Monday, May 30, 2011
Dead Reckoning- A Sookie Stackhouse Novel- Charlaine Harris
Ok so today I finally finished the new Sookie Stackhouse novel and I thought it was good. I think there could have been a better ending but I guess that is what the next book is for! Even thought the writer likes to keep her readers in suspense, it is still hard to not know what will happen in her next novel. We have another year to wait so I do hope it goes by fast!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Added on to the stock pile!
Hello everybody! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend! Speaking of Memorial Day, Half-Price Books is having their Memorial Day Weekend sale where they take off 20% of everything in the store so of course I had to take advantage and add on to the stock pile!
My boyfriend and I went there early afternoon and we were there for about 2 hrs or so. I bought myself 8 $1 paperbacks off of the clearence shelfs and 3 $1 hardbacks for my boyfriend and he bought some books and movies as well! I think I could have stayed there all day but I knew if I didn't get out of there soon I would spend way to much money ! I think I didn't a pretty darn goo job too consdering I only spent $9.53 for 11 books! It pays to save!
My boyfriend and I went there early afternoon and we were there for about 2 hrs or so. I bought myself 8 $1 paperbacks off of the clearence shelfs and 3 $1 hardbacks for my boyfriend and he bought some books and movies as well! I think I could have stayed there all day but I knew if I didn't get out of there soon I would spend way to much money ! I think I didn't a pretty darn goo job too consdering I only spent $9.53 for 11 books! It pays to save!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Tips for book browsing/buying
I am in a posting mood right now so I thought I would list some tips you could use when looking for a book or even buying one.
1. If you see a book you really like or find interesting but don't want to pay the cover or store price, type the book title and author into your phone and save it as a message so when you get home you can look it up on Amazon.com and more then likely you will find it for much cheaper.
2. If you have a Iphone, which sadly I don't,you can use the price match app which tells you what stores have the book for less.
3.If you are ever wondering when a author you like is coming out with a new book, go to their website to check it out, most of the time you will see a new book and the date it is coming out.
4. If you are waiting for a new book to come out but don't want to pay full price, go to Amazon.com, look up the title and click on Pre-Order. When you Pre-Order the book, it will be half the original price and it takes the money out of your account that day and when the book is released, it will be shipped to your house.
5.When going to a bookstore, go to the clearence section first. I know first hand that you can find some great books for dirt cheap. You may just find a book or two you have been wanting in the clearence section. When I go to Borders or Half-Price I go straight for the clearence.
6. USE COUPONS!!!! If you are a border's member they will send you coupons thru your email, just print them out and use it! If you don't have a membership sign up for one, it's free! Also, at Border's if you are a border's plus member like myself( that is $20 a yr), you get an additional 10% off no matter what, so you are saving extra money every time you go. Also, if you are not on the Half-Price books mailing list, get on it! They send you coupons thru the mail and several at a time. Coupons are awesome!
1. If you see a book you really like or find interesting but don't want to pay the cover or store price, type the book title and author into your phone and save it as a message so when you get home you can look it up on Amazon.com and more then likely you will find it for much cheaper.
2. If you have a Iphone, which sadly I don't,you can use the price match app which tells you what stores have the book for less.
3.If you are ever wondering when a author you like is coming out with a new book, go to their website to check it out, most of the time you will see a new book and the date it is coming out.
4. If you are waiting for a new book to come out but don't want to pay full price, go to Amazon.com, look up the title and click on Pre-Order. When you Pre-Order the book, it will be half the original price and it takes the money out of your account that day and when the book is released, it will be shipped to your house.
5.When going to a bookstore, go to the clearence section first. I know first hand that you can find some great books for dirt cheap. You may just find a book or two you have been wanting in the clearence section. When I go to Borders or Half-Price I go straight for the clearence.
6. USE COUPONS!!!! If you are a border's member they will send you coupons thru your email, just print them out and use it! If you don't have a membership sign up for one, it's free! Also, at Border's if you are a border's plus member like myself( that is $20 a yr), you get an additional 10% off no matter what, so you are saving extra money every time you go. Also, if you are not on the Half-Price books mailing list, get on it! They send you coupons thru the mail and several at a time. Coupons are awesome!
