Each season, I'd like to read...
one fiction book
one parenting book
one yoga book
one nature book
one gardening book
one personal growth book
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Sunday, May 31, 2026
Book Sale 2026
I got 82 books! (Including 35 books for $30**, and 7 free books*)
plus 17 books for Emilia,
and 13 for other people or my upcoming Little Free Library!
Atonement by Ian McEwan (read 05/2026)
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
In the Dark We Forget by Sandra SG Wong
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Who Has Seen the Wind by W O Mitchell (NCL)
Gilgamesh by Joan London**
Lake Wobegone Days by Garrison Keillor**
Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry**
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor**
Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory**
In Another Time by Jillian Cantor**
Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai**
If Today Be Sweet by Thrity Umrigar**
The Age of Hope by David Bergen**
The Autumn of the Ace by Louis de Bernieres**
The Book of Science and Antiquities by Thomas Keneally*
Gardening Made Easy x2**
Beginner Gardening for Canada by A H Jackson
Step-by-Step Yard and Garden Basics by Better Homes and Gardens**
The Reluctant Gardener by Dinah Sheilds and Edwinna von Baeyer**
No Work Garden by Bob Flowerdew (read 09/2026)
How Does Your Garden Grow by Chris Beardshaw**
Shade Gardens ed. Brenda Cole** (read 08/2026)
Making the Most of Shade by Larry Hodgson
Dryland Gardening by Jennifer Bennett
The Healing Garden by Marjorie Harris* (read 06/2026)
Trees and Shrubs of Alberta by Kathleen Wilkinson
The Magic of Labyrinths by Liz Simpson (read 06/2026)
What's a Homeowner to Do? by Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine (read 06/2026)
Live Happy by Kortney and David Wilson** (read 06/2026)
The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg
The I Hate to Housekeep Book by Peg Bracken*
The Civility Solution by P M Forni**
I See Rude People by Amy Alkon**
F in Exams by Richard Benson* (read 06/2026)
Found in Translation by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche**
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Kickback by Robert Urbanowski**
Every Conversation Counts by Riaz Meghji**
Choice Theory by William Glasser
First Bite: How We Learn to Eat**
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh**
Teach Yourself: Cantonese*
The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin
Self Therapy by Jay Earley
The Feeling of What Happens by Antonio Damasio**
The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things by Larry Dossey**
You Are Enough by Panache Desai**
Good Morning, I Love You by Shauna Shapiro**
Fear Less (Anthology)*
Love Bombing by Oliver James (read 09/2026)
Mindfulness for Children by Tracy Daniel
The Mindfulness Solution by Ronald Siegel
Aware by Daniel Siegel
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
Effortless Mind by Ajayan Borys**
Awake at Work by Michael Carroll**
Waking Up to What You Do by Diane Eshin Rizzetto**
Breath by Prem Rawat (read 08/2026)
Breathe by Mary Birch
Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin
Better in Every Sense by Norman Farb and Zindel Segal
Stack Your Bones by Ruthie Fraser (read 09/2026)
Yoga Critical Alignment by Gert van Leeuwen
The Physiology of Yoga
Yin Yoga Principles and Practice by Paul Grilley
I Cant Believe It's Yoga for Pregnancy and After by Lisa Trivell
Wild Asana by Alison Zak
Cool Yoga Tricks by Miriam Austin
Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer**
Teaching People, Not Poses by Jay Fields**
The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga by Amy Ippoliti and Taro Smith
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil*
The Connection Cure by Julia Hotz
The Open-Air Life by Linda Akeson McGurk
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
All Made Up by Audrey Brashich**
Girling Up by Mayim Bialik**
Boying Up by Mayim Bialik**
First Field Guide: Weather by the Audubon Society
Clouds
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Oceans
Meerkats
A Baby Panda is Born
I Was Born a Baby
I Know a Rhino
Grow Happy
The Yous that You'll Be
Benny's Chocolate Bunny
Green Eggs and Ham
Stay Safe With Thomas
What Is That Rumbly in My Tummy?
I Can Be a Curious Scientist
Do Koalas Have Fingerprints?
Olivia and the Missing Toy
Star Trek Academy Collision Course by William Shatner (for Chris)
I was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn (for Chris)
The Magic of Pendylums (for Megan)
The Nova Scotia Phrase Book by Dan Soucoup (for Steve and Deneatra)**
The Spark by Kristine Barnett (for Pam)**
For Little Free Libraries:
Recreating Eden: A Natural History of Botanical Gardens by Mary Soderstrom**
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden by Diane Ackerman**
Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman**
The Noble Outlaw by Bernard Knight (CJ11)**
The Manor of Death by Bernard Knight (CJ12)**
Crowner Royal by Bernard Knight (CJ13)**
Never by Ken Follett**
Code to Zero by Ken Follett**
plus 17 books for Emilia,
and 13 for other people or my upcoming Little Free Library!
Atonement by Ian McEwan (read 05/2026)
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
In the Dark We Forget by Sandra SG Wong
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Who Has Seen the Wind by W O Mitchell (NCL)
Gilgamesh by Joan London**
Lake Wobegone Days by Garrison Keillor**
Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry**
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor**
Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory**
In Another Time by Jillian Cantor**
Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai**
If Today Be Sweet by Thrity Umrigar**
The Age of Hope by David Bergen**
The Autumn of the Ace by Louis de Bernieres**
The Book of Science and Antiquities by Thomas Keneally*
Gardening Made Easy x2**
Beginner Gardening for Canada by A H Jackson
Step-by-Step Yard and Garden Basics by Better Homes and Gardens**
The Reluctant Gardener by Dinah Sheilds and Edwinna von Baeyer**
No Work Garden by Bob Flowerdew (read 09/2026)
How Does Your Garden Grow by Chris Beardshaw**
Shade Gardens ed. Brenda Cole** (read 08/2026)
Making the Most of Shade by Larry Hodgson
Dryland Gardening by Jennifer Bennett
The Healing Garden by Marjorie Harris* (read 06/2026)
Trees and Shrubs of Alberta by Kathleen Wilkinson
The Magic of Labyrinths by Liz Simpson (read 06/2026)
What's a Homeowner to Do? by Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine (read 06/2026)
Live Happy by Kortney and David Wilson** (read 06/2026)
The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg
The I Hate to Housekeep Book by Peg Bracken*
The Civility Solution by P M Forni**
I See Rude People by Amy Alkon**
F in Exams by Richard Benson* (read 06/2026)
Found in Translation by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche**
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Kickback by Robert Urbanowski**
Every Conversation Counts by Riaz Meghji**
Choice Theory by William Glasser
First Bite: How We Learn to Eat**
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh**
Teach Yourself: Cantonese*
The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin
Self Therapy by Jay Earley
The Feeling of What Happens by Antonio Damasio**
The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things by Larry Dossey**
You Are Enough by Panache Desai**
Good Morning, I Love You by Shauna Shapiro**
Fear Less (Anthology)*
Love Bombing by Oliver James (read 09/2026)
Mindfulness for Children by Tracy Daniel
The Mindfulness Solution by Ronald Siegel
Aware by Daniel Siegel
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
Effortless Mind by Ajayan Borys**
Awake at Work by Michael Carroll**
Waking Up to What You Do by Diane Eshin Rizzetto**
Breath by Prem Rawat (read 08/2026)
Breathe by Mary Birch
Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin
Better in Every Sense by Norman Farb and Zindel Segal
Stack Your Bones by Ruthie Fraser (read 09/2026)
Yoga Critical Alignment by Gert van Leeuwen
The Physiology of Yoga
Yin Yoga Principles and Practice by Paul Grilley
I Cant Believe It's Yoga for Pregnancy and After by Lisa Trivell
Wild Asana by Alison Zak
Cool Yoga Tricks by Miriam Austin
Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer**
Teaching People, Not Poses by Jay Fields**
The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga by Amy Ippoliti and Taro Smith
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil*
The Connection Cure by Julia Hotz
The Open-Air Life by Linda Akeson McGurk
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
All Made Up by Audrey Brashich**
Girling Up by Mayim Bialik**
Boying Up by Mayim Bialik**
First Field Guide: Weather by the Audubon Society
Clouds
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Oceans
Meerkats
A Baby Panda is Born
I Was Born a Baby
I Know a Rhino
Grow Happy
The Yous that You'll Be
Benny's Chocolate Bunny
Green Eggs and Ham
Stay Safe With Thomas
What Is That Rumbly in My Tummy?
I Can Be a Curious Scientist
Do Koalas Have Fingerprints?
Olivia and the Missing Toy
Star Trek Academy Collision Course by William Shatner (for Chris)
I was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn (for Chris)
The Magic of Pendylums (for Megan)
The Nova Scotia Phrase Book by Dan Soucoup (for Steve and Deneatra)**
The Spark by Kristine Barnett (for Pam)**
For Little Free Libraries:
Recreating Eden: A Natural History of Botanical Gardens by Mary Soderstrom**
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden by Diane Ackerman**
Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman**
The Noble Outlaw by Bernard Knight (CJ11)**
The Manor of Death by Bernard Knight (CJ12)**
Crowner Royal by Bernard Knight (CJ13)**
Never by Ken Follett**
Code to Zero by Ken Follett**
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Book Sale 2025
38 Books for me! (14 of them - plus 10 gifts - were $20 for the box)**! plus 6 free ones (*)!
36 Books for Emilia!
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
The No-Cry Discipline Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
The Myth of Ability by John Mighton (read 05/2025)
French Kids Eat Everything by Karn Le Billion (read before buying)
Building Moral Intelligence by Michele Borba
The Bounce Back Book by the Alberta Mental Health Board**(read 02/2026)
Handbook of Preschool Mental Health ed. Joan Luby
If Our Bodies Could Talk by James Hamblin
Gulp by Mary Roach
Gastrophysics by Charles Spence**
Thanks a Thousand by A J Jacobs (read 05/2025)
The Gift of Thanks by Margaret Visser
The Language Imperative by Suzette Haden Elgin
In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz (read before buying)
Internal Family Systems Therapy by Richard Schwartz
The Mindful Way through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, et al.**
Lost Connections by Johann Hari**
Betrayal, Trust and Forgiveness by Beth Hedva**
The Holisitic Way by Billy Roberts
Caring is Everything by David Irvine**
The Compassionate Brain by Gerald Huther**
The Compassion Book by Thom Bond**
Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting by Lynn Grabhorn**
I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better by Gary and Joy Lundberg**
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin**
Living Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships by Temple Grandin and Sean Barron (read 08/2025)
Hey Hun: Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson**
He's Just Not Up for It Anymore by Bob Berkowitz and Susan Yager-Berkowitz**
Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz**
Still Life by Louise Penny (read 08/2025)
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay
Agatha by Anne Catherine Bomann (read 05/2025)
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
Dutch in 3 Months by Jane Fenoulhet
Civis Romanus by J M Cobban and R Colebourn
Teach Yourself Latin by Gavin Betts*
Cassell's Compact Latin English Dictionary*
Teach Yourself Modern Greek by S A Sofroniou*
Chinese English Dictionary by Chik Hon Man and Ng Lam Sim Yuk*
Collins Easy Learning Spanish Conversation*
Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder*
Llama Llama Misses Mama
Llama Llama Holiday Drama
The Gruffalo's Child
Zog
A Cheese and Tomato Spider
Giraffe Trouble
Elephant Walk
Rhino Romp
Gorilla Gang
Ping Pong Pig
Steam Train, Dream Train
I Knew You Could!
