ilovebooksanddogs's Profile

I love books, not just reading them but owning them and having them in my home. I take very good care of my books and most are in very good condition, if there is an issue with a book I will be sure to PM you with the details. I ship out daily and usually accept a request and mail the same day. I am honest in my dealings here and do not say I have mailed a book if I haven't.

I love non-fiction. FAVS: anything about animals or the environment, travel or books about the state of Florida, gardening, true crime (Ann Rule especially), memoirs, self-help, ghosts or the spiritual world, anything about weather especially storm chasing.

I AM a smoker with 2 dogs and 2 cats in the home so if this is an issue please be aware.

ABOUT ME:  Married with 3 grown children and 7 grandkids. I love all animals but especially dogs. I am a vegan and very interested in animal welfare issues.

Fav things: my family, dogs, caring for animals,I LOVE the state of Florida,  the beach and anything tropical, the color blue, summers, riding our Harley, gardening, photography, scrapbooking.

My TBR is overflowing due to being a member of 2 swap sites and haunting every re-sale shop I can find.I hope you find something on my bookshelf that interests you...happy hunting!!

FAVORITE QUOTE: " THE GREATNESS OF A NATION AND ITS MORAL PROGRESS CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED"- MAHATMA GANDHI

CURRENTLY READING: 

 EAT THIS, NOT THAT! - DAVID ZINCZENKO

OUTRAGE- DICK MORRIS AND EILEEN MCGANN

A LONG WAY GONE: MEMOIRS OF A BOY SOLDIER- ISHMAEL BEAH

BOOKS READ SO FAR IN 2008:

JANUARY:

1. GENTLE CLOSINGS:HOW TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE-TED MENTEN

2.  HOSPICE MOVEMENT: A BETTER OF CARING FOR THE DYING-SANDOL STODDARD 

3. MAKING KIND CHOICES:EVERYDAY WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR LIFE THROUGH EARTH-AND ANIMAL FRIENDLY LIVING:INGRID NEWKIRK

4.  A WOMAN IN BERLIN- ANONYMOUS 

5. GARBAGE LAND-ELIZABETH ROYTE   

FEBRUARY:

6. THE GIFT OF JAZZY-CINDY ADAMS

7.  INTO THE WILD-JON KRAKAUER

8.  SCALING DOWN:LIVING LARGE IN A SMALLER SPACE-JUDI CULBERTSON & MARJ DECKER 

9. STRIP CITY: A STRIPPERS FAREWELL JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA-LILY BURANA

10. WELFARE BRAT: A MEMOIR-MARY CHILDERS

11.  WHEN GHOSTS SPEAK:UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD OF EARTHBOUND SOULS- MARY ANN WINKOWSKI

12. CHARRED SOULS: A STORY OF RECREATIONAL CHILD ABUSE-TRENA COLE

13.  COME BACK: A MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS JOURNEY THROUGH HELL AND BACK- CLAIRE FONTAINE & MIA FONTAINE

14. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DOGS:A PARODY BY REX AND SPARKY

15.  THE DIARY OF JINKY:DOG OF A HOLLYWOOD WIFE

16. EVERYBODY PAYS:STORIES-ANDREW VACHSS   

MARCH:

17. CANDY GIRL:A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF AN UNLIKELY STRIPPER-DIABLO CODY

18.  THE HEARTLESS STONE:A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF DIAMONDS,DECEIT, AND DESIRE- TOM ZOELLNER

19. TALKING TO HEAVEN:A MEDIUMS MESSAGE OF LIFE AFTER DEATH-JAMES VAN PRAACH

20.  WITCH CHILD-CELIA REES 

21. PLAYGROUND: A CHILDHOOD LOST INSIDE THE PLAYBOY MANSION-JENNIFER SAGINOR

22. CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN-KARRINE STEFFANS

23. GOAT:A MEMOIR-BRAD LAND

24. BEAUTIFUL BOY- DAVID SHEFF

25. TWEAK- NIC SHEFF

26.  THE HOUSE THAT CLEANS ITSELF-MINDY STARNS CLARK  

APRIL:

27. HAUNTED: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF A CANADIAN FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE LIVING IN A HAUNTED HOUSE-DORAH L WILLIAMS

28. I AM LEGEND-RICHARD MATHESON

29. BENEATH THE NEON: LIFE AND DEATH IN THE TUNNELS OF LAS VEGAS- MATTHEW O'BRIEN

30. ESCAPE-CAROLYN JESSOP

31. IF I AM MISSING OR DEAD-JANINE LATUS

32. SMOKE, MIRRORS AND MURDER-ANN RULE

33. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL- TUCKER MAX 

MAY:

34. MORE, NOW, AGAIN- ELIZABETH WURTZEL

35. A WEEK AT THE BEACH- JIM & JOANNE HIEBAL

36. BEACH WISDOM (LIFE LESSONS FROM THE OCEAN)- ELIZABETH COGSWELL BASKIN

37. ENSLAVED (TRUE STORIES OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY)- MISC AUTHORS 

JUNE:

38. THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEAD- KEVIN BROCKMEIER

39. THE MOLE PEOPLE (LIFE IN THE TUNNELS BENEATH NEW YORK CITY)- JENNIFER TOTH

40. THE JOURNAL OF MORTIFYING MOMENTS- ROBYN HARDING

41. STILL LIFE WITH CHICKENS- CATHERINE GOLDHAMMER

42. MAGICAL THINKING- AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS

43. DAISY FAY AND THE MIRACLE MAN - FANNIE FLAGG

44. TWEAKED, A CRYSTAL METH MEMOIR- PATRICK MOORE

JULY:

45. THIRTEEN REASONS WHY- JAY ASHER

46. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS- AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS

47. SMACK- MELVIN BURGESS

48. RHYTHM OF THE TIDES (SANIBEL & CAPTIVA EDITION)- CHARLES SOBEZAK 

49. WHEN DADDY COMES HOME- TONI MAGUIRE

AUGUST:

50. HOTEL BABYLON: INSIDE THE EXTRAVAGANCE AND MAYHEM OF A LUXURY FIVE-STAR HOTEL- ANONYMOUS & IMOGEN EDWARDS-JONES

 51. STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS- MARY ROACH 

52. THREE LITTLE WORDS, A MEMOIR- ASHLEY RHODES-COURTER