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Three for me, please. Heading out of town tonight and won’t be back until Thursday the 27th. Will post shelf link then, but just wanted to be sure I had my name in before the 25th.
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Jackie!
and how I envy you having Louise Penny in your future!
Jennifer, here are my picks for you: Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community
. Gangland
. TimeReaping in Deadwood
. Four Leaf Cleaver
. Absence of Mallets
. I love the titles of some of these - very clever - or should I say cleaver?
Denise, My pick for you is a book I read and enjoyed very much:
Joy D wrote: "Denise, My pick for you is a book I read and enjoyed very much:"Thanks Joy!
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Oh, CLEAVER of course, Lance. Clever is SO passé. Good picks!
Denise wrote: "Lance my picks for you:
[book..."Thank you, Denise
Joy, here are the 3 books I like for you this month. All chosen because I like the authors.
Jennifer wrote: "Time to pick! Pairs are in post 1.Jackie!
and how I envy you having Louise Penny in your future!"Thanks, Jennifer!
Jackie wrote: "Joy, here are the 3 books I like for you this month. All chosen because I like the authors. [bookcover:The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Her..."Thanks, Jackie!
Finished book 3 of 3 for July:
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson - 4* - My Review
Another great month. Thanks, Jackie!
Joy D wrote: "Finished book 3 of 3 for July:[book:The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartb..."
You are so welcome, Joy!
I finished
, it was a 5 star read for me until I got to the abrupt ending so I gave it a 4. Really enjoyed the story how it kept me want to continue to read to find out what happened, but really did not how it just ended.
I’ve finished 2 of my 3 so far.
and
were both excellent 5 star biographies. Now just hope the 3rd book is just as good.
Finally finished my 3rd July book - Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf. HUGE disappointment- author kept inserting herself into these stories. If she hadn’t done, I would have liked it but this in my mind is a HUGE no-no.
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Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf (other topics)Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon (other topics)
The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness (other topics)
Salt to the Sea (other topics)
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Erik Larson (other topics)Tom Hanks (other topics)
Jeffrey Eugenides (other topics)
For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.
On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.
If anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.
When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!
Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"
The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.
Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!
If you are in for July, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
July pairs:
Jennifer picks 1 for Jackie
Jackie picks 3 for Joy
Joy picks 1 for Denise
Denise picks 3 for Lance
Lance picks 5 for Jennifer