I Love You, Baby Shark
Wash Your Fins, Baby Shark
Listening to My Body
I Have Feelings
The Runaway Wok
Lucy Tries Soccer
The Letters Are Lost
Little Bear's Big Adventure
Roxy The Last Unisaurus Rex
Does a Tiger Go To The Dentist
What's a Fraggle
The Case of the Missing Socks
Baby Otter
Goose
Dinosaurs From Head to Tail
From Seed to Dandelion
Treetop Twins x2
The Tiny Detectives x2
Where's Waldo x4
36 Books for Emilia!
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
The No-Cry Discipline Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
The Myth of Ability by John Mighton (read 05/2025)
French Kids Eat Everything by Karn Le Billion (read before buying)
Building Moral Intelligence by Michele Borba
The Bounce Back Book by the Alberta Mental Health Board**(read 02/2026)
Handbook of Preschool Mental Health ed. Joan Luby
If Our Bodies Could Talk by James Hamblin
Gulp by Mary Roach
Gastrophysics by Charles Spence**
Thanks a Thousand by A J Jacobs (read 05/2025)
The Gift of Thanks by Margaret Visser
The Language Imperative by Suzette Haden Elgin
In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz (read before buying)
Internal Family Systems Therapy by Richard Schwartz
The Mindful Way through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, et al.**
Lost Connections by Johann Hari**
Betrayal, Trust and Forgiveness by Beth Hedva**
The Holisitic Way by Billy Roberts
Caring is Everything by David Irvine**
The Compassionate Brain by Gerald Huther**
The Compassion Book by Thom Bond**
Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting by Lynn Grabhorn**
I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better by Gary and Joy Lundberg**
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin**
Living Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships by Temple Grandin and Sean Barron (read 08/2025)
Hey Hun: Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson**
He's Just Not Up for It Anymore by Bob Berkowitz and Susan Yager-Berkowitz**
Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz**
Still Life by Louise Penny (read 08/2025)
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay
Agatha by Anne Catherine Bomann (read 05/2025)
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
Dutch in 3 Months by Jane Fenoulhet
Civis Romanus by J M Cobban and R Colebourn
Teach Yourself Latin by Gavin Betts*
Cassell's Compact Latin English Dictionary*
Teach Yourself Modern Greek by S A Sofroniou*
Chinese English Dictionary by Chik Hon Man and Ng Lam Sim Yuk*
Collins Easy Learning Spanish Conversation*
Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder*
Llama Llama Misses Mama
Llama Llama Holiday Drama
The Gruffalo's Child
Zog
A Cheese and Tomato Spider
Giraffe Trouble
Elephant Walk
Rhino Romp
Gorilla Gang
Ping Pong Pig
Steam Train, Dream Train
I Knew You Could!
I Love You, Baby Shark
Wash Your Fins, Baby Shark
Listening to My Body
I Have Feelings
The Runaway Wok
Lucy Tries Soccer
The Letters Are Lost
Little Bear's Big Adventure
Roxy The Last Unisaurus Rex
Does a Tiger Go To The Dentist
What's a Fraggle
The Case of the Missing Socks
Baby Otter
Goose
Dinosaurs From Head to Tail
From Seed to Dandelion
Treetop Twins x2
The Tiny Detectives x2
Where's Waldo x4
Monday, May 20, 2024
Book Sale 2024!
31 books for me! and 23 more free ones(*)!
35 books for Emilia!
41 free books for other people!
61 free CDs to explore, plus 142 Christmas CDs to (mostly) share
Kids These Days by Jody Carrington
The Yes Brain by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (audio book 10/2024)
Parenting With Presence by Susan Stiffelman
The Family Virtues Guide by Linda Kavelin Popov
Healing Through the Dark Emotions by Miriam Greenspan
Emotional Intimacy by Robert Augustus
8 Minute Meditation by Victor Davich (read 08/2024)
Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron
The Beauty of Discomfort by Amanda Lang
Resilient by Rick Hanson
Emotional Resilience by David Viscott
Mindset by Carol Dweck (read 05/2024)
Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski (read 06/2024)
Feeling Seen by Jody Carrington (read 05/2024)
What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Build the Life You Want by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson et al.
The Tending Instinct by Shelley Taylor*
Women Food and God by Geneen Roth*
How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran* (read 06/2025)
Moranthology by Caitlin Moran* (released without reading)
Women Who Love Books Too Much by Brenda Knight* (re-donated without reading)
Canadians at the Table: A Culinary History of Canada by Dorothy Duncan*
A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects by Jane Urquhart*
Who We Are by Elizabeth May
Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World by Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger*
Stupid White Men by Michael Moore* (re-donated without reading)
Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore* (re-donated without reading)
The Overton Window by Glenn Beck*
The Templar Throne by Paul Christopher*
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams*
Tay John by Howard O'Hagan* (NCL)
Of Things Not Seen by Don Aker*
Baroque-A-Nova by Kevon Chong* (read 07/2024)
Nuts in May by Peggy Freeman* (local) (re-donated without reading)
Wind Across the Wheat by Olive Evanson* (re-donated without reading)
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson - in French*
Le destin d'Aurelie Lafreniere 1: L'officier anglais by Stephanie Martin*
Le destin d'Aurelie Lafreniere 2: Les rebelles by Stephanie Martin*
L'apprenti d'Araluen 1: L'ordre des rodeurs by John Flanagan*
The Church of Christ by G A Gantadjiantoniou - in Greek
Latin: A New Grammar by Juan Coderch
Oxford Latin Grammar by James Morwood
Essential Latin Vocabulary by Mark Williams
Key Latin Vocabularies by Johan Franz Ahn
Latin Vocabulary Study Cards by SparkNotes
A Little Latin Reader by Mary English and Georgia Irby
The Science and Philosophy of Teaching Yoga and Yoga Therapy by Jacqueline Koay and Theodora Barenholtz
The Penguin U G Krishnamurti Reader ed. by Mukunda Rao*
Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero (read 08/2026)
Easy Guitar
Garth Brooks piano music
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
The Duckling Gets a Cookie?!
If You Give a Mouse a Brownie
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Llama Llama Hoppity Hop
That's Not My Llama
That's Not My Dragon
Penguin on Vacation
Hippos Go Berserk!
Geckos 12 Days of Christmas
You Are My Magical Unicorn
Who Goes Roar?
Bear Feels Scared
Bear Snores On
Bear Feels Sick
Bear's Big Day
Scaredy Squirrel
Scardey Squirrel at Night
Kiss Kiss!
Finding Robin
Marshmallow
ABCs of Gratitude
I Matter!
Pat the Bunny
Minnie book set
DK Visual Encyclopedia of Animals
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Birds
Kids World Birds of Canada
National Geographic Little Kids Magazine x 5
Treetop Twins x 7
The Tiny Detectives x 5
I Can Be a Brilliant Scientist
and...
15 books for Free Little Libraries
14 books for Mom (11 Danielle Steele and 3 Pat Conroy)
2 books for Auntie Marian
2 books for Gill (about wedding flowers and wedding poems)
5 books for Steve (about golf and Russia)
3 books for Chris and Jimmy
35 books for Emilia!
41 free books for other people!
61 free CDs to explore, plus 142 Christmas CDs to (mostly) share
Kids These Days by Jody Carrington
The Yes Brain by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (audio book 10/2024)
Parenting With Presence by Susan Stiffelman
The Family Virtues Guide by Linda Kavelin Popov
Healing Through the Dark Emotions by Miriam Greenspan
Emotional Intimacy by Robert Augustus
8 Minute Meditation by Victor Davich (read 08/2024)
Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron
The Beauty of Discomfort by Amanda Lang
Resilient by Rick Hanson
Emotional Resilience by David Viscott
Mindset by Carol Dweck (read 05/2024)
Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski (read 06/2024)
Feeling Seen by Jody Carrington (read 05/2024)
What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Build the Life You Want by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson et al.
The Tending Instinct by Shelley Taylor*
Women Food and God by Geneen Roth*
How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran* (read 06/2025)
Moranthology by Caitlin Moran* (released without reading)
Women Who Love Books Too Much by Brenda Knight* (re-donated without reading)
Canadians at the Table: A Culinary History of Canada by Dorothy Duncan*
A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects by Jane Urquhart*
Who We Are by Elizabeth May
Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World by Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger*
Stupid White Men by Michael Moore* (re-donated without reading)
Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore* (re-donated without reading)
The Overton Window by Glenn Beck*
The Templar Throne by Paul Christopher*
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams*
Tay John by Howard O'Hagan* (NCL)
Of Things Not Seen by Don Aker*
Baroque-A-Nova by Kevon Chong* (read 07/2024)
Nuts in May by Peggy Freeman* (local) (re-donated without reading)
Wind Across the Wheat by Olive Evanson* (re-donated without reading)
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson - in French*
Le destin d'Aurelie Lafreniere 1: L'officier anglais by Stephanie Martin*
Le destin d'Aurelie Lafreniere 2: Les rebelles by Stephanie Martin*
L'apprenti d'Araluen 1: L'ordre des rodeurs by John Flanagan*
The Church of Christ by G A Gantadjiantoniou - in Greek
Latin: A New Grammar by Juan Coderch
Oxford Latin Grammar by James Morwood
Essential Latin Vocabulary by Mark Williams
Key Latin Vocabularies by Johan Franz Ahn
Latin Vocabulary Study Cards by SparkNotes
A Little Latin Reader by Mary English and Georgia Irby
The Science and Philosophy of Teaching Yoga and Yoga Therapy by Jacqueline Koay and Theodora Barenholtz
The Penguin U G Krishnamurti Reader ed. by Mukunda Rao*
Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero (read 08/2026)
Easy Guitar
Garth Brooks piano music
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
The Duckling Gets a Cookie?!
If You Give a Mouse a Brownie
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Llama Llama Hoppity Hop
That's Not My Llama
That's Not My Dragon
Penguin on Vacation
Hippos Go Berserk!
Geckos 12 Days of Christmas
You Are My Magical Unicorn
Who Goes Roar?
Bear Feels Scared
Bear Snores On
Bear Feels Sick
Bear's Big Day
Scaredy Squirrel
Scardey Squirrel at Night
Kiss Kiss!
Finding Robin
Marshmallow
ABCs of Gratitude
I Matter!
Pat the Bunny
Minnie book set
DK Visual Encyclopedia of Animals
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Birds
Kids World Birds of Canada
National Geographic Little Kids Magazine x 5
Treetop Twins x 7
The Tiny Detectives x 5
I Can Be a Brilliant Scientist
and...
15 books for Free Little Libraries
14 books for Mom (11 Danielle Steele and 3 Pat Conroy)
2 books for Auntie Marian
2 books for Gill (about wedding flowers and wedding poems)
5 books for Steve (about golf and Russia)
3 books for Chris and Jimmy
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Book Sale 2023
How Toddlers Thrive by Tovah Klein (read 08/2024)
Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein
Your Child's Growing Mind by Jane Healy
Parenting an Only Child by Susan Newman*
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting by Maurice Elias, Steven Tobias et al.
