BookcrossingJournal2006

Computer Down

2008-07-30T13:09:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the fact there have been no updates recently - computer crashed and I am in the process of buying a new computer.

Hope to be up and running again in a couple of weeks.

Books Read 2006

2007-11-06T00:40:00.000-08:00

I've read the following this year so far. (For Audiobooks I will use the Mass Market page count).

Books I've Read This Year 2006
91. Fair Play by Deirdre Martin (359)
90. Sunday’s Child by Edward O.Phillips (240)
89. Expat by Christina Henry de Tessan (297)
88. Body Check by Deidre Martin (323)
87. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (audiobook) (208)
86. Murder in the Calais Coach by Agatha Christie (198)
85. World’s Strangest Hockey Stories by Bart Rockwell (93)
84. Morning Girl by Michael Dorris (74)
83. The Chocolate Mouse Trap by JoAnn Carl (228)
82. The I Hate Madonna Handbook by Ilene Rosenzweig(109)
81. A Gift to Last by Debbie Macomber (234)
80. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus (Audiobook) (384)
79. The Chocolate Bridal Bash by Joanna Carl (226)
78. A Paper Life by Tatum O’Neal (audiobook) (285)
77. Air Disasters by Macarthur Job (180)
76. Going Home by Danielle Steel (385)
75. Sleeping Arrangements by Madeline Wickham (304)
74. The Martini by Daniel R. White (80)
73. The Little Black Book of Dating Ideas by John Graham (129)
72. The Left-Handed Book by James T. deKay (62)
71. X-Men The Last Stand: Rouge Finds a Home by Harry Lime(Read to Nephew) (32)
70. Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach (Read to Nephew) (24)
69. The Book of Virtues by William Bennett (audiobook) (832)
68. Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris (263)
67. Smitten by Janet Evanovich (234)
66. The Sisterhood by Michael Palmer (audiobook) (343)
65. The Elegant Gathering of White Snows by Kris Radish (624)
64. Listen to Your Heart by Fern Michaels (220)
63. Leap of Faith by Danielle Steel (241)
62. Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (350)
61. The Two of Us by Ellen Small and James Dale (32)
60. The Jane Austin Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (audiobook) (304)
59. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (audiobook) (368)
58. Meet the X-Men by Clare Hibbert (read to nephew) (32)
57. Loving Thoughts by Tender Hearts (99)
56. Exhibitionism by Toby Litt (293)
55. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (55)
54. Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire (406)
53. Why Do Men Have Nipples?.... by Mark Leyner & William Goldberg (audiobook) (224)
52. Miracle by Danielle Steel (225)
51. Hungry Harry by Joanne Partis (Read to nephew) (30)
50. The Good Body by Eve Ensler (Audiobook) (112)
49. Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London (read to nephews) (32)
48. Tadpole to Frog by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfled (read to nephews) (32)
47. The Devil Wears Prada by Laura Weisenberg (368)
46. Full Scoop by Janet Evanovich (347)
45. Why is My Custard Lumpy by Professor Spoon (63)
44.Full Blast by Janet Evanovich (344)
43.Manhunt by Janet Evanovich (219)
42.Who Wants a Dragon? By James Mayhew (read to nephew) (32)
41.From This Day by Nora Roberts (216)
40.The Miracles of Santo Fico by Dennis Smith (bookring) (368)
39.Scarlet Feather by Mauve Binchy (audiobook) (560)
38.Too Many Frogs by Sandy Asher (read to nephew) (32)
37.Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber (386) )
36.Big Truck and Little Truck by Jan Carr (read to nephew)(32)
35.Jewels in the Sun by Nora Roberts (audiobook) (386)
34.2,001 Things to Do Before You Die (216)
33.The Bernstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet by Stan & Jan Berenstain (104)
32.What do you Want to Be? Explore Health Sciences by Sally Rice Science (32)
31.What do you Want to Be? Explore Earth Sciences by Sally Rice Science (32)
30.What do you Want to Be? Explore Space Sciences by Sally Rice Science (32)
29.Jewel by Bret Lott (Audiobook) (560)
28.Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain (ebook) (56)
27.Journey by Danielle Steel (Audiobook) (368)
26.The Wedding by Danielle Steel (Audiobook) (528)
25.Frog Fables & Beaver Tales by Stanley Burke & Roy Peterson (45)
24.20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (61)
23.Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (Audiobook) (384)
22.All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark (Audiobook) (352)
21.Full Speed by Janet Evanovich (346)
20. Online Book of BookCrossers by safrolistics
19.Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain (ebook) (41)
18.Grandma’s Memories by Mary D. Brine (ebook) (17)
17.The Special Guest: A Christmas Story by Lee & Donna Allen (Audiobook)(112)
16.Propeller One-Way Night Coach by John Travolta (Audiobook) (42)
15.Murder at Ford’s Theater by Margaret Truman (Audiobook) (376)
14.Full Tilt by Janet Evanovich (342)
13.Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli (Audiobook) (752)
12.Full House by Janet Evanovich (334)
11.One Red Rose by Julie Garwood (152)
10.Murder at the Kennedy Center by Margaret Truman (Audio Book) (352)
9. Nothing is Impossible by Christopher Reeve (Audiobook) (209)
8. Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris (256)
7. The Diary of V: Happily Ever After by Debra Kent (260)
6. Digging the Plot (ebook)
5. Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipper (594)
3. Girlfriends by Carmen Renee Berry & Tamara Traeder (229)
2. The Diary of V: The Breakup by Debra Kent (206)
1. The Diary of V: The Affair by Debra Kent (305)

