amandalove: I liked M.C.Beatons' Agatha Raisin Series. Nora Roberts has some good ones also.

Dolittle: Opra.com bookclub has A Million Pieces as their book to read. If you have never been to this site check it out its free and somebooks I have read with them. It was my first time in a book club. They keep the Q & A and book reviews so that you can pretty much tell whether you like the book. I recieved Mary, Mary last week haven't started on it but do like Pattersons books. I enjoy mysteries the most. I love the English ones, some with humor

This is also a good one to check.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/283155/ref=gw_br_bo/002-9943543-8160055

nobleheart: nice list! great sites, thanks :)

if you had to pick 1 of each section (to be placed as a link on top of this board) which would it be ?

Has anyone read A Million Little Pieces by James Frey or Mary Mary by James Patterson. Was thinking about buying those and wanted some input! Thanks...

nobleheart: Thank you very much for that books list. Lots of good ones listed there!

USA
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/
http://www.caderbooks.com/bestintro.html
http://www.bookspot.com/bestsellers.htm
http://www.publishersweekly.com/
http://asp.usatoday.com/life/books/booksdatabase/default.aspx
http://www.booksense.com/bestsellers/index.jsp
http://www.booktv.org/bestseller/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bestsellers/top100.asp?PID=3950&
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canada
http://www.cbabook.org/bestsellers/default.asp
http://www.randomhouse.ca/category/best_fic_hard/
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UK
http://books.guardian.co.uk/bestsellers/alltitles/0,5917,343304,00.html
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anyone know any good book list URLs,please share....8^)steve

cariad: Hi..been a long time since I talked to you.

Thank you both! I will surely do my best.

Being that Kata Liana has not been on site in a while, Dolittle is being added as a moderator to help watch this board.


Welcome Do!

Bluesday: LOL

The Sweet Potatoe Queens' Guide to Life" Written by Jill Conner Browne?

I'm currently reading this really interesting book called "Cover Up : What The Government Is Still Hiding About The War On Terror" by an Emmy-Award-Winning investigative reporter named Peter Lance.

In this book, he talks about factual evidence regarding intricate ties within political and social orders, hidden criminals in high places and following the money trail. It is clear that this writing has a healthy objective point of view and carefully traces the planning of 9/11 many years back, telling you what has been uncovered through true non-biased investigation.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to be informed about what is really going on in the World and America.

  Click here for more info

  www.peterlance.com

But I did find this:

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

harley:
but not to all.

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

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.

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

- 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)

http://www.audiobooks.org/

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

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

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 ?

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

http://www.infovisual.info/

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.

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

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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: 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!

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

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 ;)

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.

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

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 :)

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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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.

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

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 ;))

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