Member: Rubbah

Life
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Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away;
It isn't a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best;
It isn't a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again.

Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of.
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may;
Don't keep it in niches and corners and grooves,
You'll find that in service its beauty improves.

posted by theoldman at 6:02 am (EST) on Dec 13, 2009

Hi, just received an email from the owner of the Norton anthology as follows:

I checked the ISBN of this book and it is correct, but it doesn't say that this is the Instructors Handbook for the Norton Anthology.... is this what you were looking for?

Did you still want the book?

Veritas

posted by Veritas_ at 9:26 pm (EST) on Nov 10, 2009

Ruby- I have received Overheard at the Bookstore that I am angeling for you. I have posted it to my inventory (turtlegirl on BM) as Angel Book #3 reserved in your name.

Kristin

posted by kmhyle at 11:41 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Okay, I'll post your book in the next few days. BTW It was exactly where I thought I'd put it, and still next to the book it used to be next to. :-)

posted by kehs at 3:08 pm (EST) on Oct 30, 2009

Rubes, I have found the book you want. Just to check - The Wordsworth Classical Dictionary William Smith ISBN 1853263680. If it's the correct one I'll pop it in the post but don't hold your breath - there's a postal strike, don't forget.Or shall I hand deliver it? Lol! Only joking . . . ;-)

posted by kehs at 4:32 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

Ruby- I've got good news and bad news. The good news is I received Overheard at the Bookstore yesterday. The bad news is it was wrapped so tightly (with no inner wrapping of any sort to protect it) that I had to use a sharp knife just to open it. Once I got it out, I noticed that I had sliced the cover pretty much from stem to stern (it's holding on for dear life at the very top and bottom). I must say, it's a clean cut, very straight, I'm actually impressed that I got the knife through the hard cover. Anyway... I have ordered a used copy (seller says it is brand new) from amazon.com and I'll let you know when it arrives.

Kristin

posted by kmhyle at 9:18 am (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

The book character night sounds fun. I knew your wings and wand would get used. Is it tiara time too? :-)

posted by kehs at 5:20 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2009

Rubes, if you keep adding books at this rate your puny uni shelves are going to collapse. :-)I do like the sound of Walk Around the Snickelways of York. Maybe you can bring it home at Christmas so I can have a read.

posted by kehs at 2:10 pm (EST) on Oct 27, 2009

I received Thirteen Stories have reserved it for you on BM. Feel free to mooch away!

posted by RebeccaAnn at 3:26 pm (EST) on Oct 15, 2009

Best of luck at Uni!

posted by Donogh at 9:36 am (EST) on Oct 2, 2009

I did notice that, go ahead and cancel. silly people :(

posted by vikitty at 10:16 am (EST) on Sep 30, 2009

Thank you so much for angeling No Nation is an Island for me! I'm TJBales on Bookmooch.

posted by kineocarr at 2:12 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2009

So did that cookbook work for you? :)

posted by infiniteletters at 4:00 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2009

Ruby- I had emailed the owner of Molly Micky Moon about changing the reservation to me, but I just checked and it looks like the reservation was cancelled but not changed to me, so someone else got it. I'll add it to my WL and keep an eye out for it to grab it if it comes up again.
Kristin

posted by kmhyle at 5:30 pm (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

btw, I found you a book in Russian of fairytales. It's a hardcover book, with some nice retro illustrations. Incredible, but tons of the children/YA books I saw were translated from English, it was hell to find books from Russian authors...

I also got a bunch of detective stories, that I'll detail in the foreign languages thread. ;)

posted by Spinifex at 4:22 pm (EST) on Sep 4, 2009

Ruby- I saw your comment on the ranting thread. Let me know if you'd like me to angel that book for you.

Kristin

posted by kmhyle at 9:32 am (EST) on Sep 4, 2009

I have American cookboos, and I expect you'd want British ones for measurements?

posted by infiniteletters at 9:23 am (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

Ruby- I forgot to say that The Final Warning is marked Special Teacher's Edition and is hardback, not paperback like the BM listing says. Let me know if that's not OK.

Kristin

posted by kmhyle at 10:40 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2009

Ruby,

I have now received all 3 books I angeled for you (James Patterson- The Final Warning AND The Dangerous Days of Daniel X; Kathryn Wesley- The 10th Kingdom). I have posted them all to BM reserved in your name.

Kristin

P.S. Thanks so much for the smooch!!

posted by kmhyle at 10:38 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2009

Thanks for being an Angel for me! Danielle Steel Love:Poems. My BM ID is Mareofthesea.

posted by Mareofthesea at 4:21 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2009

Thank you for Angeling Forever Today for me!

posted by wester at 7:56 am (EST) on Aug 11, 2009

The Secret History of Giants has arrived, and I've posted it with a reservation for you. What a neat little book!

posted by kineocarr at 5:56 pm (EST) on Aug 3, 2009

Rubbah, for someone so young you have a fantastic varied library. I am pleased to see you have read The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall, fabulous read. I can also recommend The Carhullan Army by her also. She is a very talented writer.

posted by frannypatter at 11:12 am (EST) on Jul 30, 2009

Wanna Angel some more UK books for me? :)

posted by infiniteletters at 9:50 am (EST) on Jul 30, 2009

Hi Ruby,
Thanks so much for mooching The Spook's Apprentice for me. Here is your memory 'tag' so you know who you got it for... Lman. :) hehe.
~Lyn

posted by Lman at 6:20 am (EST) on Jul 30, 2009

The Old Country is here and I have reserved it for you.

posted by RidgewayGirl at 2:28 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2009

The Old Country mooch has been accepted. I found another book to mooch from her myself. I'll let you know as soon as it arrives.