Short Stories I've Read This Year 2006
420 by Story Guy (6)
A Beach Encounter by Story Guy (2)
A Day At the Beach by Story Guy (2)
New Attitude by LadyLove (3)
Walter Pinge Has No Life by Story Guy (11)
A Dream Come True by Malini (5)
A Little Restraint by Story Guy (2)
A Most Delicious Dinner by Story Guy (2)
A Mother’s Trap by Story Guy (3)
A Perfect Night by Story Guy (3)
Abased by Story Guy (5)
Adopted by Story Guy (2)
After the Game by Malini (8)
Alone In London by Story Guy (6)
An Adventurous Wife by Malini (8)
Andrea’s Big Surprise (3)
Anna In Control by Story Guy (4)
At the Movies by Story Guy (3)
Aunt Anjuli by Story Panchul (3)
Back Yard Jacuzzi by Story Guy (3)
Berilla’s Wish by Sierra Dafoe (6)
Bill by Story Guy (4)
Cabin Fever by Story Guy (4)
Candy’s Business Trip by Story Guy (2)
Carla & I by Story Guy (2)
Closed Set by Story Guy (2)
Club Performance by Story Guy (3)
Counterfeit by Eve Locke (12)
Dancing by Kallysten (6)
Dancing Partner by LadyLove (2)
Weekend with Daddy by Story Guy (5)
Mitzi by Story Guy (3)
The Seduction by Story Guy (3)
Friend of the Family by Story Guy (4)
Lynne by Story Guy (2)
Belle by LadyLove (6)
Lunchtime Picnic by Story Guy (2)
Full Service Center by Story Guy (3)
Darryl is Home by Story Guy (4)
Daylight Playing Time by Story Guy (3)
Debora and Dad’s Acting Class by Story Guy (4)
Dream Vacation by Malini (4)
Dream Vacations by Story Guy (3)
Home for the Holidays by Story Guy (5)
Last Night First Time by Lady Love (4)
Paradise By the Bathroom Light by Lady Love (3)
Homecoming Weekend by Story Guy (3)
Maggie & Sam by Story Guy (4)
Back Home by Story Guy (6)
Dressed to Kill by Story Guy (6)
Dublin Dreaming by Sela Carson (5)
Ebony by Story Guy (7)
Enticing Scent by Story Guy (3)
Erotic Massage by Story Guy (2)
Vacation, In Hotel Room by Story Guy (7)
I Spy by Lady Love (3)
You're Home Early by Lady Love (4)
Fantasy of a Salesgirl by Lady Love (2)
Icing on the Cake by Story Guy (3)
The Wedding by Story Guy (4)
Family Circle by Story Guy (10)
Revenge Is Golden by Story Guy (8)
A Helping Hand by Story Guy (4)
Paper Route Surprise by Story Guy (7)
You Never Forget That First Time by Story Guy (4))
Sarah’s Desire by Story Guy (4)
Lucy’s Arrival by Story Guy (3)
Follow Me Home by Jenna Bayley-Burke (4)
Forbidden Attraction by Story Guy (3)
Waiting for Searching by Story Guy (8)
Talk To Me Straight by Story Guy (2)
Mandy Comes to Visit by Story Guy (3)
Unthinkable Passions by Story Guy (3)
Me and Dee by Story Guy (3)
Taken on the Train by Story Guy (3)
Friendly Visit by Malini (4)
Friends and Neighbors by Story Guy (3)
Gail Meets Werner by Story Guy (6)
Girl at Night by Story Guy (3)
Glad to See You Again by Story Guy (4)
Passed Out Again by Story Guy (4)
Handy Work by Story Guy (7)
Strangehead by Story Guy (9)
Camping by Story Guy (8)
The Lounge by Story Guy (2)
A First Time for Everything by Story Guy (5)
Club Performer by Story Guy (3)
Y2K for Mom by Story Guy (6)
There For the Taking by Story Guy (8)
The Dream I by Story Guy (5)
Karen Has A Plan by Story Guy (5)
A Boy for All Seasons by Story Guy (5)
A Trip to Cassie’s by Lady Love (4)
Breaking The Tension by Lady Love (2)
Going for a Jog by Story Guy (4)
Groom to Be & Me by Story Guy (6)
Gym Shower by Story Guy (3)
Hair Makes the Man by Story Guy (10)
Awakening a Fantasy by Story Guy (4)
Let’s Make a Deal by Story Guy (8)
Torrent of Lust by Story Guy (5)
Fantasy Toy by Story Guy (5)
Virtual Voyeur by Story Guy (8)
Lessons: First Time by Story Guy (3)
Hard for Cash by Malini (3)
Home Repair by Malini (6)
Jen’s Story by Story Guy (5)
Joel Finds Happiness by Story Guy (4)
Mighty Neighborly by Story Guy (3)
Making the Grade by Story Guy (2)
Jenny by Story Guy (6)
Jessica by Story Guy (4)
Nymph by Story Guy (2)
Last Call by Story Guy (3)
Life is Full of Chances by Story Guy (2)
Limo Girl by Lady Love (3)
Lisa Takes on Three by Malini (4)
Lovely Lisa by Lady Love (3)
Mama Didn’t Mean to Spy by Story Guy (8)
Marie Opens UP by Story Guy (5)
Meek Mom by Story Guy (8)
Memorable Beach Walk by Lady Love (3)
Mom Gets the Wrong Room by Story Guy (6)
Mom Tucks Son In by Story Guy (2)
Mother Day Gifts by Malini (3)
Mother in the Dark of Night by Story Guy (5)
My Aunt Meg by Lady Love (9)
My Dream by Lady Love (3)
My First Experience by Lady Love(2)
My Hubby’s Brother by Story Guy (2)
My Son by Story Guy (6)
My Son, My God by Story Guy (6)
My Wife the Masseuse by Story Guy (2)
My Wife’s Experience by Malini (6)
New Job by Malini (4)
Nice Linda Gets Caught by Story Guy (3)
Not So Prim & Proper Anymore by Story Guy (6)
Oh Daddy by Story Guy (4)
Oh Such a Family by Story Guy (2)
One Bad Bachelor Party by Story Guy (3)
Opening the Doors by Malini (12)
Princess by Story Guy (5)
Puppy Love by Zinnia Hope (6)
Rainy Day Ritual by Story Guy (2)
Watch Me by Story Guy (8)
Taking Control by Story Guy (2)
Real Mother by Story Guy (2)
Redundant by Story Guy (4)
Room For Rent by Malini (5)
Rosebud by Story Guy (3)
Sally Gets Harry by Story Guy (5)
She by Story Guy (5)
Shoping Trip with Mom by Story Guy (6)
Show Off Susan Again by Story Guy (4)
Spicing It Up by Malini (3)
Step-dad does by Story Guy (3)
Stephanie’s Fireplace Surprise by Story Guy (6)
Strangehead by Story Guy (9)
Camping by Story Guy (8)
Gail Meets Werner by Story Guy (8)
Moonbathing by Story Guy (4)
Young Lover by Story Guy (3)
Tapes by Story Guy (3)
Hazel and the Rent Man by Story Guy (3)
The Golden Awakening by Story Guy (3)
The Cancle by Story Guy (2)
A Women and Her Husban by Story Guy (4)
The Commuter Bus by Story Guy (4)
Swept Off Her Feet by Amanda Brice (4)
Tabby & Mr. Andrews by Story Guy (5)
Keith by Story Guy (5)
Feet, Twice as Nice by Story Guy (6)
Teacher’s Pets by Story Guy (4)
Mittens by Story Guy (15)
Rayleena’s New Friends by Lady Love (3)
Bad Weather Brewing by Story Guy (9)
Winnings by Story Guy (6)
The Nightmare by Story Guy (6)
Nancy’s Lingere Party by Story Guy (4)
The Discovery by Malini (7)
The Eyes of Have It by Debbie Mumford (5)
The Harem Girl by Story Guy (2)
The Mark of the Guardian by Regina Paul (15)
The Mystery Man by Story Guy (2)
The Perfect Alibi by Story Guy (4)
The Ritual by Story Guy (3)
The Sound of a Train in the Distance by Sierra Dafoe (7)
The Stranger by Malini (8)
The Tape by Story Guy (2)
Enjoying Myself Again by Story Guy (2)
Ted by Story Guy (8)
Bound to Please by Story Guy (4)
Dreaming of You by Story Guy (2)
Just and Ordinary Guy by Story Guy (7)
Date on Wheels by Story Guy (6)
The Treatment Nurse by Story Guy (3)
The Trick’s on You by Story Guy (5)
My First Summer by Kem Bertrand (5)
Another Letter by Story Guy (2)
Birthday Present from Daddy by Story Guy (4)
Old Friends by LadyLove (7)
Midnight Breakfast by Story Guy (8)
Had to Have You by Story Guy (4)
Uncle Merv by Story Guy (3)
Unplugging Sandy by Story Guy (5)
Brotherly Love by Story Guy (6)
New Year's Eve by Story Guy (6)
Vacation for Mom by Story Guy (2)
Waiting for Jessica by Story Guy (2)
Dare to be Different by Story Guy (4)
Jamie by Story Guy (4)
Babysitting for Mrs. Hamilton by Lady Love (3)
Early Morning Taste by Lady Love (2)
Unexpected Pleasure by Lady Love (2)
Final Payment by Story Guy (2)
Jenny by Story Guy (4)
Was It Just a Dream by Story Guy (2)
Welcome Home by Story Guy (6)
Wife Gets Wild by Malini (5)
Wife Sharing by Malini (3)

