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BIRC's Boundless Books; books, discussions and a cup of java
Topic Started: Feb 8 2004, 05:24 AM (1,716 Views)
j delight
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BIRC1
Apr 3 2005, 11:03 AM


What are you sitting on? Arrgh! Where did that come from? No animals were harmed in furnishing this store! I'm sorry JD but I'll have to ask you to move to one of the organic cotton covered sofas over there.

Hey Jerry! Jerry! You know where this wombat thing came from? It has to go! And how did all of these books end up on the floor?

Hmmm, take a year off and the whole place falls apart! I'd better start that inventory soon.


*on second inspection...*

Oh my... that is the finest faux-wombat fur upholstery I have ever seen! :oops:

If you two don't mind, I can help with the inventory. Especially these strange books with straps on them.... over in this corner.... :none:

Later.... from behind a bookshelf....

I'm looking for, but maybe I should just ask you if you have Walk a Mile by Sandra L Birkenstock, BIRC? In stock?

Isabelle Ringing?
Harriet Lowd on clearance perhaps?

<sip sip>
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BIRC1
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Help with the inventory sounds fabulous!

I'll just run next door to order some more coffee and sweets to keep our energy levels up. Be right back.

*heads through the link to Fudgie's and returns a few minutes later*
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j delight
Apr 2 2005, 12:51 PM
Looking for the EC's new book, How To Be Popular . You know... the one by Milton Khakis? Foreword written by Dr. Dwickenstein (i presume)?

Now that my caffeine addiction is about to be satisfied, I can get to your questions JD.

As far as I know, the Election Commission hasn't bought any books in this store so I doubt that I have supplied any of their material. But you have given me a great thought....

*lowers her voice so that only JD can hear*

I've always wondered what DWC does when he is out of my sight so I think I might hire that private investigator down the road. Yep, that's what I'm going to do.

*raises her voice*

Jerry, you don't mind helping JD with her other requests, do you? I have to go round the corner for a bit but I'll be back soon. Really.

*heads out the door in the direction of Maquire's*
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Hello, you asked for these to be delivered..a couple huge pots of coffee, some sweets and chocolate covered espresso that okay?? :cool:
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Apr 7 2005, 10:33 AM

*lowers her voice so that only JD can hear*

I've always wondered what DWC does when he is out of my sight so I think I might hire that private investigator down the road. Yep, that's what I'm going to do.


*With a wink and a sympathetic nod to BIRC, JD wonders what has become of the EC since she left its hallowed halls. They become bolder by the day, and Tom Maguire should have no problem finding evidence of 'fowl' play. *

*mutters....*


Penguin stacking indeed....

Ahhhhh... Nutters! Thanks for the java fix.

*goes back to her counting*
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*jolts awake from a nap and looks around to see who might be there*

*clutches the small red book in her hands nervously and slips it into the zippered slipcover of the faux-wombat chair*

*decides to head home to The Sett*
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*walks in and sees a nicely printed inventory list*

Wow! JD and Jerry did a great job. I'll have to remember to give them a book of their choice. I don't see JD's requests on the list so I hope that she will be able to find them elsewhere. Now, to get the ads ready to annouce the grand re-opening....

*sits at computer to generate a "to do" list*
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*door chimes quietly ring when I walk in and head towards the counter*

"Hi BIRC1, long time no see, how you been doing? I was wondering if you have a copy of James Pattersons 4th of July?"
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parrrrtay
Apr 24 2005, 08:26 AM
"Hi BIRC1, long time no see, how you been doing?  I was wondering if you have a copy of  James Pattersons 4th of July?"

Hi Parrrrtay!

It is so great to see you again! We don't yet have the 4th of July but it should be in soon. I'll make sure that I put aside an autographed copy for you. As you probably know it is the next in the Women's Murder Club series. After losing one of its own, Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club make a courageous return for their fourth and most chilling case ever--one that could easily be their last.

With more than 77 million novels in print, translated into nearly 40 languages throughout the world, James Patterson is one of the top-selling writers of all time. Since the Women's Murder Club was introduced in "1st to Die" (3/01), the series has sold more than 5.5 million copies. NBC's television movie based on "1st to Die", drew over 15 million viewers in 2003 and production for "2nd Chance" began in summer 2004.

