[bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books (17) for 09-22
- From: Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:14:21 -0800
I also wonder about the description of "Independence". By 1893 Andrew
Jackson was long dead and the westward expansion was nearly complete.
On 9/22/09, Denise Thompson <deniset@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm curious if it's possible to screen for this on the BK site. I
> mean, I go to the latest books list, but it has all of the text
> books, etc mixed included which I have know interest in. Can we
> establish criteria that just gives the nonfiction or fiction like
> this? Is that where you get this list? Also, how does a "how to write
> poetry" book get on the fiction list.
>
> Denise
> At 02:06 PM 9/22/2009, you wrote:
>
>>=====FICTION, 9
>>
>>
>>ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE
>>Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World
>>War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite
>>what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first
>>bombardment in the trenches.
>>Excellent Quality, 302 Pages
>>Copyright 1958
>>Military, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116580/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0449213943/
>>
>>A CLASH OF KINGS, BY GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
>>In this sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created
>>a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of
>>Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and
>>warfare unlike any you have ever experienced.
>>Excellent Quality, 1,030 Pages
>>Copyright 1996
>>Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116719/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553579908/
>>
>>GATES OF FIRE (AN EPIC NOVEL OF THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE), BY
>>STEVEN PRESSFIELD
>>The national bestseller! At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in
>>northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three
>>hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass
>>against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.
>>Excellent Quality, 472 Pages
>>Copyright 1998
>>History, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116595/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553580531/
>>
>>HAYDUKE LIVES!, BY EDWARD ABBEY
>>"Hayduke", an ex-Green Beret and 'wilderness avenger,' was last seen
>>hanging from a cliff, under fire from both a helicopter and a posse.
>>Now he's back, fighting against the despoilers of the earth.
>>Excellent Quality, 306 Pages
>>Copyright 1990
>>Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117959/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316004111/
>>
>>HOW TO WRITE POETRY SCHOLASTIC GUIDES, BY PAUL B. JANECZKO
>> From getting started to the finished product, How to Write Poetry
>> is an essential book for every young poet to own. Paul B.
>>Excellent Quality, 117 Pages
>>Copyright 2000
>>Poetry, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117860/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590100785/
>>
>>INDEPENDENCE! (WAGONS WEST, VOLUME 1), BY DANA FULLER ROSS
>>It is 1893 and the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson,
>>is calling in favors. He is in a race with the British and Russians
>>to claim Oregon Territory.
>>Excellent Quality, 434 Pages
>>Copyright 1979
>>Westerns, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116767/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553268228/
>>
>>LANDING, BY EMMA DONOGHUE
>>A delightful, old-fashioned love story with a uniquely
>>twenty-first-century twist, Landing is a romantic comedy that
>>explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance relationships
>>the kind millions of us now maintain mostly by plane, phone, and Internet.
>>Excellent Quality, 333 Pages
>>Copyright 2007
>>Romance, Literature and Fiction, Gay and Lesbian
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116597/
>>
>>SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, BY UWEM AKPAN
>>Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and
>>violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever
>>encountered Africa so immediately. Selected to be in Oprah's Book
>>Club for 2009.
>>Excellent Quality, 357 Pages
>>Copyright 2008
>>Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117825/
>>
>>THE PRICE, BY JOAN JOHNSTON
>>Joan Johnston presents the thrilling saga of two dynastic families,
>>the Blackthornes and the Creeds, with this powerful New York Times
>>bestseller -- a novel of intrigue, passion, ambition, and love set
>>amid Houston's towering skyscrapers and the majestic plains of South
>>Texas ranch country.
>>Excellent Quality, 422 Pages
>>Copyright 2004
>>Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116610/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743454375/
>>
>>
>>
>>=====NONFICTION, 4
>>
>>
>>FRANCIS BACON AND THE MODERN DILEMMA, BY LOREN C. EISELEY
>>A critical examination of Francis Bacon, the scientist and educator
>>who founded the scientific method that is used even today to deduce
>>the answer to a given problem.
>>Excellent Quality, 106 Pages
>>Copyright 1962
>>History, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117808/
>>
>>GUS GRISSOM, BY CARMEN BREDESON
>>Fills the need for high-interest biographies on astronauts,
>>inspiring manned spaceflights, and planets. Answers the call for
>>books in the space curriculum.
>>Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
>>Copyright 1998
>>Nonfiction, Science
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117858/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0894909746/
>>
>>PUBLIC SPEAKING (8TH EDITION), BY RANDALL OSBORN AND SUZANNE OSBORN
>>AND MICHAEL OSBORN
>>Centered around three core objectives helping readers develop vital
>>communication skills, encouraging speaker adaptability to diverse
>>audiences, and sensitizing speakers to the ethical impact of their
>>words Public Speaking offers both practical advice and an
>>understanding of why such advice works.
>>Excellent Quality, 522 Pages
>>Copyright 2009
>>Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Professional and
>> Technical
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117909/
>>
>>THE NATURE OF MASS POVERTY, BY JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH
>>Originally given as a series of lectures now reformatted in to
>>novelization, "The Nature of Mass Poverty" discusses the weighty
>>subject of mass hunger as well as the nature of poverty and its
>> derivations.
>>Excellent Quality, 150 Pages
>>Copyright 1979
>>History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117815/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0674605330/
>>
>>
>>
>>=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 4
>>
>>
>>FROZEN FIRE, BY TIM BOWLER
>>Fifteen-year-old Dusty gets a mysterious call from a boy who says he
>>is going to kill himself, and while he claims to have called her
>>randomly, he seems to know her intimately.
>>Excellent Quality, 328 Pages
>>Copyright 2008
>>Teens, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117537/
>>
>>SHARK GIRL, BY KELLY BINGHAM
>>After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm,
>>fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to
>>terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day
>>life and her plans for the future.
>>Excellent Quality, 281 Pages
>>Copyright 2007
>>Teens, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117853/
>>
>>CANADA GEESE QUILT, BY HARCOURT SCHOOL PUBLISHERS STAFF
>>Ariel is expecting a new baby sister! To welcome the baby, Ariel and
>>her grandmother decide to make a beautiful quilt. When Ariel's
>>grandmother gets sick Ariel must finish the quilt all by herself.
>>Excellent Quality, 64 Pages
>>Copyright 1989
>>Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117864/
>>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0153075414/
>>
>>THE HAWK BANDITS OF TARKOOM, BY TIM JESSELL AND TONY ABBOTT
>>When Neal's dog Snorky slips into the magical closet, the kids have
>>no choice but send him to Droon.
>>Excellent Quality, 128 Pages
>>Copyright 2004
>>Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
>>http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117863/
>>
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