Books mooched : Liam (United Kingdom) HIDE DETAILS - ? Title: The Mask of Cthulhu Author: August Derleth Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Robert & Tracey O'Brien (Ireland) Condition: good overall condition but has a different cover to that shown. Date requested: January 8, 2013 / 11:54 AM Date concluded: July 11, 2013 / 8:53 AM Title: Usborne Illustrated Fairy Tales (Anthologies & Treasuries) (Anthologies & Treasuries) Author: Rosie Dickins Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Vivienne Gray (United Kingdom) Date requested: November 30, 2012 / 8:31 AM Date concluded: July 11, 2013 / 8:53 AM Title: Elidor Author: Alan Garner Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Jamie (USA: FL) Condition: Interior browned, otherwise v. good for vintage pb Date requested: July 14, 2012 / 5:06 PM Date concluded: August 13, 2012 / 9:11 AM Title: Country of the Blind Author: Christopher Brookmyre Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Mosca (USA: NY) Condition: Bought second-hand. Spine and covers creased and dog-eared. Quite good inside. Only within Europe Solo dentro de Europa Date requested: March 12, 2012 / 2:52 AM Date concluded: April 9, 2012 / 1:11 PM Title: Topsy and Tim and the New Baby (Topsy & Tim) Author: Jean Adamson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Julie06 (Spain) Date requested: March 8, 2012 / 3:22 PM Date concluded: April 9, 2012 / 1:11 PM Title: My New Baby (New Baby Series) Author: Annie Kubler Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Caitlin (United Kingdom) Date requested: February 18, 2012 / 10:33 AM Date concluded: March 8, 2012 / 3:22 PM Title: Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: lellie (United Kingdom) Date requested: February 12, 2012 / 1:52 PM Date concluded: March 5, 2012 / 12:19 AM Title: One Day Author: David Nicholls Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Barbara (USA: CA) Condition: Different edition. Cover is bent Date requested: February 12, 2012 / 1:51 PM Date concluded: March 5, 2012 / 12:19 AM Title: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House: Or the Murder at Road Hill House Author: Kate Summerscale Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Cat (United Kingdom) Date requested: February 12, 2012 / 1:46 PM Date concluded: April 14, 2012 / 12:47 AM Title: The Expectant Father: A Practical Guide to Sharing Pregnancy and Childbirth (Paperfronts S.) Author: Betty Parsons Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Greg Blundal (United Kingdom) Date requested: December 6, 2011 / 2:29 PM Date concluded: December 16, 2011 / 2:36 AM Title: Notes from an Exhibition Author: Patrick Gale Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Spiderchic (United Kingdom) Date requested: August 14, 2011 / 1:54 AM Date concluded: September 5, 2011 / 10:14 AM Title: Town Like Alice Author: Nevil Shute Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Byanka (Australia) Condition: This book is very very well loved. Great book. Soft cover. Been read by many a person for many a year.Yellowed edges, marked, creased, dog eared. All the things you want in an absolute classic. Date requested: August 1, 2011 / 1:34 AM Date concluded: September 23, 2011 / 4:24 AM Title: The End of the Affair Author: Graham Greene Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks. Book giver: judiog (United Kingdom) Condition: fine but a used copy spine faded Date requested: August 1, 2011 / 1:34 AM Date concluded: August 4, 2011 / 5:43 AM Title: The Well of Lost Plots Author: Jasper Fforde Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Cheers! Book giver: Jenny (United Kingdom) Date requested: August 1, 2011 / 1:33 AM Date concluded: August 4, 2011 / 5:43 AM Title: A Prayer for Owen Meany Author: John Irving Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Schwan (Germany) Date requested: July 26, 2011 / 1:33 PM Date concluded: September 23, 2011 / 4:23 AM Title: The Gathering Author: Anne Enright Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Cheers! Book giver: wandering_star (United Kingdom) Condition: Paperback, different cover. Date requested: July 9, 2011 / 3:42 AM Date concluded: July 26, 2011 / 1:32 PM Title: Howards End (Twentieth Century Classics) Author: E.M. Forster Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: julia (Japan) Condition: yellowing Date requested: June 30, 2011 / 10:36 AM Date concluded: September 23, 2011 / 4:23 AM Title: Jude the Obscure Author: Thomas Hardy Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: julia (Japan) Condition: previous mooch, with ballpoint underlining and marginalia Date requested: June 30, 2011 / 10:36 AM Date concluded: September 23, 2011 / 4:23 AM Title: Anna Karenina (Signet Clasics) Author: Leo Tolstory Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: julia (Japan) Condition: quite old and yellowed, cover had come off but well repaired with transparent tape Date requested: June 30, 2011 / 10:35 AM Date concluded: September 23, 2011 / 4:23 AM Title: The House at Pooh Corner (Pooh Original Edition) Author: A. A. Milne Status: my request was rejected by the book owner TRANSACTION DETAILS > Owner