Hello all, Time to pop this thread back to page one since my FoL sale is this week. It starts on Saturday (with crowds waiting at the doors) and ends tomorrow. I confess that I left with far more titles than I should have but then again, I do the same thing every year. My haul: Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart Geisha by Liza Dalby (this one looks "iffy" but my daughter said, "go for it, Mama", so I did.) How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffet by Lawrence Cunningham (yea, well, reading about this stuff is kinda fun for me...) Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick Green, Inc by Christine MacDonald In the Beginning (the story of the King James Bible) by Alister McGrath Down the Nile by Rosemary Mahoney Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox The Boy and the Samurai by Erik Christian Haugaard Changes at Fairacre by Miss Read Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood and The Writing Life by Annie Dillard A Moment on the Earth by Gregg Easterbrook Book Business by Jason Epstein In the Garden of Papa Santuzzu by Tony Ardizzone Life of Pi (illustrated hardcover edition) by Yann Martel Whew... now it is time for tea, popcorn, and an evening of reading! PAM

Rainbow's End and Pierce the Veil by Bob Adamov. These are just mysteries that take place on the island I came from in Lake Erie. Birdman of Alcatraz:the Story of Robert Stroud by Thomas Gaddis I thought of another one but it slipped my mind already :0(((((

My favourite Books of 2011 - no particular order - 1) ""Get Me Out of Here" - Henry Sutton A dark -- very dark -- satire set in modern-day London.... Tells of a once-successful financial professional who's on the skids -- yet, still hankers for the luxuries and amenities so many of his ilk had during the '80s - early-2000s - until the global financial crash. 2) "Bleak House" - Charles Dickens My first reading of this classic. Like the above -- another tale of riches-to-rags -- for some characters, rags-to-riches. Teeming w/ delightful or creepy characters, high drama, ugly-beyond-belief slum scenes and human cruelty, enough neuroses to keep a psychiatric clinic busy for a decade (or more!), generosity of spirit, healthy lust for life, etc., etc. ... a rich cornucopia of humanity -- both wonderful and lousy. 3) "Left Early, Took My Dog" - Kate Atkinson Very "juicy" mystery involving a kidnapped spunky little girl and one of the most delightful female police detectives I've ever encountered. ... She reminded me of the actress Dawn French. 4) "King Solomon's Carpet" - Barbara Vine / Ruth Rendell One of the best books she's ever written ... even though I was annoyed w/ how meagre the explanation was at the end -- of a couple of the characters' outcomes. But, still, a fascinating ride -- in both senses! -- the story as well as the hair-raising subway ("Underground" in Brit speak) scenes. Some of the weirdest, most intriguing characters I've come across in a book in a long time! 5) "Bad Behavior" - Isabel Wolff A woman's storybook -- I call this genre -- some call it "Chick Lit", which turns me off. Anyway -- a lovely story about a young, single woman setting up a new veterinary practice in London. She has a very awful secret in her past. A war photojournalist comes into her life, and the secret if blown open. 6) "My Cousin Rachel" - Daphne du Maurier Several of us "chatted" about this in the August thread. I still think the dame did it! 7) "The Private Patient" - P.D. James A professional investigative TV journalist goes to a posh country clinic to have an old scar removed from her face. But much more than that happens to her. Really intriguing who-done-it... although I felt that bringing Dalgleish's personal life into the story interrupted the flow. That's it. This year think I'll read more non-fiction. After going over the lists of all the books I read - 2011 - I noticed I've been reading way too many mystery books! Some books keep popping up in the lists above and in discussion that I want to try -- "IQ84", "Discovery of Witches", "The Assassin's Cloak". Kathy9norcal - You named 2 of my all-time favourite books: 1) "Brazzaville Beach" - Wm. Boyd -- Every time I mention this novel I have the feeling I'm the only person who's read it, as no one seems to've heard of it! Although I've read some awfully good books set in Africa (fict. &...

That's strange - I see you as a member since May 28. What happens when you go to the URL? I can remove you and have you join again if you want. I approved you again, maybe that will trigger it but you might have to leave and rejoin. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/615019-kt-book-club Or do you mean Goodreads in general? I found this link about how to get another confirmation email. I added another email address to experiment and it said it needed to be verified and had an option to resend, though it wasn't in red. https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/283-how-do-i-verify-my-email-address