posted by RidgewayGirl at 9:10 pm (EST) on Jul 21, 2009

Do please spill the means - what does bookmooch get used to indicate?

posted by edrandrew at 4:55 pm (EST) on Jul 15, 2009

Meant to add that Berlin showed up on my map. :-)

posted by kehs at 2:44 pm (EST) on Jul 15, 2009

Hello! I finally made it!

posted by BabySmith at 9:42 am (EST) on Jul 11, 2009

Thanks again for the angel mooch! No hurries, take your time on the shipping.

posted by thegreattim at 6:53 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2009

Thank you so much for mooching the book for me! And I'm really glad she said yes :)
Just posting here to let you know who the book is for. I am in no rush.

posted by pioviggina at 5:32 pm (EST) on Jun 1, 2009

Hi Rubbah

Sorry to take soooooo long to get back to you, but I haven't been on LT for months. I just wanted to say thank you for your kind words about my book, and also to say a long-distance helloooooo all the way from not-so-sunny Scotland.

posted by debigliori at 4:29 pm (EST) on May 25, 2009

Okay, just so you know, because I went back and there seemed to be some confusion in the angel thread . . . I've got Calling on Dragons and Talking to Dragons both requested for you, and I just got the mooch acceptances. :)

posted by chelonianmobile at 11:27 pm (EST) on May 21, 2009

Hi Ruby!
Thanks for your email - I've found you!
Shakila :)

posted by shakila at 8:27 pm (EST) on May 20, 2009

Thanks, Rubbah! That's great to hear!

Best,
Jim

posted by jchines at 3:52 pm (EST) on May 17, 2009

Thanks a million - you're a star!

posted by Donogh at 10:58 am (EST) on May 8, 2009

Hi,

I noticed you were looking for Charles de Lint books. You may want to check out http://www.bookcloseouts.com. They have about 21 titles available with prices starting at $3.99 per book. They ship worldwide, and are reasonable.

Irene Yeates

posted by saratoga99 at 11:48 am (EST) on Apr 29, 2009

Deliverance Dane is in! I suspect that it will eat the remainder of this week's post budget along with next week's, so I'll list the book for you and hopefully mail it next week.

It looks pretty awesome.

posted by chelonianmobile at 12:00 am (EST) on Apr 22, 2009

Thank you for the shout-back. I admire you for posting so many reviews--one of those things I keep telling myself to do and never quite getting around to.

posted by chilirlw at 1:59 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2009

Yes, I would be happy to mooch it :) And I'm not in a hurry, so it doesn't need to be listen very soon. I have huge pile of books on my TBR pile. Thanks a lot, it's very nice of you! Greetings!

posted by agatatera at 2:57 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2009

Yes actually, it is from that book, lol. I love Alice in Wonderland and reading the twist was amazing.

Okay, I'll have to give them a try someday, I've heard a lot of people that liked them, but not people I know personally. I always looked at the Mr. Monday series, but I could never get myself to read them. I loved the Seventh Tower series, it's very cool. It's for younger readers, of course, but I still like it because it kind of exposes humanity and the social order in a simplified way.

Lol, it doesn't matter if you're awful if you enjoy it. I used to have a friend that sucked so bad at singing, but I let her do it cuz it was fun for her.

posted by QueenAlyss at 12:32 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2009

Hey Rubbah, I noticed that we share a lot of books in common, well at least on my end :). Although they may be your childrens' books, idk. I've always wondered about reading Garth Nix's books like Lirael... do you recommend them? I'm not sure if I'd like that series eve though I have read the Seventh Tower and stuff. We also share some favourite authors, like Holly Black and Charles de Lint... I actually found you by your review on Ironside, an amazing series. I also organize my books by genre and authors, lol.

And since you like faeries and stuff, you should read The Stolen Child, by Keith Donohue

Anyways, just wanted to point that stuff out, lol

posted by QueenAlyss at 7:06 pm (EST) on Apr 7, 2009

Ooo. Shared book tastes. I'm still looking for a copy of River Sea with the right (blue butterfly cover).

A Song for Summer? *pokes at it, promptly wishlists*

*pokes at other unfamiliar books... so you're the reason why my wishlist is huge!*

posted by infiniteletters at 11:02 pm (EST) on Feb 22, 2009

Thanks a lot, Ruby. I just mooched! :) x

posted by Sukisue7 at 10:23 am (EST) on Feb 2, 2009

I notice you've not long added the Darren Shan books. Have you read them or just received them? I love Darren Shan although I've not read the new collection, I've read the Cirque de Freak ones.

posted by SmithSJ01 at 8:10 am (EST) on Jan 4, 2009

A wonderful library of books you have there, Rubbah. Added many to my own so we now share 100. Think it was at 67 before that. Spend considerable time looking for good fantasy books and fairytales so perhaps you'll see some you like within my tags as well.

posted by Hermee at 2:08 pm (EST) on Nov 24, 2008

I'm glad someone finds our books interesting! (What is 'early history'? History that happened before it was expected?!)

posted by MyopicBookworm at 4:51 am (EST) on Jul 16, 2008

hi rubbah, guess who! i did as u told me to. ive only got 11 books so far tho.

posted by beccalu at 10:04 am (EST) on May 5, 2008

I am also from the reading group of which your mum's a member. You have got a smashing library by the way!

posted by Saluk at 2:55 am (EST) on Mar 25, 2008

That isn't good [re coursework!] ... feel guilty now so will stand in the corner.
It is addictive on here and I'm meant to be delivering some KS3 English training for staff tomorrow and am still on here!!

posted by arkgirl1 at 4:39 pm (EST) on Mar 24, 2008

Your mum encouraging me check your library means more books added to my buying pile!!!

posted by arkgirl1 at 4:54 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2008