comment: i'm sorry! this one was already mooched, but it's still showing up here. very very sorry for the mistake! Book giver: julia (Japan) Condition: a few light pencil marks in margins Date requested: June 30, 2011 / 10:35 AM Date concluded: July 3, 2011 / 4:55 PM Title: Tales of the city Author: Armistead Maupin Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Liz Forbes (United Kingdom) Condition: Slight creasing to spine and pencil mark on page edges otherwise good Date requested: June 28, 2011 / 1:37 PM Date concluded: June 30, 2011 / 1:43 PM Title: The Eyre Affair Author: Jasper Fforde Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Juliebee (United Kingdom) Condition: Mooched book. Good condition. Different cover to the one shown. Date requested: June 2, 2011 / 7:25 AM Date concluded: June 10, 2011 / 3:51 PM Title: A Tale from Winnie-the-Pooh and a Smackerel of Verse Author: A. A. Milne Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: marciamarcia (USA: VA) Date requested: May 27, 2011 / 12:25 AM Date concluded: June 10, 2011 / 3:51 PM Title: The Heart of the Matter Author: Graham Greene Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: alexandria2000 (Svizzera) Date requested: May 27, 2011 / 12:24 AM Date concluded: June 6, 2011 / 2:56 AM Title: CHARLOTTE GRAY Author: SEBSATIAN FAULKS Status: my request was rejected by the book owner TRANSACTION DETAILS > Owner comment: Hi there. Apologies, but I recently moved and don't have my books with me. I took them off my inventory but for some reason they're back. Sorry for the confusion! Hope you can get your hands on another copy. Will Book giver: Willis (South Africa) Condition: The owner before me glued the cover onto the spine quite badly, but the actual book is cool and readable. Date requested: May 27, 2011 / 12:23 AM Date concluded: May 27, 2011 / 12:50 AM Title: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Definitions) Author: John Boyne Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Emmeline (United Kingdom) Date requested: May 22, 2011 / 9:26 AM Date concluded: May 28, 2011 / 3:10 PM Title: One Good Turn Author: Kate Atkinson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: angeljune (United Kingdom) Condition: older version of this book and only in acceptable condition Date requested: January 28, 2011 / 12:56 AM Date concluded: February 9, 2011 / 1:22 AM Title: A Million Little Pieces Author: James Frey Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Carolyn (USA: CA) Date requested: January 28, 2011 / 12:55 AM Date concluded: February 19, 2011 / 11:41 AM Title: Les Miserables (Penguin Popular Classics) Author: Victor Hugo Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Thomas Summers (United Kingdom) Date requested: January 26, 2011 / 6:14 AM Date concluded: February 8, 2011 / 8:08 AM Title: Snobs Author: Julian Fellowes Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Vicki R (Canada) Date requested: January 23, 2011 / 12:56 PM Date concluded: May 8, 2011 / 12:24 PM Title: Join Me: The True Story of a Man Who Started a Cult by Accident Author: Danny Wallace Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Sorry I didn't acknowledge sooner. Book giver: Mark Hadman (United Kingdom) Date requested: March 4, 2010 / 3:54 PM Date concluded: June 27, 2010 / 8:35 AM Title: Madame Bovary: Life in a Country Town (World's Classics) Author: Gustave Flaubert Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: edlennon (Ireland) Date requested: February 15, 2010 / 1:55 PM Date concluded: February 25, 2010 / 12:53 PM Title: Les Miserables Author: Victor Hugo Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Erin (USA: NJ) Condition: The cover is different than this, it has the movie cast on it. The book has normal wear and tear, cover is slightly scratched and imperfect but otherwise good condition. The binding is still strong. Date requested: January 15, 2010 / 12:06 AM Date concluded: February 4, 2010 / 1:42 PM Title: Anna Karenina (Signet Classics (Paperback)) Author: Leo Tolstoy Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Kristen (USA: PA) Date requested: August 17, 2009 / 12:27 PM Date concluded: October 9, 2009 / 1:59 PM Title: Dracula (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Classics) Author: Bram Stoker Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: B (United Kingdom) Date requested: August 10, 2009 / 12:08 PM Date concluded: August 16, 2009 / 12:12 PM Title: Les Miserables (Penguin Popular Classics) Author: Victor Hugo Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Erna (Netherlands) Date requested: August 4, 2009 / 11:44 PM Date concluded: August 12, 2009 / 9:21 AM Title: MADAME BOVARY (Wordsworth Collection) Author: Gustave Flaubert Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Sharon M (USA: TX) Condition: Some damage to cover: a crease in the corner and my toddler chewed on it a little. Other than that in fine condition. No tears. Date requested: June 3, 2009 / 12:47 PM Date concluded: August 10, 2009 / 12:04 PM Title: The Secret History Author: Donna Tartt Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: joni (United Kingdom) Date requested: May 21, 