Thanks for the support. I kind of figure us self-sufficiency thingers should stick together. I've created a group for like-minded people : Self-sufficiency Thingers! (OK - it's not that original and the description page is a bit dodge but I did it on the spot - may reword it a bit later).

Thought it might be useful for discussing books on our unique, all encompassing and challenging, subject.

Thanks for the comment on my gardening books - it's only a fraction of the ones I've catalogued.

If I can be of help in any way, just give us a bell :)

Lähettänyt: Gdeadtrees 10:37 pm (EST) May 13, 2008

Thanks to you to.I recognised your username as I have been a visitor to your website well before discovering Library Thing.I should thank you to for pointing me in the direction of Peter Temple.I am a frequent visitor to markets,fairs,second hand book shops etc and could never find a Peter Temple book.I guess that shows his popularity,people dont discard his books.I eventually bought the Broken Shore new and have been hooked since.I am keen to give Shane Maloney a try as well and find the same thing,never come across them cheap. I will have to fork out for a new copy.I guess I should start with Stiff? Gary Disher is another I have yet to try. I badly need to retire to get more time for reading.

Lähettänyt: ozpierre 1:55 am (EST) May 13, 2008

Thank you right back:-) Always nice to know where to find a great source for inspiration in crime novels.

Lähettänyt: Pears 5:53 am (EST) Apr 2, 2008

Thanks for the encouragement. I finished the last of the antibiotics yesterday, and I seem to be back to normal; not sure if that qualifies as being "well," though:)

I finished "Black Tide" by Peter Temple this morning and a couple of hours later I got the third Jack Irish book "Dead Point" in the mail from the UK, so that was pretty excellent timing, though I think I may take a break from crime and read some sf or fantasy.

Thanks again,

bookstothesky

Lähettänyt: bookstothesky 2:21 am (EST) Feb 28, 2008

Hello,

Thanks so much for the great recommendations. Your "node" page is an excellent resource, too.

Please accept my apology for taking so long to get back to you. I managed to get myself extremely ill with some sort of nasty sinus infection that had been going around work. Anyway, after a head X-ray, 3 CAT scan views and multiple antibiotic I.V.'s, I'm back to some sort of normalcy; can't wait to see what the insurance company tries to wiggle out of paying, though:)

But, in between the feeling of a power drill through my head, I managed to read "The Broken Shore" and the first Jack Irish novel, "Bad Debts." I was/am very, very impressed with the quality of Peter Temple's writing, especially in the former title. I'm very much looking forward to "Truth," and to tide me over, I've ordered the 3rd Jack Irish novel and a stand-alone ("Iron Rose?") from bookdepository in the UK. The US publisher who put out the first two Jack Irish books in trade paper over here, plus "Identity Theory," doesn't seem to have plans to do any more, so I may eventually have to order the books I'm missing directly from down under or some third party. I also read two Regency period mystery novels from US writer C.S. Harris, called "What Angels Fear" and "When Gods Die;" I thought they were quite good, though I'm no expert on that time period, so there could be all sorts of flaws I didn't catch.

I'll search around for your recommendations and let you know what I think when I'm done with them. Thanks again,

bookstothesky

Lähettänyt: bookstothesky 12:38 pm (EST) Feb 24, 2008

Outback Cafe was hard to find! - I finally had to add the AIATSIS library and presto! - there it was. Use my library to add it :) (You reminded me I needed to add my copy, too). I'm working to scan the cover in now ...

bushfood.net is the place you want to head. I'm eataust :)

For good Australian/Vietnamese ... *whips off for a scan* OK, I can recommend this one: http://www.librarything.com/work/2230229.... Melbourne-based. Updated version came out 2005 but I love my original 1998 version ...

Lähettänyt: infoaddict 5:48 am (EST) Feb 5, 2008

Bushtucker. Hoo boy ... you just hit my current obsession :). Want a forum to play in to get info on bushtucker?? (I won't spam you with it unless you ask though. It's non-commercial and made up of everyone from enthusiastic amateur to long-term professionals, but I don't want to scare you away :) ).

