SantaThingSantaThing Entry #32

LibraryThing member camelama

Book tastes

I would appreciate books about how things work, how they came about, such as (i have read these): “Salt: A World History” by Mark Kurlansky, or “Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World” by Simon Garfield, or “Red: The History of a Color” by Michel Pastoureau, or “Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor” by Hali Felt. Interested in nature, crafts, the arts, sciences, history - especially women in history. Pacific Northwest history/knowledge. Outer space / space travel & exploration,nautical, horses, cats, birds, sewing/fabrics, textiles, fiber arts, embroidery, carpentry, automaton, lacemaking, quilting, etching/printing … I like women’s history & fiction from the UK during ww2. I read Regencies (Heyer types, not Bridgerton-types!). Starting to explore YA fantasy like Tamora Pierce, Robin McKinley, Kristin Cash, Rachel Hartman, etc but these can get too dark/graphic for me, i can’t read some before bedtime! (Like when animsl torture happens in the books) Graphic novels i am just beginning to explore - but again, nothing heavy / horror etc. Maus = NO. Persepolis = no. I *loved* Nameless City. (Has violence, but there is no “gore for gore’s sake”) Basically i get nightmares easily, and feel characters’ pain so very strongly, so choose with that in mind. ;) And then have fun - feel free to take a chance on something you think i might like, keeping in mind the dark/gore restrictions.

Don't get this!

Horror, gore, zombies, HP, etc.

Secret Santa

camelama's Secret Santa was LadyoftheLodge!

Purchasing Details

Store: Powell's (http://www.powells.com)

Gift Amount: $50 (USD)

Comments/suggestions

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katemcangus: checked and ordered (Dec 10, 2023, 3:21pm)

katemcangus: We had to make adjustments because 1 of the 3 books chosen was used and we don’t order used books for SantaThing. When we adjusted the prices the total was higher than you paid in, so we had to remove "How to Protect Bookstores and Why: The Present and Future of Bookselling" by Danny Caine. We'll add a replacement within budget. (Dec 10, 2023, 3:11pm)

EerierIdyllMeme: Oh, also Towers, Tenements and Trash (Nov 28, 2023, 6:49pm)

EerierIdyllMeme: - Women's Work (Barber)

- Indigo (Balfour-Paul)

- Camembert

- Parenthese (Durand)--deals with brain illness, but you know things overall work out ok because she's writing this memoir decades later

- NImona

- Frankie Alarcon might be worth checking out but I haven't read him (Nov 28, 2023, 6:38pm)

saroz: In terms of graphic novels, I think she would like Neil Gaiman's "Chivalry." That's a nice light fantasy story with gentle humor. Eric Shanower's adaptation of "Ozma of Oz" would be good, too. (Nov 26, 2023, 12:55am)

marquis784: The Ugly History of Beautiful Things by Katy Kelleher

Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twenthieth Century by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell (Nov 13, 2023, 6:47am)

greeneyed_ives: For a book about how things work, they might enjoy The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to Everyday Design by Kurt Kohlstedt & Roman Mars. (Nov 8, 2023, 9:58am)

beyondthefourthwall: Brenda Maddox's biography of Rosalind Franklin, and David Bodanis's 'Passionate Minds', are excellent historical-women-of-science biographies. I also enjoyed Walter Isaacson's biography of Jennifer Doudna, though that's recent and about almost the present. If you like Simon Garfield, then Simon Winchester is also worth a look. (Nov 8, 2023, 7:36am)