Thanks for the feedback Kim. I'll pass it on. Yes, it seems pretty typical that the "story" is too often a boring "look what the disabled person overcame" rater a character written from within the experience. That makes the well-written book all the more noteworthy. Scott Rains On 1/19/11 1:25 PM, "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Hi, Scott, when I read any book, I'm mainly reading it for the story. If >a character has a disability, that's incidental to me but might tend to >be glaring if the author "got it wrong". This is galling as I am a >person who has been blind all my life. I've yet to read a book by an >author with a character who is like me, i.e., has been blind for as long >as they can remember and doesn't think it a big deal except for how >others react to him/her. It's usually some character who has to deal >with their disability I hear about, not the well-adjusted (reasonably) >person who just so happens to use a wheelchair, a guide dog, white cane, >hearing aid, etc. I suppose this sort of book will be available if there >writers who are willing to write that sort of book based on personal >knowledge. Otherwise this sort of thing can be downright boring. >Regards, Kim Friedman. > >-----Original Message----- >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Rains >Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 7:24 AM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: the captain Duncan McClain books - was Re: >Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare Volunteers' "100 Most >Enjoyable Books of all Time" > > >Kim, Bob, and everyone, > >Mid afternoon yesterday Marketing asked me for a list of "books with >main characters who have disabilities." I sent them a list i compiled >with the help of colleagues in the field of Disability Studies. I'd be >very interested to supplement it with ideas from the list here. > >Scott Rains >Bookshare Fellow > > >________________________________________ >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Friedman >[kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 6:54 AM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: the captain Duncan McClain books - was Re: >Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare Volunteers' "100 Most >Enjoyable Books of all Time" > >Hi, Bob, thanks for the information. I'm wondering if Mr. Kendrick knew >anything about blind people. I wonder just how realistic that series >might be. Incidentally, Ernest Bramah made up a blind detective called >Max Carrados, but I don't think that was very realistic either. I'm >wondering how likely it is for a blind person to be able to be hired on >as a detective in the police? Don't they have to go on patrol first, >then take exams to be promoted to detective? Well one thing's for sure, >he/she should know how to use a computer to write up reports. Come to >think of it, I think it would be great if there were in actuality blind >detectives working along with everyone else. Regards, Kim Friedman. > >-----Original Message----- >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob W >Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:46 PM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] the captain Duncan McClain books - was Re: Re: >Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable >Books of all Time" > > >Hello. > >Go to http://www.bookshare.org/browse/author?key=Baynard%20Kendrick >for a list of Baynard Kendreck books on bookshare. >This is a very old detective series about a blind captain of homicide. I > >read a couple of them when I was a kid (that's how old they are) and >really liked them then. > >Think I'll go check out a couple more. > >Thanks for reminding me Shelley. >Bob. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 6:41 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare >Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" > > >> Hi, Shelley, I've never heard of the Duncan McClain series. Is it in >> the Bookshare collection? I'm always interested in a good detective >> story. Regards, Kim Friedman. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L. >> Rhodes >> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 7:00 PM >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare >> Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" >> >> >> I have strange tastes when it comes to enjoyable books, >> >> But I liked >> >> The Lord of the Rings by tolkien have read them many times. >> >> The Captain Duncan McClain detective series by Baynard Kendreck >> >> And >> Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling >> >> With the Redwall Series by Brian Jacques coming right behind. there >> are other books I have found enjoyable willing to read again, but >> those would be my top three. >> >> If you want the rest am happy to share some of them. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Denise Thompson" <deniset@xxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 7:22 PM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare >> Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" >> >> >>> Yes. I can do that. I'm glad you mentioned the series thing because I > >>> was thinking that it should be consider as one. One of my most >>> enjoiable >> book >>> or books in this case is the Joanna Brady series by J. A. Jance. >>> Denise >>> >>> >>> At 02:59 PM 1/1/2011, you wrote: >>>>With Denise keeping track of people's nominations for Bookshare >>>>Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" let's what we can >> come >>>>up with in the next two weeks. Let volunteers who are not on this >>>>discussion list know to send their 3 favorites to Denise at >>>>deniset@xxxxxxx >>>> >>>>Make a special note if the book you mention is not in the Bookshare >>>>collection yet or if there are quality issues with the copy in the >>>>collection. >>>> >>>>For our purposes, trilogies, anthologies, and series may be submitted > >>>>as a single favorite. >>>> >>>>Denise, would you be willing to post regular updates on nominated >>>>titles to this list? That will keep the list in people's attention >>>>and >> minimize >>>>people voting for he same books. >>>> >>>>Scott Rains >>>>Benetech Fellow >>>> >>>>________________________________________ >>>>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Denise Thompson >>>>[deniset@xxxxxxx] >>>>Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:36 PM >>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare > >>>>Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" >>>> >>>>I think it sounds interesting. I'd be willing to >>>>keep a spread sheet of people's most enjoiable >>>>book or books. I think we need to limit >>>>submissions from a person, for example, most enjoiable 3 books? >>>>Denise deniset@xxxxxxx >>>> >>>>At 02:25 PM 1/1/2011, you wrote: >>>> >Ok, so what would a Bookshare Volunteers' "100 >>>> >Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" list look like? >>>> > >>>> >Judy has started the conversation with "The >>>> >Colonel's Ladies" by Eric Hatch. At least 99 >>>> >more to go - and one scorekeeper to capture all the entries. Any >>>> >volunteers? >>>> > >>>> >Scott Rains >>>> >Benetech Fellow >>>> > >>>> >________________________________________ >>>> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >>>> >Of Judy s. [cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>>> >Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 1:28 PM >>>> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A New Year's >>>> >Challenge: De Norske Bokklubbene "100 Most Meaningful Books of all >>>> >Time" >>>> > >>>> >That would be a fascinating list! Hmm, a Bookshare Volunteer list >>>> >of >> >>>> >100 most enjoyable books... how would we go about creating such a >>>> >list? smile. >>>> > >>>> >Judy s., who's current top-10 favorite book is "The Colonel's >>>> >Ladies" by Eric Hatch. It's hard to resist a smartly written book >>>> >about a small-town east coast girls' college teacher who decides >>>> >that what he needs to break out of his boring life is his own >>>> >working horse-drawn canon! It's in the collection at >>>> >http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/36407 >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >Scott Rains wrote: >>>> > > Judy, >>>> > > >>>> > > I do think that you introduced an important metric -- >>>> > > "enjoyability." >>>> > > >>>> > > I wonder what a Bookshare Volunteer list of >>>> > the "100 100 Most Enjoyble Books of all Time" would look like? >>>> > > >>>> > > Scott Rains >>>> > >>>> > 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. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >èº{.nÇ+?·Y®??+%SËlzwZnV§IsS[hnK/¢Wb±Ë¬²·ª¹ë-~ >>>> ·z+-²Sà¦ëm.ì(Û§²æìr¸>y¼¢¶Ç¥~)í.ë.n7o¶X§y: >>>> >zÖ¥SËh}«ÚSV>.ç(sf§vÊn¶Ø^ÂSÝ.éio(±é_S{azË>ç-)Þ >>>> >>>> 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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