haha I am drunk. It's hard to do this drunk! I'm sure I have a Wilson and a Miller in my collection somewhere!
Your bookshelves - a scavenger hunt
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Hmm. I'll have to do this off the top of my head, since I own literally thousands of books and my sanctum sanctorum is a chaotic mess.
I'd probably grab the two issues of Galaxy magazine that originally serialized Rendezvous With Rama. They are the actual issues that I bought off the rack.
The Big Time by Fritz Lieber.
I don't know. I've accumulated lots of books going back to the 50s-- possibly the 40s. The oldest book that I myself bought off the rack when it was new is probably my original copy of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which would have been in 1969 or 1970. The oldest written story I have would be The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Probably, but I can't remember. The only story that sprang to mind is "Born Of Man And Woman" from The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. I can't remember off the top of my head who wrote it.
No idea. I've got lots of SF that takes place in the very distant past.
The Jameson Satellite by Neil R. Jones (and, yes, it was Rhubarbodendron who turned me on to Neil R. Jones).
Rendezvous With Rama.
I guess the best contender for that would be Harlan Ellison. I love his stuff, including his non-fiction, but, man, what a dork he can be.
Arthur C. Clarke.
That would have to be my signed, numbered hardcover edition of Richard Matheson's three Kolchak scripts. I paid $150 for that puppy and I regret nothing!
Not sure. Either the Podkayne of Mars that I bought for my niece's birthday or Montaro Caine by Sidney Poitier.
Robert Parker's Spenser novels and Dennis Lehane's Dorchester novels spring to mind.
Besides my own?
I'd probably grab the two issues of Galaxy magazine that originally serialized Rendezvous With Rama. They are the actual issues that I bought off the rack.
1) Name a book you own that is written by someone with a Z in their name:
The Cheese and the Worms - Carlo Ginzburg
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf:
Maybe not oldest in terms of when it was written, but oldest in terms of the book itself is The Scarlet Letter, from around 1915. In terms of when it was written, I would guess Dream of the Red Chamber - Cao Xueqin (mid 1700s). No wait! Travels of Marco Polo, written around 1300.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (also all of the California Diaries series by Ann M. Martin)
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period:
The Scarlet Letter
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames:
Good Wives, Nasty Wenches & Anxious Patriarchs - Kathleen M. Brown
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book:
C.S. Lewis
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by:
Agatha Christie
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
Harry Potter books
10) Name the latest book you purchased:
For school- CSS3: The Missing Manual. For myself- Intensity - Dean Koontz
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc:
I own many history books on California and the Sacramento region, but instead I will go with the fictional California Diaries series
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Either The Turn of the Screw - Henry James or The Scarlet Letter (not because it's my favorite, but because it is the oldest and most valuable)
The Cheese and the Worms - Carlo Ginzburg
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf:
Maybe not oldest in terms of when it was written, but oldest in terms of the book itself is The Scarlet Letter, from around 1915. In terms of when it was written, I would guess Dream of the Red Chamber - Cao Xueqin (mid 1700s). No wait! Travels of Marco Polo, written around 1300.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (also all of the California Diaries series by Ann M. Martin)
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period:
The Scarlet Letter
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames:
Good Wives, Nasty Wenches & Anxious Patriarchs - Kathleen M. Brown
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book:
C.S. Lewis
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by:
Agatha Christie
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
Harry Potter books
10) Name the latest book you purchased:
For school- CSS3: The Missing Manual. For myself- Intensity - Dean Koontz
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc:
I own many history books on California and the Sacramento region, but instead I will go with the fictional California Diaries series
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Either The Turn of the Screw - Henry James or The Scarlet Letter (not because it's my favorite, but because it is the oldest and most valuable)
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1) Name a book you own that is written by someone with a Z in their name
Hammered, by Elizabeth Bear
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
Probably The Contract Bridge Blue Book by Ely Culbertson. I have a copy from the 49th printing in September 1931 - which is actually only a year after the first printing.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
None that I can think of.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
Could be West of Eden by Harry Harrison, or End of an Era by Rob Sawyer - they both involve dinosaurs.
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
I had to go digging - Secret Matter, by Toby Johnson. I have yet to read it - I think it was a freebie I got at a convention.
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
That's a good question. Probably Kept Boy by Robert Rodi, or maybe Hogfather by Terry Pratchett.
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
I'll have to go with Endgame Enigma by James P. Hogan. Love his ideas, but he went a little crazy in the last few years of his life, believing in Velikovsky and other pseudo-science. (As an engineer, he should have known better.)