Trip To The Bookstores Today!
Today I was spoiled and got to go to 2 bookstores, so I was a very happy camper! I went to Border's to use my 50% off coupon and I got the new Sookie Stackhouse book that came out a couple of weeks ago and I can't wait to start it. There were so many other books I wanted to buy but I didn't so instead any books I did find I just simply typed the title and author's name into my cell phone so I can look them up on Amazon.
After Border's I went to Half-Price Books and only bought 4 books which is really good for me! I love to go to the big clearence shelf where most of the time I find books for just $1!!! This time I didn't find that many books but that's ok because next weekend is there Memorial Day Sale which I do plan to hit up!
Hope everybody is having a great weekend!
After Border's I went to Half-Price Books and only bought 4 books which is really good for me! I love to go to the big clearence shelf where most of the time I find books for just $1!!! This time I didn't find that many books but that's ok because next weekend is there Memorial Day Sale which I do plan to hit up!
Hope everybody is having a great weekend!
Friday, May 20, 2011
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming-Joshilyn Jackson
The Book I am currently reading is called ....
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming- Joshilyn Jackson
Summary - copied from the Author's website
So far I am about half way thru the book and I find it to be pretty interesting. I like the anticipation it makes you feel when wandering who did this horrible crime to an innocent child. When I finish the book I will come back with a full review!
Well I just finished The Girl Who Stopped Swimming and I thought it was a very good book! I never expected the book to turn out like it did! It was sort of like suspence, mystery and fiction rolled into one novel. I would recommend this book for sure! Now it is off to the next book...Sookie Stackhouse's Dead Reckoning!
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming- Joshilyn Jackson
Summary - copied from the Author's website
Laurel Gray Hawthorne needs to make things pretty, whether she's helping her mother make sure the very literal family skeleton stays buried or turning scraps of fabric into nationally acclaimed art quilts. Her estranged sister Thalia, an impoverished Actress with a capital A, is her polar opposite, priding herself on exposing the lurid truth lurking behind middle class niceties. While Laurel's life seems neat and on track--a passionate marriage, a treasured daughter, and a lovely home in suburban Victorianna--everything she holds dear is suddenly thrown into question the night she is visited by the ghost of a her 14-year old neighbor Molly Dufresne.
The ghost leads Laurel to the real Molly floating lifelessly in the Hawthorne's backyard pool. Molly's death is inexplicable--an unseemly mystery Laurel knows no one in her whitewashed neighborhood is up to solving. Only her wayward, unpredictable sister is right for the task, but calling in a favor from Thalia is like walking straight into a frying pan protected only by Crisco. Enlisting Thalia's help, Laurel sets out on a life-altering journey that triggers startling revelations about her family's guarded past, the true state of her marriage, and the girl who stopped swimming.
So far I am about half way thru the book and I find it to be pretty interesting. I like the anticipation it makes you feel when wandering who did this horrible crime to an innocent child. When I finish the book I will come back with a full review!
Well I just finished The Girl Who Stopped Swimming and I thought it was a very good book! I never expected the book to turn out like it did! It was sort of like suspence, mystery and fiction rolled into one novel. I would recommend this book for sure! Now it is off to the next book...Sookie Stackhouse's Dead Reckoning!
My Current Inventory Of Books
Hello there Everybody! Hope everybody is having a great night! I have decided to share my current inventory of books and so far there are 136. What I like to do when I finish a book is just to pick up another and start reading again! So therefor everytime I start a new book and finish it, I will write a new post on my blog page so you can look it up for yourselfs to see if you might like it as well. HAPPY READING!
