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From the library, The Orphan Train, Stephen O'Connor The Salem Witch Trials Reader, Frances Hill The Complete Jack the Ripper, Donald Rumbelow Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Summers

It was pretty good. It talked about a lot of Obama's acquaintances that have come under fire, such as Bill Ayers and Tony Rezko. It also goes in to depth about what being a community organizer really is. Overall, I found it informative but a bit dry.

The City of Fallen Angels, John Berendt Disease: The Extraordinary Stories Behind History's Deadliest Killers, Mary Dobson

Welcome :flowers: You may want to check out the blog section of the forum. That's where a lot of us write our reviews. I read Stiff last year and enjoyed it immensely. I've also read Spooked, which was fun but not as great as Stiff.

I've never had an issue with the super saver shipping either. I don't think I've ever waited over a week. As for buying used books on Amazon, I do it all the time. I've had two experiences where I didn't receive my book but was refunded promptly in both cases, so I've had good luck.

Where do you buy the majority of your books from? Amazon or Barnes and Noble Do you regularly order? Yes, pretty much How long would you expect to wait when you order? A week or two. How much impact to blogs and word of mouth influences you in buying books? I'm somewhat influenced. I like to...

I just finished Blonde, by Joyce Carol Oates, which is a fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe's life. Very intriguing.

From the library Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie The Man of my Dreams, Curtis Sittenfeld

Men of Mathematics, ET Bell (for my fiance) Tonka puzzle book for the two year old I had with me. White Fang, Jack London Serial Killers: The Stories of History's Most Evil Murderers, Brian Innes 501 Must Read Books

Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather The Know-it-All, AJ Jacobs Sons and Lovers, DH Lawrence City of Ember, Jeanne Duprau Sellevision, Augusten Burroughs Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, John Cleland Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters Dry, Augusten Burroughs The...

I just finished Fathers and Sons last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought the character development was superb, and I especially loved Pavel. I found the relationship between Arkady and Bazarov interesting--especially how it disintegrated at the end.

Yes, I did. :) It was on sale at Barnes and Noble and came with the film version that stars Bette Davis.

On Human Bonadage, W Somerset Maugham The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature, Elizabeth Kantor Ph.D Zelda Fitzgerald: Her Voice in Paradise, Sally Cline

Titanic: A Journey Through Time, John P Eaton and Charles A Haas The Authentic South of Gone With the Wind: The Illustrated Guide to the Grandeur of a Lost Era, Bruce Wexler Our Literary Heritage: A Pictorial History of the Write in America, Van Wyck Brooks and Otto L Bettmann Carry-Ons...

The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House, John F Harris Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W Bush, Robert Draper The Obama Nation, Jerome R Corsi

Freakonomics

Thanks!

For my birthday, I received Freakonomics, Stephen D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner The Conservative's Handbook, Phil Valentine And then I bought The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot, Bart Ehrman Misquoting Jesus:The Story Between Who Changed the Bible and Why, Bart Ehrman The Judgment of Paris:The...

I'm halfway through the book and loving it. My local library has the movie, so I think I'll go rent it tomorrow and watch it over he weekend once I've finished the book. I'm definitely going to read Fingersmith too.

Them, Joyce Carol Oates Bodily Harm, Margaret Atwood A Woman's Life, Guy de Maupassant