I think it is a great idea to have a few "subject related links" posted above the books board.
I think it would be a good suggestion for each board to have such a related links list.

nobleheart: You mean kind of like the e-books that are posted above. Let me know your thoughts on what kind of links.

gekrompen hoofd: I will have to write that down and check it out. Thanks. :)

Hasn't anyone noticed that this particular Tarot Card depicts the demolition of the WTC Towers?

http://www.geocities.com/smegsss/16TC.jpg

about 20 years ago i started reading science fiction and loved it ..

i loved :

• Isaac Asimov
  
• Frank Herbert
  
• Roger Zelazny
  

at least those are the ones that i remember right at once ... so i must have loved them a lot :)

about 15 years ago i slowly turned to reading fantasy and since about 10 years 99% of what i read for fun is fantasy.

at this moment i love/adore/worship/.. :

• The Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb
  
• A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
  
• The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
  

of course i didnt mention a lot of other (sci-fi & fantasy)authors to whom i was addicted for quite some time :)

nobleheart: you mean a list of links related to the subjects which are currently discussed ? such a list could be updated about once a week or once a month ?

I think my all time favorite is Anne McCaffrey and the Pern Series. (Not awake enough to do links)

Eriisa: i read one of the books of the dragon riders of pern ... i somehow didnt borrow the next books though .. was distracted by another author at that time i guess :)

Here is a link to the site of Anne McCaffrey

Kata Liana: well as an idea,maybe a couple of links re:
"best seller list"
"recommended reading lists"

just an idea.
PS ty for the links you posted allready

ja freind bought it for me,because it is a subject I like.just started reading it,vg.

Ten Thousand Roses
The Making of a Feminist Revolution
Judy Rebick - Author
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this link tells you something about it

there are several tv shows we get heere that deal with books.
I have discovered several have there own website & a "recommended reading list"
if anyone is interested,I plan to cut paste some links for myself..i could share.

nobleheart: Those would be great links to post. Let me see if I can find a site that has a bestsellar list that updates weekly and I can provide that information for you. If anyone knows of such a site that I can go to, please let me know. As far as the recommended reading list, I would need everyone's input on that. A lot of people probably would not like my style of books, so my recommended reading would probably not be that great. :)

A book written by Floyd Abrams, the most significant First Amendment Rights attorney of our age.

One of the essential First Amendment Rights is to be able to inform the public about information regarding public issues.

Speaking Freely : Trials of The First Amendment

Regards,
~ gek

last week part 6 (Harry Potter and the half blood prince) was for sale in english

the dutch translation wont be out for several months though :( .. i will have to wait until the 9th of november ....

(my mother bought me my first potter book (part 2 which she thought to be part 1 :)) ... she bought it in dutch ... and as i want the series to be complete i am now forced to buy the other parts in dutch as well .. and wait some more time :()

ah well ... at least i still have something to look forward to .. when all the english people are done i can still start and have fun :)

did anyone buy it yet ? finish it yet ? whats your opinion about it ? (and the rest of the series ;))

I bought it and am part way through reading it. So far I think it might even be better than the Order of the Phoenix! But then again, I've had to wait for this book so its much looked forward to and savoured

Hrqls: I have only seen the Harry Potter movies. Are the books good? Are they worth getting? I suppose they are better than the movie, most books usually are.

some have reading lists & references,reviews.I am in ontario...I get canadian,US,UK shows...are there more globally?..input from you brats is welcome.

"fine print"
http://www.rogerstelevision.com/option.asp?rid=48&lid=12&sid=265&cdate=3/7/2005
(PS Carolyn Weaver is clever & cute)
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"imprint"
http://www.tvo.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Microsite/?imprint
http://www.tvo.org/imprint/phpBB2/index.php?sid=156ba155ac998ef3f80af96f163537c4
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"hot type"
http://www.cbc.ca/programs/sites/hottype_about.html
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"book television"
http://www.booktelevision.com/tns/home.cfm
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"book TV"
http://www.booktv.org/
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"booknotes"
http://www.booknotes.org/home/index.asp
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"the big read"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/
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"american writers"
http://www.americanwriters.org/
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"Changing Paradigm"
http://www.drpatriciahill.com/
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"Fooling with Words"
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/
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harley: hehe that might be a problem i might have as well .. especially when i hear those who already read the book tell me they liked it so much .. i just hope the end wont disappoint me ... as everyone (including the jk rowling) says someone is going to die .. deaths should be described with the correct emotions (ever read george rr martin ?? he rules!! ;))
i am trying to keep myself in hand and be patient .. and not to rush it too much once i have it .. i will try to give myself time to sink into the book once again .. i like it best that way :)

Kata Liana: i like the books because i have my own emotions with them .. movies sometimes force a bit unto you ... but i have to admit the potter movies are great .. almost exactly as i read the books as well .. of course there are bits missing .. but they did a good job .. if you liked the movies then you will like the books as well .. plus the books are ahead of the movies so you can read in advance :)

Oh my god Hrqls, i read the whole of teh book within two days lol- it is so good, read faster read faster lolol

My son got the book the day it was released and read it in four days. (He is 10). He loved it. He said that one and volume 4 are his favorites.

SueQ: call me silly .. but i loved the part the most when he fell in love with that asian girl .. i love a good romance now and then ;)

Hrqls: AHHH??? Asian girl? Romance? Apparently I need to catch up to my son! I've only read the first two! :)

SueQ: *nod* great part ...

it made me really get a warm feeling in my stomach .. reminded me of when i was younger (old guy as i am ;)) .. it really made me look forward to the next book ... so i think it was in book 4 ?