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
Rob Sawyer, Harry Turtledove, Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher, David Gerrold, Tanya Huff.
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
I really have no idea. I tend not to buy hardcovers, but I probably have a couple that I paid $30 or so for. To name one at random: Star Trek Creator: The Unauthorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry by David Alexander.
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward, and Programming Microsoft LINQ In .NET 4. I got them both at the same time, a couple of weeks ago.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc
To pick one by an author I haven't already referred to: The Adolescence of P-1 by Thomas J. Ryan. It's set at the University of Waterloo, which is where I got my degree.
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
That's a really tough question. Probably The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - I got it autographed several years ago when he did a signing at a bookstore here. I have several other signed books, but most of them are by authors whom I know socially - or, at least, are still alive - and it would be fairly simple to replace them. (The Restaurant At the End of the Universe is also signed, but you specified one book only.)
Hammered, by Elizabeth Bear
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
Probably The Contract Bridge Blue Book by Ely Culbertson. I have a copy from the 49th printing in September 1931 - which is actually only a year after the first printing.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
None that I can think of.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
Could be West of Eden by Harry Harrison, or End of an Era by Rob Sawyer - they both involve dinosaurs.
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
I had to go digging - Secret Matter, by Toby Johnson. I have yet to read it - I think it was a freebie I got at a convention.
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
That's a good question. Probably Kept Boy by Robert Rodi, or maybe Hogfather by Terry Pratchett.
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
I'll have to go with Endgame Enigma by James P. Hogan. Love his ideas, but he went a little crazy in the last few years of his life, believing in Velikovsky and other pseudo-science. (As an engineer, he should have known better.)
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
Rob Sawyer, Harry Turtledove, Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher, David Gerrold, Tanya Huff.
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
I really have no idea. I tend not to buy hardcovers, but I probably have a couple that I paid $30 or so for. To name one at random: Star Trek Creator: The Unauthorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry by David Alexander.
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward, and Programming Microsoft LINQ In .NET 4. I got them both at the same time, a couple of weeks ago.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc
To pick one by an author I haven't already referred to: The Adolescence of P-1 by Thomas J. Ryan. It's set at the University of Waterloo, which is where I got my degree.
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
That's a really tough question. Probably The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - I got it autographed several years ago when he did a signing at a bookstore here. I have several other signed books, but most of them are by authors whom I know socially - or, at least, are still alive - and it would be fairly simple to replace them. (The Restaurant At the End of the Universe is also signed, but you specified one book only.)
Hey, glad to see I'm not the only one who was/is a fan of the California Diaries series! I haven't read them in years, but I've still hung on to them as well. I really did enjoy them.
As am I! I've never met another person who'd heard of them, let alone read them. As best I've come is finding someone who knows Dawn from the Babysitters Club books. I keep mine on the bookcase above my computer, and read through them during loading screens. My copy of the first book is close to falling apart, though! Do you have a favorite 'author' from the set?
1) The Art of War by Sun Tzu
2) The Harpers Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion(part 1 published 1866, part 2 1868) Original.
3) I used to have a copy of the Diary of Anne Frank, lost it on a move somewhere I think
4) Star Trek Destiny, Lost Souls... part of it was set in 4527 BC. Think that's the winner
5) Roswell, Texas by L. Neil Smith
6) Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien. Must've read through that dozens of times during my teenage years. Then again when the movies came out.
7) Terry Goodkind... he's real hit and miss with his Sword of Truth novels but the good is good enough to suffer through the bad.
8) Harry Turtledove, Robert Conroy, and Terry Goodkind are the only ones I can think of.
9) Aforementioned Harpers Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion... thought I got a good deal at $200. Amazing what you'll find at garage sales.
10) Castro's Bomb by Robert Conroy
11) Again... Roswell, Texas by L. Neil Smith.. surprisingly set in Texas... some scenes where literally down the road for me as I live about 20 miles from where Texas declared Independence.
12) Uh... gotta go with the twice mentioned Harpers Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion. Wonderful illustrations and the text -really- captures the tone of the time.
2) The Harpers Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion(part 1 published 1866, part 2 1868) Original.
3) I used to have a copy of the Diary of Anne Frank, lost it on a move somewhere I think
4) Star Trek Destiny, Lost Souls... part of it was set in 4527 BC. Think that's the winner
5) Roswell, Texas by L. Neil Smith
6) Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien. Must've read through that dozens of times during my teenage years. Then again when the movies came out.
