Hi, Actually, I think Solsticesinger may be Shannon Dire, but my info could be incorrect. I am almost certain however that it was Shannon who scanned this particular novel. Courtney On 4/15/09, KGnfOnWheels@xxxxxxx <KGnfOnWheels@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I need page 18 of Sunrise Song. Is _Susan Glodas _ > (http://www.bookshare.org/browse/proofreader/12393191119775c73ca1e3f9a0d9f25f17363dfc40d0b/?) > or > solstice singer here? > > > In a message dated 4/15/2009 12:13:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > bksvol-discuss Digest Tue, 14 Apr 2009 Volume: 06 Issue: 109 > > In This Issue: > [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books List > [bksvol-discuss] Fw: History and Current Events April 2009 > [bksvol-discuss] 6 books submitted one with a hold > [bksvol-discuss] Planning to scan > [bksvol-discuss] Re: paco and the witch > [bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted the Secret of the Pink > [bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted the Secret of the Pink > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books List > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:43:18 -0500 > > Sorry, I goofed. It is: > johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Try that. I didn't notice that "net" is repeated. > > Sue S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Monica Svopa" <svopa@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 6:48 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books List > > > Hi. His e-mail does not work. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:06 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books List > > >> Hi All, >> >> Monica S., John Immarino's e-mail address is: >> johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> For anyone who may be confused, this is the address of the gentleman who >> is >> e-mailing the daily new books additions to fill in for Cindy. >> >> Sue S. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Monica Svopa" <svopa@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 9:56 AM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books List >> >> >> Do you have an e-mail address for John so I could have my address added >> to >> his distribution list? Thanks. >> >> Monica Svopa >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 8:50 PM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Books List >> >> >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> John Immarino is sending a daily new books list to the bookshare-discuss >>> list. His list is more like Cindy's in that he includes synopses and >>> copyright. I am posting this just to let people know, in case anyone >>> wants >>> to be added to his mailing list. He has said he will email the list >>> directly to those who want it. He is doing this to fill in for our >>> Cindy, >>> and she has posted that she is relieved someone is doing it. >>> >>> Sue S. >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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To get a list > of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.54/2056 - Release Date: 04/13/09 > > 05:51:00 > > > > ------------------------------ > > From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fw: History and Current Events April 2009 > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:55:08 -0400 > > New and Recently Released! > The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - by David > Grann > Publisher: Doubleday > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 2/24/2009 > ISBN-13: 9780385513531 > ISBN-10: 0385513534 > In 1925, British explorer Percy Fawcett voyaged up the Amazon in search of > a lost city he called Z. Although Fawcett was a longtime and expert > adventurer, > he and his two companions (including his 21-year-old son) were never seen > again. When journalist David Grann heard Fawcett's story, he joined the > ranks > of those trying to learn what happened to him--about 100 of whom have lost > their own lives in the process. Grann's foray into the jungle--and > elsewhere--to > discover the truth is interwoven with Fawcett's adventures, which are > based on the explorer's diaries and other accounts. Featuring blow-darts, > giant > snakes, > and hostile locals, this thrilling narrative reads "with all the pace and > excitement of a movie thriller" (The New York Times). > Table of Contents > > The unforgiving minute : a soldier's education - Mullaney, Craig M. > Publisher: Penguin Press > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 02/19/2009 > ISBN-13: 9781594202025 > ISBN-10: 1594202028 > Craig M. Mullaney's education had been relentlessly preparing him for this > moment. The four years he spent at West Point and the harrowing test of > Ranger > School readied him for a career in the Army. His subsequent experience as > a Rhodes scholar at Oxford couldn't have been further from the Army and his > working-class > roots, and yet the unorthodox education he received there would be > surprisingly relevant as a combat leader. Years later, after that > unforgettable > experience > in Afghanistan, he would return to the United States to teach history to > future Navy and Marine Corps officers at the Naval Academy. He had been in > their > position once, and he had put his education to the test. How would he use > his own life-changing experience to prepare them. The Unforgiving Minute > is > the extraordinary story of one soldier's singular education. > > Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased > Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi - by Neal Bascomb > Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 3/11/2009 > ISBN-13: 9780618858675 > ISBN-10: 0618858679 > In this gripping chronicle of the 15-year hunt for Nazi war criminal Adolf > Eichmann, author Neal Bascomb utilizes interviews and other research to > illuminate > how Eichmann was able to elude capture and escape from Europe. In > addition, he also details the efforts of the German, U.S., and especially > Israeli > governments > and their spy agencies to turn up clues and bring Eichmann back to Israel > for trial. It's a thrilling and suspenseful story in its own right, but > you'll > also learn about the early days of Israel's legendary Mossad agency. If > you're interested in the Holocaust, war crimes, or Israeli