not only does the books increase those in the county library system, they also give us a tax break as a donation when income tax time rolls around.
Over the past three years, these are a list of the books that went from our bookshelves to the county library:
The RV Handbook by Bill Estes 1991 Trailer Life Books, Agoura, CA
The 30-Day Total Health Makeover by Marilu Heiner 1999 Regan Books/Harper-Collins, New York NY
Natural Cures and Gentle Medicines by Editors of FC&A 1996 FC&A, Peachtree City, GA
Superstitions by R.L. Stine 1995 Warner Books, New York
Farm Motors – Practical Hints for Handy-men by J. Brownlee Davidson & Leon Wilson Chase 2000 The Lyons Press, New York
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties by D.C. Beard 1992 Shelter Publications Inc, Bolinas CA
The Art of Bricklaying by J. Edgar Ray 1971 Chas. A. Bennett Co, Peoria, IL
The Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking of Meat, Fish & Game by Wilbur F. Eastman Jr. 1975 Storey Books, Pownal, VT
The Politics of Bad Faith by David Horowitz 1998 The Free Press, New York NY
Concise Encyclopedia of the American Indian by Bruce Grant 2000 Wings Books, New York NY
The Coming Race War in America by Carl T. Rowan 1996 CTR Productions, New York NY
The Conservative Revolution: The Movement That Remade America by Lee Edwards 1999 The Freee Press, New York NY
The Meaning of Masonry by W.L. Wilmshurst 1980 Crown Publishers, Inc, New York NY
On The Brink: How to Survive the Coming Great Depression by Michael William Haga 1992 Acclaim Publishing Co., Denver CO
Trailer Life's Towing Guide 1994 Trailer Life Books, Camarillo CA
Divided Planet: The Ecology of Rich and Poor by Tom Athanasiou 1996 Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY
Freedom Road by Harold Hough 1991 Loompanics Unlimited, Port Townsend WA
The Home Workplace 1978 Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA
TimeLife: Decks, Porches and Patios 1983 TimeLife Books, Alexandria VA
Combat & Survival: What It Takes to Fight and Win Volume-1 1991 H.S. Stuttman Inc, Westport CT
Combat & Survival: What It Takes to Fight and Win Volume-2 1991 H.S. Stuttman Inc, Westport CT
Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America by Frank C. Bellrose 1980 Stackpole Books, Harrisburg PA
De Cristoforo's Housebuilding Illustrated by R.J. De Cristoforo 1977 Grolier Books
Duck Stamps Identification & Value Guide by L.A. Chappell 2002 Collector Books (Div of Schroeder Publishing)
Aggies, Immies, Shooters, and Swirls - The Magical World of Marbles by Marilyn Barrett 2000 Little, Brown & Company
Build Your Own Birdhouses by John Perkins 1997 Chartwell Books
Savage Cinema - Sam Peckinpah by Stephen Prince 1999 University of Texas Press
Cinematography by Kris Malkiewicz 1992 A Fireside Book (Simon & Schuster)
Comrades - Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Sons, Pals by Stephen E. Ambrose 1999 Simon & Schuster
Brassey's Guide to War Films by Alun Evans 2000 Brassey's of Washington, D.C.
Global Warming and Other Eco-Myths Ronald Bailey - Editor 2002 Prima Publishing (Random House)
The Year The Dream Died - Revisiting 1968 in America by Jules Witcover 1997 Warner Books
Living Well In Retirement by Lisa Ellis 1999 Money Books
Steel My Soldiers' Hearts by Colonel David h. Hackworth 2002 Rugged Land Press
Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills by John & Geri McPherson 1993 Prairie Wolf
The Field Guide To Weeds by Lawrence J. Crockett 2003 Sterling Publishing
Scenery for Model Railroads, Dioramas & Miniatures by Robert Schleicher 1999 Krause Publications
Wilderness Survival by Mark Elbroch & Mike Pewtherer 2006 Ragged Mountain Press
Ridley Scott by James Clarke 2002 Virgin Books
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Companion by Mike Flaherty 2004 Pocket Books
Practical Outdoor Projects by Len McDougal 1995 The Lyons Press
Model Railroad Resources by Allan W. Miller 2000 Krause Publications
Outwitting Critters by Bill Adler Jr 1992 The Lyons Press
Who knows maybe you've even checked one of them out...
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Post by muzikphreak on Dec 2, 2006 14:20:56 GMT -6
I collect antique books.
I have a pretty broad range of them from different authors. I have five of the six volumes of Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." I'm looking for the last book to match the other five, but it's kind of tough, since mine were published in 1880. Gibbon wrote these in the 1770's and 80's and it's really a masterpiece. If you want to know why great civilizations fall, read these.
I have four first editions from Theodore Roosevelt (most people don't realize he was a prolific author, writing 17 books in his lifetime). Two books are about hunting in Africa, one about hunting in Brazil (he almost died there, btw) and one is about hunting in North America. I find it funny that he was such an ardent conservationist, the first president to create National Parks and close businesses to preserve a particular species of salamander or whatever, but then he'd go hunting and pile up animals by the truckload.
1941 editions of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. That guy did WAY too many drugs while he wrote.
Richard Carvel by Winston Churchill - 1899. Not THAT Churchill. This one was an American. Great novel by a great novelist.
Twice Told Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879. Kind of the crown jewel in my collection, I suppose.
Too many more to list other than in passing...Homer, Mark Twain, Sir Walter Scott, Tolkien, Somerset Maugham, Shakespeare, Jack London, and a whole lot more that nobody's ever heard of that I got because I liked the stories.
Then on the non-antique front, everything from the Calvin and Hobbes box set to Tom Clancy to Stephen King to Douglas Adams to Terry Pratchett to the one that's on my nightstand right now, "Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans" by T.R. Fehrenbach. This book should be required reading to everyone in the state.
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Post by sage on Dec 22, 2006 22:00:33 GMT -6
I LOVE Stephen King books. He is so detailed in his writing. I read a lot of James Patterson and Jeffery Deaver also. Sometimes I pick up an odd easy read or two.. Mary Higgins Clark or someone along those lines.
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Post by ~WineMe~DineMe~69 on Feb 25, 2007 15:11:06 GMT -6
no new books lately, but i sure have been reading the chronicle alot more than i used to! does Playgirl count? they do have good articles to read in there. j/k hehehe
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Post by ~WineMe~DineMe~69 on Feb 25, 2007 20:37:26 GMT -6
i have started Gone With The Wind and it's wonderful book, better than the movie in my opinion.
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