Bookrings 2006

2007-11-06T00:38:00.000-08:00

Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh (signed up 2004)(kitten22) #8/8
DECLARED LOST
Slightly Married By Mary Balogh(signed up 2004) (kitten22)#8/8
DECLARED LOST
Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh (signed up 2004)(kitten22)#8/8
DECLARED LOST
Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh (signed up 2004) (kitten22) #8/8
DECLARED LOST
Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh (signed up 2004) (kitten22) #8/8
DECLARED LOST
Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh(signed up 2004) (kitten22)#8/8
DECLARED LOST
Just One Look (signed up 2004) (bunnybee) #7/7
Received 2/18/2005 LilB - Read - Sent 12/31/2005 bunnybee
Girls Night In (signed up 2004) (nikel27) #4/6
(Received – Finished – Sent 01/07/2006)
~~Hot Six (signed up 2004) (maddog1404)#2/2 – REMOVED 01/05/06 found own copy~~
Diva Girl: Madlibs (signed up 2004) (florafloraflora) #18/18
DECLARED LOST
Sincerely Yours by Gertrude Wood (signed up 2005) (FortyToo) #8/12
(Received – Finished – Sent 2/7/06)
10th Grade by Joe Wisberg (signed up 2004) (tuff517) #7/9
(Received – Finished-Sent 2/7/06)
Tropical Fish Coloring Bookring by Many Bxers – wyldewomin #1/?
(Received 12/06/05 – Finished-Sent 2/11/06 )
Ongoing Biographies/Memoirs Virtual Bookbox (Firegirl) #?/? (signed up 2005)
Nothing is Impossible by Christopher Reeve (Rcd 1/18/06 –Finished
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli (Rced 2/13/006- Finished)
Hearst Castle Coloring Book (caligula02) (signed up 12/23/05) #1/6
(Received 2/4/06 – Finished – Sent 2/11/06)
*Dakota: A spiritual Geography (signed up 2004) (florafloraflora) #5/5
DECLARED LOST
Trading Up – Candace Bushnell (flicki) #?/?
(Received 2/22-Finished – Sent 01/10/2006)
Sisterchicks on the Loose by Robin Jones Gunn (signed up 2004) (havefaith) #18/19
(Received 8/22/05 – Finished – Sent 2/4/06)
1,000 Marbles & Journal by Jim Davis(signed up 2004) (BrooklinBrat) #9/14 Stalled 8/2005
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas (signed up 2004) (Firegirl) #18/18
PASSED UP
The 4 Seasons Journal (signed up 2004) (jessibud) #15/25
DECLARED LOST
The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve (jenvince) (signed up 2004)#8/9
(Received – Finished- RTND – Re-Sent 3/7/06 - LOST BY USPS 03/28/06)
~~100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (signed up 2005) (BigJohnLefty) #8/8 REMOVED 04/04/06 found own copy~~
Friends Reunited: Remarkable Real Life Stories From The Nation’s Favourite Website by Andrew Collins (Signed Up 2005) (AnglersRest) #5/5
(received 1/18/06 – Finished – Sent 3/25/06)
~~Drinking Coffee Elsewhere RAY by ZZ Packer (signed up 3/13/06) (Squeakychu) #8/15 REMOVED 05/22/06 found own copy~~
Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber (signed up 2006) (rosiewhippet) #3/7
(Recd 4/11/06 – Finished – Sent 5/20/06 )
The Miracles of Santo Fico by Dennis Smith
(Rec 2/1/06 –Finished – sent 5/20/06)
The Tenko Club by Elizabeth Noble (signed up 2005) (AnglersRest) #11/13 (Received 2/4/06 – Finished – Sent 5/27/06)
~~Bubbles Unbound by Sarah Strohmeyer (signed up 3/10/06) (Amberkatze) #?/?REMOVED 07/05/06 found own copy~~
~~Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts (signed up 2005) (WIAPilot) #?/?REMOVED 07/05/06 found own copy~~
~~Key of Light by Nora Roberts (signed up 2005) (WIAPilot) #?/?REMOVED 07/05/06 found own copy~~
~~Key of Valor by Nora Roberts (signed up 2005) (WIAPilot) #?/?REMOVED 07/05/06 found own copy~~
~~Seven Up (signed up 2004) (maddog1404)#2/2REMOVED 07/05/06 found own copy~~
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Bookray)(signed up 2004) (twinkpuddin)#16/21
(Received 1/24/06 – Finished – Sent 7/22/06)
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (signed up 2006) (laurarn) #3/8
(received 6/8/06 – Finished – Sent 7/22/06)
EXHIBITIONISM by Toby Litt (signed up 3/31/06) (rossella05) #1/5
(Recd 4/15/06 – Finished – Mailed 07/15/06)
Why is My Custard Lumpy? by Professor Spoon (signed up 3/21/06) (Smurphie) #4/4
(Recd 4/1/06 – Finished – Sent 6/20/06)
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (signed up 3/30/06) (charlenemartel) #2/8
(received 6/22/06 – Finished – Sent 8/5/06)
Brick Lane Ray by Monica Ali (signed up 3/7/06) (katyan) #2/3
(Received 4/24/06 – Finished – Sent 9/16/06)
Double Dealer: CSI Las Vegas by Max Allan Collins (signed up 3/10/06) #?/?
(Received – Finished – Sent 9/16/06)
Skinny Dip – Carl Hiaasen (bunnybee) #9/12
(Received 6/3-Finished – Sent 11/8/05) - LOST
Air Disaster by Macarthur Job (signed up 7/28/06) (gorydetails) #1/3
(Received 8/15/06 –Finished - Sent 10/18/06)
Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham (signed up 4/5/06) (angellica) #12/22
(Received 7/29/06 – Finished – Sent 10/14/06)
The Women Who Loved Reindeer by Meredith Ann Pierce (signed up 2006) (midwinter) #6/8
((Received 8/9/06 – Sent 10/31/06)
Agatha Christie Spiral(signed up 9/1/06) (queensknob) #2/6 - Murder in the Calais Coach
(Received 10/7/06 – Finished – Sent 11/18/06)
The Rescue RAY by Nicholas Sparks #1/5
(received -Finished - Sent11/22/06)
Sunday’s Child by Edward Phillips (signed up 7/28/06 ) (gorydetails) #1/6 (Received 8/12/06 – Finished – Sent 12/09/06)
”Expat” Women’s True Tales of Life Abroad(signed up 8/24/06) (labmomnm) #1/14 (Received 8/29/06 – finished – Sent 12/9/06)
As Always, Jack A Wartime Love Story(signed up 8/24/06) (jessibud)
(Received 10/14/06 – Finished – Sent 12/16/06) #5/7

BookRays 2006

2007-11-06T00:35:00.000-08:00

Captivated Ray by Nora Roberts (Bunnybee) (signed up 2004) #9/10 (received 12/31/05 – Finished)
Entranced Ray by Nora Roberts (Bunnybee) (signed up 2004) #9/10(received 12/31/05 – Finished)

