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Top Ten Tuesday - Books I Recently Added to my TBR List

3/31/2015

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This weekly meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Due to the wonders of Goodreads, this week's topic is a pretty easy one to track. Here are the last ten books I added to my to-read list!
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Ink and Bone: The Great Library by Rachel Caine (I find it incredibly hard to resist a book about books.)
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (And books about dragons. They're just fascinating!)
Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom by Deborah Yaffe (And books about Jane Austen. Hmm, maybe I have too many types of books that are irresistible. . . That could explain the lack of space on my bookshelves.)
How To Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis (A bookish memoir)
Teaching Will: What Shakespeare and Ten Kids Gave Me that Hollywood Couldn't by Mel Ryane (As a teacher myself, I love great success stories. Especially when they include bunny ears on the cover.)
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The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game by Mary Pilon (I've been hearing lots of good things about this book. And it's just the sort of random topic I find interesting in nonfiction.)
A Room Full of Chocolate by Jane Elson (This looks like a tug-at-your-heartstrings sort of book. Plus, it takes place on a farm in Yorkshire, an area of the world I've loved since discovering James Herriot.)
The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl (The play on words in the title was all it took to get me to add this book to my list!)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (I just couldn't hold back from putting this one on my list any longer.)
Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell (The ultimate armchair traveling book!)
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christine danielle
3/31/2015 01:05:53 am

Around the world in fifty years reminds me of robinson crusoe
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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
3/31/2015 01:39:03 pm

I haven't read Robinson Crusoe yet, but I can see how they would be similar! :)

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Susan (Bloggin' 'bout Books) link
3/31/2015 11:54:26 am

Oooh, I love books about books as well. I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for INK AND BONE and THE LAST BOOKANEER. And a book with a title like A ROOM FULL OF CHOCOLATE just BEGS to be read. Thanks for the heads-up on all these lovely titles!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
3/31/2015 01:39:34 pm

Happy to feed the addiction, Susan! :)

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Lois link
3/31/2015 01:48:09 pm

Tolkien just gives you a deeper appreciation for dragons. ;) And of course there are a lot of other great fantasy novels out there with dragons. :)
I saw How to be a Heroine on someone else's list. Maybe I'll have to check this book out!
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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
4/1/2015 01:44:46 pm

I devoured Anne McCaffrey's Pern series when I was in high school. Dragons galore! :)

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Alex @ The Book Banner link
3/31/2015 04:05:49 pm

A Natural History of Dragons sound really cool! I would love to learn more about these majestic creatures. :) And Ready Player One has been on my TBR list for a very long time. I really need to read it. Great list!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
4/1/2015 01:45:20 pm

I agree. Now, if only dragons were real! :)

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Vicki link
4/1/2015 04:15:47 am

Great list! I've been meaning to read How to be a Heroine for ages, and Among the Janeites looks good too! You sold me on A Room Full of Chocolate when you said it was set in Yorkshire (my home county), so I'll definitely be on the lookout for that too :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
4/1/2015 01:45:54 pm

Yorkshire is so beautiful! I hope you enjoy the book! :)

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Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link
4/17/2015 07:50:12 am

I'm super intrigued by Ink & Bone too -- I am a total sucker for books about books :)

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