Stacking The Shelves [190]

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 Happy Christmas week everyone!  Can you believe we're only six days away?  I'm not completely ready; are you?  I'm not feeling stressed, fortunately; the important part is seeing all the family.  If the last batch of cookies aren't made, the world won't end.  Perhaps I'll even find a bit of reading time while off work for the long weekend!  To add your own link to the fun, see the Linksy at the end of this post.

ARCs for Review

Raging Sea (Undertow, Book 2) by Michael Buckley.  I haven't read Undertow #1 yet, but a coworker recommended this, so I'll get on it soon.

Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson

New

The Glitter and the Gold: The American Duchess-in Her Own Words by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan.  Hubby and I took a holiday babymoon to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC.  (I highly recommend; they decorate the whole place so beautifully for Christmas!)  This was one of our souvenir picks.

Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon by Howard E. Covington.  Another souvenir book!

(Not Pictured) Christmas at Biltmore: Celebrating at America's Largest Home.  The third and final souvenir book.  We both always over-pack books from home to read while on vacations... and then buy more while away.  Hubby is undeniably my soulmate.

Students' Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary to the Old Testament by Alexander Harkavy.  This is a really cool, really old reference book that my mother-in-law found in her attic and passed along to us; Hubby's dad used it in college!  (We kind of collect dictionaries.)

Lines for All Occasions:  Pickups & Come Ons:  Pithy Proclamations for All About You, All About Me, Context-Specific, People-Specific, Coitus Seeking, Famous Flirtations.  "Won" at a White Elephant party.  :)  Just for giggles.

Library

Babar: To Duet or Not to Duet by Jean de Brunhoff with Laurent de Brunhoff and Elaine Waisglass.  I requested this one because a family member wanted it for a homeschool lesson; I read it and enjoyed it.

Please Don't Bite the Baby (and Please Don't Chase the Dogs): Keeping Our Kids and Our Dogs Safe and Happy Together by Lisa J. Edwards.  Because I have a dog, and am about to have a baby.  Also, is that baby on the cover not the absolute cutest?!

Prohibition Bakery by Leslie Feinberg with Brooke Siem.  Requested before I knew I was pregnant!  I promise!  I might still try a recipe or two for the hubby, or if the alcohol is thoroughly baked into the recipe.

Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy by Jennifer Lindner McGlinn.  Ginger/gingerbread/molasses things have definitely been cravings for me!  I want to try ALL. THE. RECIPES.

What We Saw at Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard.  This was not what I expected at all, but it was very good.  Will definitely try the sequel too.

The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl.  Definitely a good read!  Especially for bibliophiles like me.  Interesting story: while I was reading this one, that deals tangentially with Robert Louis Stevenson, I was concurrently reading Under the Wide and Starry Sky, which also deals with Robert Louis Stevenson!  I'm pleasantly surprised I didn't get confused.

Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath.  Recommended by my manager and coworker, and looks short, so of course I'll give it a whir.

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan.  The fifth (and final?) Heroes of Olympus book!  I was on the holds list for this for quite a while!

The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith.  These No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books aren't deep or anything, but they're so very pleasant!  I've been doing them all on audiobook, and the narrator has a very nice lilting accent.

What books did you bring home recently?  Leave your link below, and have happy holidays!

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Tynga is a 32 years old mom of two, from Montreal, working as a lab technician in an hospital specialized in heart disease. In her free time, she enjoys reading all things Paranormal and photography.

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