| 5/21/2009 7:10:39 PM |
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william9_17
Kelseyville, CA
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I'm curious how big is your Libray and what do you have in it? My library is at around 700 paper-backs and about a 100 hard covers. It's pretty much all sci-fi and fantasy but I have a few book on philosophy and botanical books on orchids...One of my hobbies. So what do you have in your library?
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| 5/21/2009 8:37:01 PM |
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alicekathleen
Sacramento, CA
72, joined May. 2008
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I live close to a local branch, and thanks to the LINKS program, I have access to millions of books! I can order
any book in the state and any book in any library in our sister state of Nevada, and it is delivered to my
branch within a few days. (if someone has checked out the book I want, the system will not allow you to
request it until it is returned. ) I love the library, and go every day of the week, as we can request 30 books,
movies, dvds, and I most always have something to pick up. As far as the actual library, the local branch
has a large children's section, new arrivals, lots of music and movies, a good collection of short stories, and
a good selection of cook books and art books.
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| 5/22/2009 2:10:59 AM |
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william9_17
Kelseyville, CA
33, joined Mar. 2008
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Woops I should have been more specific. I mean your own personal book collection. Books that you own...
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| 5/22/2009 7:05:38 AM |
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alicekathleen
Sacramento, CA
72, joined May. 2008
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OH! I own crafts books, about 15, many craft publications, about 5 books on cats, a dozen copies of Cat Fancy and
Catnip, and a few French language
textbooks! I prefer to copy what I need for my crafts (I do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, painting,
drawing, etc) from library books and then index for a file drawer. I have 1,000's of ideas, designs, directions for
all kinds of fun projects, and hope I live long enough to make some of them! I do occasionally buy a book or
even a used book, but I donate to library once I am finished.
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| 5/22/2009 1:30:56 PM |
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legalchick25
Vienna, WV
34, joined May. 2009
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I, like you, own hundreds of books! It is my goal when I get my own place to have a room with floor to ceiling bookshelves in a room dedicated as "the library." I am a huge advocate of literacy, so I am always buying books of one kind or another. I have genres such as romance, mystery/suspense, action/adventure, biographies, political science, miscellaneous textbooks, true crime, christian living, misc. fiction, other miscellaneous topics and a large volume of children's books that I have collected for my (future) children. Books are wonderful! Happy collecting!! 
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| 5/28/2009 12:16:33 AM |
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william9_17
Kelseyville, CA
33, joined Mar. 2008
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Anyone else?
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| 5/28/2009 5:30:14 PM |
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herald72
Western Australia
Australia
45, joined Apr. 2009
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I have about 4000 books. Mostly scifi and fantasy.I have a few collectors items. Original 1st ed tolkiens and asimovs. Also about 50 books from the 1800's. Currently trying to find an 1500's ed of Sun Zu's Art of War in original chinese.
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| 5/31/2009 5:08:54 PM |
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altje
Kernersville, NC
77, joined Jun. 2008
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Never counted but have books everywhere in my home. I have a lot of interests, reading being one of the main ones - have books on history, psychology, archeology, geology, geography, medicine, genealogy, gardening, interior decorating, music and song books, computers and technology, crime, romance, mysteries, books on religion, the Holy Bible, the Koran, classics, puzzles (logic and crossword), biographies, and others. I will read the phone book if there is nothing in the house I haven't read. My Mom always said that when I had my nose in a book that I was in another world! 
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| 6/9/2009 10:03:31 AM |
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ddadyy
Byhalia, MS
27, joined Jun. 2009
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my library is not quite as big as yours but its getting there i have about 30 books some hard and some paperback mostly my books are realistic fiction about suicide and drugs stuff like that intrest me. everything that ellan hopkins writes i love, have you ever read anything by her if not you should she is a very talented author
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| 6/21/2009 12:36:26 AM |
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annamranna
Bloomington, IL
62, joined Apr. 2008
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I love books, all the genres. I teach literature. I have a library in the lower level of my house.
I went from teaching high school, to preschool, to first grade to fifth grade and now to seventh grade.
So not only do I have my own favorites 'The Thorn Birds' and the classics "To Kill a Mockingbird', I have a variety of age level books that I can't part with like 'Stephanie's Ponytail', 'The Outsiders', and 'Keeping the Cool.'
When I taught h.s. one of the guys and I used to pick books for each other to read and then discuss. It was kind of fun, because we had such different taste. But we had some great discussions. There was one book about an assassin mastered the game of GO. For the life of me, I can not remember the name of the book,, but I loved it!