HARRY POTTER SERIES
1.Harry Potter and The Sorcrers Stone-J.K. Rowling
2.Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets- J.K Rowling
3.Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban-J.K. Rowling
4.Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire- J.K. Rowling
5.Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix- J.K Rowling
6.Harry Potter and The Half -Blood Prince-J.K Rowling
7.Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows- J.K. Rowling
TWILIGHT SAGA
8.Twilight-Stephenie Meyer
9.New Moon-Stephenie Meyer
10. Eclipse-Stephenie Meyer
11. Breaking Dawn-Stephenie Meyer
TRUE BLOOD SERIES
12.Dead Until Dark- Charlane Harris
13.Living Dead In Dallas- Charlane Harris
14.Club Dead- Charlane Harris
15. Dead To The World-Charlane Harris
16. Dead As A Doornail-Charlane Harris
17.Definitely Dead- Charlane Harris
18. All Together Dead-Charlane Harris
19.From Dead To Worse- Charlane Harris
20.Dead And Gone-Charlane Harris
21.Dead In The Family- Charlane Harris
22.Dead Reckoning- Charlane Harris
VARIOUS AUTHOR'S NOVELS
23.But Inside I'm Screaming-Elizabeth Flock
24.Sleep Toward Heaven-Amanda Eyre Ward
25.Dorothy On The Rocks-Barbara Suter
26.Night Swimming-Robin Schwarz
27.The Good Mother-Sue Miller
28.Whistling In The Dark- Lesley Kagen
29.Milk Glass Moon-Adriana Trigiani
30.Home To The Big Stone Gap- Adriana Trigiani
31.My Summer Of Southern Discomfort-Stephanie Gayle
32.Dismantled- Jennifer McMahon
33.The Cotton Queen-Pamela Morsi
34.Bitsy's Bait & BBQ- Pamela Morsi
35.The Bikini Car Wash-Pamela Morsi
36.The Social Climber Of Davenport Heights- Pamela Morsi
37.Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar-Pamela Morsi
38.The Last Song-Nicholas Spark
39.Thank You For All Things- Sandra Kring
40.Welcome To The World Baby Girl- Fannie Flagg
41. The Diary Off Anne Frank-Anne Frank
42.Island Of Lost Girls-Jennifer McMahon
43.Promise Not To Tell- Jennifer McMahon
44.Babes In Captivity-Pamela Redmond Satron
45.The Man I Should Have Married- Pamela Redmond Satron
46. Dasiy Fay And The Miracle Man- Fannie Flagg
47.Fried Green Tomatoes-Fannie Flagg
48.Return Of The Stardust Cowgirl- Marsha Moyer
49.Heartbreak Town-Marsha Moyer
50.Welcome To The Great Mysterious-Lorna Landvik
51.Your Oasis On Flame Lake-Lorna Landvik
52.Oh My Stars-Lorna Landvik
53.Goodnight Nobody-Jennifer Weiner
54.Little Earthquakes-Jennifer Weiner
55.Good In Bed-Jennifer Weiner
56.Certain Girls- Jennifer Weiner
57.Firefly Lane-Kristin Hannah
58.Made In The U.S.A.-Billie Letts
59.Singing With The Top Down-Debrah Williamson
60.The Secret Life Of Bees-Sue Monk Kidd
61.Before Women Had Wings- Connie May Fowler
62. The Courage Tree- Diane Chamberlain
63. Bastard Out Of Carolina-Dorothy Allison
64. Driving Sideways- Jess Riley
65.The Knitting Circle-Ann Hood
66.Calling Home-Janna McMahon
67.The Scandalous Summer Of Sissy Leblanc-Loraine Despres
68.Lady Luck's Map of Vegas-Barbara Samuel
69.Golden Grove-Francine Prose
70.Bufflehead Sisters-Patricia J. Delois
71. Bestfriends-Martha Moody
72. The Weight Of Silence-Heather Gudenkauf
73.Blood Orange-Drusilla Campbell
74.The Rest Of Her Life-Laura Moriarty
75.Losing It- Lindsay Faith Rech
76.The Romance Reader's Book Club- Julie L.Cannon
77.The Worse Day Of My Life , So Far- M.A. Harper
78.The Friday Night Knitting Club- Kate Jacobs
79.Mad Girls In Love-Michael Lee West
80.A False Sense Of Well Being-Jeanne Braselton
81.Me&Emma-Elizabeth Flock
82.Moon Pies & Movie Stars- Amy Wallen
83.Riding With The Queen- Jennie Shortridge
84. The Book Of Bright Ideas- Sandra Kring
85. Making Waves- Michael Lee West
86.Dreaming Southern-Linda Bruckheimer
