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1MarthaJeanne
des. 30, 2014, 8:47 am

Soon, soon.

2MarthaJeanne
Editat: gen. 5, 2015, 3:10 pm

A cook's life
Stephanie Alexander's Autobiography was intended to be one of the last books of 2014, but I didn't quite finish, so it is the first for 2015. A good omen, I think.

Steadfast
Not as good as others in the series.

Silence
Very good.

The interpretation of cultures

Schneebären lügen nie

3paruline
gen. 5, 2015, 7:57 pm

You're already doing great!

4MarthaJeanne
Editat: gen. 9, 2015, 12:47 pm

The last Kashmiri rose

Die schönsten Tiroler Sagen : Nordtirol - Osttirol - Südtirol

Thendara House
It's hard to believe that it's been nearly 5 years since I last read this.

Jumping ships
No!

6MarthaJeanne
Editat: gen. 16, 2015, 7:34 pm

City of Sorcery

Die Entschlüsselung des Himmels
Highly recommended.

Call the midwife

People who knock on the door
The book didn't finish, it just stopped.

Respect the spindle
Still a great book. Updated review.

Portuguese irregular verbs
Very funny.

8MarthaJeanne
Editat: gen. 24, 2015, 5:42 am

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Sexing the body
Reviewed. Why do publishers use such small type? This deserved to be legible.

Der Vergessene Zauberspruch

Enter Jeeves

Spanisches Österreich
Reviewed.

10thornton37814
gen. 25, 2015, 8:22 pm

>9 MarthaJeanne: I have been meaning to read more of the Bobbsey Twins. I think they were some of my Mom's favorite childhood books. I have only read a handful of the stories. I don't remember reading the one about a houseboat yet.

11MarthaJeanne
gen. 25, 2015, 8:32 pm

There are several on Gutenberg.

13MarthaJeanne
Editat: gen. 26, 2015, 8:05 am

Just for the record, I did go through Slow Cooker Recipes Complete Boxed Set - Best Tasting Slow Cooker Recipes: 3 Books In 1 Boxed Set which I got from MG. I am not counting it in the challenge. Reviewed.

Ditto Slow Cooker Recipes Complete Cookbook (Boxed Set): 3 Books In 1 which didn't even include slow cooker recipes, but was ONLY various fad diets.

15MarthaJeanne
feb. 1, 2015, 5:53 am

22MarthaJeanne
Editat: març 4, 2015, 6:50 pm

Zeppelin
What happens when a sheep decides it wants to be a zeppelin? Cute.

Der Osterfrosch
Reviewed.

The Valley of Horses

Ella Minnow Pea
Fun!

Später Ruhm
What is art? Reviewed.

25MarthaJeanne
Editat: març 16, 2015, 4:57 am

Udo Jürgens : Merci
Reviewed.

The twenty-one balloons
has been a favourite of mine since I first read it as a child.

Looking backward 2000-1887

Sword of Avalon
Reviewed.

Caves of Steel

26MarthaJeanne
Editat: març 20, 2015, 11:18 am

Der Paradiesvogel
Marcus Pfister has a new book out in which even the ravens learn to dance and sing.

Ein Osterhuhn hat viel zu tun

Ballet shoes for Anna

Der erste Draht zur Neuen Welt
We take rapid international communications for granted. But in the 19th century it was just a beginning of an idea, and they didn't really have the knowledge and technology available to do it ...

Chasing the flame

27MarthaJeanne
març 21, 2015, 2:02 pm

The jungle

Coming back to this over 40 years after reading it in school I am somewhat amazed at how little really hit me then. (And that it was considered reading material for teenagers!)

The other thing that I notice is the similarities with Looking Backward 2000-1887 in terms of the way the two authors wanted society to move.

28MarthaJeanne
Editat: març 23, 2015, 4:55 pm

My Bollywood wedding
Just soooo glad our wedding wasn't like that.

Und dann kam Billy

Dragon boy

29MarthaJeanne
Editat: març 26, 2015, 1:31 pm

Foundation : The history of England vol 1

The mountain of light

Fritzis Abenteuer im Gemüsegarten

BTW, my normal currently reading set up has been upset by the need to get the library books returned before we leave on holiday.

30MarthaJeanne
Editat: març 31, 2015, 6:32 pm

31MarthaJeanne
abr. 1, 2015, 1:37 am

My normal 'currently reading' methods have broken down right now because I need to try and read all my library books AND all my April group reads/CATS before we leave on the 18th. And the ER book that arrived today. So that's crowded into CR along with the left overs from the last batch that has been in there too long already and a handful of books that I have recently 'come across'.