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| 6/28/2009 3:08:12 AM |
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rodneyg668
Seattle, WA
44, joined Jan. 2008
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Somewhere around 1500 books, about three quarters paperbacks with the rest being hardback. As far as genre goes I have about everything you could imagine, and then some.
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| 7/3/2009 10:05:13 AM |
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wykd
Las Vegas, NV
54, joined Jul. 2009
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Good Lord! My library was a lot larger than I thought! Never considered actually counting them until I packed them up to move to Washington! I had 15 boxes of books that contained about 88 paper backs in each box total count was 12 of those boxes, and the other 3 had larger books in them. The weight alone of each box was about 30-40 pounds. Yep, I spent a lot of money on that move! The genres were romance, sci-fi, fantasy, literotica, cooking, crafts, wicca, natural phenomena, folklore, how-to's, and a few childrens books. Talk about a portable library!
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| 7/3/2009 9:49:47 PM |
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bearcat58
Atlanta, GA
59, joined May. 2009
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I have been a Civil War reenactor for the last 23 years and needless to say that most of my book collection, must be around 100 books, deal with the Civil War era. Although lately I have been purchasing books dealing with the period leading up to the war. The small percentage not dealing with history, covers books by and of Tolkien.
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| 9/5/2009 5:20:34 PM |
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avec
Canton, IL
65, joined Aug. 2009
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I have books about herbs, gardening, home remedies, historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies, I also like to read kids books once in awhile. If I kept all my books they would be stacked to the ceiling. I found a website a while back called bookcrossing.com. I sometimes register my books there and then I put them out in a public place for someone else to find and read and hopefully they will register the book they read and pass it along to someone else. It is a neat way to find out where your books go. It is an interesting site. I encourage everyone to look at it.
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| 9/5/2009 9:08:20 PM |
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dieseldawg73
Denton, MD
35, joined Jul. 2009
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mine is large, and extremely varied.
not sure as to the total, but when i last moved had 8 good sized boxes.
contents??? hemmingway first editions, outdoors, nature, just very eclectic including service manuels for every vehical i have ever owned, lol
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| 9/13/2009 11:11:56 AM |
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mizzbrea
Canton, MO
27, joined Sep. 2009
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I have appx 5000 books in hardcover, and 2000 paperback. We have a library room for my books. Most of them are historical from the 1700s to the 1800s. I've started collecting more modern books as of last year.
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| 10/8/2009 1:08:28 PM |
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laloquis
Avon Park, FL
35, joined Oct. 2009
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I actually have a floor to ceiling, two story library in my house. It was one of the requirments when I went to buy a house. I've been reading since I was four and I have every single book I've owned since then. I have a kids section at the house where I have all the kids books that now MY kids read. It's awesome, I spend more time in my library than I do anywhere else.
The count? thousands I would imagine. I lost count at 15,000 years ago. I used to read a book a day now with kids and all it's more like 1 book every 2-3 days which still averages about 2-3 books a week. Yup I lost count
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| 1/13/2010 11:32:51 PM |
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netstalker
London, KY
55, joined Sep. 2008
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My favorite book of all time is: Embracing the Heart, Engaging the Mind. It was written by Joseph R. Dunn PhD, and is available on Amazon. The link is below.
CHECK IT OUT!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Heart-Engaging-Mind-Resilience/dp/0578011565/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Here's an excerpt:
People do not live to be two or three thousand-years-old, but their stories do. Stories bring us as close to immortality as we can experience in this life.
Embracing the Heart, Engaging the Mind: Universal Stories of Resilience (with commentary) offers an array of 65 teaching or wisdom stories from around the world that have been passed down from generation to generation. The stories come from a variety of cultures and traditions including Rabbinical (Jewish), Sufi, Zen, and Christian. They come from Europe, the East, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
Each story is followed by commentary which is mostly psychological in nature with some social and spiritual observations. A few of the stories have an historical basis and are modern; however, most are traditional and date back centuries.
The “Introduction” begins, "In the beginning, before there were psychologists, consultants, and experts, there were stories." The theme of the book is developing psychological resilience, that is, not only surviving but thriving in spite of facing life obstacles. Some would refer to the theme as positive psychology. Psychological resilience deals with developing personal strengths rather than focusing upon psychological disorders.
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| 4/10/2010 3:26:54 PM |
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vero526
Bryan, TX
43, joined Apr. 2010
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I'd say I have around 300. My library has all kinds of stuff. Horror, mystery american classics, british classics, biographies, philosophy, history...