87.The Bright Side Of Disaster- Katherine Center
88.Crowning Of Calla Lilly Ponder- Rebecca Wells
89.Wish-Melina Gerosa Bellous
90.Life Sentences-Laura Lippman
91.The Memory Keeper's Daughter-Kim Edwards
92.My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult
93.The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes- Diane Chamberlain
94.These Things Hidden-Heather Gundenkauf
95.She's Gone Country-Jane Porter
96.Sleeping In Daylight- Elizabeth Flock
97.Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons-Lorna Landvik
98.A Soft Place To Land-Susan Rebecca White
99.Home Safe- Elizabeth Berg
100. A Page Out Of Life-Katherine Reid
101.A Field Guide To Burying Your Parents-Liza Palmer
102.How High The Moon- Sandra Kring
103. Looking For Salvation At The Dairy Queen-Susan Gregg Gilmore
104. Everyone Else's Girl-Megan Crane
105. The Center Of Everything- Laura Moriarty
106. I Still Dream About You-Fannie Flagg
107.Standing In The Rainbow-Fannie Flagg
108.Between, Georgia- Joshilyn Jackson
109.The Help- Kathryn Stockett
110.Tomato Girl-Jayne Pupek
111.Cranberry Queen-Kathleen De Marco
112.Fly Away Home-Jennifer Weiner
113.Vampire Diaries: The Return-Nightfall- L.J. Smith
114.The Sweet In-Between-Sheri Reynolds
115.Ya-Yahs In Bloom- Rebecca Wells
116.The Bad Behavior Of Belle Cantrell-Loraine Despres
117. Everyone's Beautiful-Kathernie Center
118.Practical Magic-Alice Hoffman
119.Can't Wait To Get To Heaven-Fannie Flagg
120.While I'm Falling-Laura Moriarty
121.The Last Of The Honkey Tonk Angels-Marsha Moyer
122.Open House-Elizabeth Berg
123.The Goodbye Summer-Patricia Gaffney
124.On Mystic Lake-Kristen Hannah
125.Cage Of Stars- Jacquelyn Mitchard
126.Big Cherry Holler- Adriana Trigiani
127.The Southern Belles Of Honeysuckle Way-Linda Bruckheimer
128.The Second Coming Of Lucy Hatch-Marsha Moyer
129.Best Friends Forever- Jennifer Weiner
130. Knit Two- Kate Jacobs
131.The Girl Who Chased The Moon-Sarah Addison Allen
132.Shout Down The Moon-Lisa Tucker
133.The Good Sister- Drusilla Campbell
134.Prayers And Lies-Sherri Wood Emmons
135.The Murder's Daughters-Randy Susan Meyers
136.With You And Without You-Deborah J. Wolf
137.The Girl Who Stopped Swimming-Joshilyn Jackson
HARRY POTTER SERIES
1.Harry Potter and The Sorcrers Stone-J.K. Rowling
2.Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets- J.K Rowling
3.Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban-J.K. Rowling
4.Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire- J.K. Rowling
5.Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix- J.K Rowling
6.Harry Potter and The Half -Blood Prince-J.K Rowling
7.Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows- J.K. Rowling
TWILIGHT SAGA
8.Twilight-Stephenie Meyer
9.New Moon-Stephenie Meyer
10. Eclipse-Stephenie Meyer
11. Breaking Dawn-Stephenie Meyer
TRUE BLOOD SERIES
12.Dead Until Dark- Charlane Harris
13.Living Dead In Dallas- Charlane Harris
14.Club Dead- Charlane Harris
15. Dead To The World-Charlane Harris
16. Dead As A Doornail-Charlane Harris
17.Definitely Dead- Charlane Harris
18. All Together Dead-Charlane Harris
19.From Dead To Worse- Charlane Harris
20.Dead And Gone-Charlane Harris
21.Dead In The Family- Charlane Harris
22.Dead Reckoning- Charlane Harris
VARIOUS AUTHOR'S NOVELS
23.But Inside I'm Screaming-Elizabeth Flock
24.Sleep Toward Heaven-Amanda Eyre Ward
25.Dorothy On The Rocks-Barbara Suter
26.Night Swimming-Robin Schwarz
27.The Good Mother-Sue Miller
28.Whistling In The Dark- Lesley Kagen
29.Milk Glass Moon-Adriana Trigiani
30.Home To The Big Stone Gap- Adriana Trigiani
31.My Summer Of Southern Discomfort-Stephanie Gayle
32.Dismantled- Jennifer McMahon