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate (audio book 12/2024)
Understanding the Human Being: The Importance of the First Three Years of Life by Silvanna Quattrocchi Montanaro* (read 06/2024)
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
Growing Strong Daughters by Lisa Graham McMinn*
Raising a Daughter by Jeanne Elium and Don Elium*
Enough As She Is by Rachel Simmons*
The World Needs Your Kid by Craig Kielburger, Marc Kielburger et al*
Understanding Children's Literature ed. Peter Hunt*
Only Connect: Readings on Children's Literature ed. Egoff, Stubbs et al*
Teaching Children's Literature ed. Glenn Edward Sadler*
Simply Read: Helping Others Learn to Read by Vera Goodman*
How People Learn ed. Bransford, Brown et al*
True Stories: An Intermediate Ancient Greek Reader by C T Havadas
Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary: Classical Greek
Vis-a-vis: Beginning French by Amon, Muyskens et al*
The Prodigal Tongue: Dispatches from the Future of English by Mark Abley*
2-at-a-Time Socks (read 01/2024)
Sweater Design in Plain English
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig (read 06/2023)
Free to Love, Free to Heal by David Simon
Allison's Suncatchers and Chains: A Journey with Autism by Kris Jones (Local)*
Orange Socks: How a Yuppie Goes Yogi by Valerie Simonson (Local)
The Mind Map Book by Tony Buzan
My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor*
A Symphony in the Brain by Jum Robbins*
Breathe Better Feel Better by Howard Kent
The Alexander Technique in Everyday Life by Jonathan Drake (read 05/2023)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson*(re-donated without reading)
236 Pounds of Class Vice President by Jason Mulgrew* (re-donated without reading)
Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser*
How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog by Chad Orzel*
In the Footsteps of Giants, Vol 2 by Chinook Country Historical Society
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben (read 05/2023)
Dress Your Best by Clinton Kelly and Stacy London*
Politically Speaking by Judy Rebick and Kike Roach*
Citizenship in the 21st Century by Wayne Stewart*
Common Ground by Justin Trudeau*
The Son of God is Dancing by Adrian and Bridget Plass*
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Antoinette De Mirecourt by Rosanna Leprohon (NCL)*
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (audiobook 06/2023)
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card* (audiobook 12/2025)
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card
The Time Before This by Nicholas Monsarrat*
14 Mignon Eberhart mysteries*
Timewars series 1-5, 7, 9 by Simon Hawke*
The Time Travelers (#1) by Linda Buckley-Archer
The Key to Rondo by Emily Rodda
Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal (#3) by Emily Rodda
Rowan and the Zebak (#4) by Emily Rodda
The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott (re-donated without reading)
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Amos Daragon, porteur de masques (#1) by Bryan Perro
Amos Daragon, la cle de Braha (#2) by Bryan Perro
Amos Daragon, le crepuscule des dieux (#3) by Bryan Perro
Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein
Your Child's Growing Mind by Jane Healy
Parenting an Only Child by Susan Newman*
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting by Maurice Elias, Steven Tobias et al.
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate (audio book 12/2024)
Understanding the Human Being: The Importance of the First Three Years of Life by Silvanna Quattrocchi Montanaro* (read 06/2024)
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
Growing Strong Daughters by Lisa Graham McMinn*
Raising a Daughter by Jeanne Elium and Don Elium*
Enough As She Is by Rachel Simmons*
The World Needs Your Kid by Craig Kielburger, Marc Kielburger et al*
Understanding Children's Literature ed. Peter Hunt*
Only Connect: Readings on Children's Literature ed. Egoff, Stubbs et al*
Teaching Children's Literature ed. Glenn Edward Sadler*
Simply Read: Helping Others Learn to Read by Vera Goodman*
How People Learn ed. Bransford, Brown et al*
True Stories: An Intermediate Ancient Greek Reader by C T Havadas
Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary: Classical Greek
Vis-a-vis: Beginning French by Amon, Muyskens et al*
The Prodigal Tongue: Dispatches from the Future of English by Mark Abley*
2-at-a-Time Socks (read 01/2024)
Sweater Design in Plain English
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig (read 06/2023)
Free to Love, Free to Heal by David Simon
Allison's Suncatchers and Chains: A Journey with Autism by Kris Jones (Local)*
Orange Socks: How a Yuppie Goes Yogi by Valerie Simonson (Local)
The Mind Map Book by Tony Buzan
My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor*
A Symphony in the Brain by Jum Robbins*
Breathe Better Feel Better by Howard Kent
The Alexander Technique in Everyday Life by Jonathan Drake (read 05/2023)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson*(re-donated without reading)
236 Pounds of Class Vice President by Jason Mulgrew* (re-donated without reading)
Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser*
How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog by Chad Orzel*
In the Footsteps of Giants, Vol 2 by Chinook Country Historical Society
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben (read 05/2023)
Dress Your Best by Clinton Kelly and Stacy London*
Politically Speaking by Judy Rebick and Kike Roach*
Citizenship in the 21st Century by Wayne Stewart*
Common Ground by Justin Trudeau*
The Son of God is Dancing by Adrian and Bridget Plass*
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Antoinette De Mirecourt by Rosanna Leprohon (NCL)*
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (audiobook 06/2023)
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card* (audiobook 12/2025)
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card
The Time Before This by Nicholas Monsarrat*
14 Mignon Eberhart mysteries*
Timewars series 1-5, 7, 9 by Simon Hawke*
The Time Travelers (#1) by Linda Buckley-Archer
The Key to Rondo by Emily Rodda
Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal (#3) by Emily Rodda
Rowan and the Zebak (#4) by Emily Rodda
The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott (re-donated without reading)
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Amos Daragon, porteur de masques (#1) by Bryan Perro
Amos Daragon, la cle de Braha (#2) by Bryan Perro
Amos Daragon, le crepuscule des dieux (#3) by Bryan Perro
The Very Sleepy Bear
Say Goodnight to the Sleepy Animals
Snoozers (Sandra Boynton)
Are You There Little Tiger? (Usborne)
That's Not My Panda (Usborne)
That's Not My Monkey (Usborne)
Zoo Crew
Polite Elephant (Richard Scarry)
Geckos Surf
The Germ Who Would Be King
How to Babysit a Grandma
Precious Moments: How Do You Know It's Spring
Oliva Acts Out
Looking at Senses by David Suzuki*
Say Goodnight to the Sleepy Animals
Snoozers (Sandra Boynton)
Are You There Little Tiger? (Usborne)
That's Not My Panda (Usborne)
That's Not My Monkey (Usborne)
Zoo Crew
Polite Elephant (Richard Scarry)
Geckos Surf
The Germ Who Would Be King
How to Babysit a Grandma
Precious Moments: How Do You Know It's Spring
Oliva Acts Out
Looking at Senses by David Suzuki*
Gnomes by Wil Huygen for Dave (read 12/2023)
Deja Dead for Mom*
An Appetite for Life by Jean Pare for Mom* (read 06/2023)
Small Log Homes for Boris*
The Compassionate Chick's Guide to DIY Beauty by Sunny Subramanian and Chrystle Fielder for Inid (read 05/2023)
Ma Fusee for Jack
Un, deux, trois, voila la Mere l'Oie for Jack
The Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass for Darlene*
The Divine Bette Midler for Chris*
One Smart Cookie: Mrs Fields for Chris* (read 06/2023)
Paris by Plaque: Montmartre for Chris*
Cead Mile Failte: A Collection of Irish Greetings, Blessings and Photographs for Chris* (read 06/2023)
A Russian (?) book for Gabby*
The Courage to Teach for Gill*
Reasons My Kid is Crying for other moms* (read 05/2023)
Thanks! Great Job! for managers*
Deja Dead for Mom*
An Appetite for Life by Jean Pare for Mom* (read 06/2023)
Small Log Homes for Boris*
The Compassionate Chick's Guide to DIY Beauty by Sunny Subramanian and Chrystle Fielder for Inid (read 05/2023)
Ma Fusee for Jack
Un, deux, trois, voila la Mere l'Oie for Jack
The Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass for Darlene*
The Divine Bette Midler for Chris*
One Smart Cookie: Mrs Fields for Chris* (read 06/2023)
Paris by Plaque: Montmartre for Chris*
Cead Mile Failte: A Collection of Irish Greetings, Blessings and Photographs for Chris* (read 06/2023)
A Russian (?) book for Gabby*
The Courage to Teach for Gill*
Reasons My Kid is Crying for other moms* (read 05/2023)
Thanks! Great Job! for managers*
Monday, May 9, 2022
The Return of the Book Sale!!
1. The Push by Ashley Audrain (read 01/2023)
2. The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett
3. The Huntress by Kate Quinn (read 06/2022)
4. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
5. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
6. A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
7. The Hero's Walk by Anita Rau Badami
8. Town House by Tish Cohen
9. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (read 04/2025)
10. The Tiger of the Well by Philip Pullman
11. Getting Stoned With Savages by J Maarten Troost
12. The Mountain and the Valley by Ernest Buckler (NCL)
13. The Road Past Altamont by Gabrielle Roy (NCL)
14. Dr Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman (released without reading)
15. Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene by Ingrid Bauer (read 05/2022)
16. The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley (read 06/2022)
17. Baby Signing Essentials by Nancy Cadjan (released without reading)
18. Baby Talk by Sally Ward (finished 05/2025)
19. Baby Hearts:A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn (released without finishing)
20. Idiot's Guide to Homemade Baby and Toddler Food by Kimberly Aime and Natalie Weiss
21. A Baby Guide to Calgary: Making the Most of Your Parental Leave by Paula McGarrigle and Elena Rhodes (read 06/2022)
22. Walks and Easy Hikes in the Canadian Rockies by Graeme Pole
23. In the Footsteps of Giants: Events and Personalities from Calgary's Early History for Young Readers by Chinook Country Historical Society
24. 30 Essential Yoga Poses by Judith Lasater
25. Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith
26. Chakra Yoga by Alan Finger
27. Crystal, Colour, and Chakra Healing by Sue and Simon Lilly (read 05/2022)
28. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
29. The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker
30. Easy Spanish by Ben Denne and Nicole Irving
31. Cantonese Phrasebook by Lonely Planet
32. Sewing With an Overlock by Singer
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo for Terry
The Perfect Fit by Singer for Dave
Sewing Specialty Fabrics by Singer for Dave
Sandra Boynton
Hey! Wake Up!
Pajama Time!
DinoSnores
Night-Night, Little Pookie
Let's Dance, Little Pookie
Spooky Pookie
Happy Birthday, Little Pookie
Birthday Monsters!
Happy Hippo, Angry Duck
Robert Munsch
Murmel, Murmel, Murmel
Mortimer
Something Good
We Share Everything!
Hugs
Moose!
Mmm, Cookies!
More Pies!
No Clean Clothes
Where Is Gah-Ning?
Sweet Child of Mine by Caroline Jayne Church
Baby Sees: Peek-a-Boo!
Dot Town: Where Are You, Blue? by Sonali Fry
Apple Trouble! by Ragnhild Scamell and Michael Terry
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn
The Fraggles Cooperate by Harry Ross
Harold's Trip to the Sky by Crockett Johnson
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
2. The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett
3. The Huntress by Kate Quinn (read 06/2022)
4. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
5. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
6. A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
7. The Hero's Walk by Anita Rau Badami
8. Town House by Tish Cohen
9. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (read 04/2025)
10. The Tiger of the Well by Philip Pullman
11. Getting Stoned With Savages by J Maarten Troost
12. The Mountain and the Valley by Ernest Buckler (NCL)
13. The Road Past Altamont by Gabrielle Roy (NCL)
14. Dr Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman (released without reading)
15. Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene by Ingrid Bauer (read 05/2022)
16. The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley (read 06/2022)
17. Baby Signing Essentials by Nancy Cadjan (released without reading)
18. Baby Talk by Sally Ward (finished 05/2025)
19. Baby Hearts:A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn (released without finishing)
20. Idiot's Guide to Homemade Baby and Toddler Food by Kimberly Aime and Natalie Weiss
21. A Baby Guide to Calgary: Making the Most of Your Parental Leave by Paula McGarrigle and Elena Rhodes (read 06/2022)
22. Walks and Easy Hikes in the Canadian Rockies by Graeme Pole
23. In the Footsteps of Giants: Events and Personalities from Calgary's Early History for Young Readers by Chinook Country Historical Society
24. 30 Essential Yoga Poses by Judith Lasater
25. Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith
26. Chakra Yoga by Alan Finger
27. Crystal, Colour, and Chakra Healing by Sue and Simon Lilly (read 05/2022)
28. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
29. The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker
30. Easy Spanish by Ben Denne and Nicole Irving
31. Cantonese Phrasebook by Lonely Planet
32. Sewing With an Overlock by Singer
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo for Terry
The Perfect Fit by Singer for Dave
Sewing Specialty Fabrics by Singer for Dave
Sandra Boynton
Hey! Wake Up!
