tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post8515461358336051774..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: Fri. Bookshelf Traveling in Insane Times #8: Part IJudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-42347433225171918862020-05-16T19:03:37.341-04:002020-05-16T19:03:37.341-04:00I have not read much of Michener at all. I think I...I have not read much of Michener at all. I think I should select at least one, just for the experience. Did you like what you read of his?Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-49618862857409079862020-05-16T19:01:02.794-04:002020-05-16T19:01:02.794-04:00I think we both need a hardcover copy, as it was o...I think we both need a hardcover copy, as it was originally published. If we ever get our libraries back, I'll try to get a hold of a copy. How interesting you had the same issue!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-15534201888385945122020-05-16T08:46:16.522-04:002020-05-16T08:46:16.522-04:00Looking through old books can be a neat thing to d...Looking through old books can be a neat thing to do. I find that it brings back memories. <br /><br />James Michener wrote a lot of books so I can see how his titles would be good for ongoing gift ideas. It has been a long time since I have read him. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-54986086082041577622020-05-14T19:21:59.287-04:002020-05-14T19:21:59.287-04:00We have the same edition of the Barbara Tuchman bo...We have the same edition of the Barbara Tuchman book. Jack read it when he was much younger, but I couldn't manage it. Such a shame as I'd love to read it.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-74474281377695162792020-05-11T18:25:51.545-04:002020-05-11T18:25:51.545-04:00Hi Diane,
I know exactly what you mean about those...Hi Diane,<br />I know exactly what you mean about those library book sale vultures! The sad thing, I thought, was that the library book sale was once a fun community experience, and also for book lovers from neighboring towns. <br />Our town library set aside Friday night for locals by making the pre-book sale event into a total party and fund-raiser with a $15 admission fee for the otherwise free wine and appetizers. This keeps (or has kept) the vultures out for the first night of the sale. It's so sad to think we won't be doing that this year, or who knows when? Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-86367799066391464122020-05-10T18:08:46.982-04:002020-05-10T18:08:46.982-04:00Hi JoAnn,
As a number of noted people have emphasi...Hi JoAnn,<br />As a number of noted people have emphasized, our world and our society will not go back to exactly the way it was before this pandemic. But the thing is, we don't have a clue what the future will look like. And no one, not anyone does.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-15696966186552700242020-05-10T18:06:03.644-04:002020-05-10T18:06:03.644-04:00Hi Cath,
Ken's Michener favorite is Chesapeake...Hi Cath,<br />Ken's Michener favorite is Chesapeake. And yes, I agree that Alaska sounds fascinating, as does his epic about the lands that made up Palestine and Israel from prehistoric times to the present. His novel Poland also intrigues me, but so many books, so little time!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-77496590988594077802020-05-10T18:02:54.697-04:002020-05-10T18:02:54.697-04:00Our library (still closed since Mid-March) has an ...Our library (still closed since Mid-March) has an ongoing book sale that gets added to every few days. They always had an annual May sale as well but, I suspect that might be a thing of the past. Honestly, I stopped going to those huge library sales a few years ago after getting stomped on and elbowed by crazed book sellers. (The pleasure reader doesn't stand a chance with these vultures and their barcode scanners) - took all the fun away for me.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-42939109069740351362020-05-10T18:02:45.404-04:002020-05-10T18:02:45.404-04:00Hi Tracy,
How interesting about Tales of the South...Hi Tracy,<br />How interesting about Tales of the South Pacific! Ken has read it twice. <br />Tuchman's most well-known history was The Guns of August, about all the forces in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century that made WWI inevitable.<br />Wishing you and your family well!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-55360100726183810472020-05-10T17:42:47.530-04:002020-05-10T17:42:47.530-04:00No cleaning for me! I do it only when it is absolu...No cleaning for me! I do it only when it is absolutely necessary AND when I am in the mood. <br />I find, like you, that my bookshelf travels lead me to examine and READ all the books on a shelf, and for the books I've read already, the process leads me on a voyage into the past. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-41574049916967398912020-05-09T15:18:14.526-04:002020-05-09T15:18:14.526-04:00Oh dear, I hadn't even thought about the libra...Oh dear, I hadn't even thought about the library used books sales yet! Our world is surely changing...<br /><br />As always, I enjoy these posts. Thanks, Judith.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-65738057676433343142020-05-09T06:55:12.700-04:002020-05-09T06:55:12.700-04:00My mother-in-law was a huge James Michener fan and...My mother-in-law was a huge James Michener fan and was always recommending his books to me. I never did get around to any but I must at some stage as I really fancy Alaska and Chesapeake. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-14035638411546694572020-05-09T00:43:11.019-04:002020-05-09T00:43:11.019-04:00I have wondered the same thing about those types o...I have wondered the same thing about those types of sales, Judith. And I have stacks of books for donations in my living room. Re Michener, we just ordered a copy of Tales of the South Pacific today. It is a favorite of my husband and I want to read it too. I have been interested in some book by Tuchman, but cannot remember the title.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-84046060542759661002020-05-09T00:01:07.953-04:002020-05-09T00:01:07.953-04:00Here is my entry for this week:
http://perfectre...Here is my entry for this week: <br /><br />http://perfectretort.blogspot.com/2020/05/fridays-bookshelf-traveling.html<br /><br />Of course, the problem with writing about a beloved book one hasn't looked at recently is that you take it down to check one thing and then you are still reading 24 hours later! Oh well, who wanted to clean or do laundry anyway?CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.com