[bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 19:47:24 -0600
Grace,
I just checked out the Christmas category and then logged in to
bookshare.org and downloaded two of them!!
Thanks to you and Jake.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 6:49 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
> We could create it's own category for Chanukah.
>
> I have been busy today and added a bunch of books to the Christmas
category.
> Check it out.
> http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/category.asp?id=20
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 6:26 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
>
>
> >I don't know if there are any, or if there are any
> > people on this list who would read them if there were,
> > but are Chanukah books going to be included too? :-)
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > --- Gerald Hovas <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> >> Behalf Of Silvara
> >> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 9:03 AM
> >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> 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
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >> > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 10:12 PM
> >> > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > 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
> >> > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> >> > Graduate Advisory Council
> >> > www.guidedogs.com
> >> >
> >> > 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
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > 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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> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > 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
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> 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
> >> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>> > 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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