tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post802741202244822923..comments2024-01-29T08:16:59.673-08:00Comments on In one eye, out the other...: Mailbox Monday: Post- Pultizer pessimism editionSusan Tunishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-13009400320881139872011-05-04T11:36:43.350-07:002011-05-04T11:36:43.350-07:00Hi Ann,
I don't have a hard copy of H.G. Well...Hi Ann,<br /><br />I don't have a hard copy of H.G. Wells' The Sea Lady, but I got a free electronic copy here:<br /><br />http://www.archive.org/details/sealadytissueofm00welluoft<br /><br />It's available in many different formats, so I hope that one of them works for you. :-)Susan Tunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-350875991176809072011-05-01T12:38:56.163-07:002011-05-01T12:38:56.163-07:00Hi and per usual - you are THE go-to-person for re...Hi and per usual - you are THE go-to-person for resourcefulness!! Thanks for the tip. I'm on it. And yes - I did pick up a copy of The Girl Who... in paperback. I'm well into it. Would love to read The Sea Lady when you are done!! I love a good mermaid tale. (Mermaids and Vampires.) Enjoy the day!Ann Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104266413793849022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-33042740586396932932011-04-29T23:32:20.588-07:002011-04-29T23:32:20.588-07:00Hi Ann,
How lovely to see you here! Sadly, as sh...Hi Ann,<br /><br />How lovely to see you here! Sadly, as shocking as this may seem, I don't actually own a copy of Cutting for Stone, nor have I read it. (Thus putting to rest the rumor that I have a copy of every book ever published.) However, I'm sure if you put out a message on the SFBX board, as Ada just did, one of our members would be happy to loan you a copy.<br /><br />As for Hornet's Nest, that's an easy one. All of those Larsson books were published in Europe long before they were ever published in the U.S. Therefore, it's not too surprising that the paperback is already out there. So, did you pick up a copy? 'Cause that's one that I could actually loan to you--in paperback even. My copy is a pre-pub, trade paper galley. ;-)Susan Tunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-2748464254225274612011-04-29T22:57:52.030-07:002011-04-29T22:57:52.030-07:00Also - a quick question - while in the Budapest ai...Also - a quick question - while in the Budapest airport (yes it sounds exotic until you realize you are about to start a 17 hour journey), I came across the PAPERBACK edition of The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Is there a reason why I was able to find this abroad, but not at home in the States yet?Ann Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104266413793849022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-3153028284180894062011-04-29T22:49:56.677-07:002011-04-29T22:49:56.677-07:00Hi Susan,
Could I trouble you for a minute? I am ...Hi Susan,<br />Could I trouble you for a minute? I am looking for a copy of Cutting for Stone, Verghese. Do you have a copy I could borrow? I am in queue in the SFPL and Boston library (eBook). Am having NO luck! Thank you Thank you, AAnn Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104266413793849022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-31007913559350543532011-04-29T20:49:55.890-07:002011-04-29T20:49:55.890-07:00SL, congrats! This will be my last visit to the l...SL, congrats! This will be my last visit to the little stone house!<br /><br />Nic, you crack me up. I don't think I'm in danger of the floor giving way, but I will make a confession. One evening I placed a book on my dining table, which was already stacked high with books. It was a table; it held things, right? It never occured to me there was such a thing as "one book too many." Well, the table sort of collapsed, and a flood - an actual flood! - of books spilled across the floor nearly waist high. Not a great night.Susan Tunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-69166025835630267642011-04-29T18:59:57.957-07:002011-04-29T18:59:57.957-07:00SL - Gah! giving up Janes children's books? ...SL - Gah! giving up Janes children's books? I still have MY childrens books.Nicole Del Sestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050845908098902067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-77443235627961206942011-04-29T18:57:04.291-07:002011-04-29T18:57:04.291-07:00as bad as I am about book procurement, it's ni...as bad as I am about book procurement, it's nice to know that you are always worse. Seriously Susan, I'm afraid that one day you will walk into your apartment, put a book on an available surface, and your apartment floor is gonna go "fuck it, I'm out" and you and your New York Public Library of books are going to crashing down into the courtyard.Nicole Del Sestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050845908098902067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-72331535698637679352011-04-28T19:16:16.375-07:002011-04-28T19:16:16.375-07:00Ha! I forgot. I had the Maggie Lane at the store, ...Ha! I forgot. I had the Maggie Lane at the store, and Mary Rhodes is the creator of the Rhodes stitch, I believe (seems obvious, doesn't it?). I can't remember what happened to the Maggie Lane when we went through everything that was sitting on the porch about a month or so ago. And yes, I signed a contract today to sell the house. Fingers crossed that nothing goes awry and I make it to settlement. I have the dates you'll be here on my calendar. Yay!Sara Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257302421725766079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-49283915899890340852011-04-28T11:27:14.847-07:002011-04-28T11:27:14.847-07:00SL, did you sell the house already? OMG, I can...SL, did you sell the house already? OMG, I can't wait to catch up with you--but I suspect it will have to wait until I'm on the east coast. <br /><br />I'm sad you have to divest yourself of your books, but you're donating them to a good cause. And there will always be new books. Maybe I'll find a treasure for you at BEA.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm surprised you didn't comment on the stitching books, LOL.Susan Tunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-6995350139678756402011-04-28T06:02:01.940-07:002011-04-28T06:02:01.940-07:00I've been divesting myself of books. I have to...I've been divesting myself of books. I have to thin the herd to barely two bookshelves (must leave room for new acquisitions like the book I just got from you, Pale Demon). You'll be pleased to know that as I picked up and opened Syrup, I smiled, remembering when you gave it to me, and promptly put it on the "keep" shelf. Now, I'm trying to remember what box I put The Last Samurai in. Gah! I know I'll never read it again, but I did love that book! Maybe I'll just ask my nephew Todd (Katie's husband) to hold on to it for me. I'm donating all my giveaway books to their children's school's book sale. I was so happy to hear that they would come pick up the boxes and boxes of books I've packed up (still more to go with Jane's books; how do I decide which of her childhood books to keep for her?). I'll let you know the number of boxes.Sara Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257302421725766079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-16887728920791758612011-04-27T12:59:07.426-07:002011-04-27T12:59:07.426-07:00Oh, Care, you're turning into me! Warning: th...Oh, Care, you're turning into me! Warning: this way madness lies!<br /><br />Well, that's quite a haul of books, though you're still not at my level yet. I think I'm up to 14 so far this week. *rolls eyes* And, of course, unlike me, you've probabaly got an Alaska-sized home. I live in a San Francisco-sized studio apartment. So, unlike me, you should be okay. :-)<br /><br />I can't help but notice that you are reading up a storm lately! I'm SO glad you enjoyed Spiral as much as I did. I'm looking forward to meeting Dr. McEuen this summer. Can't wait; I love physicists!Susan Tunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-62500099359258845242011-04-26T16:49:26.036-07:002011-04-26T16:49:26.036-07:00I got two books from you! The Sandalwood Tree by ...I got two books from you! The Sandalwood Tree by Elle Newmark arrived along with Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut. Yay! Eat, Pray, Love also arrived thanks to Marnie and the PBT swap. In addition, from the library, I got, Spiral by Paul McEuen (AMAZING-devoured it in less than 24 hours-thanks for the recommendation!), Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, and John Fowles' The Collector.<br /><br />Currently, I am reading Invisible Cities and Davis Phinney's The Happiness of Pursuit (an egalley-due out in June). Phinney's book traces his cycling career and his fight with Parkinson's Disease-very good book so far!Saorse Eilidh Care Lykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961257179484971447noreply@blogger.com