Bookboxes 2006

2007-11-06T00:34:00.000-08:00

Paperback Bookbox #2 (signed up 2005) (Luintaurien) #7/14
STALLED
Try It Again Bookbox (signed up 2005) (tenneh) #10/12
(Received 3/7/06 – Finished – Sent 3/18/06)
Bookcrossing Bookbox #3 (signed up 2004) (Ollie1976) #13/16
(Received – Finished – Sent 3/18/06)
Anything Goes Audio Bookbox (signed up 3/2/06) (bookworm2525) #1/10
(Received 3/7/06 – Finished – Sent 3/18/06)
2005 Romance Book Box (signed up 2005) (nettereads)
STALLED
Anything Goes Box (signed up 2004) (readinme)#6/7
STALLED
Mystery & Thriller Bookbox (signed up 2004) (CyberKedi) #2/21
STALLED
Mystery Bookbox (signed up 2004) (famfatale)
STALLED
Mystery-Romance Bookbox (signed up 2004) (jennikj) #4/10
STALLED
Romance Bookbox (signed up 2004) (silverflame)
STALLED
Show Me Some Love Bookbox (signed up 3/2/06) (VivYip) #?/?
CANCELLED
Audio Bookbox (signed up ???) (Lilmztaz) #2/5
(received 6/24/06 – Finished – sent 8/5/06)
USA Misc Murder Bookbox (signed up 1/9/06)(tiatia) #5/6
(Received 3/23/06-Finished-Sent 8/5/06)
Romance Only Bookbox (signed up 5/26/06) (VivYip) #5/11
(Received 9/7/06 – Finished – sent 9/23/06)
Odds & Ends Bookbox Part 2 (signed up ?/2006) (Tribefan)
(Received 9/7/06 – Finished – Sent 9/23/06) #4/15

Bookrings I've Started 2006

2007-11-05T11:38:00.000-08:00

State Birds & Flowers Coloring Book (US ONLY)
Mailed 4/1/06

Charlotte's Web (International)

Patty Jane's House of Curl
COMPLETED 01.14.06

Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties
Mailed 4/1/06

Eat Your Way Across the U.S.A.
Mailed 11/22/06

Cat Coloring Book
Mailed 10/14/06

BookRays I Started 2006

2007-11-05T11:36:00.000-08:00

The Paperboy by Peter Dexter

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd

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"Ray If Forward" Started in 2006

Full Scoop by Janet Evanovich sent to surmisez 10/31/2006

If There Be Thorns by V. C. Andrews sent to tammysavala 10/31/06

BookBoxes I Started 2006

2007-11-05T11:35:00.000-08:00

Anything Goes Virtual Bookbox
Already Been Bookcrossed Bookbox
Get Them Moving Bookbox

Relays 2006

2007-11-05T11:33:00.000-08:00

Baby Romeo: PI by Jule McBride sent to bookaholic2 2/1/06
Naked Empire by Terry Goodkind sent to sarradee 2/1/06
Prime Cut by Diane Mott Davidson sent to loneflower to 2/1/06
A Case of Need by Michael Crichton sent to cickgirl 2/4/06
Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie sen to cheesygiraffe 2/4/06
Destiny by Elizabeth Haydon sent to Kyrissaean 2/4/06
Tick Tock by Dean Koontz sent to mnewman from lauralou27 2/4/06
Downtown by Anne Rivers Siddons sent to LyzzyBee 2/4/06
Show of Evil by William Diehl sen to schwarzer-mann 2/4/06
The Knocker on Death's Door by Percy Ellis sent to FamFatle 2/4/05
Special Agent Nanny by Linda O. Johnston sent to c-a-m 2/11/06
Interview with The Vampire by Anne Rice sent to c-a-m 2/11/06
Happy Holidays by Janet Dailey sent to kamalamalama 2/11/06
Perfect Evil by Alex Kava sent to DreamSE22 2/11/06
Message From Nam by Danielle Steel sent to kamalamalama 2/11/06
Malice Domestic 6 by Anne Perry sent to Annelis 2/13/06
Oklahoma by Dana Fuller Ross sent to appaloosatb 2/13/06
The Baker's Boy by J. V. Jones sent to schoolinathome 2/22/06
King's Oak by Anne Rivers Siddons sent to LyzzyBee 2/22/06
Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) sent to happy-bunnygirl 2/22/06
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe by Radio Spirits sent to rossshow 3/11/06
City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams sent 2/27/06
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells Allby Allan Gurganas sent to debspag 3/4/06
The Last Honest Outlaw by Carol Finch sent to mskdin20 4/1/06
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater sent to raralovestoread 4/1/06
The Heretic's Apprentice:The Sixteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters sent to Tribefan 4/8/06
The Nominee by Brian McGrory sent to asuzachan 4/8/06
Sword of Orion by Robin White sent to caffcaff 4/22/06
Monsoon by Wilbur Smith sent to caffcaff 4/22/06
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend sent to cats-eye 4/22/06
Live Longer Cookbook by Reader's Digest sent to moonblue 4/22/06
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve sent to mskdm20 4/22/06
Dangerous Deceptions by Erin Yorke sent to Morgail 4/27/06
Wreck the Halls by Sara Graves sent to jenvine 4/29/06
Amy and Isabelle : A novel by Elizabeth Strout sent to Janastasiow 4/29/06
Forbidden Magic by Angus Wells sent to Appaloosatb 4/29/06
The Christie Caper by Carolyn G. Hart sent to lizziwhizz 4/29/06
Red, White and Blue: A Novel by Susan Isaacs sent to lauraloo29 4/29/06
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett sent to shoutscout 4/29/06
Wind from a Foreign Sky by Katya Reimann sent to MollyGrue 4/29/06
The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz sent to wss4 5/30/06
Watership Down by Michela Davis sent to Tribefan 6/1/06
Lord of Light by Roger Zelanzny for zzz sent to appaloosatb 6/1/06
Night of the Avenging Blowfish by John Welter sent to LyekkaMarengo 6/1/06
Captivated by Nora Roberts sent to bookgal 6/1/01
Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell sent to c-a-m 6/1/06
Beneath a Blood Red Mood by Shannon Drake sent to DreamSE22 6/3/06
Phantoms by Dean Koontz sent to Megi53 6/3/06
Silver Angel by Johanna Lindsey sent to nkwriter 6/3/06
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy sent to Brezova 6/3/06
Surely You're Joking Mr. Fynman by Richard Reynman sent to cherlllr 6/9/06
The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers by Vicki Iovine sent to cats-eye 6/9/06
Shadow Walker by Connie Mason sent to Kiptos 6/9/06
Manhunt by Janet Evanovich sent to Lizabeth86 6/9/06
All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot sent to Sobergirl 6/9/06
On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony sent to fantasy221 6/9/06
Full Blast by Janet Evanovich sen to Apolonia 6/20/06
The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum sent to Danesnboxers 6/20/06
Full Blast by Janet Evanovich sent to Apolonia 6/20/06
A Cat Abroad by Peter Gethers sent to Cyberkedi 7/1/06
Mt. Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark sent to dittybopper 7/1/06
Idaho by Dana Fuller Ross sent to appaloosatb 7/1/06
Lonely On the Mountain by Louis L'Armour sent to tabby-cat-owner 7/1/06
Backpacking, One Step at a Time by Harvey Manning sent to al3xa 7/1/06
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence sent to momofap 7/10/06
Time Bomb by Jonathan Kellerman sent to BigrTex 7/10/06
The Last Rogue by Deborah Simmons sent to bookgal23 7/10/06
Manhunt by Janet Evanovich sent to MaplesFlowers 7/10/06
Guide To Surviving 1st Year of Motherhood by Viki Iovine sent to retrogirl1977 7/15/06
Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul by Jack Canfield sent to corry000 7/15/06
The Color Purple by Alice Walker sent to neverbelilith 7/22/06
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb sent to malagan 7/22/06
Sweet Dreams, Irene by Jan Burke sent to AliceF 7/22/06
Miracle by Danielle Steel sent to lauraloo29 7/22/06
Wings of a Falcon by Barbara Michaels sent to malagan 7/22/06
Dead Midnight by Marcia Muller sent to sunlightbub 8/5/06
Point Deception by Marcia Muller sent to asuzachan 8/5/06
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson sent to jennymidget 8/5/06
Out on a Limb by Shirley Maclaine sent to Makita21 8/5/06
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy sent to Breeze144 8/12/06
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan sent to love2read4fun 8/12/06
Forgiving by LaVyrle Spencer sent to brezova 8/19/06
Ogre, Ogre by Piers Anthony sent to jennymidget 8/19/06
The Swarm by Arthur Herzog sent to krin511 8/19/06
Up Country by Nelson DeMille sent to shoutscout 8/19/06
Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchey sent to Flicki 8/19/06
Hard Evidence by John Lescroart sent to Bibliocrates 8/19/06
Writ of Execution by Perri O'Shaughnessy sent to BruceAlexander 8/19/06
Serpent by Clive Cussler sent to caligula03 8/19/06
The Legend of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichert sent to jennymidget 8/19/06
The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens sent to Juliet982 8/19/06
Isle of Dogs by Patricia Cornwell sent to AliceF sent 9/16/06
Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper sent to Apolnia sent 9/16/06
Mortal Fear by Robin Cook sent to Special-K sent 9/16/06
The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck sent to tabby-cat-owner sent10/7/06
Warrior's Woman by Johanna Lindsey sent to RustyReader2 sent 10/18/06
The Ranch by Danielle Steel sent to snowy652 11/22/06
My Movie Business by John Irving sent to VH-50 12/09/06

