Books mooched : Emma White (Australia) HIDE DETAILS - ? Title: The Liars' Club Author: Mary Karr Status: lost in the mail: the owner says they sent this book, but I never received it TRANSACTION DETAILS > Owner comment: Sorry, this book appears to have been lost in the mail. Book giver: tinuviel (Australia) Date requested: August 18, 2014 / 10:20 PM Date concluded: October 7, 2014 / 4:03 AM Title: The Faculty of Useless Knowledge Author: Yury Dombrovsky Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): many many thanks :) Book giver: david murray (New Zealand) Condition: Hardcover ex-library book with stamp and plastic covering.. Price sticker on front cover. Bookcrossing bookplate in first leaf. Date requested: October 3, 2013 / 6:23 PM Date concluded: November 12, 2013 / 4:48 PM Title: Housekeeping: A Novel Author: Marilynne Robinson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: tinuviel (Australia) Date requested: January 20, 2013 / 10:45 AM Date concluded: January 25, 2013 / 5:05 PM Title: Scheisse: The Real German You Were Never Taught in School Author: Gertrude Besserwisser Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks! Book giver: Evi (USA: VA) Date requested: December 14, 2012 / 3:50 AM Date concluded: January 16, 2013 / 2:55 PM Title: A Descant for Gossips Author: Thea Astley Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks you :) Book giver: Karli (Australia) Condition: This book is in good secondhand condition and is covered in clear Contact. It is a 1991 copy with a different cover. Date requested: August 8, 2012 / 2:12 PM Date concluded: August 15, 2012 / 5:52 PM Title: Skippy Dies. Paul Murray Author: Paul Murray Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): wow, practically brand new, thanks :) Book giver: Atchison (Australia) Condition: Good condition Date requested: August 5, 2012 / 8:43 PM Date concluded: August 9, 2012 / 4:05 AM Title: Gilead Author: Marilynne Robinson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): wonderful, thanks so much! :) Book giver: JPix (United Kingdom) Condition: The book is in good condition. It is registered at www.bookcrossing.com and has a bookcrossing label on the inside front cover with the book's unique BCID. If you could make a journal entry for the book on bookcrossing.com when you receive it that would be great! Date requested: July 14, 2012 / 1:33 PM Date concluded: August 7, 2012 / 12:03 AM Title: The Savage Detectives: A Novel Author: Roberto Bolano Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): such good condition, thanks heaps! :) Book giver: Lynnea (Canada) Date requested: May 30, 2012 / 5:28 AM Date concluded: August 5, 2012 / 8:44 PM Title: Look at Me: A Novel Author: Jennifer Egan Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Many thanks :) Book giver: Colin O'Sullivan (Japan) Condition: Cover creased, first pages are dog-eared, a well-read copy but pages are clean and intact. Date requested: May 28, 2012 / 2:16 AM Date concluded: June 12, 2012 / 1:51 AM Title: WHERE DID I COME FROM ? : First-aid for Parents Author: Peter Mayle Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Amy Noble (Australia) Date requested: May 27, 2012 / 5:54 AM Date concluded: June 29, 2012 / 3:28 AM Title: Baby Love; Everything You need to Know About Your New Baby Author: Robin Barker Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): great, thanks ... lots to absorb ... Book giver: HeyJupiter. (Australia) Condition: Cover worn/creased around edges and corners. Pages yellowing with age. Spine uncreased. This book was given to me by someone else for listing, so it is possible that there is underlining/highlighting that I am unaware of. I have tried to record accurate condition notes, however if there is something that you are particularly concerned about, please ask :) Date requested: April 28, 2012 / 11:18 PM Date concluded: May 2, 2012 / 8:53 PM Title: Piggybook Author: Anthony Browne Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps :) Book giver: tinuviel (Australia) Date requested: April 27, 2012 / 6:57 PM Date concluded: May 10, 2012 / 10:56 PM Title: The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 Author: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+0): Lars let me know he no longer had the book. No probs! Book giver: Lars (Australia) Condition: spine bleached Date requested: March 15, 2012 / 3:33 AM Date concluded: March 25, 2012 / 11:07 PM Title: Unpolished Gem Author: Alice Pung Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks so much, looking forward to