2009 / 5:29 AM Date concluded: May 27, 2009 / 9:36 AM Title: Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics) Author: Herman Melville Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: David Shore (United Kingdom) Condition: This actually the 1993 edition with slight damage to the first page. Date requested: May 13, 2009 / 7:18 AM Date concluded: May 27, 2009 / 9:36 AM Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F.Scott Fitzgerald Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Kerry Hale (United Kingdom) Condition: Different front cover - the one from the Robert Redford film. Printed 1976. Pages yellowed with age but clean. Covers lightly creased. Date requested: May 1, 2009 / 11:04 PM Date concluded: May 7, 2009 / 10:55 AM Title: A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil Author: Christopher Brookmyre Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Cheers! Book giver: Dan (United Kingdom) Date requested: April 15, 2009 / 2:07 PM Date concluded: April 18, 2009 / 5:41 AM Title: The Vanishing Tower (Elric Saga) Author: Michael Moorcock Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Tracey (USA: CT) Date requested: March 16, 2009 / 4:18 PM Date concluded: March 26, 2009 / 11:10 AM Title: Moby Dick: Or, The Whale (Signet Classics (Paperback)) Author: Herman Melville Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Sarah (Canada) Date requested: March 14, 2009 / 6:22 PM Date concluded: March 15, 2009 / 3:13 AM Title: The Color Purple Author: Alice Walker Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Liz (USA: IL) Date requested: March 13, 2009 / 10:37 AM Date concluded: May 19, 2009 / 12:17 PM Title: The Lovely Bones Author: Alice Sebold Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks - that was quick! Book giver: Sammie (United Kingdom) Condition: Previously mooched. I do have a dog, just incase anyone is allergic. For people in the UK i normally send 2nd class so it will take a couple of days to arrive after i sent it Date requested: March 13, 2009 / 10:36 AM Date concluded: March 18, 2009 / 3:17 PM Title: A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics) Author: Charles Dickens Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: talisa (Israel) Condition: good condition,earlier 1994 edition Date requested: March 13, 2009 / 10:32 AM Date concluded: March 24, 2009 / 2:55 PM Title: The History of the Runestaff (Panther Books) Author: Michael Moorcock Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Cheers! Book giver: Suedo (United Kingdom) Condition: good condition, old faded paperback, heavy for postage. registered on bookcrossing Date requested: March 4, 2009 / 1:41 PM Date concluded: March 10, 2009 / 11:29 AM Title: Grief Observed (Faber Paperbacks) Author: C. S. Lewis Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you. Book giver: crimson-tide (Australia) Condition: Different cover. Date requested: March 1, 2009 / 1:56 AM Date concluded: March 10, 2009 / 11:29 AM Title: Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story Author: Richard Bach Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks very much! Book giver: kate (United Kingdom) Date requested: February 6, 2009 / 12:47 AM Date concluded: February 22, 2009 / 10:58 AM Title: The Sailor of the Seas of Fate (Elric Series) Author: Michael Moorcock Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks, and happy Christmas! Book giver: tennantfamily (United Kingdom) Condition: Covers and spine slightly creased, pages show some sunning. Bookplate on title page. Date requested: December 19, 2008 / 1:43 PM Date concluded: December 23, 2008 / 5:02 PM Title: Country of the Blind Author: Christopher Brookmyre Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: kleeful (United Kingdom) Condition: Different cover. V good condition. Date requested: November 9, 2008 / 2:06 PM Date concluded: November 17, 2008 / 8:46 AM Title: Silas Marner Author: George Elliot Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Shannon and Kate (USA: PA) Date requested: November 8, 2008 / 1:58 AM Date concluded: November 27, 2008 / 12:53 AM Title: The Wind's Twelve Quarters Author: Ursula K. LeGuin Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Cathy Green (USA: DC) Date requested: November 5, 2008 / 2:01 PM Date concluded: November 18, 2008 / 9:57 AM Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Classic Crime) Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: MadBudgie (United Kingdom) Date requested: November 1, 2008 / 5:28 PM Date concluded: November 5, 2008 / 2:08 PM Title: The Golem's Eye Author: Jonathan Stroud Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Jo (United Kingdom) Date requested: October 28, 2008 / 9:17 AM Date concluded: November 8, 2008 / 2:15 AM Title: Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus Trilogy) Author: Jonathan Stroud Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Jo (United Kingdom) Date requested: October 28, 2008 / 9:17 AM Date concluded: November 8, 2008 / 2:14 AM Title: The God of Small Things: A Novel Author: Arundhati Roy Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Helena (USA: IL) Date requested: October 