33MarthaJeanne
Editat: abr. 6, 2015, 2:18 am

The Duchess of Jermyn Street
I have the funny feeling that I have read something based on this recently.

Die Biologie der Zehn Gebote und die Natur des Menschen
Still not quite sure what this was about.

The myths that made America : an introduction to American studies

34MarthaJeanne
Editat: abr. 11, 2015, 5:09 pm

Love medicine
This isn't so much a novel as a loose conglomeration of episodes about related disfunctional families. Review.

Zipp - und zu! 50 Erfindungen, die unser Leben wirklich veränderten

Maya & Filippo Visit San Francisco
I should know better than to sign up for MG. Reviewed.

Platons Schwestern : Lebenswelten antiker Griechinnen

Ich kam mit dem Wüstenwind : Wie mein Traum vom Tanzen wahr wurde

39MarthaJeanne
Editat: maig 8, 2015, 1:52 am

40MarthaJeanne
maig 9, 2015, 6:01 pm

43MarthaJeanne
Editat: maig 24, 2015, 6:12 pm

Andachtsbildchen : Kleinode privater Frömmigkeitskultur

The plains of passage
Longwinded. Reviewed.

Rowan's rule
Reviewed.

Guilt by association
Very powerful. I have a funny feeling that those who dismiss it as preachy or not very good have never had to put up with the way some men think they are irresistable to women, and that women like to be treated as sex objects. I lived through those years. As a woman. Review.

Oberösterreich : Die besten Hausrezepte der Region : Traditionelle Küche

44MarthaJeanne
Editat: maig 27, 2015, 2:44 am

45MarthaJeanne
Editat: maig 31, 2015, 5:52 pm

46MarthaJeanne
Editat: juny 2, 2015, 3:06 pm

Haydn, Haydn über alles

I'll admit, I bought this because of the author's name. Peter Wehle (Vater) was great, and although the theme seemed a bit strange I was willing to give it a try. I have since figured out that this book is by his son, and Peter Wehle (Sohn) has certainly inherited his father's ability to find the right words to say what he wants to say. Review.

The peppered moth
Don't bother. Reviewed.

Willkommen im Schloss!

The Close
I like this book, and in general like her attitude towards her vocation. But I do wish that during seminary she had learned the difference between the season OF Easter, and the season AFTER Pentecost. Review.

50MarthaJeanne
Editat: juny 18, 2015, 7:23 am

52MarthaJeanne
Editat: jul. 8, 2015, 8:24 am

My heart is my own

Das große Buch der Archäologie

Top with cinnamon
Reviewed.

The land of painted caves

Besserland
This takes place in the USSR and in Germany (with only a very short stop in Vienna). Jewish immigrants in the late 1980s. The book wasn't bad, just boring.

What happens in London
Reviewed. This book was a waste of time.

Foundation

55MarthaJeanne
Editat: jul. 16, 2015, 2:30 am

Shibus größter Wunsch

Junípero Serra

The Joy Luck Club
No.

Von der Kunst Bäume zu pflanzen
It's not bad, just preaching to the converted. Very Austrian focus.

Second Foundation

56MarthaJeanne
Editat: jul. 18, 2015, 3:44 pm

Tudors
Because of Stripping the Altars I was able to enjoy reading history where I knew many of the details.

Fantastische Kunst
Early work of all 5. Glad I bought it.

Pookie and Tushka find a little piano
Reviewed.

The lake of Geneva
Reviewed

58MarthaJeanne
Editat: jul. 26, 2015, 6:01 pm

Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture
I'm feeling very proud that I got through. Reviewed.

In the land of invented languages
This was just plain fun.

The Need for better Regulation of Outer Space
Maybe it's me, but I just didn't get the point of these stories. Review.

Fire Watch

In sheep's clothing

59MarthaJeanne
Editat: jul. 28, 2015, 5:15 am

60MarthaJeanne
Editat: ag. 2, 2015, 9:01 am

The painted garden
(The US title is silly.) I reread this sitting in the Geneva English Language library yesterday. Fun to find my name on the old checkout card.

Der kleine Adler
Napolean's son had a sad, short, lonely life.

Daughter of Regals
Most of it was no better than OK. The last few really turned me off.

Naturel
Good patterns. Nice lacey borders. Review.

Douce Méditerranée
Good pictures ordered by country. Not much for bookmarks. Review.
BTW No, I don't really read French, but cross stitch books don't take a lot of language skills.

Foundation's Edge

62MarthaJeanne
Editat: ag. 11, 2015, 3:52 pm

Dom zu Aachen

A nearly infallible History of Christianity
Yes! Reviewed.

Merci, Udo!

Unwise child
Reviewed.

Foundation and Earth
I found the ending very contrived. Review.