33.The Cotton Queen-Pamela Morsi
34.Bitsy's Bait & BBQ- Pamela Morsi
35.The Bikini Car Wash-Pamela Morsi
36.The Social Climber Of Davenport Heights- Pamela Morsi
37.Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar-Pamela Morsi
38.The Last Song-Nicholas Spark
39.Thank You For All Things- Sandra Kring
40.Welcome To The World Baby Girl- Fannie Flagg
41. The Diary Off Anne Frank-Anne Frank
42.Island Of Lost Girls-Jennifer McMahon
43.Promise Not To Tell- Jennifer McMahon
44.Babes In Captivity-Pamela Redmond Satron
45.The Man I Should Have Married- Pamela Redmond Satron
46. Dasiy Fay And The Miracle Man- Fannie Flagg
47.Fried Green Tomatoes-Fannie Flagg
48.Return Of The Stardust Cowgirl- Marsha Moyer
49.Heartbreak Town-Marsha Moyer
50.Welcome To The Great Mysterious-Lorna Landvik
51.Your Oasis On Flame Lake-Lorna Landvik
52.Oh My Stars-Lorna Landvik
53.Goodnight Nobody-Jennifer Weiner
54.Little Earthquakes-Jennifer Weiner
55.Good In Bed-Jennifer Weiner
56.Certain Girls- Jennifer Weiner
57.Firefly Lane-Kristin Hannah
58.Made In The U.S.A.-Billie Letts
59.Singing With The Top Down-Debrah Williamson
60.The Secret Life Of Bees-Sue Monk Kidd
61.Before Women Had Wings- Connie May Fowler
62. The Courage Tree- Diane Chamberlain
63. Bastard Out Of Carolina-Dorothy Allison
64. Driving Sideways- Jess Riley
65.The Knitting Circle-Ann Hood
66.Calling Home-Janna McMahon
67.The Scandalous Summer Of Sissy Leblanc-Loraine Despres
68.Lady Luck's Map of Vegas-Barbara Samuel
69.Golden Grove-Francine Prose
70.Bufflehead Sisters-Patricia J. Delois
71. Bestfriends-Martha Moody
72. The Weight Of Silence-Heather Gudenkauf
73.Blood Orange-Drusilla Campbell
74.The Rest Of Her Life-Laura Moriarty
75.Losing It- Lindsay Faith Rech
76.The Romance Reader's Book Club- Julie L.Cannon
77.The Worse Day Of My Life , So Far- M.A. Harper
78.The Friday Night Knitting Club- Kate Jacobs
79.Mad Girls In Love-Michael Lee West
80.A False Sense Of Well Being-Jeanne Braselton
81.Me&Emma-Elizabeth Flock
82.Moon Pies & Movie Stars- Amy Wallen
83.Riding With The Queen- Jennie Shortridge
84. The Book Of Bright Ideas- Sandra Kring
85. Making Waves- Michael Lee West
86.Dreaming Southern-Linda Bruckheimer
87.The Bright Side Of Disaster- Katherine Center
88.Crowning Of Calla Lilly Ponder- Rebecca Wells
89.Wish-Melina Gerosa Bellous
90.Life Sentences-Laura Lippman
91.The Memory Keeper's Daughter-Kim Edwards
92.My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult
93.The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes- Diane Chamberlain
94.These Things Hidden-Heather Gundenkauf
95.She's Gone Country-Jane Porter
96.Sleeping In Daylight- Elizabeth Flock
97.Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons-Lorna Landvik
98.A Soft Place To Land-Susan Rebecca White
99.Home Safe- Elizabeth Berg
100. A Page Out Of Life-Katherine Reid
101.A Field Guide To Burying Your Parents-Liza Palmer
102.How High The Moon- Sandra Kring
103. Looking For Salvation At The Dairy Queen-Susan Gregg Gilmore
104. Everyone Else's Girl-Megan Crane
105. The Center Of Everything- Laura Moriarty
106. I Still Dream About You-Fannie Flagg
107.Standing In The Rainbow-Fannie Flagg
108.Between, Georgia- Joshilyn Jackson
109.The Help- Kathryn Stockett
110.Tomato Girl-Jayne Pupek
111.Cranberry Queen-Kathleen De Marco
112.Fly Away Home-Jennifer Weiner
113.Vampire Diaries: The Return-Nightfall- L.J. Smith
114.The Sweet In-Between-Sheri Reynolds
115.Ya-Yahs In Bloom- Rebecca Wells
116.The Bad Behavior Of Belle Cantrell-Loraine Despres
117. Everyone's Beautiful-Kathernie Center
118.Practical Magic-Alice Hoffman
119.Can't Wait To Get To Heaven-Fannie Flagg
120.While I'm Falling-Laura Moriarty
