jon_chaisson | Emm and Jonc's Great Book Purge of 2011!

Hey all! Thanks for waiting! Below this here cut you'll see all the goodness we're giving away starting RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND. Feel free to let me or Emm know which books you would like, and we'll put them aside to send your way!

You can let us know by doing one of the following:

--leaving a comment here under this LJ post, or
--emailing me at joncwriter (at) yahoo (dot) com

Don't forget to give me your mailing address if I don't have it already or if it's recently changed.

THE RULES
As stated earlier today:

--We have too many books! So we're giving some away! For free!

--No, really, for free. Your payment is that they're out of our hands and into yours. We'll even pay for the mailing costs (within reason, of course...if we're sending to Mongolia, we may need to broker a PayPal deal for the international charges :p) ! If I don't have your mailing address or you've recently moved, let me know via email (joncwriter at yahoo) along with the titles you'd like.

--All books will be "first dibs gets it". You can either claim the book commenting here on LJ or emailing me directly. Although I have no problem if you want to stage a WWE Smackdown on my LJ to fight over a title. ;)

--Once the requests have stopped, we'll be donating the rest of the titles to our local library. So it's not as if they're getting tossed out, either! :)

I will be coming back to this post every now and again to update it, crossing off titles that are called for, and in a few days I'll repost the edited list.

SO! Have at it!

BIOGRAPHY
Buckley, Veronica: Christina, Queen of Sweden
Dzielska, Maria: Hypatia of Alexandria
Erickson, Carolly: Great Harry
Foreman, Amanda: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Fraser, Antonia: Mary, Queen of Scots
Mitford, Nancy: Madame de Pompadour
Osborne, Frances: Bolter: The Story of Idina Sackville

COMICS
Bendis, Brian M.: Jinx
Kalesniko, Mark: Alex
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible vol 8
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible vol 7
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible vol 6
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible vol 5
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible: Head of the class
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible: Perfect Strangers
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible: Eight is Enough
Kirkman, Robert & Walker, Corey: Invincible: Family Matters
Moore, Terry: Echo: Moon Lake
Waid, Mark & Ross, Alex: Kingdom Come
Willingham, Bill: Fables: Animal Farm
Willingham, Bill: Fables: Legends in Exile

FICTION: FANTASY
Andrews, Ilona: Magic Bites
Carringer, Gail: Blameless
Carringer, Gail: Soulless
Carringer, Gail: Changeless
Cherryh, C.J.: The Dreaming Tree
Czerneda, Julie and St. Martin, Rob(ed): Ages of Wonder
Davis, Lindsey: Scandal Takes a Holiday
del Franco, Mark: Unfallen Dead
Eddings, David & Leigh: Elder Gods: Bk 1 of The Dreamers
Eddings, David & Leigh: Guardians of the West
Eddings, David & Leigh: Demon Lord of Karanda
Eddings, David & Leigh: Sorceress of Darshiva
Eddings, David & Leigh: Seeress of Kell
Eddings, David & Leigh: Belgarath the Sorcerer
Eddings, David & Leigh: King of the Murgos
Eddings, David & Leigh: Rivan Codex
Eddings, David & Leigh: The Treasured One: Bk 2 of the Dreamer
Feist, Raymond: Shards of a Broken Crown
Flint, Eric: 1635: The Canon Law
Hartwell, David (ed): Year's Best Fantasy 2
Hoyt, Sarah A.: Heart of Light
Isaak, Elaine: Singer's Crown
Jones, Gwyneth: Band of Gypsies
Jones, Gwyneth: Bold As Love
Jones, Gwyneth: Castles Made of Sand
Jones, Gwyneth: Midnight Lamp
Jones, Tamara Siler: Ghosts in the Snow
Jones, Tamara Siler: Threads of Malice
Jones, Tamara Siler: Valley of the Soul
Kushner, Ellen and Sherman, Delia: Fall of the Kings
Kushner, Ellen and Sherman, Delia: Swordspoint
McCaffrey, Anne: Acorna's Triumph
Robinson, Kim Stanley: Years of Rice and Salt
Silverberg, Robert: Lord Prestimion
Spencer, Wen: Brother's Price
Turtledove, Harry: Thessalonica
Turtledove, Harry: Between the Rivers
Turtledove, Harry: Agent of Byzantium
Turtledove, Harry: Prince of the North
Turtledove, Harry: Misplaced Legion

FICTION: GENERAL
Austen, Jane: Mansfield Park
Austen, Jane: Lady Susan/The Watsons/Sanditon
Austen, Jane: Northanger Abbey
Austen, Jane: Emma
Bierce, Ambrose: In the Midst of Life
Faulkner, William: Sound and the Fury
Gangemi, Joseph: Inamorata
Keillor, Garrison: Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon
Pynchon, Thomas: Against the Day
Ryan, Patrick: How I Won the War
Updike, John: Terrorist
Updike, John: The Rabbit Novels, Vol. 2
Updike, John: The Rabbit Novels, Vol. 1

FICTION: HISTORICAL
Chevalier, Tracy: Lady and the Unicorn
Harris, Robert: Pompeii
Hoyt, Sarah A.: No Will But His: A Novel of Kathryn Howard
LeBrecht, Norman: Song of Names
Plaidy, Jean: Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria

FICTION: HORROR
King, Stephen & Straub, Peter: Black House
King, Stephen & Straub, Peter: Talisman

FICTION: MYSTERY
Barron, Stephanie: White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf
Barron, Stephanie: Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House
Barron, Stephanie: Jane and the Ghosts of Netley
Barron, Stephanie: Jane and the Stillroom Maid
Clare, Alys: Ashes of the Elements
Clare, Alys: Whiter Than the Lily
Clare, Alys: Fortune Like the Moon
Clare, Alys: Girl in a Red Tunic
Clare, Alys: Chatter of the Maidens
Clare, Alys: Faithful Dead
D'Almeida, Sarah: Death in Gascony
Davis, Lindsey: Last Act in Palmyra
Davis, Lindsey: Two for the Lions
Davis, Lindsey: Iron Hand of Mars
Davis, Lindsey: Accusers
Davis, Lindsey: Three Hands in the Fountain (2 copies, one hc and one mass mkt)
Davis, Lindsey: One Virgin Too Many
Davis, Lindsey: Shadows in Bronze
Davis, Lindsey: Venus in Copper
Davis, Lindsey: Dying Light in Corduba
Davis, Lindsey: Scandal Takes a Holiday
Downie, Ruth: Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire
Ironside, Elizabeth: Death in the Garden
Jecks, Michael: Belladonna at Belstone
Jecks, Michael: Templar's Penance
Lawton, John: Second Violin
Marston, Edward: Stallions of Woodstock
Peters, Ellis: Piper on the Mountain
Peters, Ellis: Holiday With Violence
Peters, Ellis: House of Green Turf
Peters, Ellis: Black is the Color of my True Love's Heart
Peters, Ellis: Rainbow's End
Peters, Ellis: Horn of Roland
Peters, Ellis: City of Gold and Shadows
Peters, Ellis: Never Pick Up Hitchhikers!
Peters, Ellis: Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
Peters, Ellis: Death Mask

FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION
Card, Orson Scott: The Abyss (movie novelization)
Cherryh, C.J.: Chanur's Legacy
Cherryh, C.J.: The Chanur Saga
Cherryh, C.J.: Homecoming
Doctorow, Cory: Eastern Standard Tribe
Doctorow, Cory: Makers: A Novel of the Whirlwind Changes to Come
Fry, Stephen: Making History
Herbert, Frank: Dune
King, Stephen: The Stand
Pratchett, Terry: Strata
Russo, Richard Paul: Ship of Fools
Silverberg, Robert: Silent Invaders
Spencer, Wen: Dog Warrior
Spencer, Wen: Tainted Trail
Spencer, Wen: Alien Taste
Spencer, Wen: Bitter Waters
Stephenson, Neal: Snow Crash
Stephenson, Neal: Diamond Age

FICTION: YA
Bray, Libba: Great and Terrible Beauty

HISTORY
Dolnick, Edward: Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, & the Grtst art Hoax of All Time
Winchester, Simon: Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, & the Making of the OED
Castor, Helen: Blood & Roses: One Family's Struggle & Triumph During the Tumultuous Wars of the Roses
Ferrante, Joan M.: To the Glory of Her Sex: Women's Roles in the Composition of Medieval Texts
Goring, Rosemary: Scotland: The Autobiography
Hickman, Katie: Courtesans: Money, Sex, & Fame in the 19th Century
Nicolson, Juliet: Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm
Norwich, John Julius: Paradise of Cities: Venice in the 19th Century
MacCulloch, Diarmid: Reformation: A History
Ure, John: Pilgrimages: The Grt Adventure of the Middle Ages
Barry, John M.: Rising Tide: The Grt Flood of 1927 & How It Changed America
Larson, Erik: Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Tuchman, Barbara: Guns of August

HUMOR
Rowan & Martin: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

KNITTING
Scruggs, Afi-Odelia: Beyond Stitch & Bitch: Reflections on Knitting & Life [essays]
Moreno, Jillian & Singer, Amy: More Big Girl Knits [patterns]
Kartus, Lisa: Knit Fix: Problem Solving for Knitters [reference]
Martingale & Co.: 365 Knitting Stitches a Year Perpetual Calendar [reference]

MANGA
Shirow, Masamune: Ghost in the Shell
Wakasugi, Kiminori: Detroit Metal City vol 1

MEMOIR
Grogan, Emmett: Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps

PARAPSYCHOLOGY
Randles, Jenny & Hough, Peter: Psychic Detectives: The Mysterious Us of Paranormal Phenomena in Solving True Crimes

POLITICS
Conason, Joe: It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush
Dean, John W.: Conservatives Without Conscience
Greenwald, Glenn: Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency
Greenwald, Glenn: How Would a Patriot Act?

WRITING REFERENCE
Brewer, Robert Lee (ed): Writer's Market 2009
Mosko, Lauren (ed): Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2007

MAGAZINES
Interweave Knits, Spring 2005, Winter 2005, Spring 2006, Summer 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Winter 2008
Poets & Writers, Jul/Aug 2010, Nov/Dec 2010
Sports Illustrated, Sep 27, 2010 to present
VOGUEKnitting, Holiday 2008 issue
Writer's Digest, all issues from Oct 2008 to present
Writer's Digest Writer's Yearbook 2009