Feel free to look around as we also have:
Maximum Ride - James Patterson's explosive debut in the young adult market. From Death Valley, California, to the bowels of the NYC subway system, 14-year-old Max leads her five feisty "family" members on journey of action, adventure, and soul-seeking.

and

Honeymoon, written with Howard Roughan. When rich men begin to die mysteriously, FBI agent John O'Hara is on the case. After a young writer succumbs to an apparent heart attack, John turns a probing eye to the man's ambitious widow.
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Thanks BIRC 1, James Patterson ROCKS! :hb:

I have read Honeymoon but I haven't read Maximum Ride, so could I have a copy of Maximum Ride to read until 4th of July comes in?
I am grateful you can get me a signed copy, I hear that everywhere the waiting list just to view the book is a mile long.
You're the best BIRC 1 :thumb:



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right..for all you literate people out there i got a great book for you.."A life everlasting"..a man (doctor) is murdered in 1745 and walks around London with other spirits trying to find a woman who was murdered with him..olny thing is he doesent know who the muderer is and she does..a great read covering history of the times and the past of a man haunted by forbidden desires, wrongs that need righting and a anger that can never be satisfied (anger at not knowing who is muderer is)....i've read it and give it 100%...a thoroughly good read! :smart:

p.s. if you want to read quitly please visit the coffee shop..we serve drinks..with milk!!
"Make way for the milkman, make way for him now..with his cheery call he's a friend to all and he's cheaper than the cow!" :lol2:
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May 3 2005, 01:08 PM
i got a great book for you.."A life everlasting"


Hey Nutters! Good to see you.

Oh yes, A Life Everlasting. As James Mallen's restless ghost searches obsessively for the identity of his own murderer as well as for the spirit of his lover, Augusta, he begins to gather other ghosts around him - ghosts such as Queen Caroline, bewailing her ill-treatment by King George, and his maid, still keeping an eye out for him beyond the grave. Woven into the story of his afterlife is the parallel narrative of his life: of the rising science of medicine and of his rise through society, his marriage, and his passionate affair with Augusta, the charismatic wife of an MP, that leads to his ultimate downfall. Together both narratives give a vivid, atmospheric impression of the times and, with great imagination, playful humour and emotional subtlety, Miranda Hearn makes her ghosts as real and affecting as their earthly selves.

You might want to check out Nelson's Daughter, also by Miranda Hearn.
Alongside his brilliant naval career, Lady Hamilton was Nelson's other great obsession, and this intimate portrait of their love affair illustrates how England's most celebrated admiral was captivated by this vivacious, strong-minded and passionate woman, who began life in poverty yet rose to marry an aristocrat and to consort with kings. But it is the complex relationship between Horatia and the woman she believed was only her godmother that forms the heart of this poignant, absorbing novel. Shifting between the idyll of Horatia's childhood before Nelson's death at Trafalgar and the gloom of Emma's Calais rooms nine years later, Nelson's Daughter offers a vivid and beguiling vision of Nelson's most personal legacy.

Feel free to bring the coffee into the store through the connecting passage that Fudgie and I installed last year. It was closed off while I was finishing that badger cloning project but we should be encouraging people to use it again. Lots of extra seating over here when the coffee shop gets crowded.

Looking forward to seeing you around more often!

Parrrrtay, please help yourself to a copy of Maximum Ride *lowers her voice to a whisper* -- especially since you seem interested in getting to the bottom of DWC's extracurricular book purchases. ;)

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BIRC1
May 4 2005, 12:12 AM
Nutterstown
May 3 2005, 01:08 PM
i got a great book for you.."A life everlasting"


Hey Nutters! Good to see you.

Oh yes, A Life Everlasting. As James Mallen's restless ghost searches obsessively for the identity of his own murderer as well as for the spirit of his lover, Augusta, he begins to gather other ghosts around him - ghosts such as Queen Caroline, bewailing her ill-treatment by King George, and his maid, still keeping an eye out for him beyond the grave. Woven into the story of his afterlife is the parallel narrative of his life: of the rising science of medicine and of his rise through society, his marriage, and his passionate affair with Augusta, the charismatic wife of an MP, that leads to his ultimate downfall. Together both narratives give a vivid, atmospheric impression of the times and, with great imagination, playful humour and emotional subtlety, Miranda Hearn makes her ghosts as real and affecting as their earthly selves.

You might want to check out Nelson's Daughter, also by Miranda Hearn.
Alongside his brilliant naval career, Lady Hamilton was Nelson's other great obsession, and this intimate portrait of their love affair illustrates how England's most celebrated admiral was captivated by this vivacious, strong-minded and passionate woman, who began life in poverty yet rose to marry an aristocrat and to consort with kings. But it is the complex relationship between Horatia and the woman she believed was only her godmother that forms the heart of this poignant, absorbing novel. Shifting between the idyll of Horatia's childhood before Nelson's death at Trafalgar and the gloom of Emma's Calais rooms nine years later, Nelson's Daughter offers a vivid and beguiling vision of Nelson's most personal legacy.

