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07Sep2009

Books for the taking

Category Author Title Notes
Biography Stein, Gertrude Wars I have seen autobiograpy
Business Barnes, Ralph Motion and Time Study 1930's industrial manual - cool pictures ultra-dry text
Business Bennis, Warren Managing the dream Reflections on leadership and change.
Business Dezenhall, Eric Damage Control Harback - case studies on the public relation nightmares
Business Fisher, Roger Getting to yes A business classic on negotiation
Children Allende, Isabel City of the beasts Teen literature
Children Andersen, Hans The emperor's new clothes A business book (just kidding)
Children Baglio, Ben The first olympics Children's literature - grade school
Children Burks, Brian Soldier Boy Boy's literature - grade school
Children Byfield, Barbara The man who made gold Children's literature - grade school
Children Carlson Natalie The family under the bridge Children's literature - grade school
Children Kipling, Rudyard Captain Courageous Classic children's literature
Children Packard, Edward The mystery of Chimney Rock Children's literature - grade school
Children Paulsen, Gary Brian's winter Children's literature - teen
Children Sachar, Louis Wayside school gets a little stranger Children's literature - grade school
Children Twain, Mark The adventures of Huckleberry Finn Schoolbook version with study guide
Children   Boy's life book of outer space stories Children's literature - grade school
Children   Sleeping beauty children's book
Children   The journal of Scott Pendleton Collins, world war II soldier Children's literature - teen
Essays/nonfiction Anzaldia, Gloria Borderlands, La Frontera The experince of the mestiza woman
Essays/nonfiction Badinter, Elisabeth Fausse route french feminism (in french)
Essays/nonfiction Badinter, Elisabeth XY - De l'identite masculine Well-bred french feminism - in french
Essays/nonfiction Bejamin, Jessica The bonds of love Psychoanalysis and feminism. Heavy-duty.
Essays/nonfiction Bolen Jean Goddesses in evey woman female psychology
Essays/nonfiction Borges, Luis Seven nights A slim book of literary criticism
Essays/nonfiction Chodorow, Nancy The powe of feelings Personal meaning in psychoanalysis, gender and culture
Essays/nonfiction Cixous, Helene Coming to writing Serious french literary essays translated into english
Essays/nonfiction Clement, Catherine Opera The femal characters in opera
Essays/nonfiction Clezio, JM Le reve Mexicain The french take on Mexico - in French
Essays/nonfiction Codrescu, Andrei The dog with the chip in his neck Essays
Essays/nonfiction Crosley, Sloane I was told there'd be cake Hilarious book of personal essays
Essays/nonfiction Eco, Umberto Misreadings essays
Essays/nonfiction Eco, Umberto Misreadings essays
Essays/nonfiction Firenzuola, Agnolo On the beauty of women Academic book on the concept of beauty in renaissance italy
Essays/nonfiction Fisher, Seymour Body consciousness An academic book. How we get to view our bodies.
Essays/nonfiction Flax, Jane Thinking fragment feminism and postmodernism in the west
Essays/nonfiction Gergen, Kenneth The saturated self Identity in contemporary life
Essays/nonfiction Goldberd, Natalie The long quiet highway Writing inspiration
Essays/nonfiction Goldstein, Michael The experience of anxiety essays on psychiatry
Essays/nonfiction Hooks, Bell Feminist theory from margin to center African American feminist theory
Essays/nonfiction Hurston, Zora Neale Dust Tracks on the road Classic african american literature
Essays/nonfiction Huston, Zora Neale Folklore, memoirs and other writings essays
Essays/nonfiction Inchbald, Elizabeth A simple story 18th century feminism
Essays/nonfiction Johnson, Spehen Character styles Fundamentals of psychology
Essays/nonfiction Kingston, Maxine The woman warrior Feminine myths.
