tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168847062011-12-13T09:51:07.146+02:00A journal to keep track on my reading and my Bookcrossing activity.Милена Златароваhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759040807975979878noreply@blogger.comBlogger701100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16884706.post-42542003674239998782011-12-13T09:51:00.000+02:002011-12-13T09:51:07.154+02:00

#1 Amos Oz- My Michael- 278 #2 Mari Pau Dominguez- The house of seven sins- 316 #3 Lion Feuchtwanger- The Oppermann Brothers- 343p. #4 Amos Oz- Panter in the basement- 174 #5 Alexander McCall- The Careful Use of Compliments- 280p. #6 Peter Hartling- Schumann`s Shadow- 326p. #7 Jay Parini- The Last Station- 351p. #8 Patrick Gale- Rough Music- 384p. #9 Hanif Kureishi- Gabriel`s Gift- 254p. #10 Ali

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It`s a pity I have forsaken this blog for a long time. Now it seems the right moment to refresh it a bit:-)). Here is a brief recapitulation of my reading in the last few years: 2007- 14 677 pages,39 books 2008- 22 470 pages,59 books 2009- 12 857 pages,40 books, 2010- 27 032 pages,77 books 2011- 25 771 pages,83 books Some favorites: 2009 Astonishing Splashes of Color by Clare Morrall Amelie

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1. To read 20 000 pages>>>>> 2068 pages read2. To wild-release at least one book per month>>> three releases done:http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/7776152 http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/7445817 http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/3. To read 15 books from my Mountain TBR>>>> none

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I got this wonderful list of titles from Abebooks.com and thought it worth mentioning:Sixpence House by Paul Collins The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (read) People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (read) A Gentle Madness by Nicholas Basbanes Reading

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1. To read 20 000 pages2. To wild-release at least one book per month3. To read 15 books from my Mountain TBR4. To read all Virginia Woolf`s novels5. To re-read Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert

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1.Henry Miller- Tropic of Cancer-288p. 2.Marian Keyes- Anybody out there?- 462 pages 3.Miranda Glover- The Masterpiece- 377 pages4.Astonishing Splashes of Color by Clare Morrall- 327 pages 5.A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami- 286 pages6.Yana Bukova- A Journey to the Shadow /in Bulgarian/, 312 pages 7.Carlos Ruiz Zafon- The Shadow of The Wind- 457 pages8.The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin

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1.A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi- 2.Bulgarian Diaries by Count Robert de Burbulon (in Bulgarian)- 3.Bachelor Brothers` Bed&Breakfast by Bill Richardson- 4.Just One More Day by Susan Lewis- 352 pages,finished5.I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson- 6.The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory- 7.Serving Crazy with Curry by Amulya Malladi- 8.Bounjour,tristesse by

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16)The Original Sin by Marcel Gabriel- 689 p. 17)The Diviner`s Son by Gary Crew- 261 p. 18)Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen- 464 p. 19)Larry`s Party by Carol Shields- 339 p.

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9)The Savage Garden by Mark Mills- 388 pages10)Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson- 33811)The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes by Marcel Theroux- 216 pages12)Time`s Arrow by Martin Amis- 176 p.13)Earthly Possessions by Anne Tyler- 222 p.14)Simon`s Night by Jon Hassler- 309 p.15) Engleby by Sebastian Faulks- 342 p.

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1)The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai- 324 pagesThe book is well written and manages to convey the complex and often controversial atmosphere of the small society at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga. The lives of the old judge, his cook and his granddaughter, Sai, are inflicted with the political riots and insurgency. Sai`s first romance with the young teacher Gyan is dramatically turned by

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Well,of course, books are not going without me:-)).Here comes of the list of my summer-to-be-readings:1)A Long Way Gone: The True Story of a Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah 2)Angela`s Ashes by Frank McCourt 3)As Time Goes By by Harry Bowling 4) Drowning Ruth by Christine Schwarz >>>>finished 5)Earthly Possessions by Anne Tyler >>>>finished 6)In The Shadow of The Ark by nne Provoost 7)Into The

