I guess it's just me and my shadow (all puns un-attended) here -- kinda fun actually!

I wonder if there'll happen by a lost soul who wanders in? -- A couple of tumble-weeds would add a lovely touch!

As Billy once sang: "Nice day for a White Weddinng..." z:·D

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See, I told you! I bet this is a glimpse of the future -- You know -- Dems books are gwonna toin ta dust!

What do ya think happened to the ancient Library of Alexandria? Mhm...

      tsk tsk TSK

                ~ Tecaria

We might not get the most traffic on this board, but one thing's for sure -- EVERYONE CAN POST! :P

I think BK's 'Bookworm' population is a bit low, that's only a math problem.

           ~ SF

So, with that outta the way:

Anyone read any good books lately? :)

by Gregory Maguire ? It's a 'backstory' of 'The Wizard of Oz'
that shows why and how the Wicked Witch became wicked ... ~*~

Well, I knew it had to come someday -- Still it was fun while it lasted :D


             ~ C'est La Vie ~

* darn it, beaten to it!*

Why dd they give Dano Moderator of this Discussion?

maybe because I read neglectable 5000 books per quarter century ? :D ... ~*~

List them. (LOL ;o))
I never thought I'd see the day... but welcome as moderator, Dano :o)

- but first was "Tiny Garden in the Woods" by Hans Licht (Im Waldgaertlein
- still have it) at an age of eight I came to Hans Fallada already and the Bible ... ~*~

I've read about 2000 in the past 10 years ,Dano.

I got a lot of catching up to do ;)

refering to the voice from the shadow ... :) ... ~*~

Curious George goes to the movies was good. ;)

She is a librarian and devours books.

I mainly re-read some fairy tale collections and some asian myths lately ... ~*~

Sorry Dano, It was her dscussion.if she would have gotten membership she would have kept Books

don't try to borrow the librarian's cheque book in a public library ... :) ~*~

Too busy writing to read lately and in the middle of 3 great books.

Any readers of Dr. Carl Sagan?

sure ... :)
if hokuriku should return even a complete reader I guess ... ;)
what is your favorite one ? ~*~

"Demon Haunted World" -- Yours?

'Contact' perhaps as it was the first one ... I liked 'Comet' too ...
btw Sagan helped to prepare five NASA missions, one of the Mariners
and lately Galileo too ... his fiction is often solid science ... ;)
In Germany a series was broadcasted on TV 'Our Cosmos' (12 parts?) ... theme
was composed by Vangelis ... not available anymore unless on Cosmos-DVD ~*~

The Cosmos series was actually 13 episodes. The Vangelis Cosmos theme music can be easily found on his Heaven & Hell album.

thanks ... at a time I searched they said it wasn't ... :) ~*~

you're welcome, only trying to help :)

it was not the music ! - it was the book accompanied with the series here ...
well as auntie margarete used to say "you may miss as long you notice" ... 0:) ... ~*~

Available here ;)

There is some stuff in the book that is not in the show and vice versa - One needs both for this reason.

but thanks I have the unavailable german anyway ... :D ... ~*~

Anytime LoL

Most recent one I've read yet is "Billions and Billions", which, unfortunately, was his last.

An annotated bibliography for educators
YALSA young adults library service association
Popular Canadian Fiction for 12-13 Year-Olds
- a few, more general, readmaps yet ;)
The Children's Literature Webguide - University of Calgary
Marilee Schuhrke Webpage
ReadingRockets.org

Thanks

Project Gutenberg Public Library and its FTP Archive
The iBiblio Digital Archive ... University of Virginia's eBook Library
The eBook Directory ... Free eBooks Net ... Free Digital Library, Australia
~*~

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
link above leads to a complete bibliography including cover arts (german index here)
and the The Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine (link leads to science fiction museum) ... ~*~

Thanx Dano..I'm a Scifi FREAK LOL

anyone read The Time Travelers Wife?

In The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger tells a touching love story with a new twist. Henry DeTamble is a librarian who suffers from a genetic disorder that causes him to shift backward and forward through time. Without a moment's notice, he disappears, leaving behind his clothes and everything else, and arrives naked at another time in his life. Sometimes he even meets a different version of himself. He discovers that he has met Clare Abshire since she was a young girl, making several visits with her throughout her life. Clare falls in love with a man who can't control when he comes and goes. Far from being a science fiction novel, Audrey Niffenegger uses the time travel device as a way of drawing out her characters who want to overcome all obstacles in their love. Receiving glowing reviews, the Denver Post says, "Niffenegger's beautiful prose and sure-handed way with character development lifts The Time Traveler's Wife beyond the realm of romance potboilers and into the mainstream of literature that will last." This is one of our favorite books, a highly recommended read.

must be somewhat of an adventure story as well? Sounds interesting!

P.G.Wodehouse

Something EVERY human being on the Planet Earth should read...


                ~ SF

Global Warming - Clima Changes
here an Extensive Collection of references and projects online ... ~*~

Every so often I re-read Stigma by Erving Goffman.

TomFolio Books - Wild Knight Collection - perhaps worth a look ... ~*~

A true loudy is leaving a lot of silent space ...
You might wish to review her biography or, here you'll find
the Wikipedia Entry ... and credits by LiteraryMoose.Info ... ~*~

Sad news :( She will be missed...