<r>I voted "In Store", but I don't usually purchase in stores such as B&N, etc. I purchase most of my books at thrift "stores" <E>;)</E> and library sales (They have these every Spring and Fall)! The last day of the library sale in my area, is $1/bag day, so I usually end up bringing home 200-10...

Yes, you got an amazing deal! Believe it or not, those hardbacks used to only cost $36 when they first came out! John Ross is a good friend of my husband's and we've actually gone shooting with him in the past. We are always telling people about his book and we get the same response "It's crazy...

yes it's a challenge. do you get a lot of sleep?, my work makes me constantly sleep deprived, it's a cruel and slow death :lol: i do eventually get to the stage where it's a waste of time being awake but i'm so stubborn i stay awake another hour just to confirm how stupid i am :-D but i was wonderi...

i'm thinking of that routine where you end up nodding off because you're too tired to read so you end up taking a whole week reading the same chapter over and over again hoping not only to get through it but even remember that you finished it. :-D You are so close to hitting the nail on the head......

Chris OConnor wrote:Welcome to BookTalk.org, Charleen.

600 books is quite a collection.

Thank you Chris! And yes, I am quite proud of my collection. Planning to add to it very soon!

As I mentioned in another post, I have a hard time reading for long periods of time without getting tired. I think the longest I have read in one sitting was 3 hours. I'm an extremely slow reader already, so you mix that with my sleepiness during reading and that equals taking FOREVER to read a book...

I have dealt with this nuisance for years and I'm still not sure why it happens. It happens with any book, any time of day/night and whether or not I am reading a paperback or my Kindle. I get sleepy after approx. a chapter or two. I've tried reading while sitting in a comfy chair, sitting in a woo...

Hi everyone! My name is Kristy, but most people call me by my middle name (Charleen)...I am 31, married and have 3 kiddos (ages 16, 9 and 8 )...I've been an avid reader since my grade school years and mostly read fiction. I am very eclectic with my reading genres and don't really have a "favori...