65MarthaJeanne
Editat: ag. 22, 2015, 6:25 pm

Queen Victoria's Youngest Son

Terra : Tales of the Earth

Pegasus in flight

A history of ancient Britain
Fascinating! Reviewed.

Artisten, Freaks und Übermenschen
This was fine until it just stopped.

Pygmalion
I'm so pleased to read that Shaw also thought Eliza should marry Freddy.

71MarthaJeanne
Editat: set. 17, 2015, 2:00 pm

Im Reich des Ötschers: Zur Vielfalt einer Region

Tea by the nursery fire Lovely!

Abstract city
Fun.

Longbourn
See my comment at http://www.librarything.com/topic/194515#5276496

Schmetterlinge entdecken, beobachten, bestimmen
I'm marking this as read. I have not read about each individual butterfly, but I have read the introductory material and done a lot of browsing.

73MarthaJeanne
Editat: set. 25, 2015, 6:42 am

Knooking Inspirationen
I think I like this, but I want a ribbon, not a big fat thing for the support yarn.

Power Lines

Tamerlane : sword of islam, conqueror of the world

Coming out
Reviewed

Back to the sources : reading the classic Jewish texts
Reviewed.

76MarthaJeanne
Editat: oct. 7, 2015, 4:48 pm

77MarthaJeanne
Editat: oct. 11, 2015, 6:28 am

78MarthaJeanne
Editat: oct. 12, 2015, 7:55 pm

Sounds of Hollywood : wie Emigranten aus Europa die amerikanische Filmmusik erfanden
I would have read this book a lot faster if Hope's descriptions hadn't kept sending me to the web to listen to the songs and movies he described. Review.

Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers
Don't read this if gorey details get to you. But also don't imagine a horror story. I found it very interesting. Review.

Der Gänsegeneral : eine Geschichte

Hendrik fliegt Hubschrauber

Arrow's flight

79MarthaJeanne
Editat: oct. 18, 2015, 8:33 am

Solar
Awful!

Warum gerade du?
Reviewed.

The last time I saw you
I really enjoyed this even if I can't imagine remembering the people I went to high school with.

How the mind works

The man who mistook his wife for a hat

84MarthaJeanne
Editat: nov. 14, 2015, 10:30 am

Bin ich klein? ?האמ אני קטנה : Kinderbuch Deutsch-Hebräisch
Ok, it's just a little book, but I read it through in Hebrew!
Reviewed.

Die Phönizier
Reviewed.

The last slave market

86MarthaJeanne
Editat: nov. 22, 2015, 11:26 am

The Eucharist : origins and contemporary understandings
Reviewed

Letters from Father Christmas

Die wirkliche Mittelerde

The hobbit
After two books about Tolkien I felt I had to get back to the real thing.

Blood Red
Too many vampires and werewolves for my taste, but Lackey makes it bearable. Review.

87MarthaJeanne
Editat: nov. 29, 2015, 5:56 pm

Waiting for the barbarians
Torture and illicit sex. Yuck!

The scarecrow of Oz
Eh!

Und sie fliegt doch
Absolutely delightful.

The fellowship of the ring

Swan Song A short story, not a mystery, but there is a murder. Fun.

Die schönsten Weihnachtsgeschichten für Erstleser
Reviewed.

88MarthaJeanne
Editat: nov. 30, 2015, 3:37 pm

I. Asimov
He certainly thinks well of himself. Mostly justified, I think.

Wolf - Hund - Mensch
This author thinks well of wolves and dogs.

89MarthaJeanne
Editat: des. 2, 2015, 7:44 pm

91MarthaJeanne
Editat: des. 15, 2015, 11:07 am

Driving in the dark
Reviewed.

Was wir weitergeben
A lovely woman. Both Heinz and Margit Fischer have given Austria a lot, and they will be missed.

The age of empathy

Wie funktioniert die Welt?
Reviewed

92MarthaJeanne
Editat: des. 19, 2015, 7:37 pm

The newlyweds
I marked this one down for a poor ending.

Seeing further

93MarthaJeanne
Editat: des. 24, 2015, 7:14 pm

Return of the King - not going to hassle the touchstone.

Der Kämpfer im Vatikan

Hester's story
Reviewed.

Unbekannter Jugendstil in Wien
I think we need a copy of this.

From a High Tower
Wonderful, reviewed.

95MarthaJeanne
Editat: des. 30, 2015, 7:07 pm

Christendom destroyed : Europe 1517-1648
Somewhat overwhelming. I guess the bottom line is that a lot was going on.

The giver

Rosa Parks : my story

Outside, Sewell

96MarthaJeanne
Editat: des. 31, 2015, 6:39 pm