I also collect old books, not for thier monetary value, I have a few that are 100 years old, but my pride and joy is from the 1850's. It's titled "Happy Homes and the Hearts Who Make Them". I't a homemakers guide which is funny because I would never be a very good homemaker, my Mom bought the book for me as a joke.
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| 4/13/2010 4:10:53 AM |
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damnbignfine
Fort Lauderdale, FL
51, joined Apr. 2010
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I never really counted but it is extensive...Most of my books are paperback paranormal romances...I have a 5 shelf bookcase each shelf is packed full of paperbacks, and 4 large rubbermade containers of books...Thank God I purchased a NOOK (ebook reader for those who don't know)
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| 5/21/2010 11:22:28 PM |
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liberal08
Spring, TX
65, joined Feb. 2007
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My library is in an extra bedroom, contains about 3000 volumes, many genres, a few spiritual, like Chicken Soup books, self-help, some classics like the Complete Works of William Shakespeare & Faulkner, many of Grisham's crime novels or Tom Clancy's, lots of NY Times Best Sellers, Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Studs Terkel, Toni Morrison, Garrison Keillor, many many political books, a few reference ones, and historical novels.
That doesn't count the children's books.
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| 5/26/2010 8:15:18 PM |
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beadz
Waterbury, CT
40, joined Apr. 2008
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Wow I've never counted but probably a few hundred all told.
Mostly Fantasy, some classic and more traditional (and yet still fantasy-esque) HG Wells, Poe, Dumas, Chaucer, etc.
As well as some non-fiction that I never seem to get through, mostly on pirates, death, paranormal, mystic and mythological, etc. A few craft and cook books too 
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| 6/16/2010 8:41:06 PM |
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thickmadamne80
Blytheville, AR
37, joined Jun. 2010
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i only have a small amount of books in my possesion right now since i sold over 100 to move out of town. Most of my books are by black authors but i have a large selection of vampire books, cook books from school, some religous texts and reascearch books, and some urban erotica too. look to exspand alway going to yard sales and goodwills to see if anything catches my eye
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| 6/19/2010 11:48:48 PM |
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icuddle
Salem, OR
65, joined Dec. 2009
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I have thousands of books of all types/genres...fiction, and non-fiction....everything from The Cat In The Hat to The World Of Jeeves to The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam, and from The Bible to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy to The Silver Palate Cookbook...to name but a few. I read for: pleasure, relaxation, information, and more. I have books on: photography, true crime, politics, philosophy, science fact, science fiction, mystery, self help, hobbies, biographies, history, etc, etc, etc.
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| 6/20/2010 4:48:35 PM |
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lulu24
Conway, AR
43, joined Jan. 2007
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i used to have probably around three thousand books or better...
i moved into a house, sight-unseen, and placed the many, many boxes in the attached storage shed to continue moving stuff in...i'm anal about my books and they have to go into the bookcases in alphabetical order by genre and author. anyhow, they didn't tell me the little issue that happens when it rains...
four feet of water swallowed the shed. the books that were NOT under water were ruined anyhow, since the boxes wicked moisture up into the other books. *sighs*
anyhow, i have a few hundred right now. i stopped buying print-books when i got my kindle...and i have over ten thousand books on my computer that can be placed on my kindle.
i mostly read fantasy, but i also enjoy mysteries, suspense, horror...anything really well-written.
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| 6/29/2010 10:54:53 AM |
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paman678
Kane, PA
55, joined Jul. 2007
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I'm curious how big is your Libray and what do you have in it? My library is at around 700 paper-backs and about a 100 hard covers. It's pretty much all sci-fi and fantasy but I have a few book on philosophy and botanical books on orchids...One of my hobbies. So what do you have in your library?
My library is close to 800 books read and add about 200 - 250 yet to be read book. so that a good 1000 plus books.
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| 6/29/2010 10:59:12 AM |
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paman678
Kane, PA
55, joined Jul. 2007
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i forgot the genres down. i only read fiction and of all the genres in that group that i refuse to read is romance
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| 7/31/2010 12:56:21 AM |
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rexdarelli
Salt Lake City, UT
26, joined Jul. 2010
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hey everyone
i am trying to expand my library as I absolutely love to read. My favorite books are on philosophy. If you have any suggestions on books I could buy/read that are on that topic or just other ones that branch off of it, message me!
