I reread the last 4 books of the Little House series (The Big Winter, Little Town on the Prarie, These Happy Golden Years, The First Four Years) nearly every year. It would be really, really hard to pick just one. I might have to go with Pride & Prejudice.

I reread the last 4 books of the Little House series (The Big Winter, Little Town on the Prarie, These Happy Golden Years, The First Four Years) nearly every year. It would be really, really hard to pick just one. I might have to go with Pride & Prejudice.

Little Women is my all time favorite and I always read it around the holidays. I still want to be like Jo! My passion for books and wanting to be a writer started early and Little Women was one of the first classics I read on my own, so it is very dear to me.
Great topic and giveaway! cheers!

Little Women is my all time favorite and I always read it around the holidays. I still want to be like Jo! My passion for books and wanting to be a writer started early and Little Women was one of the first classics I read on my own, so it is very dear to me.
Great topic and giveaway! cheers!

Aww bummer, why are all contests always just for the folks in the US and Canada?? LOL Anyways, the book I would carry around is Gone With the Wind. I am not a big re-reader of books and it is the only one I have read over and over again.

Aww bummer, why are all contests always just for the folks in the US and Canada?? LOL Anyways, the book I would carry around is Gone With the Wind. I am not a big re-reader of books and it is the only one I have read over and over again.

Eve – so sorry. The reason why most book contests are restricted to the US or US/Canada is that the publisher doesn’t have the rights to sell or distribute the book in other countries. So we could get in hot water for sending copies elsewhere.

Hope you understand!

Gone With the Wind is one of the first “grown-up” books I ever read, and I remember loving it so much. I should re-read.

Eve – so sorry. The reason why most book contests are restricted to the US or US/Canada is that the publisher doesn’t have the rights to sell or distribute the book in other countries. So we could get in hot water for sending copies elsewhere.

Hope you understand!

Gone With the Wind is one of the first “grown-up” books I ever read, and I remember loving it so much. I should re-read.

Oh ya, it’s no biggie…I am just always bummed I miss out on all the good stuff! LOL

Oh ya, it’s no biggie…I am just always bummed I miss out on all the good stuff! LOL

Hmmm. The book I’d carry around everywhere I go? As a reader who stubbornly refuses to reread anything, there are only a few books I read more than once. Bo Caldwell’s Distant Land of My Father is my favorite. She expertly immerses the reader in 1950′s Shanghai, making me feel like I know it better than my hometown. The characters are lovingly but realistically written, and the book never fails to bring me to tears at the redemptive ending.

Hmmm. The book I’d carry around everywhere I go? As a reader who stubbornly refuses to reread anything, there are only a few books I read more than once. Bo Caldwell’s Distant Land of My Father is my favorite. She expertly immerses the reader in 1950′s Shanghai, making me feel like I know it better than my hometown. The characters are lovingly but realistically written, and the book never fails to bring me to tears at the redemptive ending.

Pride and Prejudice. I’ve read it many times, not sure how many, but I love it.

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Pride and Prejudice. I’ve read it many times, not sure how many, but I love it.

smickelson1993 at yahoo dot com

Actually, the book I’m carrying around “all the time” is Beowulf on the Beach! I dnloaded onto my iPhone (Kindle for iPhone app) and use it as a pocket reference!

The other book I carry around all the time is The Merriam-Webster Dictionary iPhone app (with sound files which has come in very handy!) My only nag about it is that it doesn’t contain the etymology of words which can be very helpful when you have an inquisitive 6 yo (“Why do they call it a ‘door?’”)

As for a novel, whatever book I’m currently reading is the one I always want with me! Not only do I try to sneak in a few pages during the course of the day, but I’m always hoping someone will see what I’m reading and want to talk about it!

Actually, the book I’m carrying around “all the time” is Beowulf on the Beach! I dnloaded onto my iPhone (Kindle for iPhone app) and use it as a pocket reference!

The other book I carry around all the time is The Merriam-Webster Dictionary iPhone app (with sound files which has come in very handy!) My only nag about it is that it doesn’t contain the etymology of words which can be very helpful when you have an inquisitive 6 yo (“Why do they call it a ‘door?’”)

As for a novel, whatever book I’m currently reading is the one I always want with me! Not only do I try to sneak in a few pages during the course of the day, but I’m always hoping someone will see what I’m reading and want to talk about it!

It’s funny that the character says she carries A Wrinkle In Time around with her. Thats a book I probably HAVE read 100 times lol! Madeleine L’ Engle is my favorite author for kids. I loved her books growing up. So I guess my answer is A Wrinkle In Time.