121.The Last Of The Honkey Tonk Angels-Marsha Moyer
122.Open House-Elizabeth Berg
123.The Goodbye Summer-Patricia Gaffney
124.On Mystic Lake-Kristen Hannah
125.Cage Of Stars- Jacquelyn Mitchard
126.Big Cherry Holler- Adriana Trigiani
127.The Southern Belles Of Honeysuckle Way-Linda Bruckheimer
128.The Second Coming Of Lucy Hatch-Marsha Moyer
129.Best Friends Forever- Jennifer Weiner
130. Knit Two- Kate Jacobs
131.The Girl Who Chased The Moon-Sarah Addison Allen
132.Shout Down The Moon-Lisa Tucker
133.The Good Sister- Drusilla Campbell
134.Prayers And Lies-Sherri Wood Emmons
135.The Murder's Daughters-Randy Susan Meyers
136.With You And Without You-Deborah J. Wolf
137.The Girl Who Stopped Swimming-Joshilyn Jackson
My Library Of Books
I have been reading and collecting novels since I was a child, since the time I was 7 or 8 years old. I got my love of reading and my love of novels from my late father and for that I will always be greatful. I remember as a child he would always take my sister and I to the library and to the Half Price Books stores and buy us books. As a child I have read The Babysitter Club series, Fear Street, Bearnstain bears and as I got older I started reading Fiction.
I know alot of people don't like to read or say they don't have time but I am glad I had the chance to be introduced to the world of reading. As of today I have 135 novels ( and counting) on my bookshelf that I have collected and thought were worth saving over the years. I have thought about buying a Nook, or a Kindle or some other kind of electronic reading device but I think it's pretty cool to be able to show off all of my tresured novels to anybody who is a avid book reader like myself. I guess I like the fact that I myself have actually read all of these books!
Besides the 135 novels on my bookshelf, I also have a collection of novels I have bought but not have read yet due to the fact that I am obbessed with buying books any chance I get! :). I always tell myself and others that untill I have read every unread book , I will not go to the bookstore to buy any new ones but of course I never live up to that promise!
I decided to start a book blog for all those other book lovers out there who share the same passion as I do for reading. I hope for whoever reads my blog will find a book out of my collection and try reading it for themselves along finding the joy of it like I have.
I know alot of people don't like to read or say they don't have time but I am glad I had the chance to be introduced to the world of reading. As of today I have 135 novels ( and counting) on my bookshelf that I have collected and thought were worth saving over the years. I have thought about buying a Nook, or a Kindle or some other kind of electronic reading device but I think it's pretty cool to be able to show off all of my tresured novels to anybody who is a avid book reader like myself. I guess I like the fact that I myself have actually read all of these books!
Besides the 135 novels on my bookshelf, I also have a collection of novels I have bought but not have read yet due to the fact that I am obbessed with buying books any chance I get! :). I always tell myself and others that untill I have read every unread book , I will not go to the bookstore to buy any new ones but of course I never live up to that promise!
I decided to start a book blog for all those other book lovers out there who share the same passion as I do for reading. I hope for whoever reads my blog will find a book out of my collection and try reading it for themselves along finding the joy of it like I have.
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