reading this :) Book giver: Vikki (Japan) Date requested: February 16, 2012 / 4:36 AM Date concluded: March 5, 2012 / 1:25 AM Title: The Man of My Dreams: A Novel Author: Curtis Sittenfeld Status: my request was rejected by the book owner TRANSACTION DETAILS > Owner comment: - Book giver: Jemah (Australia) Date requested: January 23, 2012 / 2:33 AM Date concluded: January 28, 2012 / 4:00 PM Title: The Glass Palace: A Novel Author: Amitav Ghosh Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you! Book giver: gemma (United Kingdom) Condition: spine is a bit creased and it's a bit grubby but otherwise good Date requested: January 6, 2012 / 1:38 AM Date concluded: January 12, 2012 / 11:26 PM Title: Bun in the Oven: The Real Guide to Pregnancy Author: Kaz Cooke Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+0): has been lent to me, no need to mooch now! sorry and thanks. Book giver: Nay (Japan) Date requested: December 17, 2011 / 4:15 AM Date concluded: December 22, 2011 / 12:54 AM Title: The Machineries of Joy Author: Ray Bradbury Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you Book giver: david murray (New Zealand) Condition: Some wear and tear on cover and spine. Inscription from previous owner on 1st leaf. Price written in pencil on spine. otherwise fine. Date requested: December 16, 2011 / 1:05 AM Date concluded: December 22, 2011 / 12:52 AM Title: Wise Blood Author: Flannery O'Connor Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks so much, am really looking forward to reading this :) Book giver: Maglinty (United Kingdom) Condition: 1989 printing so different cover. Good condition although crease in front cover. Date requested: December 8, 2011 / 1:47 AM Date concluded: January 3, 2012 / 11:23 PM Title: Orwell (Modern Masters) Author: Raymond Williams Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): has arrived Book giver: marcus petz (Finland) Date requested: December 1, 2011 / 11:16 PM Date concluded: April 22, 2012 / 10:40 PM Title: The Children's Book Author: A.S. Byatt Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): brand new, thanks so much! Book giver: issy05 (Australia) Date requested: October 30, 2011 / 8:34 PM Date concluded: November 7, 2011 / 12:20 PM Title: Perdido Street Station Author: China Mieville Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks so much for going to so much effort to send this. very kind! Book giver: Natasha (Canada) Condition: In excellent condition. Date requested: October 11, 2011 / 9:21 PM Date concluded: December 22, 2011 / 12:54 AM Title: American Wife: A Novel Author: Curtis Sittenfeld Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): great, thanks heaps :) Book giver: Julie (USA: TX) Condition: Like new, looks great. Date requested: October 11, 2011 / 3:37 PM Date concluded: October 30, 2011 / 8:39 PM Title: On Writing Author: Stephen King Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): many thanks Krystal :) Book giver: Krystal (Germany) Date requested: September 24, 2011 / 7:12 PM Date concluded: October 5, 2011 / 2:35 AM Title: The Children's Book Author: A.S. Byatt Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+0): sorry I have mooched this twice ... Book giver: Ellen (United Kingdom) Date requested: September 18, 2011 / 11:13 PM Date concluded: October 31, 2011 / 2:50 PM Title: Perdido Street Station Author: China Mieville Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+0): I'm very sorry I mooched this twice! Oops. Book giver: Joanna (Canada) Condition: -front cover contains creases as do some of the pages but overall in good condition Date requested: September 6, 2011 / 6:04 PM Date concluded: October 17, 2011 / 5:50 AM Title: The Age of Consent Author: George Monbiot Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps, for the book and the nice note :) cheers, E Book giver: Belinda Robins (Australia) Date requested: August 30, 2011 / 7:41 PM Date concluded: September 5, 2011 / 6:14 AM Title: The Gunslinger (Dark Tower) Author: Stephen King Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps :) Book giver: Janet (Australia) Date requested: August 27, 2011 / 4:11 AM Date concluded: September 23, 2011 / 6:10 PM Title: Neverwhere: A Novel Author: Neil Gaiman Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): got it, great, a bit of warping doesn't faze me! cheers, Emma Book giver: Maggie (USA: AL) Condition: Not in the best condition (my copy had a fight with some rainwater) but it's still readable Date requested: August 23, 2011 / 5:24 PM Date concluded: September 5, 2011 / 6:15 AM Title: Half of a Yellow Sun Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Status: my request was rejected by the book owner TRANSACTION DETAILS > Owner comment: There's no sea mail from Ireland apparently!! I can't afford to send it at the moment as funds are tight :( sorry!! Book giver: Niamh (Ireland) Condition: Ok so I found this on a bus, a little dog eared, it's been well read, and it's definitely readable, just definitely not new! It's a good copy, for someone who likes to know the book has been enjoyed by others before them. Date requested: August 23, 2011 / 4:21 AM Date concluded: August 29, 2011 / 7:06 AM Title: Down With Skool!: A Guide to School Life for Tiny Pupils and Their Parents (Penguin Modern Classics) Author: Geoffrey Willans Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): it came! I love this book! Thank you thank you! :) Book giver: Courtiron (France) Date requested: July 31, 2011 / 5:50 PM Date concluded: September 1, 2011 / 7:26 PM Title: The Girl Who Played With Fire Author: Stieg Larsson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): many thanks :) Book giver: Eric Henri (USA: VA) Date requested: July 14, 2011 / 6:27 AM Date concluded: July 29, 2011 / 12:36 AM Title: I Capture the Castle Author: Dodie Smith Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): many thanks :) Book giver: Nisha (Australia) Condition: In good condition: some scratches and other minor wear to cover, pages slightly yellowed, but no creases to spine. Date requested: July 10, 2011 / 4:40 AM Date concluded: July 14, 2011 / 5:12 AM Title: Snow Crash Author: Neal Stephenson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: LitClique (USA: VA) Condition: This copy has seen multiple readers. The cover's a bit dinged up and the spine is worth, but still together. Date requested: May 22, 2011 / 7:27 PM Date concluded: June 27, 2011 / 2:43 PM Title: The Iron Tonic: Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley Author: Edward Gorey Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): oh it arrived! it's great, thanks so much :) Book giver: Iyadls (Philippines) Date requested: May 10, 2011 / 5:14 AM Date concluded: September 23, 2011 / 6:11 PM Title: The Language Instinct (Penguin Science) Author: Steven Pinker Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: Kerri (New Zealand) Condition: This book is a bookcrossing book (small sticker on front of book and bookplate on inside front cover). The cover is different to the picture shown. Published 1995. Date requested: May 3, 2011 / 5:58 AM Date concluded: June 27, 2011 / 2:38 PM Title: The Shadow of the Wind Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this book is in great condition, thank you so much for sending! Emma Book giver: Aiste (Ireland) Date requested: May 2, 2011 / 2:29 AM Date concluded: May 24, 2011 / 7:16 AM Title: Bluebeard (Paladin Books) Author: Kurt Vonnegut Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps :) Book giver: graham dann (Australia) Date requested: April 25, 2011 / 4:04 AM Date concluded: April 29, 2011 / 9:47 PM Title: La Perdida Author: Jessica Abel Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): it came! yay! thank you so much I'm excited to read this :) Book giver: Stephanie (Canada) Condition: perfect condition, like brand new Date requested: February 23, 2011 / 3:39 AM Date concluded: May 24, 2011 / 6:17 AM Title: Wanting Author: Richard Flanagan Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): looks great, thanks a lot :) Book giver: tinuviel (Australia) Condition: this is an advance reading copy paperback not a hardcover Date requested: February 19, 2011 / 6:28 AM Date concluded: February 23, 2011 / 3:33 AM Title: OUR TOWN AND OTHER PLAYS Author: THORNTON WILDER Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: mfkirke (United Kingdom) Date requested: October 29, 2010 / 1:21 PM Date concluded: January 10, 2011 / 9:04 PM Title: Reading Author: Frank Smith Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: Amanda (United Kingdom) Condition: Ex-library book. Has remains of label on front cover, stamps on title pages, age spots and creasing. Readable copy but has been well used. Date requested: August 13, 2010 / 4:25 AM Date concluded: September 17, 2010 / 7:46 PM Title: Jewels and Ashes Author: Arnold Zable Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks again :) Book giver: Kate Parker (Australia) Date requested: June 23, 2010 / 2:16 AM Date concluded: July 20, 2010 / 2:08 AM Title: Cafe Scheherazade Author: Arnold