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# Paperback: 240 pages# Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd (2002)#Language-English"It is 1915 when Bigelow, a young scientist, is dispatched to build a weather observatory in Anchorage. He is optimistic and enthusiastic, little realizing what life will be like in an arctic railroad town peopled by men and precious few women. The nights are endless and lonely.Before long he is held sway by a seemingly

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June- 1538 pagesMay- 1957April-1946March-1200February-758January-1051Total- 8450

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# Paperback: 340 pages# Publisher: Pan Books (May 5, 2006)#Language-English The novel reminded me slightly of Margaret Atwood`s books.Well,it has been far from her style but still skilled enough for a first novel.The story unfolds in the distant future. There had been a Green Revolution in the past which helped the humankind to restore the balance of nature`s resources and averted the ecological

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# Paperback: 200 pages# Publisher: Picador (3 Jun 2005)# Language EnglishFine and sad novel. Art historian Max Morden returns to a sea village to experience again his mixed memories of childhood and the recent death of his wife,Anna.The narration flows and travels easily between his early years and the year of his wife`s illness. It`s a memoir of grief and mourning for the lost innocence of

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# Paperback: 256 pages# Publisher: Ballantine Books (December 26, 2007)# Language: EnglishA good novel about immigration and racial hate and prejudices.The Afghan refugee Raihana begins her work program helping the elderly Gunnar who lost his wife recently. Their relationship develops into a friendship but faces the disapproval from both immigrants and natives.Malladi attempts to draw a genuine

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#Paperback: 240 pages# Publisher: Ballantine Books (June 3, 2003)# Language: English"Anjali's arranged marriage to army officer Prakash Mehra proves to be a disaster: he hits her, lies to her and carries on an adulterous affair. After a tryst with his lover, Prakash neglects to pick up Anjali at the railroad station in Bhopal on the night in 1984 when a cloud of poisonous gas leaks from Union

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Paperback: 672 pages Publisher: HarperPerennial; New Ed edition (2 Sep 2002) Language -English "Framed by matriarch Enid Lambert's attempts to gather her three grown children back home for Christmas, The Corrections examines their lives: Enid's husband Alfred, sinking into dementia, her sons banker Gary and writer Chip (now in Lithuania) and daughter Denise, a chef, busily re-evaluating her

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The Birth of VenusSarah DunantPaperback: 448 pages Publisher: Random House Trade; Reprint edition (30 Nov 2004) Language- English Historical novel about the clever girl Alessandra who have to find a place for her interest in art during the brief rise of Savonarola in Florence. She falls in love with the painter of her family chapel but is forced to accept a marriage with an older man in order to

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How To Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young >>> mailedhttp://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5990641Serving Crazy With Curry by Amulya Malladi >>>>>mailed to the first readerhttp://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5423192Stuart- A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters>>>>mailedhttp://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5940037--------------------------------------------------------New books on my

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I have been again into buying books recently:-)).A Breath of Fresh Air by Amulya Malladi- just received via Abebooks.comSound of Language by Amulya Malladi- received from Abebooks.com (15/04)Naomi, Ph.D. Aldort- Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves- pending from Abebooks.com Book Description: Every parent would happily give up ever scolding, punishing or threatening if she only knew how to

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1.A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi- http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5576600 2.Bulgarian Diaries by Count Robert de Burbulon (in Bulgarian)- 3.Bachelor Brothers` Bed&Breakfast by Bill Richardson- http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/50494654.Just One More Day by Susan Lewis- 352 pages,finishedhttp://www.bookcrossing.com/---/4602405 5.I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia

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Here is some of my well-travelled books, set in motion by me- registered by me or received from other bookcrossers:Italian Neighbours by Tim Parks- 21 journaliersThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath- 17 journaliersThe Book of Proper Names by Amelie Nothomb- 15 journaliersDeath Is of Vital Importance by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross- 13 journaliersThe Devil`s Cup by Stewart Allen- 12 journaliersThe Virgin Lover

