Stacking the Shelves #4

Thursday my friend and I visited an antique store (she's an antique store junkie) and I brought in three bags of books from it! Buying books from antiques stores is so much fun because you get such beautiful old copies and you can find the classics there! There were so many I didn't bother making a list. However, I took pictures of my now stuffed full shelves for you all. A few highlights of my new books are listed here though. :)

I can't find a place for all of my silly ceramics
so right now they're just crowded on to the bottom
shelf with my nonfiction, cds, dvds, cookbooks and
scrapbooks. I think my diploma may get crowded out
as well along with my candles, tea pot and tea cup. :(

• Four nice hardback copies of Agatha Christie novels
• Little Men by Louisa May Alcott- I've had Little Women for a couple years but have been looking around for it's sequel for awhile and I'm excited I found it!
• Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester- This is on my classics club list and I'm excited to get it! I loved the TV series based off of the novels. 
• The Adventures of Unc' Bill Possum by Thornton Burgess- This isn't my favorite of Burgess's novels but I was just so excited to find one there that I couldn't resist getting it. It's a beautiful old copy of it too! Burgess's books were some of my favorites growing up. 
• The Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope- I was surprised to find this. They are an old series that my Grandma grew up reading and so did I. :)
• The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon (aka the first Hardy Boys book)- Yeah they're kind of juvenile but I have fond memories of them!
• Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder- Somehow I did not have a copy of this yet! Remedied now!
• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White- In perfect preparation for my planned re-read of this children's classic this year. 
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince- I now have four, five and six of the Harry Potter series that I've picked up form various sources. Someday I'll have the complete series. ;)

There were tons of books there that were abridged copies of childhood favorites. I do NOT buy abridged books so this kept frustrating me as I would find a book I wanted than see that it was abridged. Why on earth would you abridge Anne of Green Gables????

All in all it was a great trip and I brought in a beautiful haul of books! However, let's not mention how much money I spent okay? ;)

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Stacking the Shelves #3

I've really hit the jackpot these last couple weeks with books! My shelves are getting really full!

Barnes and Noble's Haul

I brought in the below haul from Barnes and Nobel, which I wrote about last week so read more about that HERE. 

• The Completes Works of William Shakespeare
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
• Beowulf translated by J.R.R. Tolkien

Used Bookstore Haul #1

As a reward for myself for doing well on my test Thursday, I stopped by my town's used bookstore. I've meant to stop there for awhile now but I never had. I'm glad I did because I grabbed a great haul! 

• Bleak House by Charles Dickens
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• The Princes and the Pauper by Mark Twain
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
• The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
• All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• Vanity Fair by William Thackeray 

Used Bookstore Haul #2

I went back to the used bookstore after my last class period before Spring Break and accumulated some more books and spent probably more money than I should have. :) I've heard good things about the Diaries but I'm slightly apprehensive. Buying them was a scary step for me but I hope they pay off in the end. :)

• Killer Angels by Michael Shaara- I found out when I got home I already had a copy of this but I love the book so much that I'm not going to complain that I now have two copies. :)
• The Last Full Measure by Jefferey Shaara
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
• Hercule Poroit's Christmas by Agatha Christie
• The Harlequin Tea Set by Agatha Christie
• Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
• Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange
• Captain Wentworth's Diary by Amanda Grange
• Edmund Bertram's Diary by Amanda Grange
• Henry Tilney's Diary by Amanda Grange
• Mr. Knightley's Diary by Amanda Grange
• Colonel Brandon's Diary by Amanda Grange

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Stacking the Shelves #2

I'm back for my second Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Library

• Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (audiobook)

Bought

• The Holiness of God, Chosen by God, Pleasing God (three in one collection) by R.C. Sproul- I picked this up at my church's "book table" for a great price. I've already read Chosen by God and it's one of my favorite but I have yet to read the others. 

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Stacking the Shelves #1

This year I have decided to join in on the Stacking the Shelves weekly meme, which is hosted by Tynga's Reviews. I've seen this one floating around for a long time and I guess now the time is ripe to join in. Basically Stacking the Shelves is about highlighting the books that you bought, got from the library, got as a gift, borrowed, etc. The idea is they came into your possession somehow. ;) I don't always have books finding their way into my possession so I probably won't participiate in this meme every week but when I have books (and time) I will. :)
Today since it's my first time I'm going to include everything I've gotten this year so far.

Library

• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (audiobook) 
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling- Not for me but for my brother... he's finally reading them! :)

Bought

• A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens
• Coronation of Glory: The Story of Lady Jane Grey by Deborah Meroff
• The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope

Gift

• The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers- My birthday gift from my parents! I've wanted this for years. :)

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