Interesting. I've seen notes written in the margins of books, or sentences bracketed or highlighted, but never anyone writing footnotes. I wonder why. As you say, the book itself, at least my copy, is not footnoted. G.Cindy --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Oh, I was the one. The book had oddly-fonted > footnotes. The story actually > gets better. These were Not in the text, though > they had superscripted > numbers written in which looked as clost to type as > one can handwrite. The > notes were so carefully written that they looked as > if they could have been > a handwritting-like script. They were excellently > done, too, which also > fooled us. It was all hand done by, I would guess, > whoever had owned and > donated the book. Whoever it was did a great job. > The book did take some work, but now is in very good > shape and whoever > wanted it should be able to enjoy it. > And, it does bring up the adult rating issue again. > I think I'm going to have to rate it adult. I do > hope that whoever > validates this one pays attention to this and has a > better idea whether to > rate it than I do. It's a little over the line for > highschool, but not way > over the line. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 6:57 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Whom the Gods Would > Destroy > > > > Go ahead and send it up. I don' know who wanted > what > > from it, but for some reason I borrowed it from > the > > library to help someone with something--or it was > a > > troublesome scan and I was going to validate it, > but > > if you've got a good scan I'll return the book to > the > > library, or keep it and read it myself. > > > > G.Cindy > > > > --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> I'm ok either way. Whom needs a quick check and > is > >> ready to go. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" > <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:51 AM > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Whom the Gods Would > >> Destroy > >> > >> > >> > Am a bit confused, none of those I have offered > to > >> scan, smile. > >> > > >> > > >> > Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI > >> > and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide > >> > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > >> > Graduate Alumni Association Board > >> > www.guidedogs.com > >> > > >> > More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved > >> book in my hand, my > >> > limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. > >> > - Helen Keller > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > >> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:00 AM > >> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Whom the Gods Would > >> Destroy > >> > > >> > > >> > According to the note on the Wish List, Shelley > >> was > >> > going to scan it, but I don't know if she's > >> started. > >> > If not, hopefully she'll see your note. > >> > > >> > G.Cindy > >> > > >> > --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> I'm about to submit several books. 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