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A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi"On a visit to Venice, de Blasi meets a local bank manager who falls in love with her at first sight. After "the stranger" (as she coyly calls him throughout the book) pursues her back to her home in St. Louis, Mo., she agrees to return to Italy and marry him, leaving behind her grown children and her job as chef and partner in a cafe. Although the

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I am moving this post here as more relevant for the end of the year:-)).Fat Is a Feminist Issue- by Susie Orbach- 400 pagesHistory of Love by Nicola Kraus- 266 pagesWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver- 500 pagesShipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura- 160 pagesI`m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson- 304 pagesThe White Masai by Corine Hoffmann- 375 pagesThe Black Box by Alek Popov- 344

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I`ll be joining those challenges on Bookcrossing.com:"Keep Them Moving" Release Challenge- challenge for reading and forwarding books, received by other bookcrossers2008 Pages Read Challenge- I have set a goal of 30 000 pages for 2008.

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Disappointed as I`m with the number of finished books for 2007, I invented a new reading rule- that I will read about 100 pages at least 5 days per week. I`m going to pick up the book before picking up the laptop.:-)) I tried my new technique on Harry Potter`s last book and it works just great for the moment- I`m only 100 pages away.

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2007 is coming to an end and a recapitulation of reading is unevitable.I did very poorly with reading this year.The number of finished titles significantly dropped to only 37.The reason is the new laptop I bought at the beginning of 2007.I am very much pleased with it, as now I enjoy a unlimited surfing but the effect on my reading time is evident.My new resolution will be to try to read 100

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My reading went very well while I was on vacation which gave me some hope about reducing my TBR pile... So I`m gonna try to organise the list of TBR books and keep some track of how I`m doing.A Good- Looking ManAmerican PastoralAngela`s AshesBlind Willow, Sleeping WomanBronte Myth, TheDrowning RuthEarthly PossessionsEverything Is IlluminatedIn The Shadow of The ArcInto The WildernessRootsSpiesThe

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Upon a recommendation from the BookcrossingUK Yahoo group, I registered with Goodreads.com and already find it very entertaining, useful and very well organised. This is a perfect site for people who read much and care enough to keep track of the books they read. Also, it can serve as a good source of reading recommendations.

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Here is the list of books I read during my summer holidays:RING by Kodji Suzuki- good„Visible Worlds“ by Marilyn Bowering- very good„The Cure of Dead by Lightning“ by Gail Anderson- Dargatz- very good„The Love of Stones“ by Tobias Hill- bad„Layer Cake“ by J.J.Connelly- good, funnyMemoirs of Kasanova - goodThe Name of Rose by Umberto Ecco-re-reading, excellent book!Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

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Books I`m taking for reading on vacation:Good Night, Nobody by Jennifer WeinerMemoirs of Giacomo CasanovaCorrection by Thomas BernhardWonder Spot by Melissa BankThe Layer Cake by J.J.ConnollyTales of The City by Armistead Maupin The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry SchwartzThe Soloist by Mark SalzmanThe Love of Stones by Tobias HillNumber9Dream by David Mitchell „Visible Worlds“ by

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Ironically enough, shortly after finishing Shriver`s novel "We Need To Talk About Kevin", its story emboddied itself once again in the brutal reality of Victoria Tech massacre. Writer`s comments on the tragedy were published by "The Guardian":Lionel ShriverArticlesLatestShow AllProfileAll Lionel Shriver articles'These are all copycat crimes'In the wake of the massacre at Virginia Tech, familiar

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Very disturbing book,which gives a lot of food for thought. From time to time I was thinking if writing such a book as a fiction was moral at all. The writer walks deeply into the dark side of parenting. She confronts the socially accepted notions of motherhood and leads us into the nightmare of depression and troubled parenting.The novel unfolds in the form of daily letters written by Kevin`s

