[bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
- From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:53:02 -0600
Grace,
Perhaps you want two categories, or possibly even three:
* a category for Christmas books
* a category for books which happen to take place at Christmas
* a category where you are unable to determine which of the first two the
book belongs
If Jake has the capability to delete a book from a category, then maybe you
want to handle it this way and use the third category.
It's easiest to just lump them all together and not worry about it, though.
This issue is actually similar to something I brought up with my wife. Is
"It's a Wonderful Life" really a Christmas movie? She associates it with
Christmas because it's on TV almost every year around Christmas time. My
question to her is "why is it a Christmas movie since it only contains
around ten to fifteen minutes at most which occur around Christmas while the
rest of the movie takes place at other times during the year?" She still
insists that it is a Christmas movie because it has Christmas in it. I
still happen to think people wouldn't associate it at Christmas at all if it
weren't for the final scene which occurs at Christmas time since that scene
leaves them thinking of Christmas when the movie is over.
My point is that if you try to break them down into two categories or leave
some books out of a single category like a mystery/thriller series which
happens to include a book or two that take place entirely around Christmas,
then someone else will have a different opinion and wonder about the
decision to do it this way. There's really noe correct way, so do it
however you like.
Gerald
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
Hi all:
After I started this little project I begin to have some questions.
1. Do we put all books that take place around Christmas time?
2. Do we include all genres? (IE) Mysteries, romance, fantasy, etc?
Also I noticed that some books have Christmas in the title but no synopsis.
So I can't verify that takes place around Christmas. Do we include those?
So if I am to proceed with this I need some feed back from you guys.
Remember as long as Jake keeps his site up, next year we will already have
Christmas category all compiled. We can think of it as another step toward
improving the bookshare community.
Grace
PS. I already added Shepherd's abiding to the list.
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From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 1:04 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
> Grace,
>
> If you're going to include books like Deck the Halls from Mary Higgins
> Clark
> and Carol Higgins Clark, then consider adding Visions of Sugar Plums by
> Janet Evanovich. It's one of her Stephanie Plum novels which happens to
> have a Christmas theme. A toymaker by the name of Sandy Claws is in
> violation of his bond agreement, and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum spends
> her
> Christmas trying to bring him in. As you can see, it's a bit whacky, but
> then all of the books in this series are.
>
> One of the J. D. Robb books also occurs at Christmas. In Holiday in
> Death,
> someone is going around killing people dressed as Santa Claus. Eve Dallas
> must stop him before he commits the twelve murders of Christmas.
>
> There's also a short story collection called Silent Night which has a
> Christmas theme. It contains four short stories which are all supposedly
> mysteries which take place at Christmas time. The only one without a
> holiday title happens to be the one by J. D. Robb, but it happens to be
> the
> only one I read, and it does take place at Christmas.
>
> Whether or not you include the titles above, Shepherds Abiding by Jan
> Karon
> needs adding to the list if it's not already there.
>
> Gerald
>
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> From: juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 10:12 PM
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> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Giovanni's Light
>
>
> Also don't forget
>
> "He Sees You When You are Sleeping and
>
> the other Christmas books by the Clarks.
>
> I have Deck the Halls scanned and will submit it, not sure when.
>
> Angels in the Snow is a cute one, I liked it,
>
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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> The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
> stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
>
> -- Vance Havner
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> From: "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:04 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Giovanni's Light
>
>
> Stacey:
>
> Donna posted these a few weeks ago.
> Also someone mentioned something about angels in the snow. Not quite sure
> of
> the title.
>
>
> Hi all,
> For those interested, just thought I'd post a listing of a few of the
> Xmas
> books in the bookshare collection that I know of that don't have Christmas
> in the title:
> Miracle, by Connie Willis. A really fun collection of Christmas short
> stories.
> Angel's Roost, romance novel involving an angel. Begins at Thanksgiving
> and
> goes through New Years.
> Last Noel,Haven't read it but it sounded good when NPR reviewed it.
> Shepherd's Abiding by Jan karon. Part of the Mitford series, Father Tim
> takes on the project of fixing up an old nativity set.
> These are just a few that I have come across. If I come up with more I'll
> post them.
> Happy reading,
> Donna
>
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> From: "Stacey Robinson" <stacey.robinson1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 5:28 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Giovanni's Light
>
>
>> Hi Sue,
>> Thanks so much.
>> It sure would be nice if there were a section for Christmas books.
>> Stacey and Amigo
>>
>>
>> stacey.robinson1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:52 PM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Giovanni's Light
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Stacey,
>>>
>>> I just typed Christmas in the simple search and got 84. However, that
>>> is
>>> only the ones that have the word in the title. Except there is an
>>> author
>>> named Christmas Carol Kaufman so a book by her was in that list.
>>>
>>> hth,
>>>
>>> Sue S.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Stacey Robinson" <stacey.robinson1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:06 PM
>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Giovanni's Light
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi Mike and all,
>>> > I'm currently reading Light from Heaven by Jan Karon, but I'd like to
>>> search
>>> > for Christmas books on bookshare. What is the best way to bring up
>>> > Christmas books? Maybe there could be a special section on the site
>> just
>>> > for Christmas books. Any tips are greatly appreciated.
>>> > Stacey and Amigo
>>> >
>>> > stacey.robinson1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>> > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:42 PM
>>> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Giovanni's Light
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > Glad you enjoyed the story, Sue. From what I recall, there was a
>>> comment
>>> > > on the book jacket something to the effect of Giovanni's Light being
>>> > > a
>>> > > modern day Miracle on 34th Street.
>>> > > I don't know if I would necessarily go that far, but time will tell
>>> > > if
>>> the
>>> > > book establishes such Christmas significance.
>>> > >
>>> > > While talking about Christmas books, let me mention to listers that
>>> > > my
>>> > > submission of "The Christmas Scrapbook" by Philip Gulley has been
>>> recently
>>> > > added to the collection.
>>> > > This is the latest book in Philip Gulley's Harmony series.
>>> > > This time around, Pastor Sam decides that he is going to make his
>>> > > wife
>>> > > Barbara a special gift.
>>> > > So he enrolls in a scrapbooking collection, and the comedy begins.
>>> > > All sorts of complications arise, and the suspicions and conjectures
>> of
>>> > > the townspeople and Barbara fly wild.
>>> > >
>>> > >
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