Thanks
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| 8/7/2010 2:37:47 PM |
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gothsoldier
Tacoma, WA
33, joined Jul. 2010
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Over 6700 books. Genres include Scifi, fantasy, philosiphy, Self Improvement do it yourself, history and mythology, Religious books, wicca books (hey I get curious), And several books published before 1900. As well as an extesive Collection of musical history and the Classical literature Masters Mainly but not limited to the movement of Dark Romanticism.
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| 8/18/2010 8:28:48 PM |
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artisticweirdo
Waco, TX
29, joined Aug. 2010
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My library is too big. I've been in the process of moving and I'm noticing most of my boxes are just books LOL
I like all genre
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| 8/19/2010 4:34:14 PM |
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charon52
Evanston, IL
64, joined Oct. 2009
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Too big. WAY too big. All genres too- old textbooks, my kid-lit from early 50's, my son's kid-lit books, plays, physics, crafts, science fiction, religion, philosophy, fantasy, assorted manuals for cars I don't own anymore, computer books, then there's the antique and collectible- leather bound collected works of Twain, Balzac, Chekhov, others. A few dozen different Shakespeare books (complete works to single plays to commentaries). Plus a small cabinet of cookbooks.
25 years ago when we bought and moved into the house, we moved 28 boxes of books from 5 bookcases. About 1/2 were lost in a flooded basement, but over the years the collection has been doubled at least three times. There's not a single room in the house without a bookcase or two (bathroom only has room for 1 shelf though) that's filled mostly with double rows of books.
Like I said: WAY too many
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| 8/22/2010 12:36:18 AM |
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catiefaye
Troy, MI
59, joined Aug. 2010
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Wow! What a fun question! I have no idea! Calculating.... about 1250 and it's a huge mix - probably equally split between reference (cooking, art, language, spirituality, music, history, mythology, religion, etc.) and historical fiction with smatterings of fantasy, sci fi, poetry and espionage.
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| 8/23/2010 10:38:00 PM |
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rangerguy3
Tavernier, FL
79, joined Jan. 2008
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When I moved from a large house to a small trailer (long tale) I saved my signed hard covers from my favorite fishing authors. Also a few of my published mag. articles. It is tough climate on books in the keys and limited space
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| 8/26/2010 5:12:48 PM |
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sep780
Chatfield, MN
37, joined Mar. 2008
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Dont' know how many books I have. In the hundreds know that much. Have all sorts both fiction & non-fiction. In non-fiction have 2genealogy books,some books on my hobbies, history, religion, cats, geography, names, etc. Still have some books from when I was a kid, too.
I pretty much buy what I'd like to read or have for kids to read & I pretty much read just about anything that sounds interesting. Have authors ranging from Mary Higgins Clark to Mark Twain to Nicholas Sparks.
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| 8/27/2010 6:01:32 PM |
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funnygirlxxx
Sedro Woolley, WA
48, joined Nov. 2009
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Well I had a HUGE library, but that was then. Since the relocation, I have about 100 with me, and 6 big boxes in storage. And they are all mystery, suspense and spy novels.
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| 8/29/2010 7:09:31 PM |
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chadra
Layton, UT
35, joined Aug. 2010
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I can't say for sure, but they take up 6 to 7 mid sized boxes. Right off the top of my head the number would be:143, but that would be an estimated number. As for the genre's of books they are: Fantesy, Regancy Romance, Paranormal Romance. With a sprinkling, of other topics that are not coming to mind at the moment.
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| 10/8/2010 2:33:25 AM |
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rasputin_1
Arnold, MD
49, joined Jul. 2010
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Over 400 books, soft and hard covers. Genre's: Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery and Espionage! 
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| 11/26/2010 6:48:17 PM |
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ok1954
Okmulgee, OK
63, joined Sep. 2008
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I grew up with a library in our house, never had to go to public library for research, only for fun reading.
And then as I grew older and started buying books, it never stopped.
I remember a few years ago the guy I was seeing built me bookcases across one whole wall in my living room......when he was finished I pulled boxes of books from everywhere and filled the whole thing up that day.......he never realized what I had hidden under the bed...
Since then I gave most of the books to a family with 5 kids that all loved to read. Keep just a few, but now have started my collection over....
Now thinking of buying an e-reader.
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| 11/26/2010 9:25:15 PM |
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mavado1970
Pigeon Forge, TN
47, joined Mar. 2008
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mostly F. Paul Wilson
some Dean Koonz, Caleb Carr and Richard Laymon.
aslo a few a few auto-bios and a few select others
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| 11/27/2010 5:19:42 PM |
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kmc726
Fruitland Park, FL
47, joined Jul. 2010
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Mostly historical and contemporary romance, Steven King, some biography and autobiography.
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