Essays/nonfiction Kolenda, Pauline Cultural construction of women Academic feminist essays
Essays/nonfiction Kondo, Dorinne Crafting selves Power and gender in the Japanese workplace
Essays/nonfiction La Bruyere les characteres Classic 17th century french - in french
Essays/nonfiction Lawler, Jennifer Dojo Wisdom for writers Small book of writing inspiration
Essays/nonfiction Locke, John Second treatise of government  
Essays/nonfiction Moore, Robert The king within Jungian king myth
Essays/nonfiction Moraga, Cherrie This bridge called my back writings by radical women of color
Essays/nonfiction Myler, Thomas How scandal brought boxing to its knees A jock book
Essays/nonfiction Nietzche, Friedrich The Gay Science Philosophy. Good grief I read this in high school?
Essays/nonfiction Nietzche, Friedrich Thus spoke Zarathustra There goes another Nietzche book from MP's shelves
Essays/nonfiction Paley, Grave Just as I thought Literary and political essays
Essays/nonfiction Paz, Octavio La hija de Rapaccini A tiny serious book in spanish
Essays/nonfiction Paz, Octavio Solo a deux voix Interview with Julian Rios - in french
Essays/nonfiction Sacks, Oliver The man who mistook his wife for a hat essays on neurological disorders
Essays/nonfiction Said, Edward Orientalism The origins of orientalism in Europe
Essays/nonfiction Sansot, Pierre Les gens de peu Antropology - in French
Essays/nonfiction Schor, Julier The overspent american Too late: we're overspent
Essays/nonfiction Sedaris, David Dress your family in corduroy and denim Humorous personal essays
Essays/nonfiction Sontag, Susan Illness as metaphor A very serious book of literary essays
Essays/nonfiction Steedman, Carolyn Landscape for a good woman a study of english working class women
Essays/nonfiction Stocker, Margaret Judith A thick book on the myth of Judith and Holofernes.
Essays/nonfiction Taylor Charles The ethics of authenticity Canadian philosophy
Essays/nonfiction Taylor, J Eva Perron The peronian myth. Written by a rice prof.
Essays/nonfiction Thoreau, Henry Wladen Classic. But three copies??
Essays/nonfiction Walker, Alice In search of our mother's garden prose and essays
Essays/nonfiction Weedon, Chris Feminist Practice and Postculturalist Theory There you have it. Now you know how I squandered my youth.
Essays/nonfiction Wickes, Frances The inner world of choice childhood development book.
Essays/nonfiction   Le code noir The french slavery law code - in french
Fiction Album, Mitch The five people you meet in heaven inspitational - sort of
Fiction Amis, Kingsley Lucky Jim Literature
Fiction Austen, Jane Mansfield park fluffy
Fiction Barrico, Allesandro Silk quick read. Entertaining.
Fiction Bellamy, Edward Looking backward 19th centurey literature (I think)
Fiction Bellow, Saul Seize the day literature
Fiction Bourin, Jeanne Les peregrines Novel about the french croisades - in French
Fiction Buck, Pearl Pavillion of women A classic. I always enjoy re-reading Pearl Buck.
Fiction Calvino, Italo Mr. Palomar Calvino is a delightful italian author. I love his stories.
Fiction Cambor, Kathleeen The book of mercy A mystery - with a mysterious dedication from the author
Fiction Cather, Willa Death comes to the archbishop Classic. Everyman's libray hardback edition.
Fiction Cerda, Martha La senora rodriguez y otoros mundos literature - in Spanish
Fiction Chatelet, Noelle Histoires de bouches French short stories - in french
Fiction Chatwin, Bruce UTZ I love this story! Set in France too.
Fiction Chevalier, Tracy La vierge en bleu American author translated into french.
