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rainbowunicorn_readsThe instructions again:
1. Select 5 random books you own.
2. Take at least one pic of them! :) More, would be better.
3. For each book, list Title, Author, Editor, where you bought it, why you bought it and the price!
4. Force everyone to answer it too!
My answers: (see previous post)
1. The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams
2. Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block
3. A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass.
I saw this a few years ago at Powerbooks, costing around Php700 I think. It's about a girl with synesthesia, a "neurologically based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway", according to Wikipedia.
Synesthesia, like aphasia, fascinates me. More so since it involves associating colors with letters or numbers, tasting shapes, having sound become visible.
I learned about synesthesia through this book, and became obsessed with it for a while. Unfortunately it was too pricey for my taste so I just had to be contented with browsing through it every chance I get.
Fast-forward to the future, and I get to see this book again at my beloved Booksale, for only....
Php70! (God, I love Booksale.)
4. Women's Glib, A collection of Women's Humor, collected by Roz Warren
This was a great buy, containing comic strips, monologues, essays and other fun, feminist articles. I had to buy it. Especially since Alison Bechdel of the "Dykes to watch out for" fame has some comic strips inside. A great Booksale buy for...Php40
5. The Book Club Cookbook: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors
I saw this at Booksale and just had to have it. Each chapter begins with a plot summary of contemporary books I actually like: Books by John Irving, Frank McCourt, etc. Apparently, most of the book clubs in the U.S. also have theme parties, wherein they cook/bring dishes that befits the book to be discussed, like Asian for The Joy Luck Club or Southern for the Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya sisterhood. Sometimes the authors even have interviews of the book authors or they research recipes if a dish is mentioned in the book.
Each chapter has a recipe and a menu theme of the featured Book Club, something that satisfies my booklusting self with my always hungry self.
Around Php90 at Booksale.
1. Select 5 random books you own.
2. Take at least one pic of them! :) More, would be better.
3. For each book, list Title, Author, Editor, where you bought it, why you bought it and the price!
4. Force everyone to answer it too!
My answers: (see previous post)
1. The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams
2. Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block
3. A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass.
I saw this a few years ago at Powerbooks, costing around Php700 I think. It's about a girl with synesthesia, a "neurologically based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway", according to Wikipedia.
Synesthesia, like aphasia, fascinates me. More so since it involves associating colors with letters or numbers, tasting shapes, having sound become visible.
I learned about synesthesia through this book, and became obsessed with it for a while. Unfortunately it was too pricey for my taste so I just had to be contented with browsing through it every chance I get.
Fast-forward to the future, and I get to see this book again at my beloved Booksale, for only....
Php70! (God, I love Booksale.)
4. Women's Glib, A collection of Women's Humor, collected by Roz Warren
This was a great buy, containing comic strips, monologues, essays and other fun, feminist articles. I had to buy it. Especially since Alison Bechdel of the "Dykes to watch out for" fame has some comic strips inside. A great Booksale buy for...Php40
5. The Book Club Cookbook: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors
I saw this at Booksale and just had to have it. Each chapter begins with a plot summary of contemporary books I actually like: Books by John Irving, Frank McCourt, etc. Apparently, most of the book clubs in the U.S. also have theme parties, wherein they cook/bring dishes that befits the book to be discussed, like Asian for The Joy Luck Club or Southern for the Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya sisterhood. Sometimes the authors even have interviews of the book authors or they research recipes if a dish is mentioned in the book.
Each chapter has a recipe and a menu theme of the featured Book Club, something that satisfies my booklusting self with my always hungry self.
Around Php90 at Booksale.