7) Terry Goodkind... he's real hit and miss with his Sword of Truth novels but the good is good enough to suffer through the bad.
8) Harry Turtledove, Robert Conroy, and Terry Goodkind are the only ones I can think of.
9) Aforementioned Harpers Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion... thought I got a good deal at $200. Amazing what you'll find at garage sales.
10) Castro's Bomb by Robert Conroy
11) Again... Roswell, Texas by L. Neil Smith.. surprisingly set in Texas... some scenes where literally down the road for me as I live about 20 miles from where Texas declared Independence.
12) Uh... gotta go with the twice mentioned Harpers Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion. Wonderful illustrations and the text -really- captures the tone of the time.
Be sure to read the Wind River books in order. There's a lot about her personal life that will be confusing if you don't. I love that series. She has a new one, too, about a woman journalist in Denver, IIRC, that I wasn't impressed with. Haven't read any of her non-fiction.
I just read it! Will be interested to hear how you like it. (ETA: Oh, wait, you know I've read it. I think I'm the one who told you about it...
)
^^ Yes, you are. 
I'm going to start it as soon as I finish Time Immemorial, which will probably be today.
I'm going to start it as soon as I finish Time Immemorial, which will probably be today.
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf: A pulp fiction book from 1932
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.: Yes, Starship Troopers
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period: The Tale of Genji
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.: Ghosts of Onix by Eric Nylund
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.: Karen Traviss Love:Glasslands,The Thursday War Hate:Hard Contact, Triple Zero
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by: Jim Butcher, the complete Dresden files collection (including the comics and the Pen & Paper RPG)
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for? A first edition of Starship Troopers
10) Name the latest book you purchased.: The Terok Nor trilogy
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be? The Starship Troopers first edition
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.: Yes, Starship Troopers
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period: The Tale of Genji
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.: Ghosts of Onix by Eric Nylund
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.: Karen Traviss Love:Glasslands,The Thursday War Hate:Hard Contact, Triple Zero
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by: Jim Butcher, the complete Dresden files collection (including the comics and the Pen & Paper RPG)
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for? A first edition of Starship Troopers
10) Name the latest book you purchased.: The Terok Nor trilogy
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be? The Starship Troopers first edition
I had no idea Guareschi was available in English, too
I've read all the Don Camillo series. Love the movies with Fernandel =)
Gone now, but at one time I owned a psychology text by Philip Zimbardo. A quick scan didn't turn up any other author names containing a Z.
[Edit: I spoke too soon. I have a book-club edition of the Analects of Confucius, whose name has also been rendered as Kong Fuzi or K'ung Fu-tze.]
The Compendium of Cookery and Reliable Recipes, published in Chicago in 1890 (It belonged to my great-aunt.)
Ordeal by Hunger, by George R. Stewart - not itself a diary, but consists to a significant extent of excerpts from diaries of surviving members of the Donner Party, or of persons involved in their rescue.
Not sure, but probably either the Epic of Gilgamesh or Homer's Iliad.
I have a Barnes & Noble Outline on Music Theory, written by George Thaddeus Jones.
Almost certainly The Lord of the Rings, though I've been through The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn quite a few times, as well.
I don't think I really have a love/hate relationship with any author. There are those I enjoy reading, those I don't, and those I haven't read.
Isaac Asimov.
No idea. I tend not to buy expensive editions.
I think it was The Power of Babel, by John McWhorter.
The Crying of Lot 49, by Thomas Pynchon
Not sure. Only the old cookbook is really irreplaceable, so maybe that.
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Oh this is gonna be so revealing of my low standard reading habits... Here we go!
1) Name a book you own that is written by someone with a Z in their name
Honestly, I can't seem to be able to find one.
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
Polismördaren (sorry don't know English title) by Maj Sjöwall and Johan Wahlöö. Printed in 1982.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
Berts Dagbok/Bert's Diary. Swedish youth book.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. Bought this on recommendation by tsq, by the way!
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown.
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
Going into Manga graphic novels for this one: Eichiiro Oda.
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
Star Trek Deep Space Nice Companion. Cost me about 150 USD. SO WORTH IT.
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
What do Women Want?: Adventures in the science of female desire by Daniel Bergner.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc
Människohamn/Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Strictly the six volumes of Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo since they're kinda rare. But if I really could save only one, it would be Jurassic Park. Not because it's the best, but because ever since i read that at age nine, I've constantly had something to read. it's the one that started it all.
