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Comment by Larry Jameson on May 22, 2010 at 11:13am

A thought about used books. Timber Ridge Ranch, a neuromedical facility outside Benton, might have need for books.

Comment by Cheryl Barron on May 22, 2010 at 8:33am

I'm a 'day late and a dollar short' about what to do with books you don't want ,but can I make a few suggestions? The best thing is donate them to friends of the library for their book sales(you'll probably see me there). Also there are web sites like book swap and good reads. But those depend on folks wanting a particular title.

Comment by Kar Kar on March 4, 2009 at 11:24am

Yes, Ron's Books is a great way to trade books. They establish a credit for you. Never had a problem with them. I loved the book "He's Just Not That Into You", which is on at the movies now....and The Five Love Languages.....also the Left Behind Series....

Comment by K. Morris on November 30, 2008 at 11:48am

I read a lot, mainly stuff about the care and training of horses. In addition to books on the topics I read magazines like John Lyons and Pat Parelli's articles.

Comment by Yvonne Oxford Dougherty on August 4, 2008 at 11:51am

Just finished reading Nicholas Evan's "The Divide." It's about an eco-terrorist and a family in crisis. I love his books "The Horse Whisperer" and "The Loop." Evans paints a pretty bleak picture of what happens to the land once coal, oil, and gas drilling begins.

Comment by Karen Johnson on May 12, 2008 at 11:08pm

Has anyone ever taken books to trade at Ron's Books in Benton? I was wondering how the process works.
My husband's Aunt gave me like 200 books and I am only keeping about a third of them. I am going to try to unload some of them at my yard sale this weekend but I am confident I will have some left over.

Comment by Karen Johnson on May 12, 2008 at 10:57pm

I am going to look up those Cokie Roberts books. They sound really interesting.

Comment by Karen Johnson on May 12, 2008 at 10:56pm

Jaggle, I agree with you. America's history is not without it's share of deplorable acts: slavery, the slaughter of the American Indians. I hope that we all take a long time to think before we stereotype and spread fear.

Comment by jaggle on May 11, 2008 at 5:35pm

I've finished Anus Mundi. I highly recommend it. One of my co-workers was wondering why I would read something so depressing. I didn't find depressing at all. If anything it made me wary. Such deplorable acts were committed upon an educated people by an educated people. This kind of action is occurring today in the Sudan, Darfur, Tibet - It's very scary.

At first I thought, "I can't imagine hating another group or person so much that I would become such an animal." Then after discussions with some friends, I realized that hate did not cause this. FEAR did - a gradual, manufactured fear. The same kind of fear that started on September 11, 2001 here in America.

Before you say, "There's absolutely no way that could happen here!" Keep in mind that being blind to the possibilty is dangerous and naive. Also - Think about which side you'd be on. Perpetrator, Victim, or Bystander? None are acceptable.

Comment by Jan B. on May 10, 2008 at 6:08pm

I am currently reading "Founding Mothers: the women who raised our nation" by Cokie Roberts. This is the first time I've read this book. I look forward to reading "ladies of Liberty: the women who shaped our nation" also by Cokie Roberts. Both books are based on personal correspondense and private journals of our country's "first ladies." This is great reading for history lovers like me, especially those interested in women's history.