Pajama Time!
DinoSnores
Night-Night, Little Pookie
Let's Dance, Little Pookie
Spooky Pookie
Happy Birthday, Little Pookie
Birthday Monsters!
Happy Hippo, Angry Duck
Robert Munsch
Murmel, Murmel, Murmel
Mortimer
Something Good
We Share Everything!
Hugs
Moose!
Mmm, Cookies!
More Pies!
No Clean Clothes
Where Is Gah-Ning?
Sweet Child of Mine by Caroline Jayne Church
Baby Sees: Peek-a-Boo!
Dot Town: Where Are You, Blue? by Sonali Fry
Apple Trouble! by Ragnhild Scamell and Michael Terry
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn
The Fraggles Cooperate by Harry Ross
Harold's Trip to the Sky by Crockett Johnson
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Next Episode by Hubert Aquin (read)
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood (read)
Good Bones by Margaret Atwood
Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood (read)
The Alley Cat by Yves Beauchemin
Turvey by Earle Birney
Digging Up the Mountains by Neil Bissoondath
Mad Shadows by Marie-Clair Blais
A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Clair Blais
Last of the Curlews by Fred Bodsworth
The History of Emily Montague by Frances Brooke
The Mountain and the Valley by Ernest Buckler (I own it in a newer edition)
More Joy in Heaven by Morley Callaghan (I own it in a newer edition)
Such is My Beloved by Morley Callaghan
They Shall Inherit the Earth by Morley Callaghan
From the Beginnings Through the First World War (Canadian Poetry)
Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen (I own it in a newer edition)
The Favorite Game by Leonard Cohen (I own it in a newer edition; read)
Glengarry School Days by Ralph Connor
The Man from Glengarry by Ralph Connor
The Imperialist by Sarah Jeannette Duncan
The Kissing Man by George Eliott
Bear by Marian Engel
Pandora by Sylvia Fraser
Across the Bridge by Mavis Gallant
The Moslem Wife by Mavis Gallant
Perpetual Motion by Graeme Gibson (I own it in a newer edition)
Woodsmen of the West by M. Allerdale Grainger
Fruits of the Earth by Frederick Philip Grove
Over Prairie Trails by Frederick Philip Grove
A Search for America by Frederick Philip Grove
Settlers of the Marsh by Frederick Philip Grove (I own it in a newer edition)
The Clockmaker by T.C. Haliburton
Sarah Binks by Paul Hiebert
The Invention of the World by Jack Hodgins
The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne by Jack Hodgins
Spit Delaney's Island by Jack Hodgins
Light Shining Out of Darkness by Hugh Hood
Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada by Anna Brownell Jameson
The Second Scroll by A.M. Klein (I own it in a newer edition)
White Narcissus by Raymond Knister
A Bird in the House by Margaret Laurence
The Diviners by Margaret Laurence
The Fire-Dwellers by Margaret Laurence (I own it in an older edition)
A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence
The Prophet's Camel Bell by Margaret Laurence
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence (read)
This Side Jordan by Margaret Laurence
The Tomorrow-Tamer by Margaret Laurence
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock (read)
Literary Lapses by Stephen Leacock
My Financial Career and Other Follies by Stephen Leacock (I own it in an older edition)
My Remarkable Uncle by Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Townby Stephen Leacock (read)
Antoinette de Mirecourt by Rosanna Leprohan (I own it in an older edition)
Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan
Each Man's Son by Hugh MacLennan
Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan
As Birds Bring Forth the Sun by Alistair MacLeod
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood by Alistair MacLeod (I own it in an older edition)
Under the Ribs of Death by John Marlyn
Any Time at All by Joyce Marshall
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
Tales from the Firozsha Bag by Rohinton Mistry
Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell (I own it in a newer edition)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (read; I own it from a different publisher)
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery (read)
Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery (read)
Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery (read)
Life in the Clearing Versus the Bush by Susanna Moodie
Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore
The Luck of Ginger Coffey by Brian Moore
No Love Lost by Alice Munro
Tay John by Howard O'Hagan (I own in another edition?)
Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje
Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso
Blood Ties by David Adams Richards
The Coming of Winter by David Adams Richards
Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace by David Adams Richards
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down by David Adams Richards
Lives of Short Duration by David Adams Richards
Nights Below Station Street by David Adams Richards
Wacousta by John Richardson
The Acrobats by Mordecai Richler (read)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler (read)
A Choice of Enemies by Mordecai Richler
Cocksure by Mordecai Richler
The Incomparable Atuk by Mordecai Richler
Joshua Then and Now by Mordecai Richler
St. Urbain's Horsemen by Mordecai Richler
Son of a Smaller Hero by Mordecai Richler
The Street by Mordecai Richler (read)
Thirty Acres by Ringuet
As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
The Lamp at Noon by Sinclair Ross
The Cashier by Gabrielle Roy
Garden in the Wind by Gabrielle Roy
The Road Past Altamont by Gabrielle Roy
Street of Riches by Gabrielle Roy
The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy (read)
Where Nests the Water Hen by Gabrielle Roy (I own it in a newer edition)
Windflower by Gabrielle Roy (I own it in an older edition)
In the Village of Viger by Duncan Campbell Scott
Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton
Grain by Robert Stead
The Afterlife of George Cartwright by John Steffler
The Backwoods of Canada by Catherine Parr Trail (read)
The Whirlpool by Jane Urquhart
Deep Hollow Creek by Sheila Watson
The Double Hook by Sheila Watson A Father's Kingdom by Sheila Watson
The Blue Mountains of China by Rudy Wiebe (I own it in an older edition)
The Temptations of Big Bear by Rudy Wiebe
The Equations of Love by Ethel Wilson
Hetty Dorval by Ethel Wilson
The Innocent Traveller by Ethel Wilson
Love and Salt Water by Ethel Wilson
Mrs. Golightly by Ethel Wilson
Swamp Angel by Ethel Wilson
Crackpot by Adele Wiseman
The Sacrifice by Adele Wiseman
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood (read)
Good Bones by Margaret Atwood
Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood (read)
The Alley Cat by Yves Beauchemin
Turvey by Earle Birney
Digging Up the Mountains by Neil Bissoondath
Mad Shadows by Marie-Clair Blais
A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Clair Blais
Last of the Curlews by Fred Bodsworth
The History of Emily Montague by Frances Brooke
The Mountain and the Valley by Ernest Buckler (I own it in a newer edition)
More Joy in Heaven by Morley Callaghan (I own it in a newer edition)
Such is My Beloved by Morley Callaghan
They Shall Inherit the Earth by Morley Callaghan
From the Beginnings Through the First World War (Canadian Poetry)
Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen (I own it in a newer edition)
The Favorite Game by Leonard Cohen (I own it in a newer edition; read)
Glengarry School Days by Ralph Connor
The Man from Glengarry by Ralph Connor
The Imperialist by Sarah Jeannette Duncan
The Kissing Man by George Eliott
Bear by Marian Engel
Pandora by Sylvia Fraser
Across the Bridge by Mavis Gallant
The Moslem Wife by Mavis Gallant
Perpetual Motion by Graeme Gibson (I own it in a newer edition)
Woodsmen of the West by M. Allerdale Grainger
Fruits of the Earth by Frederick Philip Grove
Over Prairie Trails by Frederick Philip Grove
A Search for America by Frederick Philip Grove
Settlers of the Marsh by Frederick Philip Grove (I own it in a newer edition)
The Clockmaker by T.C. Haliburton
Sarah Binks by Paul Hiebert
The Invention of the World by Jack Hodgins
The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne by Jack Hodgins
Spit Delaney's Island by Jack Hodgins
Light Shining Out of Darkness by Hugh Hood
Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada by Anna Brownell Jameson
The Second Scroll by A.M. Klein (I own it in a newer edition)
White Narcissus by Raymond Knister
A Bird in the House by Margaret Laurence
The Diviners by Margaret Laurence
The Fire-Dwellers by Margaret Laurence (I own it in an older edition)
A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence
The Prophet's Camel Bell by Margaret Laurence
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence (read)
This Side Jordan by Margaret Laurence
The Tomorrow-Tamer by Margaret Laurence
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock (read)
Literary Lapses by Stephen Leacock
My Financial Career and Other Follies by Stephen Leacock (I own it in an older edition)
My Remarkable Uncle by Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Townby Stephen Leacock (read)
Antoinette de Mirecourt by Rosanna Leprohan (I own it in an older edition)
Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan
Each Man's Son by Hugh MacLennan
Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan
As Birds Bring Forth the Sun by Alistair MacLeod
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood by Alistair MacLeod (I own it in an older edition)
Under the Ribs of Death by John Marlyn
Any Time at All by Joyce Marshall
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
Tales from the Firozsha Bag by Rohinton Mistry
Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell (I own it in a newer edition)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (read; I own it from a different publisher)
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery (read)
Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery (read)
Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery (read)
Life in the Clearing Versus the Bush by Susanna Moodie
Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore
The Luck of Ginger Coffey by Brian Moore
No Love Lost by Alice Munro
Tay John by Howard O'Hagan (I own in another edition?)
Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje
Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso
Blood Ties by David Adams Richards
The Coming of Winter by David Adams Richards
Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace by David Adams Richards
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down by David Adams Richards
Lives of Short Duration by David Adams Richards
Nights Below Station Street by David Adams Richards
Wacousta by John Richardson
The Acrobats by Mordecai Richler (read)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler (read)
A Choice of Enemies by Mordecai Richler
Cocksure by Mordecai Richler
The Incomparable Atuk by Mordecai Richler
Joshua Then and Now by Mordecai Richler
St. Urbain's Horsemen by Mordecai Richler
Son of a Smaller Hero by Mordecai Richler
The Street by Mordecai Richler (read)
Thirty Acres by Ringuet
As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
The Lamp at Noon by Sinclair Ross
The Cashier by Gabrielle Roy
Garden in the Wind by Gabrielle Roy
The Road Past Altamont by Gabrielle Roy
Street of Riches by Gabrielle Roy
The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy (read)
Where Nests the Water Hen by Gabrielle Roy (I own it in a newer edition)
Windflower by Gabrielle Roy (I own it in an older edition)
In the Village of Viger by Duncan Campbell Scott
Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton
Grain by Robert Stead
The Afterlife of George Cartwright by John Steffler
The Backwoods of Canada by Catherine Parr Trail (read)
The Whirlpool by Jane Urquhart
Deep Hollow Creek by Sheila Watson
The Double Hook by Sheila Watson A Father's Kingdom by Sheila Watson
The Blue Mountains of China by Rudy Wiebe (I own it in an older edition)
The Temptations of Big Bear by Rudy Wiebe
The Equations of Love by Ethel Wilson
Hetty Dorval by Ethel Wilson
The Innocent Traveller by Ethel Wilson
Love and Salt Water by Ethel Wilson
Mrs. Golightly by Ethel Wilson
Swamp Angel by Ethel Wilson
Crackpot by Adele Wiseman
The Sacrifice by Adele Wiseman
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Book Sale 2018!
