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To: Ilaine who wrote (1058)	11/2/1999 10:12:00 AM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 1264

Cobe-- I absolutely agree. And I hooted at jla's bile quote. It was very honest and likable! I love it when people write about their lives at DAR, which was sort of designed for that- a verbal playground- at least that's how Gaugs, LLR and I use it. X 's croquet stories are wonderful, E writes beautiful, pointed little vignettes. Your stuff about the kids or your family is always fascinating and funny. Reading about other people's lives- the details, how they see things- is my favorite kind of reading.

To: Ilaine who wrote (1058)	11/2/1999 12:05:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1264

A day without bile is like sex without the blood loss.

To: Ilaine who wrote (1058)	11/2/1999 11:04:00 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1264

Can't disagree on ineluctable justice, and "A day without bile is like a day without sunshine" is indeed a classic. Hasn't Barbara Holland been called a reactionary and a curmudgeon? I think I'd like her stuff. There are quite a few women writing now about rural themes, both in essays and fiction. Anne Proulx' Close Range: Wyoming Stories is getting great reviews. She is not a native Westerner, but she does a good job of understanding and dramatizing the contemporary American West with her short stories. There is not much to tell about selling books. Buying was much more fun. It's a constant treasure hunt. I once bought a large lot of books knowing there was a lot of junk in with it, but the deal was I took them all or I took nothing. Mixed in with a box of hard cover romance novels was a first edition of Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein in perfect condition! Another time a rather nondescript box came into the store that had only about ten books in it. One was a specially bound leather volume in a slipcase that was the history of a certain division that fought in WW I. It was signed by John J. Pershing and several other lesser known generals. There was also a book written by one of the Roosevelt family members. I can't recall who wrote it or what the title was, but I recall it was a memoir. It would have been unremarkable except there was a note to the former owner signed by Eleanor Roosevelt pasted to the front endpaper. The other books were not as exciting as those two, but they were all interesting in their own way. One of the other books was a chronicle of a couple of the decisive battles of WW I. A rather ordinary book, except the former owner had been there as a captain and had written notes in the margins correcting the author when his facts were not correct. I never did sell that one, I'm glad to still have it as it is certainly one of a kind.