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Well, the new 2007 is already here! Time to make a recapitulation of the reading 2006!2006 wasn`t the best reading year for me, although I did a lot of reading during the summer and managed to finish 16 books in 40 days but after that I considerably slowed the pace and finished the year with 65 books- 12 books less than in 2005.I discovered some nice books this year and of course, I have a top

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When I went in vacation this summer,I took a big bag loaded with books.I always read a lot on vacation but every year I take only few books with me which I finish within 1-2 weeks,then I start running to the bookshop every two or three days to replenish my resources. This summer I managed to avoid this (which doesn`t mean I didn`t buy any books,though,but they were only three and I already read

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Here goes the list of the books I`m taking for summer reading on my vacation: Mr Muo`s Travelling Coach by Dai Sijie (Bulgarian transl.)Lie Down, beast! by Jirzi Kratohvil (Bulg.transl.)Un été autour du cou by Guy Goffette (Bulgarian translation)A Patchwork Planet by Ann Tyler (finished)An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg (finished)And God Created the Au Pair: Picture the Perfect Family, Now

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The funny thing is that when I picked this book in the library,I didn`t realise I have read it before. I found that when I started reading it.I remembered that the last time I read it,I didn`t like it. It was boring to me. Now I liked it better. It raises many important questions. Jane Somers is a fashion magazine editor and her whole life evolves around her work.She is good at it and she knows

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Alexandre and Sonia Poussin are a married couple of travellers and researchers who undertake a three years journey in the steps of the first human beings from the southest point of Africa to Israel. They walked all that way on foot,without using any transport. This is the first part of their book about this adventure. It`s an intriguing story of Africa, as they saw it,of the people who often

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217 pages, hardback, published by HeadlineThis book was quite a disappointment.After "Two Moons" and "This is Not a Novel",I was expecting really more from this writer. The books starts with family drama: Sally`s husband announces that he was going to divorce her.Sally is an actress and is constantly out of home.More than that,she had a troubled childhood,being raised by her stern single mother.

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Read for the bookring of bookcrosser silverstarry. 544 pages. Genre: children`s books (age 9-12) but also perfect for adults who love a good story.Synopsys from Amazon.com: Meggie, 12, has had her father to herself since her mother went away when she was young. Mo taught her to read when she was five, and the two share a mutual love of books. Things change after a visit from a scarred man who

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This is one of the best books I read in 2006. Billy returns to see his parents when his mother suffered a heart attack. During her stay in the hospital he develops a new,unexpected relationship with his father. However,after a minor surgery his father falls into a heavy senility. Billy has to fight with incompetent and uncaring doctors and with his mother- an impossibly harsh and controlling

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Haruki Murakami-"Kafka On The Shore"Vintage, 512p.,published 2005, hardback. Read in a bookring (courtesy robert-walker)Kafka Tamura is 15 years old and he runs from home. Nakata is a strange old man who lost his memories and ability to read due to a weird incident during the Second World War.They never meet in the novel but there is something which connects them.There are a lot of weird things

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I was very pleased with reading "Arthur&George". I would qualify it as an excellent and very English, in the best sense of the word, book. It manages to give an unusual glimpse at the personality of the famous writer. All characters are masterly described. George is unique in his own way. I liked very much his honesty, his ordinarliness, his modesty. Sometimes he is so modest and simple that he

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Picked up "Arthur&George" by Julian Barnes yesterday. Looks intriguing from the start.Gave an interview via telephone about Bookcrossing on National Radio late at night. Another friend-bookcrosser was present in the studio. It was good."Adrian Mole and The Mass Destruction Weapons" by Sue Townsend- started reading it two days before. Funny.

