[bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that aren't making it into the collection
- From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:33:04 -0500
There were spies dropped off which Roosevelt killed, too.
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From: Grandma Cindy
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Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 1:56 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that aren't making it into the
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That is interesting.
Having never read Mein Kampf, I never knew exactly
what Hitler's plans were, but I think we assumed World
domination--though I guess it would have had to be
divided with Japan--unless he turned on Japan as he
did in Russia. But I do know that we on the East Coast
were worried. My dad was an Air Raid Warden, and we
had air raid drills both in school and at home. In
retrospect, I don't know how we thought Hitler's
forces would be able to conquer the U.S.,, although
apparently there were submarine attacks along the
Atlantic coasts.
Grandma Cindy
--- Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, I usually chop, scan and OCR in the
> office, and then take some of the books home so I
> can validate them early in the morning or late at
> night or whenever I have a spare moment. I've spend
> the past 6 hours at home, finishing up The War,
> which is now available for everyone to download.
>
> And since I mentioned The War, this is just a little
> aside - there's one interesting passage that
> presents an idea that had never occurred to me
> either:
> Leopold went to work, doing his best first to patch
> up wounded Americans and then the twenty or so
> wounded Germans they had managed to capture over the
> course of the day. "As I was doctoring the shoulder
> wound of a young German approximately twenty-four
> years of age," he recalled, "he turned to me � and
> in a voice completely accent-free � said, 'Is it
> permitted to talk to you?' "
> I said, "Yes, what's on your mind?"
> He said, "Where are you from?"
> I said, "I'm from the United States."
> "Where in the United States?"
> "The Northeast," I said.
> "Where in the Northeast?"
> I said, "I'm from Connecticut."
> "Where in Connecticut?" He was persisting.
> I said, "I'm from Waterbury, Connecticut."
> "Ah, yes," he said, "Waterbury, at the junction of
> the Naugatuck and Mad rivers."
> Now, you have to know a bit about the area. The
> Naugatuck is a fairly substantial river. But the Mad
> River is a little stream that you can jump across
> without any trouble. Anyone who knew this ... I was
> puzzled.
> I said, "How did you possibly know that?"
> He said, "I was in training for the administration."
> "The administration of what?"
> He said, "The administration of the Territories."
> My blood went cold. I couldn't imagine that Hitler,
> in his wildest imagination, not only had Europe in
> his grasp, but also figured that he would control
> America.
>
> Carrie
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:45:31 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that
> aren't making it into the collection
>
>
> When I asked a similar question, I was directed to
> ask Carie. I was asking out of curiosity and did
> not want to burden her with trivialities.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jill O'Connell
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:59 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that
> aren't making it into the collection
>
>
> Your confusion is probably due to the fact that
> Carrie oftten scans books that then are put on the
> step 1 page to be validated. I used to think she did
> these at home but apparently they are done
> in-office. However, these are not the N.Y. Times
> bestsellers. I would be interested to know where
> others get their information about new books other
> than the Washington Post Book World.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jamie Yates, CPhT
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 7:18 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that
> aren't making it into the collection
>
>
> I do remember, quite a while ago, someone saying
> that the NY Times Best Sellers needed to be done in
> house so they would be as close to perfect as
> possible. I do not remember who it was (Carrie,
> Lisa, Claire, it may have been long enough ago that
> it was Gustavo, I don't remember).
>
> I thought they just got scanned in house and went to
> step 1 for validation by regular volunteers. I
> didn't know they also got validated in house.
>
>
> Jamie in Michigan
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