1) Name a book you own that is written by someone with a Z in their name
Honestly, I can't seem to be able to find one.
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
Polismördaren (sorry don't know English title) by Maj Sjöwall and Johan Wahlöö. Printed in 1982.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
Berts Dagbok/Bert's Diary. Swedish youth book.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. Bought this on recommendation by tsq, by the way!
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown.
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
Going into Manga graphic novels for this one: Eichiiro Oda.
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
Star Trek Deep Space Nice Companion. Cost me about 150 USD. SO WORTH IT.
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
What do Women Want?: Adventures in the science of female desire by Daniel Bergner.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc
Människohamn/Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Strictly the six volumes of Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo since they're kinda rare. But if I really could save only one, it would be Jurassic Park. Not because it's the best, but because ever since i read that at age nine, I've constantly had something to read. it's the one that started it all.
1) Name a book you own that is written by someone with a Z in their name
'The Chronicles of Amber' by Roger Zelazny
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
'Life in Elizabethan Days' William Davis, 1930
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagun' Japanese courtesan's diary.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
'The Epic of Gilgamesh' Homer's 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey'
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
'The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith', 'A History of the American People' Paul Johnson, 'The House Divides' Paul Williams (A great short history of the era from Jackson to the civil war) 'From these Ashes' Fredric Brown (a great collection of his sci-fi short stories), Jones is a stumper. I had to go through just for this question. All the others I was quite sure of but Jones, the closest thing is 'Tom Jones' by Fielding.
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
'The Count of Monte Cristo' or 'The Lord of the Rings' it's a toss up.
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
None that I can think of. The closest to that description would be Karen Armstrong. Her 'A History of God' is a good read, but she needs to get over her break up with the Catholic Church.
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
A wonderful hardcover collection of Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
George Orwell's 'Coming up for Air' and Jean Froissart's 'Chronicles' 14th century historian's history of the wars between England and France.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc
Thoreau's 'Cape Cod' and a lot of Lovecraft's stories are set in my neck of the woods.
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Besides the bank books, maybe 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' Bought it at a library book sale when I was in high school. The single book I have had the longest.
'The Chronicles of Amber' by Roger Zelazny
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
'Life in Elizabethan Days' William Davis, 1930
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagun' Japanese courtesan's diary.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
'The Epic of Gilgamesh' Homer's 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey'
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
'The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith', 'A History of the American People' Paul Johnson, 'The House Divides' Paul Williams (A great short history of the era from Jackson to the civil war) 'From these Ashes' Fredric Brown (a great collection of his sci-fi short stories), Jones is a stumper. I had to go through just for this question. All the others I was quite sure of but Jones, the closest thing is 'Tom Jones' by Fielding.
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
'The Count of Monte Cristo' or 'The Lord of the Rings' it's a toss up.
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
None that I can think of. The closest to that description would be Karen Armstrong. Her 'A History of God' is a good read, but she needs to get over her break up with the Catholic Church.
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
A wonderful hardcover collection of Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
George Orwell's 'Coming up for Air' and Jean Froissart's 'Chronicles' 14th century historian's history of the wars between England and France.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc
Thoreau's 'Cape Cod' and a lot of Lovecraft's stories are set in my neck of the woods.
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Besides the bank books, maybe 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' Bought it at a library book sale when I was in high school. The single book I have had the longest.
1) Name a book you own that is written by someone with a Z in their name
If at Faust You Don't Succeed by Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
Somewhere around here I think I have some textbooks that belonged to my grandfather. They were published around 1916-1920 or so.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
I used to have a book that was a diary of someone who sailed on the Titanic. She was given the journal at the start of the journey, and refused to write in it afterward. In the postscript, it says that her family had it published in the 1990s. I cannot remember the title, or I would purchase another copy. The copy I had was lost when it was loaned to a friend's family member who lost it.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
Growing Up Brady by Barry Williams
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
That would be either Dreadnought by Diane Carey or Titans of the Seas by James H and William M Belote
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
That would probably have to be Platt Cline. He was a newspaperman and his book Mountain Town: Flagstaff's First Century reads more like the police blotter and the society pages from the newspaper than it does a book.
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
I seem to have a bunch of books by some hack named Asimov.
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small Scale Fascination That Led to a Full Scale Kingdom by Michael Broggie. I paid about $140 for this in 2001. Didn't bat an eyelash about buying it at that price either as I had been looking for a copy, any copy of this book for four years when I finally figured out who the publisher was and ordered it through them.