Hrqls: Please, no more details. I'd rather read the books 'blind' and I'm waiting for the Welsh versions.

Of course, I could stop reading this board... duh!

myfanwy: *nod* you are right ... i already didnt post what happens in book 5 .. but i realize the fact itself might be too much already .. and especially the name :)

i will remove the name :)

sorry .. enjoy! ;)
(are books 1-5 in welsh already ?)

Hrqls: Books 1-5 in Welsh??? We're still stuck on Harry Potter Maen Y Athronydd (Philosopher's Stone) as far as I know.
That's the one that's even been translated into Latin, Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis!

farmer sam: where did you find to which languages it is translated ? is it translated into klingon yet ? ;)

Klingon? Sure!!!
1. HarrIy potter QubwI"a' nagh je
2. HarrIy potter peghmey pa'Hom je
3. HarrIy potter 'aSqaban qama' je
4. HarrIy potter qul HIvje' je
5. HarrIy potter qul parbIng DIvI' je

welsh is a beautiful language...
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just for fun:
some weird translators:
http://www.snowcrest.net/donnelly/piglatin.html pig latiin
http://rinkworks.com/dialect/ red neck
http://www.super-fraggle.co.uk/ask/index.shtml swedish chief
http://rubberducky.org/cgi-bin/chomsky.pl chomsky
http://www.80s.com/Entertainment/ValleyURL/ valley girl
http://www.elibs.com/e/funkatize jive,smurk
http://www.writtenhumor.com/ebonics.html ebonic

welsh is a beautiful language...
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just for fun:
some weird translators:
pig latiin
http://www.snowcrest.net/donnelly/piglatin.html
red neck
http://rinkworks.com/dialect/
swedish chief
http://www.super-fraggle.co.uk/ask/index.shtml
chomsky
http://rubberducky.org/cgi-bin/chomsky.pl
valley girl
http://www.80s.com/Entertainment/ValleyURL/
jive,smurf
http://www.elibs.com/e/funkatize
ebonic
http://www.writtenhumor.com/ebonics.html

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

this visual thesaurus I found is kool,you can try it for free.

A fascinating informative little webby:
http://www.banned-books.com/

LuckyCat9: Oh heck, I used to know David Icke quite well. He used to be goalkeeper for Hereford, before he worked for the BBC. He was as mad as a box of frogs then.

http://www.infovisual.info/

Anybody ever read "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers?

Touching story about love, indifference and innocence lost. They also made a movie from the novel, same title, you can look it up here. ~ toods

i am looking for a site where i can buy and sell used books ... dutch books :)

i am looking for rapsodie by elizabeth haydon
(the english version would be rhapsody)
its part 1 of a trilogy of which i already have part 2 and 3 in dutch (publisher: meulenhof)

i might also want to use such a site to sell a book, dragons of autumn twilight by weis end hickman (part 1 of the dragonlance series) .. i had part 1 already, but when i wanted to buy part 2 and 3 the whole trilogy was for sale for a lower price and 2+3 so i bought the trilogy, leaving me with part 1 twice :)

anyway .. does anyone know of such a site ?

Hrqls: Have you looked at Amazon and ebay? Those are the two main sites I use for buying books.

Hrqls: I would say ebay. That is where I buy alot of books that I cannot find other places.

http://www.audiobooks.org/

- Irish writer John Banville was the surprise winner on Monday of the Booker Prize, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards, for "The Sea", his poignant and dark novel about childhood memories.

The judges said it was a close-run contest, but they eventually picked Banville for what they called his "masterly study of grief, memory and love recollected".

The result had not been expected, after Banville was made a 7-1 outsider by bookmakers to land the coveted prize. British author Julian Barnes had been hot favourite to win the Booker at his third attempt.

The prize, founded in 1969, rewards the best book of the year from British, Irish and Commonwealth writers and guarantees the winner instant literary fame and a place in bestseller lists around the world.

Banville, 59, was the first Irish winner of the Booker since Roddy Doyle in 1993 with "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha".

Chairman of the judges John Sutherland said it was a "closely contested last round in which the judges felt the level of the shortlisted novels was as high as it had ever been.

He added "discussions could have lasted for three weeks" but "there wasn't a row" and judges finally settled on Banville.

"The Sea" is the 14th novel by Banville who was shortlisted for the Booker in 1989. It tells the tale of widower Max Morden returning to the seaside village where he spent a formative childhood summer, plunging him back into his darkest memories.

Among the other contenders for the prize was former Booker winner Kazuo Ishiguro for his critically acclaimed "Never Let Me Go" about three clones bred to be organ donors. He was runner-up this time.

The Booker shortlist has been attacked in the past by critics who say the winners are all too often turgid tomes that appeal only to literary academics.

Graham Sharpe, spokesman for bookmakers William Hill, regretted the omission of three literary heavyweights from the 2005 shortlist -- Salman Rushdie, J.M. Coetzee and Ian McEwan.

"We are left with a low-profile bunch of authors. This is an average rather than an extraordinary year," he concluded.


(sent to me by reuters)

I was just wondering. Does reuters allow reprinting with out permission? Maybe some of the c&p reviews should have the links posted instead.

Eriisa:

I get emailed things by Reuters, so links are not possible, but I was also assured that as long as I stated that these things are sent to me by Reuters, I could do what I wanted with what was sent to me, provided it was not for financial gain in any way.

Copied from the last one sent to me:
You may use these contents from this for non-commercial use only.

If it helps Nirvana, links to most of the articles can be found here; http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/default.aspx
Obviously on the sub menus

harley:
but not to all.

But I did find this:

J.K. Rowling and Bob Dylan win Quills prizes for Books