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About My Library

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About Me

My interests include hiking & walking, ice skating, yoga, tarot, paranormal investigation, and (of course) reading. My favourite subjects include history (Egyptology, the Napoleonic era,the lives of royalty, natural or maritime disasters, & Polar exploration)& the tarot.
I am also an active member of Books2Prisoners, a volunteer organization providing books to Illinois inmates at no cost.


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Currently Reading

The Corsican: A Diary of Napoleon's Life in His Own Words by Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon (Penguin Lives) by Paul Johnson

Napoleon's Glands: And other Ventures in Biohistory by Arno Karlen

Napoleon's Love Story: Napoleon & Marie Waleska by R. McNair Wilson

The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte by Robert B. Asprey

(Harlequin Ginger Blossom Mangas)Harlequin Pink 1: No Competition by Debbie Macomber

(Harlequin Ginger Blossom Mangas) Harlequin Pink 2: Jinxed by Day Leclaire

Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the Uss Indianapolis by Dan Kurzman

The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultra-Running Greatness by Pam Reed

Four Against the Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World by David Roberts

Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category by Dave Eggers

Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egypt in Western Monotheism by Jan Assmann

To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson

Encyclopedia of Psychological Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Starving for Attention by Dan Harmon

Runaways on the Inside Passage by Joe Upton

Rebound Rituals: 50 Ways to Bounce Back After Breaking Up by Jennifer Worick

Cappuccino/Espresso: The Book of Beverages (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks) (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks) by Christie Katona

Miracle Medicine Foods by Rex Adams

American McGee's Alice: Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Greg Kramer

Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality: Reading from the Journal of Polymorphous Perversity by Glen C. Ellengogen Ph.D

Urban Legends: The Truth Behind All Those Deliciously Entertaining Myths That Are Absolutely, Positively, 100 Per Cent N by Richard Roeper

Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters and Food by Margo Maine Ph.D.

Mexican Pet: More "New" Urban Legends and Some Old Favorites* by Jan Harold Brunvand

Sheaves of Silence by Abigail S. Adams

Diary of an Eating Disorder: A Mother and Daughter Share Their Healing Journey by Chelsea Browning Smith

The Choking Doberman and Other "New" Urban Legends* by Jan Harold Brunvand

Alligators in the Sewer & 222 Other Urban Legends: Absolutely True Stories That Happened to a Friend...of a Friend. by Thomas J. Craughwell

Great French Songs: La Vie En Rose and Other Songs (With CD) by Pierre Delanoe

Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women by Trisha Gura

Tarot for Beginners For Beginners by Kristyna Arcarti

Tarot For Dummies, A Reference for the Rest of Us! Tackle Life's Biggest Questions by Amber Jayanti

Red Eye, Black Eye by K. Thor Jensen

Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises to Help Memory Loss and Increase Mental Fitness by Lawrence Katz

A Manual of Eastern Orthodox Prayers by Orthodox Eastern Church

All About Me by Philipp Keel

A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop* by Katherine Gould

The Constant Princess* by Philippa Gregory

When You're Up to Your Ass in Alligators: More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire* by Alan Dundes

Fatal Majesty: A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots* by Reay Tannahill

The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit* by Jill Conner Browne

Never Too Thin: Why Women Are at War With Their Bodies* by Roberta Pollack Seid

Changing Woman And Her Sisters: Stories of Goddesses from Around the World* by Katrin Hyman Tchana

Anorexic Bodies: A Feminist and Sociological Perspective on Anorexia* by Morag Macsween

Minding the Body* by Patricia Foster

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths by Sherwin B. Nuland

Ace's English Vocabulary Exambusters Study Cards* by Elizabeth R. Burchard

Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too* by Jenni Schaefer

Weird Virginia: Your Travel Guide to Virginia's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets* by Jeff Bahr

Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia (Advanced Reader's Copy)* by Kate M. Taylor

Straight Talk About Eating Disorders* by Michael Maloney M.D.

The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade (Advance Reader's Copy) by Victor Malarek

Beyond Birth and Death* by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Press Pause Before You Eat: Say Good-bye to Mindless Eating and Hello to the Joys of Eating* by Dr. Linda Mintle

The Body Sacred* by Dianne Sylvan

Favorite Authors

Geoffrey Abbott, Jean Anouilh, Jan Bondeson, Bob Brier, Mike Dash, Tony DiTerlizzi, Carolly Erickson, Monte Farber, Philippa Gregory, Marya Hornbacher, Karen Mahony, Sulamith Wülfing, Amy Zerner

Local Favorites

Bookstores: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Champaign, Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Opry Mills Mall, Book Attic, Bookman/Bookwoman Used Books, Books-A-Million #662, Dad's Old Book Store, Elder's Bookstore, Haslam's Book Store, Illini Union Bookstore, Indi-Go Artist Coop Gallery, Jane Addams Book Shop, Parkland College Bookstore, Priceless Books, Rhino Books, Rhino Books, The Great Escape, Waldenbooks - Mattoon

Libraries: Champaign Public Library, Charleston Carnegie Public Library, LaVergne Public Library, The Urbana Free Library, Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Main Stacks, University of Illinois Classics Library

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