Fiction
1. A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (read 2020)
2. So Much for That by Lionel Shriver (read 09/2019)
3. Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (read 12/2018)
4. The Ever After of Ashwin Rao by Padma Viswanathan
5. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
6. The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
7. Philomena by Martin Sixsmith
8. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Canadian:
9. 419 by Will Ferguson (read 02/2024)
10. Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
11. A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews (read 2020)
12. Wacousta by John Richardson (NCL)
13. The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel
14. Fishing for Bacon by Michael Davie
15. Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback (read 09/2018)
Thrillers:
16. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (read 11/2018)
17. The Ice Twins by S K Tremayne
18. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (read 09/2018)
19. Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay (#1)
Peter Robinson (Inspector Banks):
20. Gallows View (#1) (read 09/2018)
21. A Dedicated Man (#2) (read 09/2018)
22. A Necessary End (#3) (read 09/2018)
23. The Hanging Valley (#4)
Jean Auel:
24. The Clan of the Cave Bear (#1)
25. The Mammoth Hunters (#3)
Non-Fiction
26. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling (read 08/2018)
27. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
28. Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (read 03/2019)
29. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
30. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
31. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (read audiobook 07/2022)
32. The Newlywed's Instruction Manual by Caroline Tiger (read 06/2018)
33. The Joy by Alex Comfort (read 2020)
34. The Big O by Lou Paget (read 2020)
35. Treasures of the Trail: A Nature Guide ed. Jerry Osborn
Extraordinary Canadians:
36. L M Montgomery by Jane Urquhart
37. Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin by John Ralston Saul
Gifts
For Mom: Vegetable Favorites by Lois Hole
For Christine: Simply Well: Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle by John Travis and Regina Sara Ryan
For Christine: Lars and the Real Girl (DVD)
For Steve: Arrested Development: Seasons 1-3 (DVD)
1. A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (read 2020)
2. So Much for That by Lionel Shriver (read 09/2019)
3. Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (read 12/2018)
4. The Ever After of Ashwin Rao by Padma Viswanathan
5. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
6. The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
7. Philomena by Martin Sixsmith
8. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Canadian:
9. 419 by Will Ferguson (read 02/2024)
10. Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
11. A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews (read 2020)
12. Wacousta by John Richardson (NCL)
13. The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel
14. Fishing for Bacon by Michael Davie
15. Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback (read 09/2018)
Thrillers:
16. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (read 11/2018)
17. The Ice Twins by S K Tremayne
18. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (read 09/2018)
19. Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay (#1)
Peter Robinson (Inspector Banks):
20. Gallows View (#1) (read 09/2018)
21. A Dedicated Man (#2) (read 09/2018)
22. A Necessary End (#3) (read 09/2018)
23. The Hanging Valley (#4)
Jean Auel:
24. The Clan of the Cave Bear (#1)
25. The Mammoth Hunters (#3)
Non-Fiction
26. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling (read 08/2018)
27. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
28. Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (read 03/2019)
29. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
30. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
31. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (read audiobook 07/2022)
32. The Newlywed's Instruction Manual by Caroline Tiger (read 06/2018)
33. The Joy by Alex Comfort (read 2020)
34. The Big O by Lou Paget (read 2020)
35. Treasures of the Trail: A Nature Guide ed. Jerry Osborn
Extraordinary Canadians:
36. L M Montgomery by Jane Urquhart
37. Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin by John Ralston Saul
Gifts
For Mom: Vegetable Favorites by Lois Hole
For Christine: Simply Well: Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle by John Travis and Regina Sara Ryan
For Christine: Lars and the Real Girl (DVD)
For Steve: Arrested Development: Seasons 1-3 (DVD)
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Book Sale: Stocking Up for the Year
Fiction
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (read 08/2017)
2. Still Alice by Lisa Genova (read 06/2017)
3. Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline (read 04/2018)
4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (read 05/2018)
5. Whiteout by Ken Follett (read 02/2018)
6. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (Lincoln Lawyer #2; read audiobook 07/2023)
7. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly (Lincoln Lawyer #4)
8. The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #4; read audiobook 11/2017)
9. Void Moon by Michael Connelly (read audiobook 12/2017)
10. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Canadian
11. The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
12. Such is My Beloved by Morley Callaghan (NCL; replacing older edition)
13. Icefields by Thomas Wharton (read 06/2017)
14. A Perfect Night to Go to China by David Gilmour (read 11/2017)
Historical
15. An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor (read 12/2017)
16. Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton by Philip Kerr
17. The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud by Julia Navarro (read 01/2018)
18. The Wise Woman by Philippa Gregory
19. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Non-Fiction
20. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert (read 07/2017)
21. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt (read 05/2021)
22. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy by Walter Willett (read 02/2018)
23. Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy by Emily Bazelon (audio book; 08/2017)
24. Teach Yourself Cantonese by R Bruce
25. The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker (except, oops, I already owned this one!)
26. Words in a French Life by Kristin Espinasse (read 08/2017)
27. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (replacing my lost copy)
28. Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez
29. The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
30. A Year in a B&B in Banff by Jamie MacVicar (read 06/2017)
31. A Week at the Airport by Alain de Botton
32. The UnDutchables by Colin White and Laurie Boucke
33. Alberta: An Altitude SuperGuide by Bruce Patterson (read 06/2017)
34. Moon: Vancouver & Victoria by Andrew Hempstead
35. Frommer's New York City Day by Day by Alexis Lipsitz Flippin
36. Beijing Walks by Don J Cohn and Zhang Jingqing
Gifting
37. Go Goddess! A Guidebook for Women Who Are Ready to Find Joy by Barb Thomas and Jennifer Rochford (for Christine) (read before giving 05/2017)
38. How to Garden by John Cushnie (for Jun)
39. Complete Redneck Dictionary by Jeff Foxworthy (for Ben)
40. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp (for Inid)
41. The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Weddings by Joshua Piven et al. (for Danielle) (read before giving 05/2017)
For Dad
42. Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die by Steve Davey
43. 1000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schulz
44. 1000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die by Patricia Schulz (or maybe I'll keep it for myself?)
45. Lonely Planet: Sri Lanka
46. Michelin Neos Guide: Sri Lanka & Maldives
47. Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal by Karen Connelly (read before giving 06/2017)
For Mom
48. Tomato Favorites by Lois Hole
49. Canada's National Parks by Marylee Stephenson
For Terry's Birthday
50. Deception Point by Dan Brown
51. Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum and Philip Shelby
52. Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (read 08/2017)
2. Still Alice by Lisa Genova (read 06/2017)
3. Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline (read 04/2018)
4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (read 05/2018)
5. Whiteout by Ken Follett (read 02/2018)
6. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (Lincoln Lawyer #2; read audiobook 07/2023)
7. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly (Lincoln Lawyer #4)
8. The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #4; read audiobook 11/2017)
9. Void Moon by Michael Connelly (read audiobook 12/2017)
10. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Canadian
11. The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
12. Such is My Beloved by Morley Callaghan (NCL; replacing older edition)
13. Icefields by Thomas Wharton (read 06/2017)
14. A Perfect Night to Go to China by David Gilmour (read 11/2017)
Historical
15. An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor (read 12/2017)
16. Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton by Philip Kerr
17. The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud by Julia Navarro (read 01/2018)
18. The Wise Woman by Philippa Gregory
19. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Non-Fiction
20. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert (read 07/2017)
21. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt (read 05/2021)
22. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy by Walter Willett (read 02/2018)
23. Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy by Emily Bazelon (audio book; 08/2017)
24. Teach Yourself Cantonese by R Bruce
25. The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker (except, oops, I already owned this one!)
26. Words in a French Life by Kristin Espinasse (read 08/2017)
27. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (replacing my lost copy)
28. Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez
29. The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
30. A Year in a B&B in Banff by Jamie MacVicar (read 06/2017)
31. A Week at the Airport by Alain de Botton
32. The UnDutchables by Colin White and Laurie Boucke
33. Alberta: An Altitude SuperGuide by Bruce Patterson (read 06/2017)
34. Moon: Vancouver & Victoria by Andrew Hempstead
35. Frommer's New York City Day by Day by Alexis Lipsitz Flippin
36. Beijing Walks by Don J Cohn and Zhang Jingqing
Gifting
37. Go Goddess! A Guidebook for Women Who Are Ready to Find Joy by Barb Thomas and Jennifer Rochford (for Christine) (read before giving 05/2017)
38. How to Garden by John Cushnie (for Jun)
39. Complete Redneck Dictionary by Jeff Foxworthy (for Ben)
40. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp (for Inid)
41. The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Weddings by Joshua Piven et al. (for Danielle) (read before giving 05/2017)
For Dad
42. Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die by Steve Davey
43. 1000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schulz
44. 1000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die by Patricia Schulz (or maybe I'll keep it for myself?)
45. Lonely Planet: Sri Lanka
46. Michelin Neos Guide: Sri Lanka & Maldives
47. Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal by Karen Connelly (read before giving 06/2017)
For Mom
48. Tomato Favorites by Lois Hole
49. Canada's National Parks by Marylee Stephenson
For Terry's Birthday
50. Deception Point by Dan Brown
51. Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum and Philip Shelby
52. Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille
Saturday, May 14, 2016
I Heart Book Sale
I told myself that this year, since I will be moving soon (and am in purging mode and I'll have to pack and move everything that I buy), that maybe I would buy fewer books at the book sale than usual. I didn't want to deny myself anything that I wanted; I just expected that I would want fewer things.
Didn't work, hahaha. In fact, I think I bought more than ever before.
Fiction
Canadian:
Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock (NCL, upgrade)
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock (NCL)
Swamp Angel by Ethel Wilson (NCL)
Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell (NCL, new edition)
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies (upgrade)
The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies
The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies
Michael Connelly:
The Reversal - Lincoln Lawyer #3
The Black Echo - Harry Bosch #1 (read audiobook 02/2017)
The Black Ice - Harry Bosch #2 (read audiobook 03/2017)
Robert Ludlum (Jason Bourne):
The Bourne Identity #1
The Bourne Supremacy #2
The Bourne Ultimatum #3
James Patterson (Alex Cross):
Jack & Jill #3
Pop Goes the Weasel #5
Roses are Red #6
Violets are Blue #7
Iris Johansen (Eve Duncan):
The Killing Game #2 (read 02/2017)
The Search #3 (read 02/2017)
Body of Lies #4 (read 02/2017)
Blind Alley #5 (read 02/2017)
Eve #12
Philippa Gregory:
The Constant Princess
The Boleyn Inheritance
The Queens Fool
The White Queen
Jean Auel (Earth's Children):
The Plains of Passage #4
The Shelters of Stone #5
Light in August by William Faulkner
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Non-Fiction
Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies (read 12/2020)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Paul Rival
The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Friedman
Chi Running by Danny Dreyer (read 02/2018)
Chinese System of Food Cures by Henry Lu
That Sugar Book by Damon Gameau (read 08/2016)
Low GI Gluten-Free Eating Made Easy: The Essential Guide to the Glycemic Index and Gluten-Free Living by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller
Cook's Illustrated The Best Italian Classics
Life Time Foods of the World The Cooking of China
Gifts
For Mom: Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean
Didn't work, hahaha. In fact, I think I bought more than ever before.