Fiction Coetzee, J.M Disgrace A very good, thought-provoking read. Boy! I have a hard time parting with this one
Fiction Cook, Robin Crisis Thrills
Fiction Cooper, James Fenimore The prairie 400 pages on the American frontieer
Fiction Crighton, Michael Five patents Thrills
Fiction Crighton, Michael State of fear Thrills
Fiction Deloria, Ella Waterlily Story of a native american woman
Fiction Divakaruni, Chitra Arranged marriages A great story - indian literature - couldn't put it down
Fiction Djebar, Assia Les femmes d'Alger New french/arab contemporary literature - in french
Fiction Dostoevsky, Fyodor The brothers Karamazov Two pounds of russian literature - an excellent Constance Garnett translation
Fiction Eco, Umberto Loana French translation
Fiction Farrell, J.G The siege of Krishnapur A great english colonial war story
Fiction Fitzgerald, Scoot Babylon revisited literature
Fiction Fox, Paula A servant's tale Contemporary Caribbean literature
Fiction Frank, O'Connor Stories Mid century male short stories, what can I say?
Fiction Gibbons, Kay Divining Woman A great story.
Fiction Gordon, Mary Pearl  
Fiction Grisham, John The associate Thrills
Fiction Grisham, John The brethren Audio tapes - thrills
Fiction Grisham, John The last juror Thrills
Fiction Haien Jeannette The all of it An irish story
Fiction Irving, John A prayer for Owen Meany So satisfying, like all Irving's books.
Fiction Irving, John The world according to Garp a classic
Fiction Kellor, Garrison Lake Wobegon Days Always entertaining
Fiction Kenison, Katrina The best of American short stories Used in a writing class - got all the classics
Fiction King, Stephen Umney's last case short story in a tiny book
Fiction Kinsolver, Barbara Best American short stories 2007 edition
Fiction Koontz Dean Velocity Thrills
Fiction Lahiri, Jhumpa Interpreter of maladies Great indian literature
Fiction Lawrence, DH The plumed serpent Think DH Lawrence in Mexico
Fiction Leavitt, David Family dancing literature
Fiction Lewis, C.S. The dark tower Classic literature - suitable for teens
Fiction Lewis, Stephen The dumb shall sing literature
Fiction Leyner, Mark The tetherballs of Bougainville God knows what this is
Fiction London, Jack The Jack London reader Literature - o.k for children
Fiction Mann, Thomas The magic mountain Classic literature - lots of it
Fiction Mason, Bobbie Ann Clear Springs Coming of age story. Very nice read
Fiction McCockle, Julie July 7th Well written contemporary literature - sort of a chick book
Fiction McCorckle, Jill Carolina Moon  
Fiction Moore, Lorrie Like Life One of Lorrie Moore's first books. Very well written short stories
Fiction Moore, Lorrie Self help Her first book. Very funny.
Fiction Morrison, Tonei The bluest eye Classic of African American literature
Fiction Nemirovsky, Irene Le vin de solitude in French
Fiction Orseman, Erik Une comedie francaise French bourgeois literature - in french
Fiction Oyone, Ferdinand Le vieux negre et sa medaille French attack on french colonialism. In french. Uh-oh!
Fiction Proust, Marcel Du cote de Guermande In French
Fiction Rahimi, Atiq Syngue Sabour Very powerful novel about women in afghanistan. In French
Fiction Robinson, Mary An amateur guide to the night Children's literature - grade school
Fiction Rushdie, Salman East/West  
Fiction Sebold, Alice The lovely bones Great story. Coming into flim.
Fiction Shelley, Mary Frankenstein The original story.
Fiction Shute, Nevil A town like Alice A good story. There's a movie of the same.
Fiction Tan, Amy The hundred secret senses Comfy read - great story - a chick book
Fiction Tolstoy, Leo War and Peace A doorstop of Russian literature and another Constance Garnett translation
Fiction Tremblay Michel La traversee du continent Canadian contemporary literature - in French
Fiction Trollope. Anthony The spotted dog and other stories 19th centurey literature
Fiction Tyler, Ann Ladder of years I love this story! Definitely a chick-book escape
Fiction Vian, Boris L'automne a Pekin In French
Fiction Vonnegut, Kurt Hocus Pocus literature
Fiction Vonnegut, Kurt Slaughter house five A classic!
Fiction Waugh, Evelyn Decline and Fall A classic.