RABCKs 2006

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Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow sent to Meretricious
Escape Routes: For People Who Feel Trapped in Life's Hells by Johann Christoph Arnold sent to cryptogato sent 2/8/06
404 Self Improvement Tips by Bob Bastian sent to cryptogato sent 2/6/06
Watchers by Dean Koontz sent to Atarirules sent 1/7/06
The Clinic by Jonathan Kellerman sent to Librarymousie sent 1/10/06
Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy sent to bethkfitz sent 1/10/06
The Evening Star by Larry McMurtry sent to Debnance sent 1/10/06
The Power of Mind Mapping by Marcus Ingemann sent to Shazzymac sent 3/28/06
Mirror Image by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
Games of State by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
Springboard (Net Force #9) by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
Shadow Watch by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
Politika by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
Night Moves (Net Force #3) by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
High Wire by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
Hidden Agendas (Net Force #2) by Tom Clancy sent to Jumienges 6/3/06
Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman sent to shaunesay 6/9/06
Descartes Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain sent to FrugalMeThis (FrugalReader) 6/20/06
Katastrophe by Randall Boyll sent to Tonya6999 (FrugalReader)7/15/05
Lord of the Isles by David Drake sent to stardustnf 7/15/06
The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner sent to lisabb2 7/15/06
Pegasus in Flight by Anne McCaffrey sent to Trekwoman 7/15/06
Sphere by Michael Crichton sent to legbamel 7/15/06
Crimson Tide by Richard Henrick sent to Kedan 7/15/06
The Hand That Rocks the Ladle by Tamra Myers sent on behalf of genielady 7/15/06
Requiem for the Sun by Elizabeth Haydon sent to CdnBlue 7/22/06
The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner sent to Giz-angel 7/22/06
Not on the Label by Felicity Lawrence sent to solimano 7/22/06
Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman sent to cats-eye 8/5/06
Rain Fall by Barry Eisler sent to SandDanz 8/5/06
Captive Bride by Johanna Lindsey sent to bookgal23 8/12/06
Cold Blooded by Lisa Jackson sent to Danesnboxers 8/12/06
Dead Souls by Ian Rankin sent to SandDanz 8/12/06
Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man by Tim Allen sent to gomboggit 8/19/06
Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler sent to rannie 8/19/06
Bone Cold by Erica Spindler sent to SandDanz 8/19/06
Nothing is Impossible by Christopher Reeve sent to Sterile 8/19/06
Mortal Allies by Brian Haig sent to William B (frugalreader) 8/19/06
Hope Lives! by sent to queenfrog 8/19/06
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer sent to littleminx 8/29/06
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve sent to Buffy25 8/29/06
Why do Men Have Nipples? by Mark Leyner sent to alsgal9/16/06
The Good Body by Eve Ensler sent to alsgal 9/16/06
Shocking Pink by Erica Spindler sent to Lovemylife 9/16/06
Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger sent to lizziwhizz 9/16/06
LT's Theory of Pets by Stephen King sent to SandDanz 9/16/06
Murder at Midnight by Elliott Roosevelt sent to KarinAlyssa 10/18/06
I Ain't Got Time to Bleed by Jesse Ventura sent to Tammysavala 11/15/06
A Paper Life by Tatum O'Neal sent to catwoman 11/18/06
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophia Knsella sent to Sunlightbulb 11/18/06
High Country Fall by Margaret Maron sent to Meshe 11/25/06