Zable Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): great, thank you :) Book giver: Kate Parker (Australia) Date requested: June 23, 2010 / 2:13 AM Date concluded: July 20, 2010 / 2:08 AM Title: Oh Pure and Radiant Heart Author: Lydia Millet Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks so much this is a lovely edition :) Book giver: david murray (New Zealand) Date requested: June 9, 2010 / 5:47 AM Date concluded: June 16, 2010 / 6:07 AM Title: Aspects of the Novel (Twentieth Century Classics) Author: E.M. Forster Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you very much :) Book giver: Mandy (United Kingdom) Date requested: May 29, 2010 / 7:33 PM Date concluded: August 14, 2010 / 9:20 PM Title: In Our Own Best Interests: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All Author: William Schulz Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you, this looks great :) Book giver: Melinda (USA: NY) Date requested: May 8, 2010 / 9:03 PM Date concluded: May 18, 2010 / 2:46 AM Title: Snowy Day Author: Ezra Jack Keats Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks this is a lovely book :) Book giver: broke1 (USA: NY) Condition: excellent condition, has name in front, otherwise looks almost unread Date requested: April 17, 2010 / 7:18 PM Date concluded: May 3, 2010 / 6:14 PM Title: Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity Author: David Lynch Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this is wonderful, beautiful edition, thanks! :) Book giver: xenia skoura (Greece) Date requested: April 11, 2010 / 11:45 PM Date concluded: April 21, 2010 / 2:50 AM Title: Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man": A Biography - A Book That Shook the World (Books That Shook the World) Author: Christopher Hitchens Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks so much :) Book giver: jmargethe (United Kingdom) Condition: good condition. Date requested: April 6, 2010 / 3:45 AM Date concluded: July 5, 2010 / 1:57 AM Title: The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and Love of Words Author: Simon Winchester Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this looks great, thank you so much :) Book giver: Iacobus (Australia) Date requested: March 16, 2010 / 12:32 AM Date concluded: April 11, 2010 / 11:37 PM Title: The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall Author: Daphne du Maurier Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you for the extras, very kind! :) Book giver: Kelly (USA) Condition: This is a very old copy (1976), but in good condition. Being very small, I will likely agree to send it to your country. Date requested: March 9, 2010 / 1:48 PM Date concluded: March 25, 2010 / 1:14 AM Title: Three Men in a Boat (Penguin Popular Classics) Author: Jerome K. Jerome Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you very much :) Book giver: HORSE (Greece) Date requested: March 7, 2010 / 6:51 PM Date concluded: March 16, 2010 / 8:12 PM Title: A Case of Exploding Mangoes Author: Mohammed Hanif Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this is lovely, thank you very much :) Book giver: Amanda (Switzerland) Date requested: March 7, 2010 / 1:32 PM Date concluded: March 25, 2010 / 1:15 AM Title: Home in the Sky (A Blue Ribbon Book) Author: Jeannie Baker Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you! :) Book giver: ^Mary^ (USA: FL) Date requested: March 3, 2010 / 9:38 PM Date concluded: March 15, 2010 / 12:38 AM Title: The World Is Flat: The Globalized World in the Twenty-first Century Author: Thomas Friedman Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you! :) Book giver: Jeremy (USA: MO) Condition: Book is in good shape, just some small creases on the back cover. Different color than the one shown - the red parts are blue. Date requested: February 27, 2010 / 5:11 AM Date concluded: March 10, 2010 / 3:55 PM Title: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Vintage) Author: Erik Larson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you, looks great! :) Book giver: Rebel Sun (Japan) Condition: spine cracked in one place, but otherwise in good condition Date requested: February 24, 2010 / 4:53 AM Date concluded: March 16, 2010 / 5:23 PM Title: The Summer Book Author: Tove Jansson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): lovely, thank you! :) Book giver: david murray (New Zealand) Condition: Price tag on back. Price pencilled in front cover. Some yellowing with age, otherwise excellent. Date requested: February 24, 2010 / 4:50 AM Date concluded: March 10, 