[bksvol-discuss] OT Re: question about Amazon peek
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 09:23:41 -0700
Or maybe the "f" stands for science fantasy. I'm savvy enough not to step
into that debate in public. grin
On 5/19/11 9:01 AM, "Kestrell" <kestrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I'm guessing that "science f" is another shortened term for science
>fiction,
>as I wrote my master's thesis on images of disability and technology in
>science fiction
>www.blindbookworm.org/decloakingdisabilitycomplete.rtf
> and included an online bibliography
>http://www.panix.com/~kestrell/DecloakingDisabilityBiblio.html .
>
>Kestrell
>
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>From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:46 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>
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>> what is science f?
>>
>>
>> _ _ _
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>>be
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>> Dawkins
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>> The Militant:
>> http://www.themilitant.com
>> Pathfinder Press:
>> http://www.pathfinderpress.com
>> Granma International:
>> http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:06 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>>
>>
>>> Volunteers,
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>>> Let me take this as an opportunity to publicly welcome Kestrell (whose
>>> annotated bibliography on science f. has been helpful to us here on
>>>more
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>>> From: Pamela Hoffard
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>>> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 10:39:38 -0700
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>>> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>>>
>>> Kestrell,
>>>
>>> Welcome! Remember to feel free to ask any question you have-Big or
>>> small!
>>> Somebody on this list should have an answer.
>>>
>>> Yes, Amazon's "search inside this book" is what we call the "peek". It
>>> only has pictures of pages on certain books, so it gives sighted
>>>people a
>>> peek at the text. Then there is "google.books", they also have some
>>> books
>>> scanned as pictures.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps,
>>>
>>> Pam
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> From: Kestrell <kestrell@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:kestrell@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wed, May 18, 2011 12:03:20 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>>>
>>> Sorry, I just joined this list--is Amazon peek the same thing as the
>>> "search inside this book" feature?
>>>
>>> Kestrell
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Em Rose<mailto:uvabookworm27@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:58 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Could Someone Help Please?
>>>
>>> Sorry Susan, Amazon peek is very limited on this book and my usual
>>> search
>>> for chapter numbers doesn't appear to be working. You'll need someone
>>> with a print copy.
>>>
>>> Em
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Susan Lumpkin
>>> <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> Would it be possible for someone to either do a peek on or get a copy
>>>of
>>> Cat Spitting Mad by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, ISBN: 0-06-105989-7 and
>>>give
>>> me the page numbers the chapters start on? Thanks in advance to
>>>whoever
>>> is
>>> able to do this.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>>
>>>
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