Feel free to bring the coffee into the store through the connecting passage that Fudgie and I installed last year. It was closed off while I was finishing that badger cloning project but we should be encouraging people to use it again. Lots of extra seating over here when the coffee shop gets crowded.

Looking forward to seeing you around more often!

Parrrrtay, please help yourself to a copy of Maximum Ride *lowers her voice to a whisper* -- especially since you seem interested in getting to the bottom of DWC's extracurricular book purchases. ;)

BIRC 1

You made it sound better than I did!!...Well, it's a great read..read it twice already. Will you need any coffee or snacks?..I might drop by again so i can bring some :lol: ..enjoy the books BIRC 1!!
NT :cool:
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BIRC, hon, I signed up for an adult summer reading program (we get cool prizes for writing reviews! ) and I want something fiction to read.

*looks at BIRC's eyes rolling*

Maybe I should be a bit more specific. LOL OK, the last book I read was Popcorn, by Ben Elton. Black humour and social commentary - just my type of thing. Anything similar to recommend?

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j delight
May 19 2005, 03:48 PM
Maybe I should be a bit more specific.  LOL  OK, the last book I read was Popcorn, by Ben Elton.  Black humour and social commentary - just my type of thing.  Anything similar to recommend?

Hi JD,
Good to see you again and thanks soooo much for your help with the inventory. Please pick out any book you like as a thank you.
I haven't read Popcorn by Ben Elton but I heard great things about it:
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Bruce Delamitri makes movies about killers. Great movies, stylish movies. Bruce's movies are hip. Post-modern cinematic milestones, dripping with ironic juxtaposition. His killers are style icons. They walk cool; they talk cool. Getting shot by one of them would be a fashion statement.
Enter Wayne and Scout. Real killers. Appalling, demented maniacs who kill people they do not know.
"Popcorn is an international success, prevailing at number one for five weeks on London's Sunday Times bestseller list. This taut and darkly funny novel also poses a serious question: In a society addicted to murder, is there anything such as a responsible person?


For something similar, you can always try the same author:
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In addition to his stand-up work, Ben Elton’s television credits include The Young Ones, Black Adder and The Thin Blue Line. He has written three hit West End (London) plays — Gasping, Silly Cow and Popcorn — and other novels — Stark, Gridlock, This Other Eden, Blast from the Past and Post Mortem.


For something with a more innocent look at society, you might want to try The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haden.
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Narrated by a fifteen-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions.

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. At fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbour’s dog Wellington impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing.

Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer, and turns to his favourite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. As Christopher tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, the narrative draws readers into the workings of Christopher’s mind.

And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon’s choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotions. The effect is dazzling, making for one of the freshest debut in years: a comedy, a tearjerker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.

I really enjoyed it. I hope you do too.

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Both these books sound interesting to me! I shall have to make the time to read them. Thanks for the reading tips, I always get such good information here!

BIRC1's is the BEST bookstore in town!!!! :cheer:
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Thanks, BIRC!

In fact, as a thank YOU, I'll send you a copy of my review of Popcorn.

PapaC put me onto it in the first place. A fast read and funny as hell.
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Vlodmekov under the excellent care of Dr. Natalie Fitzroy at St. Alexius . . .and let me say, if that’s the caliber of doctors the University of Canberra is matriculating these days, I could get hurt over and over again. . . I decided to follow up on my hunch. The hunch that this whole matter was caused by a penguin attack on a badger is just too obvious, as obvious as a black splotch on a white paper. It has to be something else. Cui bono, and all that.

So I took myself to the one place I knew I could get in some uninterrupted research. Now, as the Market Square library done closed a few months back, there is only once place to go. I stepped into BIRC’s and saw that unkempt looking clerk.

Thrown off by his The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension T-shirt because, well, you’d think a movie where the hero was named Buckaroo would be a good old fashioned western, I still was able to pose the question.


Where can I find your wildlife books? Specifically, I need to compare badgers and penguins.

Now it’s his turn to be thrown for a loop. He stops, pauses for a good long moment, then crooks his thumb in a northeasterly direction. Time to get to work.
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Growing weary of this research, I stop my head from falling into the book I've been perusing (Cats: Your Friends or Spawns of Satan) and blink. I need a cup of joe. Thankfully, the bookstore is connected to the Coffee House.
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