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I've read about a third of this book plus a couple more chapters, but I'm not going to finish it. None of her recommendations tell me why I should want to put these unpleasant people in my head. Why should I live with them long enough to finish any of the books she recommends? Ugh.

It's interesting to have animals in alphabetical order by their Latin names, not their English names. It starts with mosquito (Anopheles gambiae).

How animals have affected humans and been affected by them. Short essays in 2, 4, or 6-page lengths, with interesting historical illustrations. I do with the illustrations had more information about them, like when they were made and by whom.

I'm in the middle of the minivan revolution.

A runt Great Dane puppy becomes a huge dog. Written by the husband in the adoptive couple,detailing his initial reluctance to take on the responsibility.

I do wish the captions were more specific, there's plenty of room. Tropical foliage,and Staircase with foliage tell me nothing.
I read all the way to the end, all 231 pages, though I skimmed the bibliography and skipped reading the index.

I wonder why this entry says there are 272 pages. My copy of the book (a library copy actually) has only 237 pages, including the index.

I would like to visit at least some of the gardens depicted.

I don't know what page I'm on because it's an audiobook, which doesn't have page number.
However, I just finished listening to disk 5 out of 8.

Celia Graves has the kind of life only wished on urban fantasy heroines who can kick ass. Unfortunately, sometimes things kick back. Big time.

This seems to conclude the series. A lot of different plot lines are resolved in one way or another. I'll miss them, then again I may enjoy re-reading them some day.

Alex Verus gets into big trouble, along with his friend Luna, and has to hope that his powers of divination will stand him in good stead. Mostly they do, but he has to pay attention.

This is book 5 of a series. I wanted to get into the middle to see if I liked the main characters. They're okay. The mystery is okay. The setting is okay.

A former acquaintance asks Emma to get rid of the ghost of her husband, who is recently haunting her. She won't say what might have precipitated this haunting, since he's been dead for several years with no ghostly previous activity.

This is a fun pick-it-up-for-a-while book. Really a trivia book. P. 62 had some Unusual April Fool's Day hoaxes. P. 52 has flag, semaphore & Morse signals. P. 74-75 has a list of Alfred Hitchcock's cameo appearances in his movies. P. 33 has some Unlikely 'cures' for hiccups. Schott has 3 previous similar books.