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RABCKs via Paperbackswap.com
A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens sent 2/4/06
Boys Life Gone South by Robert McCammon sent 2/4/06
Eagle-Sage by David B. Coe sent 2/7/06
Krondor the Assassins by Raymond E. Freist sent 2/7/06
Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind sent 2/22/06
Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams sent 2/22/06
Wit'ch War by James Clemens sent 2/22/06
Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens sent 2/25/06
A Rogue's Proposal by Stephanie Laurens sent 2/25/06
The Soprano Sorceress by L. E. Modesitt Jr. sent 2/27/06
Wrapt in Crystal by Sharon Shinn sent 2/27/06
Cry of the Wind by Sue Harrison sent 2/25/06
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan sent 2/27/06
Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan sent 2/27/06
The Outlanders by David B. Coe sent 2/25/06
A Man Betrayed by J.V. Jones sent 3/7/06
How to Be Good by Nick Hornby sent 3/11/06
The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan sent 3/11/06
Earth Song by Catherine Coulter sent 3/18/06
Magician: Apprentice by Raymond Feist sent 3/18/06
A Carrot a Day by Adrian Gostick sent 3/22/06
A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton sent 3/22/06
Deck the Halls by Mary and Carol Higgins Clark sent 3/22/06
All About Love by Stephanie Laurens sent 3/22/06
Darksong Rising by L.E. Modesitt sent 3/22/06
The Saints of the Sword by John Marco sent 3/22/06
A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurnes sent 3/22/06
Shards of a Broken Crown by Raymond Feist sent 3/22/06
Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkins sent 3/22/06
The White Order by L.E. Modesitt sent 3/22/06
Wizard Born by David Farland sent 3/22/06
Dragon Weather by Lawrence Watt-Evans sent 3/25/06
The Glasswrights Apprentice by Mindy Klasky sent 3/25/06
the Glasswrights Progress by Mindy Kalsky sent 3/25/06
The One Tree by Stephen Donaldson sent 3/25/06
The Star Scroll by Melanie Rawn sent 3/25/06
Sun-Runners Fire by Melanie Rawn sent 3/25/06
White Gold Weilder by Stephen Donaldson sent 3/25/06
Antrax by Terry Brooks sent 3/25/06
Colors of Chaos by L.E. Modesitt sent 3/25/06
Darkfall by Dean Koontz sent 3/25/06
the Death of Chaos by L.E. Modesitt sent 3/25/06
The Order War by L.E. Modesitt sent 3/25/06
A Tremor in the Bitter Earth by Katya Reimann sent 3/25/06
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris sent 4/1/06
The Last of the Renshai by Micky Reichert sent 4/1/06
The Chosen by Ricardo Pinto sent 4/1/06
Wit'ch Gate by James Clemens sent 4/1/06
Wit'ch Strom by James Clemens sent 4/1/06
Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers and Citizens by Dan Perlman sent 4/1/06
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom sent 4/1/06
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson sent 4/1/06
The Hanging Garden by Ian Rankin sent 4/4/06
Uncommon Clay by Margaret Maron sent 4/8/06
The Passion by Nicole Jordan sent 4/12/06
Servant of the Dragon by David Drake
In Legend Born by Laura Resnick sent 4/22/06
American Gods by Neil Gaiman sent 4/22/06
Starman by Sara Douglass sent 4/22/06
Magician: Master by Raymond Fiest 4/22/06
Full Scoop by Janet Evanovich 4/26/06
Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts 4/29/06
Dark Fire by Christien Feehan 4/29/06
On a Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens 4/29/06
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan sent 4/29/06
Just Murdered by Elaine Viets 5/4/06
Starlord by Louise Lawrence 5/4/06
The Eye of the Word by Robert Jordan
Inherit the Stars by James Hogan
Season for Scandal by Stephanie Laurens sent 5/27/06
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson sent 5/27/06
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony 6/1/06
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx 6/3/06
Dragonwyck by Anya Seton 6/3/06
Red Carpet by Joseph Finder 6/3/06
The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher 6/9/06
Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind 6/9/06
The Wounded Land by Stephen R. Donaldson 6/9/06
The Yard: Building a Destroyer at the Bath Iron Works by Michael Sanders 6/20/06
Beyond Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury 6/20/06
The Princesss Bride by William Goldman 6/20/06
The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrain by Lawrence Block 6/20/06
Tangle Box by Terry Brooks 7/1/06
The Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/1/06
After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, et al. 7/1/06
Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan 7/1/06
Dark Legend by Christine Feehan 7/1/06
Dark Challenge by Christine Feehan 7/10/06
Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle 7/10/06
The Stingray Shuffle by Tim Dorsey 7/10/06
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger 7/15/06
Final Scream by Lisa Jackson 7/15/06
Walden Two by B. F. Skinner 7/22/06
The King's Buccaneer by Raymond Feist 7/22/06
Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks 7/22/06
Witches' Brew by Terry Brooks 7/22/06
The Goodbye Body by Joan Hess 8/5/06
The Grand Design by John Marco 8/5/06
A Defense for the Dead by Michael Fredrickson 8/5/06
Darkness, Tell Us by Richard Laymon 8/5/06
The Minority Report and Other Stories (cassettes) by Philip K. Dick 8/5/06
The Power That Preserves by Stephen Donaldson 8/5/06
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 8/5/06
Deep Midnight by Shannon Drake 8/5/06
Murder and the Mad Hatter by Barbara Jane Wilson 8/5/06
Catlow by Louis L'Amour 8/5/06
The Adept 2: The Lodge of the Lynx by Katherine Kurtz 9/20/06
The Hand That Rocks the Ladle by Tamar Myers 9/27/06
Made for Each Other by Niqui Stanhope sent 10/2/06
King of the Pirates by Stef Ann Holm sent 10/2/06
Bound for Murder by Laura Childs sent 10/9/06
The Broker by John Grisham sent 10/11/06
Battlefield of the Mind Devotional by Joyce Meyer sent 10/11/06
The Elfstone of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Wild Magic by Angus Wells sent 10/24/06
Wrongful Death by Catherine Arnold sent 10/24/06
Wizard at Large by Terry Brooks sent 10/24/06
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Small sent 11/15/06
The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott send 11/15/06

Trades 2006

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Murder at the Kennedy Center by Margaret Truman sent to mommacass 2/27/06

Challenges 2006

2007-11-05T11:28:00.000-08:00

NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER CHALLENGE!!!! By Danesnboxers (signed up 01/05/06)
Welcome to the challenge!!!
Each Saturday a book cover is posted as the theme for the coming week. The object is to find books that you have with the themed cover for the week and wild release them. This year along the way there will be general and more specific covers to release. Some of them will be easy ie. Trees, some of them will be specific colors and some may even be specific words (OK not hard words that are rare).

Saturday is overlap day either the previous week's cover can be released or the new cover can be released.
All releases must be posted on this thread.
This coming Saturday, 1/7/06 the first cover will be announced.
Since Chryso retired (our beloved chart maker who has always done an awesome job) I am not real HTML savvy but I have a plan. At the end of every week you will turn in your release total for that week to me. Yes, we are doing this on the honor system. Since you have to post your releases here, I figure as competitive as some of you are you'll will keep each other honest! LOL.
I will keep the totals and probably create a website so that everyone can follow the progress. It just won't have a chart per se' on it.
Danesnboxers

WEEK 1 (1/7/06) A Beach (includes sand & water)
WEEK 2 (1/14/06) A movie star or famous person in history. - photo type not a drawing.
WEEK 3 (1/21/06) Red- either background or lettering or the word "red" in the title
WEEK 4 (1/28/06) A person with sunglasses on.
WEEK 5 (2/4/06) A car, part of or whole
WEEK 6 (2/11) A dead body (human) or the word(s) Death or Dead in the title.
WEEK 7 (2/18) A person(s) wielding a sword.
WEEK 8 (2/25) Flowers
WEEK 9 (3/4) Orange, either background, word or the fruit
WEEK 10 (3/11) A mask
WEEK 11 (3/18) Dancing person(s)
WEEK 12 (3/25) A Bridge, the word Bridge or the authors name is Bridge(s)
WEEK 13 (4/1) A piece of dinnerware.

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2006 Pages Read Challenge by janey-canuck (signed up 01/05/06)
On the heels of mwade78's Sept-to-Dec pages read challenge, I'm starting a 2006 pages read challenge.
I'm hoping to read 30,000 pages this year and would love to have some people join me to also keep track of how many pages they read. If you are interested in seeing what the challenge looked like for September to December, you can see it here: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/3196191
Feel free to post here or PM me with your expected number of pages and any ideas or suggestions you have for keeping track of pages read or how to make the challenge better!

Logging Page

23,272/25,000
93.49%

Updated 12.11.2006

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Olympic Challenge (2006-2008) by hendertuckian (signed up 2/21/06)
Not enough letters in the alphabet to keep you reading all year?
Everybody keeps naming the same good books you have already read?
Reading the same genre and can't seem to get out of the rut?
Then join us for OLYMPIC CHALLENGE!
The goal is to read one author's work from the 202 participating countries by Summer Olympic Games by 2008.
I will use my bookshelf to post all countries listed and suggested authors but the list is open to other authors or works. The only requirement is the author must be a citizen or a permanent resident of that country (or was if deceased).
Who will carry this torch with us?