2010 / 3:52 AM Title: Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language Author: Don Watson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks, this is great :) Book giver: TeaP (United Kingdom) Date requested: January 29, 2010 / 4:40 PM Date concluded: April 21, 2010 / 2:50 AM Title: Bring On The Empty Horses Author: David Niven Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks Sally for the extra book! That was very thoughtful :) Owner comment: You're welcome! Glad it's found a good home :) Book giver: Sally (Australia) Condition: Pages yellowed with age, good condition besides. This one is too heavy for me to send overseas, sorry! Date requested: January 17, 2010 / 4:42 AM Date concluded: January 21, 2010 / 3:44 PM Title: time untamed Author: robert bloch, ray bradbury, clifford d simak,john wyndham, theodore sturgeon, l sprague de damp, fritz leiber isaac asimov Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks so much :) Book giver: toggle (United Kingdom) Date requested: January 14, 2010 / 4:29 AM Date concluded: April 21, 2010 / 2:50 AM Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror (Penguin Classics) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Status: my request was rejected by the book owner TRANSACTION DETAILS > Owner comment: the book owner's account has been permanently closed Book giver: Georgina (Australia) Date requested: January 12, 2010 / 10:59 PM Date concluded: January 14, 2010 / 8:34 PM Title: This Book Will Save Your Life Author: A.M. Homes Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this is great, thanks so much :) Book giver: Kate Mc Govern (Ireland) Condition: Very good condition Date requested: December 1, 2009 / 11:52 PM Date concluded: January 6, 2010 / 3:55 AM Title: Unacknowledged Legislation Author: Christopher Hitchens Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this is great, thanks so much :) Book giver: Nicole (USA: IL) Condition: Good conditions; corners slightly worn. Note there is an inscription on the title page (not an autograph) - looks like a gift to previous owner. Date requested: December 1, 2009 / 5:19 AM Date concluded: January 6, 2010 / 3:55 AM Title: Waiting for the Weekend Author: Witold Rybczynski Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks again! Book giver: chris (Japan) Condition: ex-lib, plastic cover, good shape Date requested: November 29, 2009 / 10:34 PM Date concluded: January 20, 2010 / 3:23 PM Title: The Question of Palestine (Vintage) Author: Edward W. Said Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): great, thank you! Book giver: chris (Japan) Condition: showing some reading and shelf wear, a crease on the back and some yellowing, good reading copy Date requested: November 28, 2009 / 11:32 PM Date concluded: January 20, 2010 / 3:22 PM Title: Voltaire's Bastards : The Dictatorship of Reason in the West Author: John Ralston Saul Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks :) Book giver: jacktrade (Australia) Date requested: November 24, 2009 / 1:37 AM Date concluded: December 9, 2009 / 4:06 PM Title: The Monkey's Mask (A Mask Noir Title) Author: Dorothy Porter Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps, this is great :) Book giver: Kelly (Australia) Date requested: November 17, 2009 / 1:06 PM Date concluded: November 23, 2009 / 10:14 PM Title: Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass (Vintage International) Author: Isak Dinesen Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: Sally (Australia) Condition: Different cover - film tie-in edition. Not new, but a very clean second-hand copy. This one is too heavy for me to send overseas, sorry! Date requested: October 24, 2009 / 7:18 PM Date concluded: November 11, 2009 / 2:50 AM Title: Proud Tower Author: Barbara W. Tuchman Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks so much, looks great! :) Book giver: Margaret (USA: WA) Condition: This is a HARDCOVER edition, and it's also a Book Club edition. If you don't like Book Club editions, this is not the book for you! So...the cover is not the same. It's hardback. It's a Book Club edition. I'm listing this via LibraryThing, so I haven't looked at the book in a while. If you need more specific information, please ask. My books are normally in quite good condition, however. Date requested: October 17, 2009 / 4:44 PM Date concluded: November 2, 2009 / 2:29 PM Title: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol : (From A to B and Back Again) Author: Andy Warhol Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps! i