Jäsen: rocketjk
KokoelmatOma kirjasto (3,170), Parhaillaan lukemassa (5), Kaikki kokoelmat (3,170)
Kirja-arvosteluja354 arvostelua
Avainsanojanovel (1,161), first edition (559), history (471), short stories (350), american history (239), mystery (217), baseball (208), biography (189), memoir (152), world war two (148) — kaikki avainsanat
VälineLatautuu
Pilvetavainsanapilvi, tekijäpilvi, avainsanapeili
Tietoja minustaI'm a mostly retired freelance writer (and former used bookstore owner) living in Boonville, CA. I grew up in New Jersey, went to college at Boston University and then went off to see America. I've washed dishes in San Diego, bussed tables in Seattle, waited tables in New Orleans and spent a bunch of time exploring points in between. I got lucky and landed a spot first as a volunteer and eventually as a jazz/blues producer/host at WWNO, the NPR affiliate in New Orleans. I did that from 1980 through 1986, at which point I moved to San Francisco to get an MA in Literature/Creative Writing at San Francisco State. After that I was first a teacher and then the Publications Coordinator for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. That all led up to my establishing Rocket Words, my writing & editing business, in 2000. For 11 years, I did lots of different kinds of writing for lots of different kinds of clients and publications. For about five years, I concentrated pretty heavily on jazz journalism and then went back back mostly to client work. Then for almost eight years I owned and operated Village Books in Ukiah, CA (the county seat of Mendocino County). I had a great time running the store and interacting with book lovers all day long! Now I'm retired, though kept busy for the time being with non-profit board work. I'm a huge music (jazz/rock/blues/folk) and baseball fan. Also enjoy travel and hiking. I am deliriously happily married.
Please listen to my jazz radio show, The Jazz Odyssey, every other Monday morning from 10 am to noon Pacific Time (U.S.), streaming live at www.kzyx.org KZYX is Mendocino Public Radio, Listener Supported and fueled by passion.
Tietoja kirjastostaniLots and lots of books waiting to be read, plus a bunch I've read and kept. My favorite authors are Joseph Conrad and Philip Roth. I also have a couple of nice, big shelves of books about baseball and a fairly well-stocked shelf about music, specifically jazz.
Ryhmät2020 ROOT CHALLENGE, 2021 ROOT CHALLENGE, 50 Book Challenge, American Civil War, American History, American Revolution & Founding Fathers History, Antiquarian Books, Baseball, Bestsellers over the Years, Biographies, Memoirs and Autobiographies —näytä kaikki ryhmät, Book Collectors, Booksellers, British & Irish Crime Fiction, Club Read 2019, Club Read 2020, Club Read 2021, Combiners!, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Geeks who love the Classics, Historical Fiction, History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture, History Fans, Jewish Fiction, LibraryThing Gatherings and Meetups, Librarything Series, Magazines!!!!! New Yorker, Science, Atlantic, Mad......, Military History, Modern Library Collectors, Newfoundland Literature, Non-Fiction Readers, Pedants' corner, Rare, Old or Offbeat, Reading Books by Women, Reading Globally, Reading Globally II, Science Fiction Fans, Second World War History, Short Stories, Spanish Civil War, Tattered but still lovely, Unique Library Thing Book Group, US Presidents Challenge (USPC), What Are You Reading Now?
LempikirjailijatJoseph Conrad, Philip Roth (Yhteiset suosikit)
TapahtumapaikatSuosikit | Vieraillut
SuosikkikirjakaupatGreen Apple Books, Laughing Dog Books, Village Books - Ukiah, Westsider Used and Rare Books
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Oikea nimiJerry Karp
SijaintiBoonville, CA
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RekisteröitymispäiväJan 21, 2008
Parhaillaan lukemassaThe World's Greatest Romances (Black's Reader Services) – tekijä:
Sgt. Mickey and General Ike – tekijä: Michael J. McKeogh
Rashomon Gate – tekijä: I. J. Parker
The Atlantic Monthly - January 1959, Volume 203, Number 1 – tekijä:
Sorry for Your Trouble – tekijä: Richard Ford