[bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
- From: "Susan Mangis" <suemangis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:55:16 -0800
Well, I scanned part of it some time ago, in Openbook not sure what version,
and it didn't do well. I've scanned 192 pages, and am reading it as I go.
There are a few mistakes, but for the most part it's doing much much better
in kurzweil.
Sue Mangis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: December 12, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
> Hi, Susan! I would love to read "Yes, Virginia" when you have time to
> submit it. By the way, I didn't mean to imply that any of you need to
drop
> what you're doing and scan books for the season. <Smile> My intention was
> to have a little fun and find out some of your favorite holiday reads.
> Having said that, there's always room for more, so scan away! <Smile> By
> the way, didn't Mary Higgins Clark write at least one novel with a
Christmas
> theme?
>
> Jana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Mangis" <suemangis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 4:23 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
>
>
> > Well, Last night I downloaded a couple of Christmas books. I have two
> > books
> > with stories and songs, a collection, and a paper bak called "Yes
> > Virginia".
> > I'll try to start scanning at least one of them. and let you know when
> > it's
> > ready for validation.
> >
> > Sue Mangis
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: December 12, 2004 11:58 AM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
> >
> >
> >> Hi, Mike! Very well-said! I've been enjoying the holiday movies so
much
> >> this year, for some reason. I was thinking last night about how this
is
> > the
> >> one time of the year when you can find TV programming that consistently
> >> communicates good things--sacrifice, unselfishness, overcoming
obstacles,
> >> changing a cynical perspective, etc. So, now I'm off to eat lunch and
at
> >> least start scanning another Christmas read to add to that growing
> >> collection. <Smile>
> >>
> >> Jana
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:38 AM
> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
> >>
> >>
> >> > Jana
> >> >
> >> > So there's a Mitford Christmas book with Father Tim? I gotta find
time
> > to
> >> > download and read that?
> >> >
> >> > A lot of good books have been mentioned. Perhaps what impresses me
> > about
> >> > Christmas literature is a recurring theme of the underdog prevailing,
> > poor
> >> >
> >> > more important than earthly wealth, values triumphing over
possessions,
> >> > and similar themes. Out of whack priorities are replaced by
> >> > substance,
> >> > and a sense of right replaces pompousness.
> >> > We see this in all sorts of titles from the classic Christmas Carol
to
> >> > even in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Rheindeer where the much laughed and
> > scorned
> >> > animal becomes the prized lead team member on the sleigh.
> >> > It is too bad that we cannot maintain that same theme in our lives
the
> >> > remaining 49-50 weeks of the year where seemingly earthly messages
> >> > dominate the biblical one.
> >> > Perhaps the message in these books, some straightforward and other
> >> > subliminal, can become internalized in how we treat each other,,
choose
> >> > what we choose, and all the rest from Dec 26 on.
> >> >
> >> > While I don't recall in which of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books it is
> >> > described, there is a sobering picture of Christmas in one of them.
> >> > The treat of eating an orange, simple homemade gifts, no 4-figure
> > costing
> >> > gifts, et al.
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