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Recently my reading goes very well, I came across some nice books and there are more waiting on my desk. First I read "The Queen`s Fool" by Philippa Gregory. It is the story of the battle for the throne between Queen Mary and Elisabeth, seen through the eyes of a Hebrew refugee- an intelligent girl Hannah. She has travelled with her father from Spain through all Europe to seek safety from

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I managed to finish yesterday this huge novel. It was the first of Murakami`s books with which that I experienced some problems. The story is multi-dimensional, including politics and Japanese history-something which was not present in other novels. There are many threads, many characters who on a first sight don`t have anything in common. Sometimes I found it difficult to follow everything and

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Today was my first wild release for 2006. The book was "Star of The Sea" by Joseph O` Connor. My husband took a picture of me holding the book before releasing it.Here is a picture of the book in the wild: Now with my new digital photo-camera I would like to take pictures of my wild releases but probably it will not be an easy task, especially when releasing at places with many people.

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I decided to clean up a bit my TBR pile and let some books travel before their turn to be read by me comes.UPDATE:I had participants only for several of my bookrings. I have deleted those who had noparticipants and were cancelled.Here goes the list:BOOKRINGS The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buckhttp://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2455045/bookmaniac70/book_-The-Good-Earth-Pearl-S.-BuckParticipants:

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Here will go the traditional list of all my readings for 2006:-))1. "The Little Golden Calf" by Ilf and Petrov (excellent)2. "You Are Not Like Other Mothers" by Angelica Schobsdorff (very good)3. "The Mermaid Chair" by Sue Monk Kidd (good)4. "Moon Palace" by Paul Auster (very good)5. "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles" by Haruki Murakami (in Russian)6. "The Jane Austen Book Club" by Karen Joy Fawler (

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I met the beginning of 2006 with two books in hand: "The Golden Calf" by Ilf and Petrov (a brilliant satyre of Soviet society in 20s of 20th century) and " You are not like other mothers" by Angelika Schrobsdorff. In the last day of 2005 I received "The Mermaid Chair" by Sue Monk Kidd from a bookring and should start with it soon as well.

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This year was good for my reading. Many books came through my hands, most of them were really very interesting, some of them even remarkable. I managed to read 77 books, 20 more than in 2004. I kept in time my reading for bookrings and rays, except for two books in the past few months which I retained unusually long.For 2006 my reading goals will be:a) Read 100 booksb) Reduce my TBR pilec)

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Today I got 4 books from the post office, and two of them were by Haruki Murakami:South of The Border,West of The SunHard-boiled Wonderland and The End of The WorldThe other books were "Coffee Tea or Me?" by Trudy Baker/Rachel Jones, and "Deafening" by Frances Itani. "Coffee Tea or Me?" is from trade, and the other books are from bookrings. My reading is not going very well these weeks. I have

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"Awakenings" by Oliver Sacks showed in action the "karma of the books". It ran away from me through a hole in the plastic bag where I put it while going to the playground with my daughter. I must admit I was not at all happy with this, as I liked the book very much and was yet through the half of it. Let`s hope that it has been picked up by a new reader.I bought a translation of "Republic of Love

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http://bookcrossing.com/journal/3366103/bookmaniac70/book_-Unfinished-Journey-Yehudi-MenuhinGot it as RABCK from Mastulela, UK. I even didn`t know such book existed! It must be awfully interesting and full of great info about outstanding people!

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..."Awakenings" by Oliver Sacks. It is my first book by this author. I heard about him from Bookcrossing.com. The story is amazing- it is about a group of patients victims of an epidemy of lethargic illness who subsequently developed Parkinsonian symptoms to various degrees and modes of appearance. Most of them led a primitive and totally reclused existence, shutted from the outer world, from

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Books reserved for bookcrossers from relays:"This Way To The Gas, Ladies and Gentleman"by Tadeusz Borowski----> reserved for DreamSE32 (mailed)"Samarkand" by Olga Kharitidi----> reserved for tehuti"I very nomi" by Andrea de Carlo---> reserved for bilbiBooks mailed 10/15:"Mary Called Magdalene" by Margaret George (bookring)----> to Elestr"The Stepford Wives" by Ira Levin (Surprise bookrings)---->