Fiction
Canadian:
Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock (NCL, upgrade)
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock (NCL)
Swamp Angel by Ethel Wilson (NCL)
Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell (NCL, new edition)
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies (upgrade)
The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies
The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies
Michael Connelly:
The Reversal - Lincoln Lawyer #3
The Black Echo - Harry Bosch #1 (read audiobook 02/2017)
The Black Ice - Harry Bosch #2 (read audiobook 03/2017)
Robert Ludlum (Jason Bourne):
The Bourne Identity #1
The Bourne Supremacy #2
The Bourne Ultimatum #3
James Patterson (Alex Cross):
Jack & Jill #3
Pop Goes the Weasel #5
Roses are Red #6
Violets are Blue #7
Iris Johansen (Eve Duncan):
The Killing Game #2 (read 02/2017)
The Search #3 (read 02/2017)
Body of Lies #4 (read 02/2017)
Blind Alley #5 (read 02/2017)
Eve #12
Philippa Gregory:
The Constant Princess
The Boleyn Inheritance
The Queens Fool
The White Queen
Jean Auel (Earth's Children):
The Plains of Passage #4
The Shelters of Stone #5
Light in August by William Faulkner
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Non-Fiction
Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies (read 12/2020)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Paul Rival
The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Friedman
Chi Running by Danny Dreyer (read 02/2018)
Chinese System of Food Cures by Henry Lu
That Sugar Book by Damon Gameau (read 08/2016)
Low GI Gluten-Free Eating Made Easy: The Essential Guide to the Glycemic Index and Gluten-Free Living by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller
Cook's Illustrated The Best Italian Classics
Life Time Foods of the World The Cooking of China
Gifts
For Mom: Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean
For Dad: The Best Alberta Stories by Tony Cashman (read before giving 06/2016)
For Dad: Birds of Alberta by Robin Bovey (read before giving 05/2016)
For Oma: Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet (read before giving 05/2016)
For Christine: Spa Bliss: Heavenly Ideas For Chilling Out by Jo Glanville-Blackburn (read before giving 05/2016)
For Danaya: Olivier Twist (Fr) d'apres Charles Dickens
For Danaya: Les Aventuriers de L'Outaouais (Fr) by the National Capital Commission
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Book Sale!
Book sale! Book sale! Book sale!
I didn't show much restraint...
Fiction
The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
The Cunning Man by Robertson Davies
The Heart of a Peacock by Emily Carr (short stories)
The House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
The Coral Island by R M Ballantyne
World Without End by Ken Follett (sequel to The Pillars of the Earth)
The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease (read 04/2016)
The Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough (about Helen and Paris, Odysseus, and Achilles)
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris (an Oprah Book Club book)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Carol Shields:
Small Ceremonies
The Orange Fish (short stories)
A Celibate Season
The Stone Diaries
Kathy Reichs (Bones):
Death du Jour (#2) (read 02/2016)
Cross Bones (read 04/2016)
Spider Bones (read 05/2016)
James Patterson (Alex Cross series):
Along Came a Spider #1 (read 03/2016)
Kiss the Girls #2
Cat & Mouse #4
For Erin
12 Nancy Drew books
Non-Fiction
The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte by Daphne du Maurier (about the brother of Charlotte and Emily Bronte)
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Trail by Charlotte Gray
Little Copper Pennies: Celebrating the Life of the Canadian One-Cent Piece (1858-2013) by Susan Harris (read 02/2016)
An Apple a Day: The Myths, Misconceptions and Truths About the Foods We Eat by Joe Schwarcz (read 10/2016)
Odyssey Illustrated Guide to China by Charis Chan
Madame Benoit's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Microwave Cooking (with a thorough vegetable section, compatible with all the Tupperware I have in my cupboards)
Singer Sewing Books:
Sewing Essentials
101 Sewing Secrets
Timesaving Sewing
The Perfect Fit
Teach Yourself Machine Piecing & Quilting by Debra Wanger
For Dad
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht (read before giving 05/2015)
Culture Shock: Britain (A Guide to Customs and Etiquette) by Terry Tan (read before giving 05/2015)
30 Great Runs in London by Chris Downham
Ancestral Castles of Scotland by Hugh Cantlie and Sampson Lloyd
New Millennium Collection's Malta (read before giving 05/2015)
For Danaya
Dressing Up for the Carnival by Carol Shields (short stories) (read before giving 06/2015)
Cloisters of Europe: Gardens of Prayer by Daniel Faure and Veronique Rouchon Mouilleron (read before giving 05/2015)
I didn't show much restraint...
Fiction
The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
The Cunning Man by Robertson Davies
The Heart of a Peacock by Emily Carr (short stories)
The House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
The Coral Island by R M Ballantyne
World Without End by Ken Follett (sequel to The Pillars of the Earth)
The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease (read 04/2016)
The Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough (about Helen and Paris, Odysseus, and Achilles)
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris (an Oprah Book Club book)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Carol Shields:
Small Ceremonies
The Orange Fish (short stories)
A Celibate Season
The Stone Diaries
Kathy Reichs (Bones):
Death du Jour (#2) (read 02/2016)
Cross Bones (read 04/2016)
Spider Bones (read 05/2016)
James Patterson (Alex Cross series):
Along Came a Spider #1 (read 03/2016)
Kiss the Girls #2
Cat & Mouse #4
For Erin
12 Nancy Drew books
Non-Fiction
The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte by Daphne du Maurier (about the brother of Charlotte and Emily Bronte)
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Trail by Charlotte Gray
Little Copper Pennies: Celebrating the Life of the Canadian One-Cent Piece (1858-2013) by Susan Harris (read 02/2016)
An Apple a Day: The Myths, Misconceptions and Truths About the Foods We Eat by Joe Schwarcz (read 10/2016)
Odyssey Illustrated Guide to China by Charis Chan
Madame Benoit's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Microwave Cooking (with a thorough vegetable section, compatible with all the Tupperware I have in my cupboards)
Singer Sewing Books:
Sewing Essentials
101 Sewing Secrets
Timesaving Sewing
The Perfect Fit
Teach Yourself Machine Piecing & Quilting by Debra Wanger
For Dad
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht (read before giving 05/2015)
Culture Shock: Britain (A Guide to Customs and Etiquette) by Terry Tan (read before giving 05/2015)
30 Great Runs in London by Chris Downham
Ancestral Castles of Scotland by Hugh Cantlie and Sampson Lloyd
New Millennium Collection's Malta (read before giving 05/2015)
For Danaya
Dressing Up for the Carnival by Carol Shields (short stories) (read before giving 06/2015)
Cloisters of Europe: Gardens of Prayer by Daniel Faure and Veronique Rouchon Mouilleron (read before giving 05/2015)
Sunday, May 25, 2014
More to Read
Yesterday, Amanda and I went to the Book Sale!! It was FANTASTIC, and I came home with a suitcase full of books. Literally. I brought my wheely luggage along with me so I wouldn't have to carry everything around (I saw them recommend something like that on their website), and you couldn't have fit many more books in there by the time I was done!
Afterwards Amanda had to run off to another engagement, so we didn't have time for a full show-and-tell. I told her I'd list my new acquisitions here so she could get a feel for what I came home with. =)
Fiction
1. The Willows in Winter by William Horwood (read 12/2014)
2. The Willows and Beyond by William Horwood (read 06/2016)
These books are sequels to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, a book which I adored when I read it a several years ago. I look forward to going back to it, and then seeing how this new author developed the story.
3. Mary Poppins Comes Back by P L Travers (read 05/2015)
This book looked charming. It was first published in 1935, and this small hardcover is from 1963.
4. I Am Morgan le Fay: A Tale from Camelot by Nancy Springer (read 06/2014)
I first heard of Morgan le Fay, a character in the Camelot myths, in Stargate SG1. After that I started watching Merlin on Netflix, where "Morgana" has a central role. This book will tie in to that, and will hopefully be another entertaining perspective on Arthurian legend.
5. Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
This book, written in the early 1800s, retells 20 of Shakespeare's plays in prose. It's unlikely that I will ever harness my attention and efforts enough to make it through (any of) Shakespeare's works on my own, but I feel like an understanding of his plots are important if I'm an intelligent person. This book will help me out immensely with that.
Classics
6. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
This good-condition Penguin publication "draw[s] another evocative portrait of life as it is lived by those who unabashedly put the highest value on the intangibles - human warmth, camaraderie, and love."
7. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
This Penguin paperback is old and faded but in really good condition, and I really liked Eliot's Middlemarch so I thought I'd give this a try. It claims to be "an affectionate and perceptive study of provincial life, a brilliant evocation of the complexities of human relationships and a heroine whose rebelious spirit closely resembles George Eliot's own."
8. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
This Norton Critical Edition matches many of the textbooks I used in the English class I took a few years ago, and the title finds itself on many best-book lists.
9. Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (read another edition 07/2023)
These Arabian Nights stories are also on a must-read list I'm following, and the Penguin paperback should match others that I own. =)
10. The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
This book won a Pulitzer Prize in 1918, and records a man's fall from American aristocracy down to the working class. Confession: I bought it because it was published by The Modern Library Classics, and its copper spine will fit in with others on my shelf.
Observation: I purchase classics for the publisher/edition/condition as much as for anything else. I guess when they've been deemed that popular, lots of different companies publish them so I can afford to be choosy - and I like it when my bookshelf matches itself.
Carol Shields
11. The Stone Diaries
12. The Republic of Love (read 05/2015)
13. Larry's Party (read 12/2014)
14. Swann
Danaya lent my a book by Carol Shields (Unless) and it was so good. Although it didn't have much of a plot, its writing and the ideas it explored were beautiful. At the book sale, with excitement I bought all that I could find by Shields.
15. The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler (read 12/2014)
Anne Tyler also wrote Saint Maybe, which stuck with me for a long time after I read it. Unfortunately this book didn't describe itself on the back or inside cover - it advertised itself only by reviews. That bothers me (what's it about?!!), but I bought the book anyways. According the the St. Lois Post-Dispach, "Tyler's heartbreaking new novel... evokes the entire sweep of Michael and Pauline Anton's marriage with uncommon delicacy and dignity... This is a story not of extraordinary but of everyday drama. Just two people fumbling through life, amateurs in a game you must occasionally fail at first to become a pro."
16. A Recipe For Bees by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (read 01/2016)
While watching a woman retrace her life, this book "is saturated with bee lore, and is full of rich, domestic detail, wondrous imagery culled from rural kitchens and gardens, and shining insights into the delights and exasperations of ageing, family and friendship. And at its heart is the life, death and resurrection of an extraordinary marriage."
17. Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott (read 09/2014)
I have also enjoyed Anne Lamott's writing, and her authorship was a large factor in my choosing this book. The description explains: "Rosie Ferguson is seventeen and ready to enjoy the summer before her senior year of high school. She's smart, athletic, and beautiful - everything her mother, Elizabeth, and stepfather, James, hoped she would be. But as the school year draws to a close, there are disturbing signs that the well-adjusted teenage life that Rosie claims to be leading is not as it seems, and that Elizabeth's hopes for her daughter to remain immune from the world's darker impulses could be dashed. Slowly and painfully, Elizabeth and James are forced to confront the fact that Rosie has been lying to them - and that her deceptions have profound consequences for them all."
18. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs (read 06/2014)
This book is about a knitting club, and it's popular, and I like knitting so I guess I should read it. It says that USA Today said that it's "Like Steel Magnolias set in Manhattan." I wonder if it's like Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons (a fantastic story of a neighbourhood book club) or The Yada Yada Prayer Group (a pretty good story of community in a prayer group). I guess I'm less excited about this book because the idea of a group of women sharing life's highs and lows is getting a little tiresome... but it is also about knitting, after all.
19. Summer's Child by Luanne Rice (read 03/2016)
Certain authors were very, very well represented at the book sale, and Luanne Rice was one who had a number of books on the tables. This doesn't mean the books aren't good - it mostly means lots of people purchased them and then didn't feel the need to keep them. It generally represents a book or author's popularity. It's a good place to try out a popular author! I picked this author and this book because it was in good condition and it looked interesting enough. A character "will find the magic that exists in people we love the best... the everyday miracles that can make the extraordinary happen anywhere," set in a community in Nova Scotia where years ago a woman disappeared. (And one of the characters is named Mara!)
20. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (read 03/2015)
I saw the movie about an LA lawyer who works from his car, and decided to give the book a try. I wonder how it will compare to the John Grisham lawyer-y books I've been reading lately!
21. A Case of Need by Michael Crichton (read 07/2016)
This is a medical drama, one of Crichton's early works - back when he was using a pen name.