16, 2008 / 2:59 PM Date concluded: October 22, 2008 / 11:25 AM Title: Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics) Author: Charles Dickens Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Katie (Germany) Date requested: October 13, 2008 / 10:59 AM Date concluded: February 26, 2009 / 8:20 AM Title: Middlemarch (Wordsworth Collection) Author: George Eliot Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Pretentia (South Korea) Date requested: October 13, 2008 / 10:22 AM Date concluded: November 3, 2008 / 4:39 AM Title: The Dispossessed Author: Ursula K. Le Guin Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Caroline D. (France) Date requested: October 13, 2008 / 10:21 AM Date concluded: October 22, 2008 / 11:31 AM Title: The Sacred Art of Stealing Author: Christopher Brookmyre Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Teppo Salminen (Finland) Condition: Minor creasing and dog-ears Date requested: October 1, 2008 / 3:23 PM Date concluded: October 13, 2008 / 9:26 AM Title: Burning chrome Author: William Gibson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Emma P (United Kingdom) Condition: Cover is creased and a bit worn around the edges. Price written on first page in pencil. Date requested: October 1, 2008 / 8:41 AM Date concluded: October 6, 2008 / 3:17 AM Title: Count Zero Author: William Gibson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: Emma P (United Kingdom) Condition: Cover has a crease across the front and is a bit worn around the edges. Date requested: October 1, 2008 / 5:48 AM Date concluded: October 6, 2008 / 3:16 AM Title: One Fine Day In the Middle of the Night Author: Christopher Brookmyre Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Thessalian (United Kingdom) Date requested: September 29, 2008 / 3:36 AM Date concluded: October 15, 2008 / 9:14 AM Title: Everything Is Illuminated Author: Jonathan Safran Foer Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Elspeth01 (United Kingdom) Date requested: September 22, 2008 / 5:27 AM Date concluded: September 24, 2008 / 12:09 PM Title: The Handmaid's Tale Author: Margaret Atwood Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks very much! Book giver: Fullmoonblue (USA: IN) Condition: I SEND WORLDWIDE. This is a *paperback* copy, not hardcover (not sure why the ISBN is bringing up the wrong info.) NOTE: There's a small 'bump' to the top of the spine from stoage, and the previous owner's name inside the front cover, but the book is in very good shape beside that. Spine uncreased; no loose pages... Enjoy! Date requested: September 20, 2008 / 2:37 AM Date concluded: October 3, 2008 / 3:13 AM Title: Black Swan Green Author: David Mitchell Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thanks! Book giver: edwinbcn (China) Condition: Correction Book Data: This is the first edition paperback published by Sceptre in 2006 Carries my name+date of purchase+place of purchase on the title page, and / or my book seal. Condition: Very good Please acknowledge that you have seen this message BEFORE mooching from me: SURFACE MAIL FROM CHINA TAKES AT LEAST 8 TO 14 WEEKS! Shipping from China REALLY takes AT LEAST 8 to 14 weeks to most destinations. This is an estimate, not a guarantee. If you cannot wait that long, please mooch from someone else. I would appreciate it if you do not mark books lost before the end of 26 weeks. Please read my Profile page. Also check on some records of earlier mooches in “Given/Mooched”. Some estimates: Japan (4 weeks) Philippines (6 weeks) Canada (6 weeks) USA-Michigan (9 weeks) USA-Texas (10 weeks) UK (7 weeks) Holland (7 weeks) Finland (7 weeks) Why this note? I expressly want to keep my status set to “worldwide”. I am not asking for extra points and not asking for extra mooches, but I wish people are more patient. Date requested: September 19, 2008 / 5:03 AM Date concluded: November 29, 2008 / 4:50 AM Title: Fortress of the Pearl Author: Michael Moorcock Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Michele Phelps (USA: IN) Date requested: September 14, 2008 / 9:18 AM Date concluded: September 24, 2008 / 12:09 PM Title: Count Zero Author: William Gibson Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: bonks (Philippines) Date requested: August 19, 2008 / 11:57 PM Date concluded: September 14, 2008 / 1:24 AM Title: Birdsong Author: Sebastian Faulks Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Ruairi (United Kingdom) Date requested: August 9, 2008 / 8:27 AM Date concluded: August 29, 2008 / 5:23 AM Title: Birdsong Author: Sebastian Faulks Status: I cancelled this request TRANSACTION DETAILS > Book giver: Caroline D. (France) Condition: The book cover is slightly different. Date requested: July 25, 2008 / 10:35 AM Date concluded: September 1, 2008 / 9:26 AM Title: Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra Book) Author: William Gibson Status: I received this book TRANSACTION DETAILS > Feedback left: (+1): Thank you! Book giver: Dalriada (Germany) Condition: Upper right corner of the cover cut off, creased spine, yellowish edges, but not battered. Smoker household. Date requested: July 25, 2008 / 6:22 AM Date concluded: August 2, 2008 / 9:11 AM