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Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Friends of Eddie Coyle | title The Friends of Eddie Coyle | author Higgins, George V. | isbn 1841192627 | isbn13 9781841192628 | asin 1841192627 | num pages 216pp | avg rating 4.05 | num ratings 9,853 | date pub 1971 | date pub edition Jan 25, 2001 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 10, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Babes in the Wood (Inspector Wexford, #19) | title The Babes in the Wood(Inspector Wexford, #19) | author Rendell, Ruth | isbn 1400034191 | isbn13 9781400034192 | asin 1400034191 | num pages 336pp | avg rating 3.77 | num ratings 6,099 | date pub 2002 | date pub edition Oct 12, 2004 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 08, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Dark is the Clue (Bobby Owen #33) | title Dark is the Clue(Bobby Owen #33) | author Punshon, E.R. | isbn | isbn13 | asin B01NACSRJW | num pages 243pp | avg rating 4.29 | num ratings 34 | date pub Jan 01, 1955 | date pub edition Jan 02, 2017 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 04, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Vanessa and Her Sister | title Vanessa and Her Sister | author Parmar, Priya * | isbn 0804176396 | isbn13 9780804176392 | asin 0804176396 | num pages 384pp | avg rating 3.77 | num ratings 6,144 | date pub Dec 30, 2014 | date pub edition Oct 13, 2015 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 31, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Granite Coast Murders (Commissaire Dupin, #6) | title The Granite Coast Murders(Commissaire Dupin, #6) | author Bannalec, Jean-Luc | isbn 1250753066 | isbn13 9781250753069 | asin 1250753066 | num pages 304pp | avg rating 3.90 | num ratings 1,449 | date pub Jun 27, 2017 | date pub edition May 11, 2021 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 31, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Never | title Never | author Follett, Ken * | isbn 0593300017 | isbn13 9780593300015 | asin 0593300017 | num pages 802pp | avg rating 4.09 | num ratings 63,201 | date pub Nov 09, 2021 | date pub edition Nov 09, 2021 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 28, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Trees | title The Trees | author Richter, Conrad | isbn 0821409786 | isbn13 9780821409787 | asin 0821409786 | num pages 167pp | avg rating 4.02 | num ratings 4,129 | date pub 1940 | date pub edition May 01, 1991 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 22, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Don't Look Now and Other Stories | title Don't Look Now and Other Stories | author du Maurier, Daphne | isbn 0316253642 | isbn13 9780316253642 | asin B00GR5N2VG | num pages 214pp | avg rating 3.83 | num ratings 8,946 | date pub 1971 | date pub edition Dec 17, 2013 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 15, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Venice Train | title The Venice Train | author Simenon, Georges | isbn 0151935068 | isbn13 9780151935062 | asin 0151935068 | num pages 143pp | avg rating 3.47 | num ratings 548 | date pub 1965 | date pub edition Jan 01, 1974 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 13, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Mighty Red | title The Mighty Red | author Erdrich, Louise | isbn 0063277050 | isbn13 9780063277052 | asin 0063277050 | num pages 384pp | avg rating 3.92 | num ratings 5,435 | date pub Oct 01, 2024 | date pub edition Oct 01, 2024 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 13, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5) | title Tell Me Everything(Amgash, #5) | author Strout, Elizabeth * | isbn 0593446097 | isbn13 9780593446096 | asin 0593446097 | num pages 352pp | avg rating 4.25 | num ratings 21,561 | date pub Sep 10, 2024 | date pub edition Sep 10, 2024 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 11, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | title Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | author Godfrey-Smith, Peter | isbn 0374537194 | isbn13 9780374537197 | asin 0374537194 | num pages 255pp | avg rating 3.88 | num ratings 24,884 | date pub Dec 06, 2016 | date pub edition Oct 17, 2017 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review I was surprised to find myself drawn to this as I'm not usually a reader of science. And, because I'm not a reader of science, there was much that was I was surprised to find myself drawn to this as I'm not usually a reader of science. And, because I'm not a reader of science, there was much that was new to me. I definitely was not trodding the same old ground. I have no way of knowing if that would be true for others more familiar with the subject.Godfrey-Smith gives us some evolutionary history. There are a couple of evolutionary charts that show how the cephalopods branch off early in evolution. The same chart shows how mammals and birds branched in a different direction and probably a couple of million years later. In this discussion he says: If we can make contact with cephalopods as sentient beings, it is not because of a shared history, not because of kinship, but because evolution built minds twice over. This is probably the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien.He tells us of his observing octopuses in Australia in a place researchers have dubbed Octopolis. He refers to other researchers and gives a brief - *very* brief - description of some of their observations and findings. One story related how one kind of octopus moved and then used two halves of a coconut shell to form a dwelling. The coconut-house behavior illustrates what I see as the distinctive feature of octopus intelligence; it makes clear the way they have become smart animals. They are smart in the sense of being curious and flexible; they are adventurous, opportunistic. With this idea on the table I can add more to my picture of how octopuses