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I owe to send the following books:Reading Lolita in Tehran>>>>> to crimson-tide (mailing tomorrow)Three Times Table by Sara Maitland>>>> to cougmaxParadise by Toni Morrison>>>> to summerbreezeVita di Casa by Rafaela Sarti>>>>>to AnglersRest (mailing tomorrow)--------------------------------------------

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Despaired as I was recently with my reading, hope returns, as I am close to finish a book of 860 pages just in a week! The book is "Mary Called Magdalene" by Margaret George. It retolds the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary from Magdala, a controversial personage and a target for many speculations. It is in fact very close to the original Biblical story but is beautifully told. I have to

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Books received in the mail yesterday:American Pastoral by Philip RothThe Queen`s Fool by Philippa Gregory(both books courtesy to LoveTeaAndBooks who sent me "American Pastoral" as surprise book along with "The Queen`s Fool")The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo AndricI`m slow with reading these days, as I had much work. I only manage to read about 50 pages every night from "Mary Called Magdalene" by

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I received two books two days ago:"Awakenings "by Oliver Sacksand"This Way To The Gas, Ladies and Gentleman" by Tadeusz Borowskiboth from relays.I`m not very good with my reading these days....went back to work this week and I`m still getting used to it, after long holidays:-)).

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"Zwölf Secunden Stille" is the original title of this nice book. It is the story of Marco Rotberg`s life after his retirement from a big newspaper company. I like very much that in fact nothing happens in the story but it deals with his feelings and inner life. A very good insight into old age and retirement.Another book I`m reading now is "The New Life" by Orhan Pamuk. The plot is typical

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The Way The Crow Flies by Anne Marie McDonald (bookring)- mailing to boomda181, CanadaThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy -mailing to pilskadde, Denmark- a surprise RABCK through RABCK.COM.Insieme, e basta by Anna Gavalda- sending to cheeky42, Italy. Rabck through Rabck.com.Have to buy Jovan Hristic`s book for Serbia.

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Few days ago I got a nice request from a Serbian bookcrosser. You know, Bulgaria is a neighbour country with Serbia but I haven`t got the chance yet to communicate with a neighbour bookcrosser. He asks me to buy for me the Bulgarian translation of "Mediterrean Dialogues" by Jovan Hristic, a well known Serbian writer. He is going to send me "The Bridges of Drina" by Ivo Andric. I`m very glad to

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Books received today from Titletrader.com:The Mother-In-Law Diaries by Carol DowsonIn The Shadow of The Ark by Anne ProvoostI`m finishing "The Way The Crow Flies" and intend to begin "The New Life" by Orhan Pamuk and "The Last Life" by Claire Messud. (both have "life" in the titles:-)).

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Books for the mail tomorrow:In The Devil`s Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food by Stewart Lee Allen \sending to kittiwake who requested it on Titletrader.com

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Two books arrived in the mail today:"The New Life" by Orhan Pamuk (oh, my favorite Orhan Pamuk, what a pleasure is that to read your novels!)"Wintering" by Kate Moses (a novel about Sylvia Plath), courtesy to bookcrosser kislany

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So far I have read 77 books.I shall update this post regularly to keep track on my reading.Here goes the list:"Blue Suburbia" by Laurie Lico Albanese(good"Ladies` Detective Agency NO.1" by Alexander M.Smith(good light reading) "My Brother, for example" by Uwe Timm(very good)"A Gathering Light" by Jennifer Donnelly (good)."The Curious Incident with A Dog at Night-Time" by Mark Haddon (very good!)"

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I`m transferring here my reading blog from tblog.com. I intend to keep a track on the books I read,the books I receive and the books I send through www.Bookcrossing.com and www.Titletrader.com.Book I read at the moment:The Way The Crow Flies by Anne-Marie McDonaldBook on my TBR pile:The Last Life by Claire MessudBooks pending:From Titletrader.com swaps:Carol Dawson- "The Mother-in-law Diaries" (

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