US - Nothing is Impossible by Christopher Reeve
Eng - Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Canada - Sunday's Child by Edward O. Phillips

Updated 12.08.2006

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2006 Keep Them Moving Release Challenge by guinaveve

This was a challenge that I hosted this year for the months of October and November. I asked all participants if they had any interest in making it a year long challenge for 2006 and all were interested. Maybe more will join in. The rules are the same as they were for that challenge, so I am just going to C&P the same ones here edited a bit--
I have made it my goal all this year to read as many books given to me by other BCers as possible and then move them on. I wasn't hoarding by any means, I gave out as many as I got surely. I still like to thank the kind BCers who passed books along to me by trading, bookrelays, wild releasing, and RABCKs by continuing the books' journeys. In other words I want to "Keep Them Moving."
Would anyone like to join me in this challenge throughout 2006? Please reply here.
The rules-
1. The book must be read entirely, not partially. It also must be something you read in 2006, not something previously read that has been sitting waiting to be released.
2. The release can be in any manner you see fit- wild release, relay, ring, ray, box, trade, RABCK, ect.
3. The book must not be originally registered by you, but another BCer. It doesn't matter how you got it (ring, ray, box, relay, wild release, trade, RABCK, ect) as long as you were not the first to register it.
4. Please post links to each book after you read and release it. I will start a thread on Jan. 1 for this purpose. Don't post them here, I am just getting participants here.
5. When the challenge is over I will randomly choose one person participating in the challenge to recieve a book of their choice amongst my available books on my BC shelf. If I get a lot of participants for this challenge, I may add more free books or something else if I can think of anything.
6. Enjoy!!!
I made this icon for the releases. Here is the journal entry which includes the icon:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/2897864
You can save it to your own computer to use for this challenge if you like.

#1 Hearst Castle Coloring Book Ring
#2 Designs for Coloring: Tropical Fish BookRing
#3 Luciano's Luck (bookbox)
#4 New Mexico (bookbox)
#5 Murder at Ford's Theater (bookbox)
#6 Propeller One-Way Night Coach (bookbox)
#7 The Special Guest: A Christmas Story (bookbox)
#8 All Around the Town (bookbox)
#9 One Red Rose (bookbox)
#10 Wyoming (wild)
#11 A Map of the World (wild)
#12 Deck the Halls (wild)
#13 Friends Reunited - (bookring)
#14 Sword of Orion (relay)
#15 Thursdays at Eight (Bookring)
#16 The Miracles of Santo Fico (Bookring)
#17 The Tenko Club (Bookring)
#18 Captivated (Book Relay)
#19 Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire (Book Relay)
#20 Why Is My Custard Lumpy?: An Other Culinary Conuudrums (Bookring)
#21 Exhibitionism(Bookring)
#22 Wicked (BookRay)
#23 Brokeback Mountain (Bookring)
#24 Not on the Label What Really Goes into the Food on Your Place (RABCK)
#25 Brokeback Mountain (Bookring)
#26 Here on Earth(Relay- VBB)
#27 Nothing is Impossible(Virtual Bookbox)
#28 The Jane Austen Book Club(Relay - VBB)
#29 Scarlet Feather(Relay)
#30 Why do Men Have Nipples?(Relay-Audio VBB)
#31 CSI: Double Dealer(Bookring)
#32 Brick Lane(Bookring)
#33 LT's Theory of Pets(Relay-Audio VBB)
#34 The Good Body(Relay-Audio VBB)
#35 Smart Women (Bookring)
#36 The Book of Virtues (Relay - Audio VBB)
#37 Going Home (Steel Book Spiral)
#38 Sleeping Arrangements (Bookring)
#39 Air Disaster (Bookring)
#40 The Women Who Loved Reindeer (Bookring)
#41 Confessions of a Shopaholic(Relay- Audio VBB)
#42 Murder in the Calais Coach (Spiral)
#43 A Paper Life (Relay - Audio VBB)
#44 Eve Green (Bookring)
#45 The Rescue (BookRay)
#46 Expat (BookRing)
#47 Poetry Book (BookRing)
#48 Sunday's Child (BookRay)
#49 Celtic Mosiac Colorng Book (BookRing)
#50 As Always, Jack(BookRing)

Updated 12.24.2006

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PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Alphabet Reading Challenge 2006 (By Author)
A –Allen, Lee & Donna – The Special Guest: A Christmas Story (read/released)
B - Bennett, William - The Book of Virtues (read/released)
C – Clark, Mary Higgins – All Around the Town (read/released)
D - deKay, James T. - The Left-Handed Book
E – Evanovich, Janet – Full House (read/released)
F – Ferris, Monica – Framed in Lace (read/returned)
G – Garwood, Julie – One Red Rose (read/released)
H -
I -
J -
K – Kent, Debra – The Diary of V Series (read)
L - Leyner, Mark & Billy Goldman - Why Do Men Have Nipples? (read/released)
M - Macomber, Debbie - Thursdays at Eight (read/released)
N - Noble, Elizabeth - The Kenko Club (read/released)
O - O'Neal, Tatum - A Paper Life (read/released)
P - Proulx, Annie - Brokeback Mountain (Read/Released)
Q -
R – Reeve, Christopher – Nothing is Impossible (read/released)
S - Steel, Danielle - The Wedding (read)
T – Truman, Margaret – Murder at the Kennedy Center (read/released)
U -
V - Verne, Jules - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (read)
W - Weisenberg, Laura - The Devil Wears Prada (read/Released)
X -
Y -
Z -

Updated 11.27.2006

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PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Alphabet Reading Challenge 2006 (By Title)
A – All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
B - Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
C – Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
D - The Diary of V Series by Debra Kent
E – Exhibitionism by Toby Litt
F – Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris
G – The Good Body by Eve Ensler
H - Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris
I -
J - Jackie, Ethel and Joan: Women of Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli
K –
L - Leap of Faith by Danielle Steel
M - Murder at the Kennedy Center by Margaret Truman
N - Nothing is Impossible by Christopher Reeve
O - One Red Rose by Julie Garwood
P - Propeller - One Way Night Coach by John Travolta
Q -
R –
S - The Special Guest: A Christmas Story by Lee & Donna Allen
T – Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber
U -
V -
W - The Wedding by Danielle Steel
X -
Y -
Z -

Updated 10.25.2006

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CONCLUDED
Race to 3 Million Books Registered Challenge by solittletime (signed up 2/21/06

Technically, this announcement doesn’t even belong in the Release Challenges Forum, as it is a Registration Challenge, but since I know that you are used to and up for being Challenged, I think you are the ones to help me out. (As evidenced by my WATCH THIS SPACE announcement making the Hot Threads with no hint of what was coming!) I will x-post this to Announcements and Activists, but the activity will be right here.
I am hosting the Race to Three Million Registered Books Challenge, starting right now.

But wait, DON'T run off and start registering books before you read these rules:

1 – You may ONLY register real BOOKS for this challenge, not pamphlets, magazines, booklets, catalogues, DVDs, blank notebooks, phone books, your kid’s school papers, puppies, photographs, photo albums, or anything else except REAL, HONEST, BOOKS (including Audio books). Postcard books are only allowed as a whole intact book, not as individual postcard pages. See the official FAQs on the site: http://www.bookcrossing.com/faqs#5

2 – Since results will be determined by the difference in number of registered books on your bookshelf when you sign up compared to the number when the contest ends, it is better to sign up now. It is not the total number of registered books on your bookshelf, it is only the number registered AFTER you sign up that counts. (This puts everyone on an equal footing to start, whether you have already registered 10,000 books or you just joined BookCrossing today.)