Fiction Wharton, Edith Madame de Treyme A tiny book - short story
Fiction White Bailey Sleeping at the starlite motel A light story ala Ann Tyler
Fiction White Edmund The beautiful room is empty Never read it. Must be someone else's
Fiction Wolfe, Tom A man in full A southern gent' story of greed and fall
Fiction   American Short Ficton Vol 10, issue 38 summer 2007
Fiction   Harpur Palate Volume 7 issue 1
How-to Baxter, Harry How to read music I could never learn. You try.
How-to Brungardt, Kurt Complete book of abs for women I gave up on tight abs - might work for you
How-to Calabro, Rose Living in the raw Raw cooking vegan recipes
How-to Cookshack Get smoking 190 award-winning smoker oven recipes
How-to Cotton, Leo Old Mr. Boston official bartender's guide Boozy recipes
How-to Farmer Fannie Original 1896 cooking-school cookook Actually a tiny reproduction
How-to Galloway Book on running Method to run marathon (not that I ever did)
How-to Gordon, Deborah Ants at work book on bugs
How-to Hines, Emmett Fitness Swimming Great swimming workouts
How-to Hitt, Jack Off the road Travel book about Compostella
How-to Jensen, Bernard Guide to diet and detoxification I could never follow a diet
How-to Lawrence, Allan Running and racing after 35 fitness book
How-to Maleska Eugene Daily NYT crosswords Thursday level - too advanced for me
How-to Prudhomme, Paul Old-time Louisiana recipes cookbook
How-to Townbridge, John The Yeast Syndrome Lotsa yeast everywhere. Yikes!
How-to Whittman. Kate Brittany Gastronomique Recipe book - in english
How-to   Clothes A picture book of 90's classics
How-to   McCormick & Schmicks seafood restaurant cookbook
Humor Larson, Gary Far side observer comics
Humor Salajan Joanna Zen Comics Slim book of zen cartoons
Poetry Banerjee, Chitra Leaving Yuba City Poetry
Poetry Eluard, Paul Capitale de la douleur Painful french poetry - in french
Poetry Eluard, Paul Derniers poemes d'amour French love poems - in French
Poetry Hall, Donald Old New Poems poetry
Poetry Masters, Edgar Spoon River Anthology Classic poetry
Poetry Theobald, John The lost vine medieval french poetry translated into english
Religion/spirituality Andre-Delastre, Louise St. Agnes A very pious little book on the life of St. Agnes
Religion/spirituality Daila Lama Deity Yoga Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Donnell, Thomas A Thomas Merton Reader Christian spirituality
Religion/spirituality Geshe Sopa, Lhundup Cutting through appearances Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Gross, Rita Buddhism after patriarchy Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Johnson, Franklin True Womanhood 19th century manual on how women should behave. Oh Lord!
Religion/spirituality Klein. Anne Knowledge and liberation Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Merton. Thomas contemplatice prayer  
Religion/spirituality Norbu, Namkhai The crystal and the way of light Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Rinbochay, Khetsun Sangpo Tantric practice in yingma Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Rinbochay, Lati Mind in tibetan buddhism Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Sohl, Robert The gospel according to zen interesting religious cross-study
Religion/spirituality Trungpa, Chogyam The myth of freedom Tibetan buddhism
Religion/spirituality Wisse, Ancrene Guide for Anchoresses A glimpse into medieval spirituality
Religion/spirituality   Religion of the United States - vol 2 A school book
Self-Help Dyer, Wayne Your sacred self self-help
Self-Help Ford, Debbie The dark side of the light chasers self-help
Self-Help Garfield, Charles Wisdom circles a guide about building small groups
Self-Help Gawain, Shakti Living in the light self-help
Self-Help Jaksch, Mary Learn to love Cute. Quick read. With pictures.
Self-Help Levine Stephen Who dies An uplifting books on mortality (just kidding)
Self-Help Moore, Thomas Soul mates - honoring the mysteries of love and relationships self-help
Self-Help Myss, Carolyn The creation of health health, spirituality
Self-Help Rohrer, Norman Facing anger self-help
Self-Help Wlaker, Barbara The Crone Book on women and aging

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