--- title: "35 Books Up for Grabs" description: "I pulled 35 books off my shelves that I'm sending to another home. If you're in Vancouver and want to stake a claim on any of these, let me know. Some are already claimed, but have a peak at..." url: https://somisguided.com/2010/08/01/35-books-up-for-grabs/ date: 2010-08-01 modified: 2010-08-01 author: "Monique" categories: ["Book Reviews"] type: post lang: en --- # 35 Books Up for Grabs I pulled 35 books off my shelves that I’m sending to another home. If you’re in Vancouver and want to stake a claim on any of these, let me know. Some are already claimed, but have a peak at GoodReads for what’s available. ## (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/699990-monique) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165448360s/4701.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4701.A_Spot_of_Bother) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187552111s/1735376.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1735376.Stud) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166065244s/9816.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9816.The_View_From_Castle_Rock) [!(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HXT-sQgiL._SL75_.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2925590.Mistress_of_the_Sun) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572253s/1056867.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056867.The_Possible_Past) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183129512s/1381159.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381159.Taking_Things_Seriously) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255753469s/2286633.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2286633.The_Pirate_s_Dilemma) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214717732s/2418888.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2418888.Skim) [!(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414668-xc2L._SL75_.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2321191.Gifted) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176066244s/588951.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588951.Untapped) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267231757s/4974603.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4974603-west-end-murders) [!(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31ZRWCvnloL._SL75_.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3862336-musicophilia) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174980950s/464947.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464947.The_Blue_Jean_Book) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173887714s/340289.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/340289.Heat) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255706905s/2847470.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2847470.Audition) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266956021s/2601510.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2601510.Crowdsourcing) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1276642181s/6751343.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6751343-boys-and-girls-like-you-and-me) [!(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1276103612s/6936019.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6936019-the-story-of-stuff) [!(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512klXRGB7L._SL75_.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6707420-the-little-stranger) [!(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ey4OlZ36L._SL75_.jpg)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7159030-the-dread-crew) (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/699990-monique) Share (http://www.goodreads.com) and ratings with Monique, and even join a (http://www.goodreads.com/group/) on Goodreads. I’ve got another 18 that I want to recommend. In no particular order: **Lavinia** by Ursula LeGuin to Boris who I think enjoys a good fantasy yarn and maybe hasn’t read LeGuin. If that’s true, then he definitely needs this book. **Public Art in Vancouver** by Steil + Stalker to Sean who is involved with public art in Vancouver and may not have a copy of this great book, which I think would be an even better iphone app. **Taking Things Seriously** by Glenn & Hayes to Rachael who has enough books I’m sure, but this one is quirky and might give her some fun photography inspiration. **The Big Why** by Michael Winter to Darren who likes reading and should definitely get some Canadian writers under his belt. **Little Bee** by Chris Cleave to my mom who will be interested in this fiction that could be true about a Nigerian girl who’s seeking refuge in Britain and the only people she knows is a couple she met on the beach in Nigeria while they were on holiday. **Musicophilia** by Oliver Sacks also to Darren, in case he doesn’t like Michael Winters. This book is esoteric enough to be of interest, at least for a couple of chapters. **Audition** by Barbara Walters to Jen, who I think would be interested in the celebrity memoir of Walters and the twists to her character that this book reveals. **The Order of Good Cheers** by Bill Gaston to James, who should read Gaston because I think he’ll like the local settings and Gaston’s sense of place and character. **The Story of Stuff** by Annie Leonard to any of my geeky, interweb friends who want to claim it first. **The Little Stranger** by Sarah Waters also to my mom because she likes these historical novels and because I like Sarah Waters. **Beatrice & Virgil** by Yann Martel to Rachael who took me to the CBC Book Club to see Martel. **Duel** by David Mulholland to Greg who was my high school English teacher and my next-door neighbour. This book is smart enough for him to enjoy. **Small beneath the Sky** by Lorna Crozier to my grandma because she likes reading and she might like this Saskatchewan memoir since that’s where she grew up and because prairie girls stick together. **Jew and Improved** by Benjamin Errett to Julie, not because I want her to convert but because, of all my friends, she’ll enjoy this exploration of religion, ritual and faith.