never thought this would show up on BM! :) Book giver: Travis (USA: GA) Condition: Some light highlighting in places. Date requested: October 7, 2009 / 2:34 AM Date concluded: January 6, 2010 / 3:54 AM Title: Scenes From A Revolution: The Birth of the New Hollywood Author: Mark Harris Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this is great, thank you so much Book giver: Mari (United Kingdom) Condition: Creases to the spine. Some wear and tear along the edges. Date requested: October 6, 2009 / 8:22 PM Date concluded: October 21, 2009 / 5:48 PM Title: Seven Types of Ambiguity Author: Elliot Perlman Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): beautiful edition, thank you so much! Book giver: Ann Zimrin (USA: MD) Condition: excellent Date requested: October 6, 2009 / 4:17 AM Date concluded: October 14, 2009 / 6:04 PM Title: Oryx and Crake Author: Margaret Atwood Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): beautiful, brand new hardcover edition, thank you so much for your generosity! Book giver: sarah (USA: SC) Condition: excellent Date requested: October 3, 2009 / 6:14 AM Date concluded: October 21, 2009 / 5:49 PM Title: The Tao of Pooh Author: Benjamin Hoff Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): lovely, thank you :) Book giver: Kathy (USA: GA) Date requested: September 30, 2009 / 12:37 AM Date concluded: October 7, 2009 / 1:44 AM Title: The Ministry of Special Cases Author: Nathan Englander Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps, looking forward to reading it :) Book giver: Aoife (Belgium) Condition: Book in good condition. 280g so can send worldwide on its own. Please see profile note on postage. Date requested: September 28, 2009 / 12:17 AM Date concluded: October 6, 2009 / 1:33 AM Title: The Wind in the Willows: Complete and Unabridged (Puffin Classics) Author: Kenneth Grahame Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you so much, I'm so pleased to have this! :) Book giver: ssk (Australia) Date requested: September 11, 2009 / 11:37 PM Date concluded: September 25, 2009 / 4:10 AM Title: The Mill on the Floss Author: George Eliot Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you very much :) Book giver: Helen (Australia) Condition: Ink name in the front. Pages a bit stained and yellowed. Binding may become loose in the middle of the book, but hasn't done so yet. Date requested: September 2, 2009 / 11:25 PM Date concluded: September 15, 2009 / 2:02 AM Title: Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics) Author: William Makepeace Thackeray Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks for the book :) Book giver: Sophie Manera (Australia) Date requested: September 2, 2009 / 10:35 PM Date concluded: September 17, 2009 / 6:25 PM Title: Istanbul: Memories of a City Author: Orhan Pamuk Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks very much Katherine, looking forward to reading it :) Book giver: Katherine (USA: WA) Date requested: September 1, 2009 / 6:26 AM Date concluded: October 21, 2009 / 10:54 PM Title: The Tent Author: Margaret Atwood Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: isiri (Ireland) Date requested: August 27, 2009 / 3:46 AM Date concluded: September 1, 2009 / 6:21 AM Title: Can You Forgive Her (The Penguine Trollope, vol. 17) Author: Anthony Trollope Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you :) Book giver: Brad Ferguson (Australia) Condition: Different cover - looks like a bit of a tea party going on on the front. Quite a creasy spine. has a Recycled Reading (my local 2nd hand book store) stamp on the first page. Some creases on the front page. Looks as you'd expect a book this old to look... but slightly better. Date requested: August 18, 2009 / 3:50 AM Date concluded: August 27, 2009 / 3:19 AM Title: Sea of Poppies Author: Amitav Ghosh Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): this looks wonderful, thank you so much! Book giver: Amanda Hutcherson (United Kingdom) Date requested: August 11, 2009 / 2:24 AM Date concluded: August 16, 2009 / 4:28 PM Title: His Illegal Self Author: Peter Carey Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you Book giver: Yael (Israel) Date requested: August 7, 2009 / 1:14 AM Date concluded: August 20, 2009 / 10:00 PM Title: English Passengers Author: Matthew Kneale Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): perfect, thank you very much! Book giver: catsalive (Australia) Date requested: July 19, 2009 / 2:16 AM Date concluded: July 21, 2009 / 4:03 PM Title: The Tale of Two Bad Mice (The World