3 – The goal (and I don’t know if we have time to make it or not, but let’s give it our best shot) is to register 3 million real BOOKS by midnight BookCrossing time on the 5-year anniversary of this site, April 17, 2006. I am emphasizing that we only register BOOKS because this was a real sore spot in prior Registration Challenges. We do not want inflated numbers, we only want real BOOKS registered. There is no reading or releasing requirement to this Challenge, so you can register your books now even if you do not want to read and/or release them at this time.

NOTE--UPDATED: Although there is no requirement to release your book to join this Challenge, it has to be a book that you could release if you wanted to--in other words, NO LIBRARY BOOKS, or books belonging to friends, etc. If you register it, it has to belong to you.

4 – To sign up, just post in this forum thread your beginning number of books registered as listed on your BookCrossing profile at the time you post.

5 – We may, or may not, have a beautiful chart to keep track. I will periodically post how we are doing in this thread, and maybe on my bookshelf. Please do not make a forum post every time you register a book. Give us your number when you sign up, then post each time you have registered another 25 books. (But sign up even if you don’t know if you can register very many, every book registered helps towards our goal!)

6 – There will be prizes. Since part of my goal is to support and strengthen BookCrossing, all prizes will also support the site (such as gift certificates from the Supply Store). Complete details of prizes will be posted later in the week, but don’t wait to sign up until then, because as I said, it’s the increase in the number of books you have registered that counts, so you should post your beginning number of books registered as soon as possible, then all books you register after that will count. I am not going to backtrack to count how many on your bookshelf were registered between the time of this announcement and the time you sign up. ONLY those registered after you sign up count for this Challenge.

7 – There is a wonderful Challenge logo designed for us by Wyando that you can put in your initial journal entry, if you want to, like this: http://bookcrossing.com/---/J_5709505. It can be downloaded here: http://www.honchun.com/---/challenge-logos. Using the logo or indicating in words that the book was registered for this Challenge is not required however.

8 – Questions? Post here or PM me.

As of right now, the site has 2,745,397 books registered. We have 57 days to make that 3,000,000.

Ready, set, GO!

Started with 1,369 (2/21/2006)

Registered 10 (02/21/06)
Registered 27 (02/22/06)
Registered 19 (02/23/06)
Registered 12 (02/24/06)
Registered 9 (02/27/06)
Registered 2 (03/03/06)
Registered 12 (03/07/06)
Registered 25 (03/08/06)
Registered 4 (03/13/06)
Registered 6 (03/15/06)
Registered 11 (03/16/06)
Registered 34 (03/20/06)
Registered 9 (03/27/06)
Registered 26 (03/28/06)
Registered 7 (03/29/06)
Registered 43 (03/30/06)
Registered 32 (03/31/06)
Registered 11 (04/03/06)
Registered 68 (04/04/06)
Registered 19 (04/05/06)
Registered 6 (04/06/06)
Registered 40 (04/07/06)
Registered 63 (04/10/06)
Registered 6 (04/14/06)

Ended with 1,878 (509 books registered) (4/17/2006)

Updated 04.18.2006

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CONCLUDED
Accomplishments for the March 2006 Oh, the Places We Can Go Release Challenge by Secretariat

The 2006 March Oh, the Places We Can Go Challenge begins at 12:01 a.m. on March 1 wherever you live and ends at 12:00 p.m. on March 31 wherever you liv.
Rules: Release at least 15 books with titles that include the name of one or more major/well-known city, state, province, country, island, continent, or planet. [Note: these must be well known places—i.e. Paris, Moscow, New York, Chicago, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Auckland, Sydney, etc. For instance: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Alas Babylon or Amsterdam.] Oceans and Seas are okay, but, no rivers, lakes, or other interesting places to visit will be counted unless the name is also a city, state, province, country, or planet (e.g., Gorky Park and The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson would not be acceptable because though both Gorky Park and the Jefferson Memorial are famous places, they are not a city, state, etc.). I have amended my rules to allow the word "Space" to be used and for places such as Yellowstone National Park, Mt. Rushmore, and the Everglades. There may be no city with those names, but the places are so large and so famous it seemed right to include them. However, no “fantasy” places (i.e., Atlantis, Hell, Heaven, Eden, etc.) are allowed. At least 10 releases per set must be wild releases. The other 5 may be OBCZ or controlled releases. Extra credit will be awarded for clever or themed releases. Prizes will be awarded at the completion.

#1 New Mexico (bookbox)
#2 Murder at Ford's Theater (bookbox)
#3 Wyoming (wild)
#4 Montana Wife (Wild)
#5 The Road to Gandolfo (Relay)

UPDATED 03/28/2006

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CONCLUDED
Change the World Challenge- with prize-Jan to June 2006 - by ThanksMom (signed up 12/13/05)

If you meet the challenge I will send you a 2006 Bookcrossing patch, free and clear. The patch has the tagline "Books Change People: People Change the World."
How many books? 6 minimum

When? Between 1st Jan 2006 and 30th June 30 2006

What need you do? Send or release books in at least 6 different countries. The book should have a goal of making some sort of change in the finder/recipient. For example, sending a science fiction book to a bookcrosser who swears they hate science fiction would qualify. Sending a book about overcoming depression to a bookcrosser posting about depression is good. Wild releasing some sort of inspirational book would work, too.

Any restrictions?
The book may NOT be part of a ring/ray/bookbox but can travel as a surprise RABCK along with a ring or ray book.
Separating the UK is not in the spirit of the challenge. Neither is separating Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. from the US. You get the drift?
This is a new challenge. You need to send/release books during the Jan to June period, sorry, previous good deeds don't apply to this challenge.

Go forth and do good!

Thanks,
Mom

1a. 404 Self Improvement Tips (Portugal)
1b. Escape Routes: For People Who Feel Trapped in Life's Hills (Portugal)
2. HTML: The Definiative Guide (Ethiopia)
3. HTML for the World Wide Web (Bosnia & Herzegvina)
4. Full House (French Giana)
5. Don’t Stress! How to Keep Life’s Problems Little(Algeria)
6. International Recipe Sampler (Liechtenstein)
7a. The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind caught by kiwijan (at the NZ Convention)
7b. Silver Mist by Sandra Sanford caught by Pixette (at the NZ Convention)
8. The Power of Mind Mapping (United Kingdom)

Updated 03.28.2006
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CONCLUDED
Books by the Numbers 2006 Part 1 (Jan-June 2006) by suefitz
Most of you have heard or maybe done past by the number challenges.
I was thinking of reading by the numbers.
When? Between 1st Jan 2006 and 30th June 30 2006
What need you do? For the first half of the year read a books with the numbers 1-100 in the title. There will be a separate BCID # for this challenge. Once you sign up you will received the ID.
Any restrictions?
The book may NOT be part of a ring/ray.
Points/Prizes to be given:
Read book you get 5 points
Read & Release the book 10 points.
Highest point total will win a prize from the Bookcrossing store.
Have fun!!!!!

#1 One Red Rose by Julie Garwood (Read & Released)
#2 Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber (Read & Released)

Updated 05.19.2006
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CONCLUDED
MTBR Challenge – 1/06 – 7/06 by T02S03B11D20