[bksvol-discuss] Re: A book I want to sumbit, Adult content?

From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:54:58 -0800 (PST)
Good points. I don't think, however, that kids would
be interested in a book with that title--well, maybe a
few teenagers, but, though I haven't read the book, I
suspect  that the writing style wouldn't be
particularly enticing. However, maybe teenagers would
benefit from reading it.

G.Cindy

--- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Hmmm, I seem to be in the minority here.  If most
> people don't think 
> the book should be marked Adult Content, then that's
> how it should be.  
> However, I wonder if we aren't putting a spin on
> Adult Content that 
> shouldn't be, or maybe the society is?  I think of
> Adult Content coming 
> in two categories:  pornography and books about
> adult subject matter.  
> Pornography, as Tom Lehr reminds us:  "As the judge
> remarked the day 
> that he aquitted my Aunt Hortance, to be smut it
> must be ut-terly 
> without redeeming social importance..."  On the
> other hand, I think we 
> may be short changing books which are for adults
> only, not because they 
> are porn but because they discuss subjects which are
> for adults.  I 
> would consider any book which was a self help book
> about marriage or 
> sex or adult relationships to be for adults simply
> because kids, 
> although they may understand the meaning of words
> may not truly 
> comprehend the subject matter.  This isn't bad, it's
> just tabu, tabu in 
> the best sense of the word.
> 
> However, if you all figure that these types of books
> shouldn't be 
> restricted, then I'll abide by the majority rule, of
> course.  <smiling> 
> I just think that there is a value in a tabu.  It's
> not bad, it's not 
> ugly or wrong, it's just shut behind a door because
> some people are not 
> ready to understand it.
> 
> Ann P.
> 
> Original message:
> > Dear Anastasia,
> 
> > I'd
> label it adult content since it's about lifelong
> adult sexual and love
> > relationships, which teens and children aren't
> supposed to be having.
> 
> > I hope I'm paying attention the day G Cindy
> announces it on her new books
> > posts.
> 
> > Always with love,
> 
> > Lissi
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:54 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A book I want to
> sumbit, Adult content?
> 
> 
> >> I haven't rad the rest of my mail yet, but I'll
> put my
> >> opinion here.
> 
> >> I say no, but put in the long synopsis, and even
> in
> >> the case, the short synopsis, what it's about.
> That
> >> will give people fair warning. It probably
> doesn't use
> >> slang or  crude terms for the acts but anatomical
> and
> >> correct terms--not like the last couple of novels
> I
> >> just validated. smile
> 
> >> G.Cindy
> 
> >> --- Anastasia Saridakis <anamatia81@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> >>> Hi List,
> >>> I just finished scanning and editing a book for
> a
> >>> friend.
> >>> the Totle of the book is Kosher Sex. It was
> written
> >>> by a Raabbi. Here is the synopsis:
> 
> >>>          Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's controversial
> >>> "Kosher Sex" stirred up a media whirlwind in
> >>> hardcover -- including interviews on "The Today
> >>> Show, " "The View, " and "Politically
> Incorrect";
> >>> first serial to Playboy; features in Time, The
> New
> >>> York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and USA
> Today;
> >>> and much, much more. Now that the dust has
> settled,
> >>> "The Dr. Ruth of the Torah" (ABC News) is still
> >>> spreading the word and sharing the age-old
> recipe
> >>> for lasting sexual attraction that will create
> union
> >>> in the bedroom and closenes and intimacy in
> life.
> >>> #60;P #62;With a no-holds-barred conversational
> >>> style and keen insight, Rabbi Boteach breaks all
> the
> >>> taboos and pioneers a new approach to sex,
> marriage,
> >>> and personal relationships. He not only brings
> >>> traditional Jewish wisdom into the twentieth
> century
> >>> but makes it relevant to everyone searching for
> a
> >>> deeper, more meaningful, and more satisfying
> love
> >>> life.
> 
> >>> Do I need to label this adult content?
> >>> Thank you,
> >>> Anastasia
> 
> >>> james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>> I didn't make note of the submitter of 301 Smart
> >>> Answers to Tough Interview
> >>> Questions. Is the only way to release, then
> >>> immediately download the book?
> 
> >>> Thanks.
> 
> >>> Jim
> 
> >>> James D Homme, , Usability Engineering, Highmark
> >>> Inc.,
> >>> james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
> 
> >>> "it is only possible to live happily ever after
> on a
> >>> day-to-day basis." --
> >>> Margaret Bonnano
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