of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit) Author: Beatrix Potter Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Caitlin (Australia) Date requested: May 30, 2009 / 11:00 PM Date concluded: July 2, 2009 / 9:41 PM Title: Carpentaria Author: Alexis Wright Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks heaps Carole :) Book giver: Carole Hood (Australia) Condition: This is a copy that I mooched. it is in good condition. This is a heavy book so I will not send it overseas. Date requested: May 28, 2009 / 3:07 PM Date concluded: June 2, 2009 / 8:37 PM Title: My Dinner with Andre (Shawn, Wallace) Author: Wallace Shawn Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank so much! Book giver: Janet (USA: TX) Date requested: April 27, 2009 / 1:22 AM Date concluded: May 8, 2009 / 5:20 AM Title: Art D'Ecco Author: Roger Langridge Status: lost in the mail: the owner says they sent this book, but I never received it TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: David ! (USA: CA) Date requested: April 22, 2009 / 3:02 PM Date concluded: October 21, 2009 / 5:50 PM Title: Story of O Author: Pauline Reage Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you so much for this! :) Emma Book giver: Diana (Australia) Date requested: March 19, 2009 / 11:48 PM Date concluded: March 27, 2009 / 5:32 AM Title: The Gathering (Man Booker Prize) Author: Anne Enright Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you, looking forward to reading it! Book giver: rhianna (Australia) Condition: Front cover has bend in top RH corner, very small tears on one or two pages of the book Publisher: vintage books london (girls up-close face on cover) 261 pages Date requested: March 14, 2009 / 12:25 AM Date concluded: March 23, 2009 / 8:43 PM Title: Hocus Pocus Or, What's the Hurry, Son? Author: Kurt Vonnegut Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks Helen, yay! Book giver: Helen312 (Australia) Condition: Different cover to that shown on BookMooch. Book is in pretty good condition - some discoloration at the top and bottom of pages due to sitting on shelf for many years - all pages inside book are clean though Date requested: March 1, 2009 / 1:27 AM Date concluded: March 3, 2009 / 8:36 PM Title: The Undercover Economist Author: Tim Harford Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thanks Birgit, looking forward to reading it! Book giver: Birgit (United Kingdom) Date requested: February 27, 2009 / 3:27 AM Date concluded: March 9, 2009 / 9:25 PM Title: The Believers: A Novel Author: Zoe Heller Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): thank you, looking forward to reading it :) Book giver: Melissasyd (Australia) Condition: Paperback ARC. Good Condition. Date requested: February 26, 2009 / 6:33 PM Date concluded: March 4, 2009 / 4:32 PM Title: My Name Is Red Author: Orhan Pamuk Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): yay, thank you so much! Book giver: kevhowson (United Kingdom) Date requested: February 9, 2009 / 2:18 PM Date concluded: May 12, 2009 / 12:47 AM Title: Studio and Cube: On The Relationship Between Where Art is Made and Where Art is Displayed (FORuM Project Publications) Author: Brian O'Doherty Status: my request was rejected by the book owner TRANSACTION DETAILS > Owner comment: I am very very very sorry T_T But you live too far that I think I 'll not able to pay the ship cost Book giver: lilipa (France) Date requested: February 8, 2009 / 6:20 PM Date concluded: February 9, 2009 / 9:14 AM Title: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Author: Azar Nafisi Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): look great, and so fast, thanks again! Book giver: kelsey (USA: OR) Date requested: January 28, 2009 / 4:50 PM Date concluded: February 5, 2009 / 10:26 PM Title: Out Stealing Horses Author: Per Petterson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): looks great, and so fast! thank you :) Book giver: kelsey (USA: OR) Date requested: January 28, 2009 / 4:50 PM Date concluded: February 5, 2009 / 10:25 PM Title: The Master and Margarita Author: Mikhail Bulgakov Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): great book, thank you :) Book giver: selena (Japan) Date requested: January 19, 2009 / 4:47 PM Date concluded: February 4, 2009 / 2:32 PM Title: Blindness (Harvest Book) Author: Jose Saramago Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): great book, thank you :) Book giver: Janelle (Australia) Date requested: January 16, 2009 / 5:50 PM Date concluded: February 4, 2009 / 2:32 PM NEXT PAGE +