22. A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit by Ellis Peters (read 06/2014)
There were lots and lots from this series available at the book sale, so I thought I'd give the first one a try. It's a mystery set in a monastery in the 1100s.
23. Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso
I bought this book completely because of its publisher: it's part of the New Canadian Library series, and these editions have stopped being printed. To expand my collection (they're really pretty!) I look closely for them whenever I'm at a used book sale - but this time I only found this one and one other I already owned. There must be other collectors out there? Or everyone is just hanging on to what they have. First published in 1925, set on the Canadian prairies, and introducing a wild feminine heroine, this book claims to be a "milestone in the development of modern realist fiction," as opposed to "sentimental escapist literature."
Non-Fiction
24. Wiped: Life with a Pint-Sized Dictator by Rebbecca Eckler (read 05/2014)
This book humorously explores the not-so-fun newborn period - and I'd like to gain a better perspective on that to relate to those I know of who have just had a baby and are having a hard time.
25. Belonging by Isabel Huggan (read 05/2014)
This book "contemplates the meaning of home and the importance of remembrance," a memoir that explores the world and then settles in southern France.
26. My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme
Since watching and reading Julie and Julia, Julia Child has become increasingly interesting to me. As well as writing a famous cookbook, she was an original TV cooking personality. And I saw her actual kitchen in a museum when I was in DC! So I decided it was time to read her memoir - or own it at least.
27. Incontinent on the Continent by Jane Christmas (read 05/2015)
At first I was a little startled by the title of this book, but as I picked it up and looked over it, I decided it looked pretty interesting. It is subtitled, "My mother, her walker, and our grand tour of Italy."
28. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig (attempted but abandoned)
I've been half-intending to read this classic for a while, and here's my chance!
29. Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert (read 06/2017)
This book is by the author of Eat, Pray, Love - of which there were a zillion copies at the book sale. I really liked that book, and am interested to read what else she has to explore!
Non-Narrative
30. The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton (read 03/2015)
I really like Alain de Botton and his interesting perspectives on his topics, and I really like travelling, and I was surprised that he has a book about it! (I guess I've developed new interests since the last time I explored de Botton's writing.)
31. Insight Guides Boston
I think I'd like to visit Boston someday, so I picked up a travel guide to prepare for that eventuality. Hopefully it doesn't just get lost on the shelf and forgotten before then; I just discovered a little guide to DC on my shelf, now that I've gone there and come back!
31. Hail to the Chiefs: Presidential Mischief, Morals, & Malarky from George W. to George W. by Barbary Holland (read 05/2014)
I think it would be valuable for me to learn something about all the American presidents, and this would be a humorous way to do so!
32. Emotional Vampires: Dealing with People Who Drain You Dry by Albert Bernstein (read 12/2016)
I've had some people like this in my life, and have found myself so drained that I start to look at everyone as "emotional vampires," and I have a hard time considering new friendships in fear that I will find more of them! I hope that in reading this book, I will find some strategies to deal with such people so that I won't need to feel so self-protective towards everyone else.
33. Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger
This book explores the Meyers-Briggs personality types (which I can never keep straight in my head) and applies them to work. Although I'm not looking to change jobs right now, it should be interesting.
34. Company's Coming Squares by Jean Pare
I recently tried to make Puffed Wheat Squares, but discovered I didn't have the recipe!! I had to call my Mom, and she looked it up in this classic book for me. I couldn't believe I didn't have it - but that's remedied now!
35. Company's Coming Gifts from the Kitchen by Jean Pare
This colourful book has a bunch of fun recipes, as well as ideas for wrapping. I felt like I couldn't turn it down.
36. Time-Life Foods of the World: A Quintet of Cuisines by Michael and Frances Field
The books in this classic series describes an area's cuisine as well as providing recipes, and this book covers Switzerland, the Low Countries (including Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands), Poland, Bulgaria and Romania, and North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco). I have some sort of connection to several of these countries, and I have a few other books from this series, so I decided to add this one to my collection.
For Mom
37. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
I started my Mom a collection of the Outlander series. She hasn't started reading them yet, but this book adds to the middle of that collection - this is number three, and I had previously given her one, two, and four. Unfortunately it's a little tattered.
38. Red, White, and Drunk All Over by Natalie MacLean
I know my Mom loves this book about wine. Although she already has a copy, I got her another to pass off to a friend.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
To Read: The Novel Cure
I got a book out of the library called "The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies" by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin. In an encyclopedia-style format, this book lists common emotional ailments, and then suggests novels that deal with these problems. It gave me a list of books I look forward to reading, whether I'm looking for the associated cure or just interested in the description given of the book.
Logan's Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnston
In this world, no one ages: everyone is euthanized at 22 to avoid becoming old. It seems the novel follows some characters who try to escape this fate.
(Prescribed for a cure for the Horror of Aging)
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
I have this book, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. The Novel Cure says it is about an old man who needs to rely on his children to care for him. The first set do a bad job of it; later he is passed on to other family who don't have much but do care for him. It's about making sure seniors have dignity.
(Prescribed to address Aging Parents)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
A man catches a fish that he can't pull in, and hangs on to it as he is dragged out into the ocean. But the appeal of this book is in its "simple, calming prose" and the old man's optimistic acceptance.
(Prescribed to cure Anger)
(read 10/2015)
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
This seems to be the story of a con man with a love for life. "By the end, you'll be up and about with a bounce in your step, throwing caution to the wind in your determination to have a hand in fate, setting you on a more spontaneous and proactive - if slightly reckless - new tack."
(Prescribed as a cure for Apathy)
Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer
This is the story of a woman with alopecia (no hair), who is comfortable in her own skin. She spends some time in a wig trying to fit in with those around her, but feels re-liberated when everyone discovers her secret and likes her for who she is.
(Prescribed for Baldness)
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Saleem is born on the day India achieves its independence (August 15, 1947), and the story follows both his development and that of his country.
(Recommended reading for Birthday Blues, while pulling an all-nighter on your birthday)
Logan's Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnston
In this world, no one ages: everyone is euthanized at 22 to avoid becoming old. It seems the novel follows some characters who try to escape this fate.
(Prescribed for a cure for the Horror of Aging)
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
I have this book, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. The Novel Cure says it is about an old man who needs to rely on his children to care for him. The first set do a bad job of it; later he is passed on to other family who don't have much but do care for him. It's about making sure seniors have dignity.
(Prescribed to address Aging Parents)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
A man catches a fish that he can't pull in, and hangs on to it as he is dragged out into the ocean. But the appeal of this book is in its "simple, calming prose" and the old man's optimistic acceptance.
(Prescribed to cure Anger)
(read 10/2015)
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
This seems to be the story of a con man with a love for life. "By the end, you'll be up and about with a bounce in your step, throwing caution to the wind in your determination to have a hand in fate, setting you on a more spontaneous and proactive - if slightly reckless - new tack."
(Prescribed as a cure for Apathy)
Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer
This is the story of a woman with alopecia (no hair), who is comfortable in her own skin. She spends some time in a wig trying to fit in with those around her, but feels re-liberated when everyone discovers her secret and likes her for who she is.
(Prescribed for Baldness)
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Saleem is born on the day India achieves its independence (August 15, 1947), and the story follows both his development and that of his country.
(Recommended reading for Birthday Blues, while pulling an all-nighter on your birthday)
(read 02/2021)
The Spare Room by Helen Garner
A woman offers to let a friend stay with her while undergoing cancer treatment. However, being a caretaker takes a great toll on her. This novel acknowledges that the bystanders suffer along with the patients, and offers a glimpse inside their pain.
(Prescribed when Caring for Someone with Cancer)
The Ten Best Novels for Thirtysomethings
London Fields by Martin Amis
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (read 05/2018)
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
The Rector's Daughter by F. M. Mayor
Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
And a thought-provoking consideration of Procrastination:
"Why do today what can be left undone until tomorrow? Because every day that you leave a task undone it grows bigger and the motivation for doing it gets smaller.
Procrastination, or the art of avoidance, has nothing whatsoever to do with laziness, or even busyness. Its causes are emotional. Quite simply (and, one could argue, quite sensibly), the procrastinator avoids those tasks which, consciously or subconsciously, he associates with uncomfortable emotions, such as boredom, anxiety, or fear of failure. The problem with allowing an uncomfortable emotion to stand in your way is that, once avoided, tasks that were probably quite achievable to begin with grow larger both in our imaginations - and, often, in actuality - until they loom over us in such an oppressive way that they become worth procrastinating about. And while we're busy procrastinating and avoiding those uncomfortable emotions, untold opportunities for happiness and success - whole lives, in fact - pass by.
By procrastinating, you are allowing your negative emotions to become obstacles to an otherwise productive and forward-flowing life. Whether it's anxiety or fear that accompanies the contemplation of the task at hand, put out that hand and greet your emotions one by one. Invite them to come in and sit down, and make themselves comfortable. Then begin your task in their company. Once you begin, you'll find they don't hang around very long; in fact, they'll probably get up and leave immediately. And when you're close to finishing, you'll look up and discover far more pleasant emotional companions sitting in their place, waiting to celebrate with you when you're done."
The Spare Room by Helen Garner
A woman offers to let a friend stay with her while undergoing cancer treatment. However, being a caretaker takes a great toll on her. This novel acknowledges that the bystanders suffer along with the patients, and offers a glimpse inside their pain.
(Prescribed when Caring for Someone with Cancer)
(read 12/2015)
The Sickness by Alberto Barrera Tyszka
A doctor diagnoses his father with cancer, and battles with the right time and place to tell him.
(Prescribed when Caring for Someone with Cancer)
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
A boy is teased and bullied because his mother has cancer.
(Also Prescribed when Caring for Someone with Cancer)
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I have read this novella before, but I was struck by what they had to say about it: "If you lived on a planet as small as the Little Prince's planet, Asteroid B-612 - so small that if you took a herd of elephants there you'd have to pile them on top of one another; so small that you'd have to take great care, after you'd finished washing and dressing each morning, to dig out any baobab shoots that had appeared overnight lest they take over your planet; so small that one day you watched the sunset forty-four times, just by moving your chair - you'd be living a simple life that would instil in you the habit of carefulness. You would water the one flower that grew on your planet every day, and never forget. You would take the trouble, before you went away on a trip, to rake out your volcanoes, even the extinct one. Because you would know that it's the time and care you spend on things that make them important. And if you didn't take this care, you'd wake up one day to find that everything around you was sad, feeling as unimportant as you made it feel."
(Prescribed as a cure for Carelessness)
The Birth of Love by Joanna Kavenna
This book deals with a modern woman having a baby, a past scientists discovering that infant mortality had often been caused by doctors not washing their hands, and a future society where people are bred in captivity and their eggs are harvested at age 18.
(Prescribed to accompany Childbirth)
The Sickness by Alberto Barrera Tyszka
A doctor diagnoses his father with cancer, and battles with the right time and place to tell him.
(Prescribed when Caring for Someone with Cancer)
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
A boy is teased and bullied because his mother has cancer.
(Also Prescribed when Caring for Someone with Cancer)
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I have read this novella before, but I was struck by what they had to say about it: "If you lived on a planet as small as the Little Prince's planet, Asteroid B-612 - so small that if you took a herd of elephants there you'd have to pile them on top of one another; so small that you'd have to take great care, after you'd finished washing and dressing each morning, to dig out any baobab shoots that had appeared overnight lest they take over your planet; so small that one day you watched the sunset forty-four times, just by moving your chair - you'd be living a simple life that would instil in you the habit of carefulness. You would water the one flower that grew on your planet every day, and never forget. You would take the trouble, before you went away on a trip, to rake out your volcanoes, even the extinct one. Because you would know that it's the time and care you spend on things that make them important. And if you didn't take this care, you'd wake up one day to find that everything around you was sad, feeling as unimportant as you made it feel."
