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jerry-book

jerry-book

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Avid reader of books since I was three years old. I am 59 now and still try to read every chance I get. My mother's favorite expression about me was how do we get his nose out of a book.

I read history, sci fi, contemporary fiction, fantasy, biographies such as Churchill, and Great Literature.

I grew up in Iowa but now reside... more »
  • Richmond, VA, USA
  • member since July 11, 2007

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  • Lauren

    Lauren says

    who r u??

    posted 10 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    The March nominations have been posted in Good Reads. Please stop by and vote for the selection you'd like to read and discuss. We'll post questions for our February read, 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, in a few days.

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Jim w h

    Jim w h says

    I agree with you. I am taking it a bit at a time in between other (shorter) works.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • TheLibrarian

    TheLibrarian says

    Hi Jerry - I think I'm re-reading Blue Latitudes for something like the 7th or 8th time.....this time as leader of an armchair travel book club. It's one of my favorites.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark K

    Mark K says

    Hey, jerry! I saw that you voted for the next Sesquicentennial Read of Civil War History selection, but as you cast your vote outside of the posted descriptions, it's hard to determine which book you voted for. Could you go back and post your vote within one of the threads for the books? Thanks!

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Josan G

    Josan G says

    Um...okay...

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    Wow! I never realized that. Thanks for telling me and thanks for thinking of me when you heard it!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Sabina E

    Sabina E says

    So true! Isn't is funny how some people are simply overlooked by history, popular history at any rate.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jamie

    Jamie says

    I will be interested to see what you think of Out of Africa, which I hope to read one day...

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Gunter Nitsch

    Gunter Nitsch says

    Through some diabolical glitch at Shelfari I ended up with TWO accounts and could only sign in to the newly created one. So I've had to transfer all of my books and, more or less, start from scratch. In the process I've also lost all of my "friends" and "followers". I've tried to get Shelfari to correct the situation to no avail. They keep referring me to Amazon and the Amazon "help" people claim never to have heard of Shelfari. Hope you'll continue to "follow" me at my new location. Gunter

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Beginnings

    Beginnings says

    Hi Jerry-book,
    10 kids in your family-must have been fun with all the comings and goings! I was not as advanced as you- I started reading university psychology books around 7th grade. The reason is, I had to babysit my siblings in the juvenille section of the univ. library while my mom was at night classes-she was a single parent.I don't remember reading at the dinner table-although it's possible I did once or twice. It is probably good my mom chased me outside once in awhile-or I could've grown up a less well-rounded individual.:) Starting in Jr. High school I began hiding my extra curricular reading-I'm not exactly sure why I did this-I just did. Perhaps part of the reasoning was I did not feel it was the teachers business to know what I was reading, as I was quite sure they would judge their assigned classroom reading as more important.I suppose it was the control factor-I didn't want to be controlled.My daughter volunteers at the library-I think it is good since most, if not all the employees have some sort of degree and have respect for education.We rarely watch T.V. Daughter has a communication degree, so perhaps this too has contributed to her enjoying reading for pleasure-after much assigned reading I'd imagine it is joyful fun to be able to read what you choose. Let Freedom Ring! Happy 4th!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Gav

    Gav says

    Hey! Welcome to the group All Genres! This is a very friendly and chatty group-jump right in! Please feel free to post to the discussions or start a new one! We would love for you to invite your friends to the group. Please note: the calendar for reading the genres and the group rules are located at the top of the page as part of the group description. July Group Reads are: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly and Bossypants by Tina Fey. Group reads are voluntary!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Beginnings

    Beginnings says

    Your words "I turned around and the shore was very far away" -The phrase alone gives a feeling of dread. Thank you for your story Jerry-book! As for being known for having your nose in a book-My mother often tried to chase me out of the house to play-so I could have fun. I never understood why she would do this-as I explained to her time and again I was having fun reading!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C.

    Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C. says

    I haven't seen that site but I will check it out now. Thanks for the tip.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Beginnings

    Beginnings says

    Hello jerry-book,

    Thought to write to you after reading your post under the Summertime Fun discussion at BTS(BETTER THAN STARBUCKS) In response to your writing of your good friend Lester I had an urge to write-hope you don't mind-

    My mom dived into a neighbors pool and saved my brother's life. We had one of those pulley type clotheslines and I was handing her the wet wash so she could hang it on the line(2nd Story window) when she looked into our neighbors yard and saw my brother floating face down in their brand new built in swimming pool. My mom had been a lifeguard in her younger yrs. before becoming a mother.

    It's interesting how memories are formed-I tend to remember best when there is high emotion/drama involved-esp. regarding rescues or escapes.My brother almost drowned another time at a crowded beach and he ended up almost drowning a third time in a miniscule roadside drainage ditch, which was in the middle of the arid Navajo desert. He was involved in a motorcycle accident, was knocked unconcious-flew into the air-and as luck would have it,landed face down in the only water that existed for miles around.(his nose and mouth were completely submerged in mere inches of water)

    A Navajo classmate named Jackson witnessed the mishap and intervened. Jackson pulled my brother out of the watery ditch in a timely manner and saved my brother's life. The interesting thing was, the two knew each other well before the near drowning, and at the time of the crash there was a great animosity which existed between them. Within a week, my brother regained consciousness in the hospital. Jackson visited, told the story of witness, whereas, a friendship was born and bonded by rescue.

    P.S. I'd be very interested to read your story of Lester. If you wish you can post me a note and/or Private Message-I hope I am not being too intrusive, if you'd rather not go into such memories I totally understand.:)

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark K

    Mark K says

    Not at all! I am finishing a review assignment; once it;s done (hopefully today) I plan on digging in. If it's anything like the other books in the series I've read, I should be caught up in no time.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jessica P

    Jessica P says

    Thank you jerry, I appreciate it.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C.

    Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C. says

    I meant "extent".

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C.

    Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C. says

    I got the impression the author thought this a clever style of writing. It was an interesting book but I think Thomas More was mis-characterized to a great extend.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C.

    Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C. says

    I was one of those that had problems with the way it was written. It wasn't first person - it was simply that he is never referred to by name; only by "he" which was somewhat confusing at first particularly when there was more than one "he" in a sentence and it pertained to two different men. I didn't hate it but I didn't think it was the greatest thing I ever read either.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )

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