[bookshare-discuss] Re: Fave Books
- From: "Peter Scialli" <Peter.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:49:32 -0400
Hi Allison,
That's an impressive list. IT's disconcerting to see how manyof them
are not on Bookshare. I'd be remiss if I didn't suggest that you contribute
them. Do you have them in scanned form by any chance? Thanks.
Peter
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison Hilliker" <amhillik@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 5:24 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Fave Books
> Hi all,
>
> Wow! I'm really loving hearing everyone's thoughts on good books. I've
> already been downloading a few from these suggestions, <smile>. Keep 'em
> coming.
>
> Now that I've finally gotten my paper done, I have time to write down a
few
> of my faves for anyone who's interested. Ok, so this list turns out to be
> more
> than just a few, but you know how it is. And this isn't even
all-inclusive,
> it's more of stuff I've read recently and can remember at this time of
> night. A lot of these can be found on Bookshare, but not all of them.
Some
> are only on NLS. I'll put the letter, n, at the ends of the ones I know
> Bookshare does not have. Also, the author's names are all spelled
> correctly, I double checked, so you can just copy 'em that way if you
like.
>
> Ok, here goes. I tried to divide by category, but it's not quite
perfectly
> done that way .
>
> All-round favorites:
> One Child, by Torey L. Hayden.
> The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver.
> The Beacon Book of Essays by Contemporary American Women, edited by Wendy
> Martin.
> Holding out, by Anne O. Faulk, N.
> Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, N.
> Nora, Nora, by Anne Rivers Siddons, N.
> To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
> Savage inequalities, by Jonathan Kozol, N.
> The First Woman Doctor, by Rachel Baker.
> Children's books:
> Out Of The Dust, by Karen Hesse.
> Bud Not Buddy, by Christopher Curtis.
> Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor.
> The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson.
> Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson.
> Coraline, by Neil Gaiman,
> Number The Stars, Lowis Lowlry
>
> Humorous:
> Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, by Helen Fielding.
> Boogers Are My Beat : More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism, by Dave
Barry.
> Napalm & silly putty, by George Carlin, N.
>
> What I call, Pop Books:
> The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger.
> Rage of Angels, by Sidney Sheldon.
> Practical Magic, by Alice Hoffman, N. The movie of this one was pretty
bad,
> the book is so much different.
> Turtle Moon, by Alice Hofman, N.
> On mystic lake, by Kristin Hannah, N.
>
> Mysteries:
> A Cry In The Night, by Mary Higgins Clark.
> And Then You Die, by Iris Johansen, N.
> Long after midnight, by Iris Johansen, N.
> Underdog, by Laurien Berenson, N.
>
> Christian books:
> Redeeming love, by Francine Rivers, N.
> The Hiding Place, by Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill,Corrie ten Boom.
> Starry, starry night: three holiday stories, by Lurlene McDaniel, N.
>
> Ok, that's all I'm coming up with at the moment. I'm too tired to
remember
> any others! Happy Reading, and I have loved hearing from everyone.
>
> Best,
> Allison
>
>
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