(Prescribed as a cure for Carelessness)
The Birth of Love by Joanna Kavenna
This book deals with a modern woman having a baby, a past scientists discovering that infant mortality had often been caused by doctors not washing their hands, and a future society where people are bred in captivity and their eggs are harvested at age 18.
(Prescribed to accompany Childbirth)
(read 11/2020)
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
Two best friends and neighbours have a falling-out, and this book addresses both points of view and the grief caused by the lost friendship.
(Prescribed for Falling Out With Your Best Friend)
The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester
This book slows us down to consider the glory of food.
(Prescribed as a cure for Gluttony)
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
A poor couple finds a valuable pearl, but the sudden riches threaten to destroy them.
(Prescribed to prevent Greed)
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Of course I've heard of this book, but here is a plot summary that will probably be helpful when I get around to reading it: Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov murders an old woman for her money (justifying this because of her employment as a pawnbroker). He ends up killing her sister too when she gets in the way, and he takes their money. He is soon filled with remorse. When another person confesses to the crime and lets Rodion off the hook, this does not clear his conscience.
(Prescribed to address Guilt)
Little Children by Tom Perrotta
A young stay-at-home mom is bored by the limited scope of conversation between young mothers, so she pretends to doing a sociological study on these women, to assure herself she is not merely one of them.
(Prescribed for Being a Housewife)
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
Two best friends and neighbours have a falling-out, and this book addresses both points of view and the grief caused by the lost friendship.
(Prescribed for Falling Out With Your Best Friend)
The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester
This book slows us down to consider the glory of food.
(Prescribed as a cure for Gluttony)
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
A poor couple finds a valuable pearl, but the sudden riches threaten to destroy them.
(Prescribed to prevent Greed)
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Of course I've heard of this book, but here is a plot summary that will probably be helpful when I get around to reading it: Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov murders an old woman for her money (justifying this because of her employment as a pawnbroker). He ends up killing her sister too when she gets in the way, and he takes their money. He is soon filled with remorse. When another person confesses to the crime and lets Rodion off the hook, this does not clear his conscience.
(Prescribed to address Guilt)
Little Children by Tom Perrotta
A young stay-at-home mom is bored by the limited scope of conversation between young mothers, so she pretends to doing a sociological study on these women, to assure herself she is not merely one of them.
(Prescribed for Being a Housewife)
(read 12/2015)
I'm Not Stiller by Max Frisch
Everyone - including his wife - recognises James is a missing sculptor named Anatol, everyone except himself. "As the truth gradually emerges, we are given a rare glimpse into the fragility of our relationship to ourselves."
(Prescribed to address Identity Crisis)
Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen
In this book, a man believes that the woman posing as his wife is not really her - she has been replaced by a look-alike (although she denies it). "It hints a the constructed nature of identity. On some level, all of us must invent who we are."
(Prescribed to address Identity Crisis)
New Finnish Grammar by Diego Marani
A badly-beaten man awakes to discover he has no memories, no idea who he is, and no language. He wears a Finnish nametag, so someone begins to re-teach him Finnish. "But what if this man wasn't really Finnish in the first place? What will he become in a different language? What is it that makes him himself?" I am fascinated by the idea that the language we speak affects who we are.
(Also Prescribed to address Identity Crisis)
(read 12/2015)
Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice
This is the story (set in Australia) of a young girl who has two imaginary friends named Pobby and Dingan. Her brother mocks her for this, but when she says her friends have died and becomes ill from the resulting grief, he plays along with her former fantasies and puts up "Lost" signs for her invisible friends.
(Prescribed as a cure for Being Judgemental)
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Described as "as close to watching TV as literature gets," this book and its sequels sound like a feel-good saga of San Francisco friendship, reminding me of Friends, Three's Company, How I Met Your Mother, etc.
(Prescribed to aid with Loneliness)
(read 01/2020)
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
An elderly Korean woman gets lost in the big city while visiting her children. This book illustrates South Korea's rural life, and the generational gap growing between rural parents and their urban children.
(Prescribed to explore Being Lost)
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
A Midwest girl attends an upscale East Coast boarding school. The culture shift is drastic enough that she doesn't entirely understand her surroundings: not only does she lack knowledge and vocabulary that are natural to those around her, but she doesn't know what counts as being polite in this new setting. "As she learns, manners don't exist in a vacuum; they're determined by where you are, what you're doing, and what sort of people you find yourself among. When it comes to manners, context is all."
(Prescribed to address Bad Manners)
(read 09/2021)
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
A number of women in the 1920s, strangers who are unsatisfied in their married lives, take a holiday together in the Mediterranean. As they relax and grow, they begin to appreciate what waits for them back at home.
(Prescribed for Being Married)
Remainder by Tom McCarthy
A man loses his memory after a knock on the head. He seems to still have language skills, but simple tasks like eating seem foreign to him. "Remainder toys with the philosophical question of what really makes us who we are. Our memories, the novel suggests, resemble fluid archival footage in our heads, which we change and reconstruct over the years into a story that usefully explains who we were and, more important, who we are now. We are constantly losing old memories and acquiring new ones. Identity may be memory, but if so, identity is also in flux."
(Prescribed to discuss Memory Loss)
The Blue Flowers by Penelope Fitzgerald
Although there wasn't much about the plot that drew me in, but this is supposed to be a very smart, well-written book.
(Prescribed to cure Mental Stagnation)
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
This is a peaceful book about a man who plants trees around his house in France, intended to combat stress with a slower pace of life and the dignity of manual labour.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
A barren couple yearning for a child build a little snowman - who comes to life! This sounds like a charming, serious version of Frosty the Snowman.
(Prescribed to battle Sweating)
(read 02/2015)
Suggestions of things to record in a Reading Journal: "Dedicate one page to each book you read, and on the day you turn the last page write down the book's title and author, the date, and the place you read it. You might like to sum up the story in one headline-grabbing line: man murders pawnbroker, feels guilty for next five hundred pages, for example. Or you might opine at length on the motivations of a character you found particularly intriguing. You might also want to make a note of how the book left you feeling - uplifted or downhearted? Like taking a walk on the windy moors, or emigrating to New Zealand? If words don't come easily, use images to summarise your feelings, or give it marks out of ten, or write a list of words that you found in the book and liked.
I'm Not Stiller by Max Frisch
Everyone - including his wife - recognises James is a missing sculptor named Anatol, everyone except himself. "As the truth gradually emerges, we are given a rare glimpse into the fragility of our relationship to ourselves."
(Prescribed to address Identity Crisis)
Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen
In this book, a man believes that the woman posing as his wife is not really her - she has been replaced by a look-alike (although she denies it). "It hints a the constructed nature of identity. On some level, all of us must invent who we are."
(Prescribed to address Identity Crisis)
New Finnish Grammar by Diego Marani
A badly-beaten man awakes to discover he has no memories, no idea who he is, and no language. He wears a Finnish nametag, so someone begins to re-teach him Finnish. "But what if this man wasn't really Finnish in the first place? What will he become in a different language? What is it that makes him himself?" I am fascinated by the idea that the language we speak affects who we are.
(Also Prescribed to address Identity Crisis)
(read 12/2015)
Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice
This is the story (set in Australia) of a young girl who has two imaginary friends named Pobby and Dingan. Her brother mocks her for this, but when she says her friends have died and becomes ill from the resulting grief, he plays along with her former fantasies and puts up "Lost" signs for her invisible friends.
(Prescribed as a cure for Being Judgemental)
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Described as "as close to watching TV as literature gets," this book and its sequels sound like a feel-good saga of San Francisco friendship, reminding me of Friends, Three's Company, How I Met Your Mother, etc.
(Prescribed to aid with Loneliness)
(read 01/2020)
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
An elderly Korean woman gets lost in the big city while visiting her children. This book illustrates South Korea's rural life, and the generational gap growing between rural parents and their urban children.
(Prescribed to explore Being Lost)
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
A Midwest girl attends an upscale East Coast boarding school. The culture shift is drastic enough that she doesn't entirely understand her surroundings: not only does she lack knowledge and vocabulary that are natural to those around her, but she doesn't know what counts as being polite in this new setting. "As she learns, manners don't exist in a vacuum; they're determined by where you are, what you're doing, and what sort of people you find yourself among. When it comes to manners, context is all."
(Prescribed to address Bad Manners)
(read 09/2021)
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
A number of women in the 1920s, strangers who are unsatisfied in their married lives, take a holiday together in the Mediterranean. As they relax and grow, they begin to appreciate what waits for them back at home.
(Prescribed for Being Married)
Remainder by Tom McCarthy
A man loses his memory after a knock on the head. He seems to still have language skills, but simple tasks like eating seem foreign to him. "Remainder toys with the philosophical question of what really makes us who we are. Our memories, the novel suggests, resemble fluid archival footage in our heads, which we change and reconstruct over the years into a story that usefully explains who we were and, more important, who we are now. We are constantly losing old memories and acquiring new ones. Identity may be memory, but if so, identity is also in flux."
(Prescribed to discuss Memory Loss)
The Blue Flowers by Penelope Fitzgerald
Although there wasn't much about the plot that drew me in, but this is supposed to be a very smart, well-written book.
(Prescribed to cure Mental Stagnation)
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
This is a peaceful book about a man who plants trees around his house in France, intended to combat stress with a slower pace of life and the dignity of manual labour.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
A barren couple yearning for a child build a little snowman - who comes to life! This sounds like a charming, serious version of Frosty the Snowman.
(Prescribed to battle Sweating)
(read 02/2015)
Suggestions of things to record in a Reading Journal: "Dedicate one page to each book you read, and on the day you turn the last page write down the book's title and author, the date, and the place you read it. You might like to sum up the story in one headline-grabbing line: man murders pawnbroker, feels guilty for next five hundred pages, for example. Or you might opine at length on the motivations of a character you found particularly intriguing. You might also want to make a note of how the book left you feeling - uplifted or downhearted? Like taking a walk on the windy moors, or emigrating to New Zealand? If words don't come easily, use images to summarise your feelings, or give it marks out of ten, or write a list of words that you found in the book and liked.
The Ten Best Novels for Thirtysomethings
London Fields by Martin Amis
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (read 05/2018)
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
The Rector's Daughter by F. M. Mayor
Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
And a thought-provoking consideration of Procrastination:
"Why do today what can be left undone until tomorrow? Because every day that you leave a task undone it grows bigger and the motivation for doing it gets smaller.
Procrastination, or the art of avoidance, has nothing whatsoever to do with laziness, or even busyness. Its causes are emotional. Quite simply (and, one could argue, quite sensibly), the procrastinator avoids those tasks which, consciously or subconsciously, he associates with uncomfortable emotions, such as boredom, anxiety, or fear of failure. The problem with allowing an uncomfortable emotion to stand in your way is that, once avoided, tasks that were probably quite achievable to begin with grow larger both in our imaginations - and, often, in actuality - until they loom over us in such an oppressive way that they become worth procrastinating about. And while we're busy procrastinating and avoiding those uncomfortable emotions, untold opportunities for happiness and success - whole lives, in fact - pass by.
By procrastinating, you are allowing your negative emotions to become obstacles to an otherwise productive and forward-flowing life. Whether it's anxiety or fear that accompanies the contemplation of the task at hand, put out that hand and greet your emotions one by one. Invite them to come in and sit down, and make themselves comfortable. Then begin your task in their company. Once you begin, you'll find they don't hang around very long; in fact, they'll probably get up and leave immediately. And when you're close to finishing, you'll look up and discover far more pleasant emotional companions sitting in their place, waiting to celebrate with you when you're done."
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Books I Bought at the Book Sale
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