It’s funny that the character says she carries A Wrinkle In Time around with her. Thats a book I probably HAVE read 100 times lol! Madeleine L’ Engle is my favorite author for kids. I loved her books growing up. So I guess my answer is A Wrinkle In Time.

Probably 1/3 of my reading is rereads. Couldn’t live without The Little Prince, probably have read The Phantom Tollbooth 100 times. The Poisonwood Bible is one I read every summer–it tells a different story every time.

Probably 1/3 of my reading is rereads. Couldn’t live without The Little Prince, probably have read The Phantom Tollbooth 100 times. The Poisonwood Bible is one I read every summer–it tells a different story every time.

I’d probably pick The Princess Bride by William Goldman. It’s the one book I try to read, if not every year, at least every other year. I adore it, can quote it, it is tattered and worn with much love and laughter. And I’m on my second copy, my first fell apart. It’s my all-time-favorite book and yes, it’s the one I would pick.

I’d probably pick The Princess Bride by William Goldman. It’s the one book I try to read, if not every year, at least every other year. I adore it, can quote it, it is tattered and worn with much love and laughter. And I’m on my second copy, my first fell apart. It’s my all-time-favorite book and yes, it’s the one I would pick.

The book that I would carry around with me at all times is “The Alexandria Quartet” by Lawrence Durrell. Every time that I re-read this book, I find another aspect or new introspection that I’ve missed in the past. I re-read this at least once every few summers. I think it’s a great summer read. Not a light beach read, but an engrossing summer read nonetheless.

Susan

The book that I would carry around with me at all times is “The Alexandria Quartet” by Lawrence Durrell. Every time that I re-read this book, I find another aspect or new introspection that I’ve missed in the past. I re-read this at least once every few summers. I think it’s a great summer read. Not a light beach read, but an engrossing summer read nonetheless.

Susan

Sounds boring, but probably Nonprofit Stewardship by Peter Brinkerhoff

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Sounds boring, but probably Nonprofit Stewardship by Peter Brinkerhoff

janemaritz at yahoo dot com

Just a note that I’ve posted about this on Winning Readings:

http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/07/when-you-reach-me.html

Just a note that I’ve posted about this on Winning Readings:

http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/07/when-you-reach-me.html

I would carry Peace Like a River by Leif Enger with me – I found it to be a perfect story. But now that I have a Kindle I carry lots of titles..some not worth carrying . I’d still carry that Peace in paper so I could actually give it to someone.

I would carry Peace Like a River by Leif Enger with me – I found it to be a perfect story. But now that I have a Kindle I carry lots of titles..some not worth carrying . I’d still carry that Peace in paper so I could actually give it to someone.

great question. I carry a whole library (currentky 39 items) around on my iPhone- my desert-island woobie books, along with all my to-reads and currently-readings and recently-reads… this card carrying expat atheist never leaves home without Paradise Lost, and the US Constitution!

great question. I carry a whole library (currentky 39 items) around on my iPhone- my desert-island woobie books, along with all my to-reads and currently-readings and recently-reads… this card carrying expat atheist never leaves home without Paradise Lost, and the US Constitution!

I love the books of Catherine Anderson! I could read them over and over! They make me laugh at loud and also feel all the other feelings the main characters are feeling.

I love the books of Catherine Anderson! I could read them over and over! They make me laugh at loud and also feel all the other feelings the main characters are feeling.

Wish I would have found this one sooner….. LOL Think I missed the deadline.

This is a great question and I would say all things Potter but man that would be heavy and then how do you choose which one?

Another choice would be the Bible because you get something new out it every time you read it and at different times in your life. That’s like a “how to” book for life.

Then I think if you are looking for more of a standard size book book…I almost think it would be Summerhouse by Jude Deveroux – which if you have not read I so recommend this read.

Wish I would have found this one sooner….. LOL Think I missed the deadline.

This is a great question and I would say all things Potter but man that would be heavy and then how do you choose which one?

Another choice would be the Bible because you get something new out it every time you read it and at different times in your life. That’s like a “how to” book for life.

Then I think if you are looking for more of a standard size book book…I almost think it would be Summerhouse by Jude Deveroux – which if you have not read I so recommend this read.

I’m too late for the contest but am currently reading When You Reach Me. I’m not sure what I’d carry, maybe something big and fat like The Count of Monte Cristo or Gone With the Wind.

I’m too late for the contest but am currently reading When You Reach Me. I’m not sure what I’d carry, maybe something big and fat like The Count of Monte Cristo or Gone With the Wind.