[bookshare-discuss] Re: Fave Books
- From: "Susan Mangis" <suemangis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:03:13 -0700
I've been enjoying the books by Jan Karon. The Mitford Series. I read the
first 5 on casette, and the one In this Mountain from Book Share. I'm not
sure the whole series is up there. I also read the Wedding Story from NLS
in web braille.
I also submitted a book that arrived on the list between the time I looked
and submission, and that was only a couple of days.
Sue Mangis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Liz Halperin" <lizzers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: April 16, 2004 10:41 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Fave Books
> I am hookedon Michener's "Caravans." Written in the 50s, I believe,
> generally in the area of Afghanistan, about the tribes of people who
> travel via camel caravan. Of course a love story is in it, but that's
> minor. What's fascinating is to read the hopes of for thea rea just
> aftrer WW2 and then consider what has happened in reality since. Quite a
> difference. The only point on this book being in the collection is that
> whoever entered it listed it as excellent quality,w hile I found sooooo
> many errors. I persisted as I really wanted the re-read, but it is a
> poor scan. Still worth it though. (I am referring to the braille
> version, dunno about the screen reader version.)
>
> Liz in seattle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phyllis Stevens [mailto:catlady12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 7:11 AM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Fave Books
>
> I love anything by James Michener. My absolute favorite book by Him, and
> the first one I read, (at least seven times, now!), is on bookshare!
> It's called The Source. It's about an archeological dig in Israel where
> they dig to the bedrock of a "tel" (mound), and find the "source" (of
> water, of the beginning, of people in the area, ETC.) Stories are told
> around each find and are inter-mingled around the main story of the
> present on the dig with the people there, the Kibbutz, the staff of the
> dig, the children of the families in the Kibbutz, the dining room staff,
> the guy funding the dig ETC.
> It's just fascinating! Michener always put a lot of research into his
> work, but this book is my very favorite of his! It's really long (over
> 1100 pages), but I'll probably read it seven more times! I just love
> the way he put this one together!
>
> catlady12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- 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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