What cookbooks? Australian authors, specialty cuisines ... we got Jill Dupleix's "Lighten up" for Xmas and are LOVING it. Considering treating myself to Maggie Beer. Treasure my Elizabeth Davids, and promote Elizabeth Hartley to anyone who will listen ...

Lähettänyt: infoaddict 5:09 am (EST) Feb 5, 2008

Actually the connection was via one of my recipe/foodie books, but I got suckered in by your fabulous library in general :)

Lähettänyt: infoaddict 8:54 pm (EST) Feb 4, 2008

Hello austcrimefiction,

Good to meet another right-thinking individual:)

I just know I'm going to regret exploring your library because I'm pretty sure it's going to introduce me to a bunch of authors I'll want to start collecting, thereby leading me ever faster to the poorhouse; ah well, one only lives once. Anybody you particularly recommend? I've been buying Peter Temple books for a year or so now, but haven't gotten around to reading any. I guess I could start by researching your favorite authors, since I've only read three of them (Nesbo, Hill and Brookmyre; all really good) and I'm unfamiliar with the others (except for Fossum, who's started showing up over here in the last year or so).

Take it easy,

bookstothesky

Lähettänyt: bookstothesky 3:36 pm (EST) Feb 1, 2008

Hi!
I'm sorry for my late reply, but thank you for adding me to your interesting libraries-list!
The 136 books we share are some of my favourite ones. And I can't help but noticing your interest in Swedish crime writers. I'd like to know how you like them as opposed to Chandler, Rendell, George and Walters.
Happy New Year!
/Annika

Lähettänyt: Daffobint 8:28 pm (EST) Jan 1, 2008

Hi austcrimefiction,

Thanks for the note. I very much enjoyed Betrayal. It's my first Alvtegen and (wow) it moved quickly. What a treat. I'll have to take a look at Shame too.

Lähettänyt: BookBuzz 10:13 am (EST) Dec 19, 2007

Hi,

My name is Dawn and I am a librarian and the host of Toronto Public Library’s online book club: Book Buzz and a fellow LibraryThing member.

This month we are reading Betrayal, by Karin Alvtegen I noticed that you recently added Betrayal to your library and I’d just like to invite you to visit us and share your thoughts about Alvtegen’s book. It’s a friendly easy-going book club with over 500 members and we are always looking for new points of view.

If you are interested, visit us at http://bookbuzz.torontopubliclibrary.ca .

Thank-you for your time,
Dawn
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Book...

Lähettänyt: BookBuzz 2:01 pm (EST) Dec 14, 2007

Hello,

Thank you for your fast reply. It is nice to hear that you are interested in Scandinavian books. Being Swedish means of course that most of my Swedish crime fiction is in Swedish but I also have several hundred books in English. As I have recently become a member I have not registered all of my ca 2700 books yet, I am trying to register some of them every day.
I will peruse your library carefully, it seems that you have a lot of interesting books. At the moment we share 251 books and I hope we can discuss some of them through Librarything.

All the best,
Bengt

Lähettänyt: Bengan 12:36 pm (EST) Nov 20, 2007

It's nice to meet you! I look forward to exploring your books.

Lähettänyt: lisaunger 10:30 am (EST) Nov 14, 2007

With your over 2000 crime books and my paltry, by comparison, 500, guess who's going to do the best out of any sharing of our collections. :)

Lähettänyt: helenell 7:52 am (EST) Jul 26, 2007

Great idea about a 4MA group! I'd found some 4MAers, but it has been hit-or-miss.

Lähettänyt: bfister 8:14 am (EST) Jul 17, 2007

Nice to see my books in there ;-)

Lähettänyt: SimonHaynes 10:16 pm (EST) Jul 10, 2007

I have indeed - but the idea of crawling around disturbing the dust frightens me witless :)

Lähettänyt: austcrimefiction 8:11 pm (EST) Jun 17, 2007

That many to catalogue? Have you looked into the strange cat shaped scanner they have available?

Lähettänyt: DanielHatadi 8:28 am (EST) Jun 15, 2007