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery by Herbie J Pilato.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc.
Unless you count biographies, I do not have any. Most of the fiction books set here are westerns, which is a genre I do not like.
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small Scale Fascination That Led to a Full Scale Kingdom by Michael Broggie. Finding the first copy was so difficult that I do not think I could find another.
If at Faust You Don't Succeed by Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley
2) Name the oldest book in your bookshelf
Somewhere around here I think I have some textbooks that belonged to my grandfather. They were published around 1916-1920 or so.
3) Do you have a book that is a diary (real or fictional)? If so name it.
I used to have a book that was a diary of someone who sailed on the Titanic. She was given the journal at the start of the journey, and refused to write in it afterward. In the postscript, it says that her family had it published in the 1990s. I cannot remember the title, or I would purchase another copy. The copy I had was lost when it was loaned to a friend's family member who lost it.
4) Name the fictional book on your shelf which takes part in the earliest time period
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
5) The five commonest surnames in the USA are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones. Name a book you own that is written by someone with one of these surnames.
Growing Up Brady by Barry Williams
6) Name the book that you own that you have read the most times.
That would be either Dreadnought by Diane Carey or Titans of the Seas by James H and William M Belote
7) Do you own a book that is written by an author you have a love-hate relationship with? If so, name the author/book.
That would probably have to be Platt Cline. He was a newspaperman and his book Mountain Town: Flagstaff's First Century reads more like the police blotter and the society pages from the newspaper than it does a book.
8) Name an author who you own more than 10 books by.
I seem to have a bunch of books by some hack named Asimov.
9) Excluding textbooks, what book on your bookshelves did you pay the most for?
Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small Scale Fascination That Led to a Full Scale Kingdom by Michael Broggie. I paid about $140 for this in 2001. Didn't bat an eyelash about buying it at that price either as I had been looking for a copy, any copy of this book for four years when I finally figured out who the publisher was and ordered it through them.
10) Name the latest book you purchased.
Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery by Herbie J Pilato.
11) Name a book you own that is set in your state, province, county etc.
Unless you count biographies, I do not have any. Most of the fiction books set here are westerns, which is a genre I do not like.
12) If your house was on fire and you could only save one book, which book would it be?
Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small Scale Fascination That Led to a Full Scale Kingdom by Michael Broggie. Finding the first copy was so difficult that I do not think I could find another.
Do you remember if she was a child or an adult at the time of the sinking? If she was an adult was she a passenger or a crew member? There were several survivors who has diaries and knowing these questions could narrow the search for your book.
It could have been Violet Jessop. She was a stewardess on the Titanic and later she survived the sinking of the Britannic. Her memoirs (rather than a diary) were published in the mid-1990s.
There are at least two fictional diaries. One is the story of Margaret Ann Brady, the other Dorothy Wilton (no-one of either name sailed on the Titanic).
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AND TOMORROW THE WHOLE WORLD!!! - oops... old (German) habits...
I just noticed that we have a DuncanMacLeod, a MacLeod and a MacLoudt. Looks like there are a lot of Highlander fans around atm.
So, if any of you alleged or secret HL fans are interested in HL books:
the only existing copy of The Captive Soul, signed by Peter Wingfield (aka Methos) and Josepha Sherman (the author) will be auctioned off for charity on the website of Peter's fanclub. The auction starts on Nov 4th. (please PM me for details and link)
You'll have me as a competitor, though
Hmmm that's a tough question, I think they all balanced each other pretty well. I guess I most enjoyed reading the Sunny books, because their negativity matched my depressing teenage attitude.
Although I didn't really like Maggie, I could relate to a lot of her stories as well.I got into the books after being a fan of the Babysitter's Club series. I too haven't found anyone else that had heard of them. I guess they weren't that popular? Maybe if they were the series would have lasted much longer.
Have you tried any of the Tony Hillerman mysteries?
Germinal by Émile Zola
Morceaux choisis - Grands écrivains français. It's a collection of French texts published in 1923.
None except Anne Frank.
Andromaque by Jean Racine. It's a play that takes place in ancient Greece. I was tortured with that at school.
I was going to answer none but I sadly own a Dan Brown book.
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Including e-books : Alexandre Dumas.
The Lord of the Rings
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo and the cartas de relación by Hernan Cortes. Still haven't read them.
In Paris ?
That's too easy !The Renaissance trilogy by Alexandre Dumas. La Reine Margot can answer 11) too
I just noticed that I have a very classical book collection.
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