history, you'll > want > to pick up Hunting Eichmann. > > Cleveland's Lighthouses - Janice B. Patterson > Publisher: Arcadia Pub > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 03/02/2009 > ISBN-13: 9780738560564 > ISBN-10: 0738560561 > Missionary-geographer John Heckewelder was prophetic in the 1790s when he > mapped the place where the Cuyahoga River flows into Lake Erie. He wrote, > "Cujahaga > will hereafter be a place of great importance." In 1796, surveyors > arrived to plot a new town and named it after their superintendent, Moses > Cleaveland. > Soon Cleveland (the a was omitted on early maps) was a magnet for > inventors and entrepreneurs. By 1829-1830, a lighthouse was necessary to > support > lake > traffic spurred by shipbuilding, shipping, and population growth. A > succession of taller, brighter structures has guided mariners into the > Cleveland > harbor, > creating a splendid history. Remarkable people have tended these > sometimes-silent sentinels through decades of calm nights and dramatic > storms, > subtly > contributing to the region's growth and prosperity. > > Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Sacrifice, and Brotherhood > - by Donovan Campbell > Publisher: Random House > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 3/10/2009 > ISBN-13: 9781400067732 > ISBN-10: 1400067731 > As a junior at Princeton, Donovan Campbell decided to attend Marine Corps > Officer Candidate School as a résumé-builder. Though he didn't enjoy it, he > ultimately > decided to join the Marines because of the challenges it offered. Three > years later, in 2004, the platoon he led was sent to Ramadi, one of Iraq's > most > dangerous cities. For seven months Lt. Campbell and his men patrolled the > streets, defended themselves in ambushes, fought insurgents, and managed to > retain > control of their area. His depiction of the interpersonal dynamics of his > team, the horrors of combat, and his ground-level view of the war in Iraq > combine > to present a "valuable supplement to big-picture histories of the war's > first year" (Kirkus Reviews). > > The Third Reich at War - by Richard J. Evans > Publisher: Penguin Press > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 3/19/2009 > ISBN-13: 9781594202063 > ISBN-10: 1594202060 > In this third volume in a trilogy on the history of Nazi Germany, > historian Richard Evans traces the collapse of the Third Reich. In addition > to > following > the rise and fall of the military, Evans explores the ways in which the > Nazis gained compliance and support and examines Hitler's campaign of > racial > subjugation > and genocide. Unsurprisingly, Booklist calls this comprehensive tome "a > chilling and often downright sickening account of savagery on a gigantic > scale," > but also applauds Evans' range and his efforts to describe how the war > affected ordinary people. At nearly a thousand pages, this is no quick > read, > but > it's well worth the effort for those interested in World War II history. > It Happened in April > > The Fall of Berlin, 1945 - by Antony Beevor > Publisher: Penguin Books > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 5/1/2003 > ISBN-13: 9780142002803 > ISBN-10: 0142002801 > Though this compelling chronicle of the last days of the Third Reich > covers from January to May, 1945, it was in late April that Soviet forces > entered Berlin. > In addition to parsing out retribution for recent Nazi atrocities, they > hoped to capture German scientists and gain the knowledge necessary to > build > an > atomic bomb--a motivation that Allied forces were unaware of. The Soviets > and their brutal approach on Berlin are the focus of The Fall of Berlin, > 1945, > but military historian Antony Beevor also attends to the miserable > conditions of Berlin's three million starving citizens, the desperate > maneuvers by > Nazi > leaders, and the actions taken by American and British forces. > First Chapter > Table of Contents > > April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America > - by Michael Eric Dyson > Publisher: Basic Civitas Books > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 3/24/2008 > ISBN-13: 9780465002122 > ISBN-10: 0465002129 > Forty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., author and > activist Michael Eric Dyson reassesses the late civil rights leader's > influence > on American society and his role as a black leader. In addition to > discussing the impact of King's violent death on himself and others (he > writes, > "The > bullet that shattered King's jaw lodged fragments of fear deep inside my > psyche."), Dyson examines the model that King left for other black leaders > to > aspire to; Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Al Sharpton, and Oprah Winfrey are > all scrutinized. If you are interested in black history, leadership, or the > contemporary state of racial politics, give April 4, 1968 a try. > Table of Contents > > For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions - by > James R. Gaines > Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 9/30/2007 > ISBN-13: 9780393061383 > ISBN-10: 0393061388 > The relationship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette > began during the American Revolution, when Lafayette was just 19. Lafayette > served > as both a general and a diplomat for the fledgling republic, and later > went on to play an important role in the French Revolution. In For Liberty > and > Glory, > author James Gaines gives a narrative account of the "sister revolutions," > and reveals the connections between the conflicts, while discussing the > close > but complex relationship between Washington and Lafayette. And the April > connection? On April 18, 1775, as Paul Revere was making his way to > Lexington, > a riot broke out in France over the price of flour. > Table of Contents > > The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid--America's > First World War II Victory - by Craig Nelson > Publisher: Penguin Books > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 9/1/2003 > ISBN-13: 9780142003411 > ISBN-10: 0142003417 > After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, U.S. President Roosevelt asked Air > Force colonel James A. Doolittle to plan the first bombing raid on Japan, > which > took > place four months later, in April, 1942. The planes--16 B-52 bombers > crewed by volunteers--flew halfway across the Pacific Ocean before reaching > their > targets; after deploying their bombs, they carried on towards unoccupied > China. Though there were casualties, the Doolittle Raid was a definite > success > for the U.S., not only in military terms but because U.S. confidence > lifted while Japanese morale was damaged. First-person accounts pepper this > enthusiastic > look at an important, if little-known, event in World War II history. > > Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer - by James L. Swanson > Publisher: William Morrow > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 2/1/2006 > ISBN-13: 9780060518493 > ISBN-10: 0060518499 > This fascinating account of the escape of Abraham Lincoln's assassin takes > readers on the intense 12-day search for John Wilkes Booth that began on > the > streets of Washington, D.C., careened through the swamps of Maryland, and > continued into the forests of Virginia. Thanks to rare archival materials, > the > dramatic April hunt comes into focus, as do the federal agents and Union > cavalry who pursued Booth. Lincoln fans, assassination buffs, and anyone > who > likes > a good chase story will enjoy this taut, suspenseful work. Keep a lookout > for Manhunt's eventual appearance in theaters, as Hollywood has already > optioned > this story. > First Chapter > Table of Contents > > April 1865: The Month that Saved America - by Jay Winik > Publisher: Harper Perennial > Check Library Catalog > Pub Date: 8/15/2006 > ISBN-13: 9780060899684 > ISBN-10: 0060899689 > In April, 1865, during the last month of the U.S. Civil War, the divided > country saw the fall of Richmond, General Lee's surrender at the Appomattox > courthouse > in Virginia, and President Lincoln's assassination. In addition to > shedding light on these events and others during the collapse of the > Confederacy > and > the end of the war, historian Jay Winik also explores how that April > marked a decisive turning point in the history of the U.S.--it was after > the > Civil > War that bonds between the individual states tightened to form a stronger > United States. Don't miss this engaging look into the people and events of > the > Civil War. > First Chapter > > > ------------------------------ > > From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] 6 books submitted one with a hold > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:42:52 -0400 > > Hi everyone, > > Here are six fairly easy proofreadings, smile, that have been read through. > > I know that Cat lover Laurie wanted the first one but the rest are up for > grabs. > > The Presbyterian handbook > > And up for grabs by anyone, again these have been read through. > > The Madness of Usher's Coping with Deafness and Blindness > By Dorothy Steifel > > And four from Nature's Children > > Camels > Dugongs (if you don't know what one is might want to read this, smile) > Llamas > Vultures > > > But happy proofing. > > Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT > And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog > guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs for the Blind > Alumni Association > www.guidedogs.com > > The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of > their act as violence; > rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. > The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever > committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944) > > > ------------------------------ > > From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Planning to scan > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:51:59 -0400 > > Planning to scan or perhaps have scanned the following. > > The Presbyterian Source > How Do you Spell Presbyterian > > Everyday Life in Old Testament Times > > Nerds : who they are and why we need more of them Anderegg, David, > > > Buzzed : the straight facts about the most used and abused drugs from > alcohol to ecstasy Kuhn, > > Twinkie, deconstructed : my journey to discover how the > ingredients found in processed foods are grown, mined (yes, mined), and > manipulated into what America eats Ettlinger, Steve > Cynthia > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT > And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog > guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs for the Blind > Alumni Association > www.guidedogs.com > > The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of > their act as violence; > rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. > The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever > committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944) > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:57:15 -0400 > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: paco and the witch > From: Jamie Yates <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx> > > I think I already got the pages from Paco and the Witch that were needed. > -- > Jamie in Michigan > Currently Reading: Lost Lake by Phillip Margolin > www.michrxtech.com/books.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:59:14 -0400 > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted the Secret of the Pink > Carnation > From: Jamie Yates <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx> > > I sent the chapter headings with page numbers and the first couple of words > of each to E today. > -- > Jamie in Michigan > Currently Reading: Lost Lake by Phillip Margolin > www.michrxtech.com/books.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:02:00 -0400 > From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted the Secret of the Pink > Carnation > > Got them. Thanks. > > Elizabeth > > > At 08:59 PM 4/14/2009, you wrote: >>I sent the chapter headings with page numbers and the first couple >>of words of each to E today. >> >>-- >>Jamie in Michigan >>Currently Reading: Lost Lake by Phillip Margolin >><http://www.michrxtech.com/books.html>www.michrxtech.com/books.html > > > ------------------------------ > > End of bksvol-discuss Digest V6 #109 > ************************************ > > > > **************Why pay full price? Check out this month's deals on the new > AOL Shopping. (http://shopping.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntinstor00000001) > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.