fit into the range of animals and the history of life.The style falls somewhere between academic and narrative non-fiction. I thought in many places it was closer to academic and I had to take my reading a bit more slowly than I was wont. I was rewarded because, while I'm sure I won't remember even half of what I read, I will remember enough that this enhanced my knowledge of a subject about which I knew little. In fact, I remarked to myself early "I'm learning about stuff I didn't even know I wanted to know."I will admit that I thought sometimes he wandered off the subject. One whole chapter addressed how human minds work. It was good background for me because the following chapter helped me to understand how little the cephalopod mind is similar to ours. And then (!) he related an experiment with cuttlefish that indicated that animal seems to have an internal clock. The cuttlefish were able to determine that food would be behind one door in 1 hour rather than other door for which they'd have to wait 3 hours. Amazing! In another place I learned that the blood of an octopus is green because it uses a copper molecule to carry oxygen rather than an iron molecule as humans do. These are little things, but I was delighted to read them. My enthusiasm spills over. What I got from this is surely worth a 5th star. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 6 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 15, 2024 | date read Oct 19, 2024 | date added Oct 07, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Eastern Front 1914-1917 | title The Eastern Front 1914-1917 | author Stone, Norman | isbn 0140267255 | isbn13 9780140267259 | asin 0140267255 | num pages 348pp | avg rating 3.64 | num ratings 466 | date pub 1975 | date pub edition Jul 30, 1998 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 04, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Wild Horses | title Wild Horses | author Francis, Dick | isbn 0425196747 | isbn13 9780425196748 | asin 0425196747 | num pages 352pp | avg rating 3.96 | num ratings 5,125 | date pub Sep 21, 1994 | date pub edition May 04, 2004 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 03, 2024 | owned | format Mass Market Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Disclaimer | title Disclaimer | author Knight, Renée | isbn 0857522817 | isbn13 9780857522818 | asin 0857522817 | num pages 304pp | avg rating 3.61 | num ratings 30,977 | date pub Apr 09, 2015 | date pub edition Apr 09, 2015 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 28, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Latecomer | title The Latecomer | author Korelitz, Jean Hanff * | isbn 1250790794 | isbn13 9781250790798 | asin 1250790794 | num pages 439pp | avg rating 4.01 | num ratings 33,377 | date pub May 31, 2022 | date pub edition May 31, 2022 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 26, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Under Occupation (Night Soldiers, #15) | title Under Occupation(Night Soldiers, #15) | author Furst, Alan | isbn 0399592326 | isbn13 9780399592324 | asin B07PBRPTVW | num pages 205pp | avg rating 3.41 | num ratings 4,207 | date pub Nov 26, 2019 | date pub edition Nov 26, 2019 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 25, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Young Lonigan | title Young Lonigan | author Farrell, James T. | isbn 0451529138 | isbn13 9780451529138 | asin 0451529138 | num pages 224pp | avg rating 3.47 | num ratings 1,209 | date pub Jan 01, 1932 | date pub edition Jul 06, 2004 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating it was ok | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review This is probably more of a coming of age story than anything else. 1916, and it opens when William "Studs" Lonigan and his younger sister, Frances, ar This is probably more of a coming of age story than anything else. 1916, and it opens when William "Studs" Lonigan and his younger sister, Frances, are graduating from 8th grade at St. Patrick's Catholic grade school in Chicago. Summer arrives and Studs is left pretty much to his own devices. Nearing 15, he thinks mostly about girls. And he manages to hang out with some other boys who are well on their way to a life of crime. I came to wish that was all there was to it. The writing fits the story extremely well. While I might not have liked Studs, his characterization is excellent. There is virtually no plot, but I have been known to embrace character driven novels and I was certainly due for one. But maybe 25 or so pages from the end was this:They laughed. Kenny said they were in little Jewrusalem now, and they could probably catch a couple of Jew babies. Two hooknoses, about Studs’ size, did come along. Andy and Johnny O’Brien, the two youngest in the gang, stopped the shonickers.There had been some racism earlier including other offensive and disgusting words, but no confrontation. This turned into a shellacking and for no good reason other than to show the Irish the superior ethnicity and who ran the neighborhood. I'm not sure whether I'll read the rest of the trilogy. I have so many books to read. Without the anti-semitism and racism, I might have rated this a high 3-stars or maybe even 4-stars. But the above just sickened me. 2-stars is the best I can find and even that might be too high. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 6 | # times read 1 | date started Sep 22, 2024 | date read Sep 25, 2024 | date added Sep 22, 2024 | owned | format Mass Market Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover War Trash | title War Trash | author Jin, Ha | isbn 1400075793 | isbn13 9781400075799 | asin 1400075793 | num pages 368pp | avg rating 3.80 | num ratings 4,068 | date pub Jan 01, 2004 | date pub edition May 10, 2005 | Elizabeth (Alaska)'s rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 22, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | |

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