HI, I may be up for one of the books. Right now I have a lot going so taking a little break. Just a note, the last few days and it will be this way for a while I am kind of taking a break from the list. IF someone has a question just put my name in the subject line and I'll be sure to read it. Happy motoring on the freeway which is already in progress:) Expand your wealth at 838gold.com The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished. - George Bernard Shaw Katie Hill Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of k4zq Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 6:37 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Stephen King Lissi, I know from talking with Katie that she's got this whole box of books she wants to scan. But, with Paddlin' season in full swing, I dunno when we'll get her back in acttion. Peace, Ernie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:08 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Stephen King > Dear Evan, > > Amy could be a great asset if she wants to validate. I'm not sure if she's > actually validated anything, yet, and though I don't mean to drag things > out for you, I think it might be a good idea for us to encourage her to > validate a, "easy book," as a kind of test run. Otherwise, she could have > the history volume she's working mired in file confusion, etc, for eons. > What do you think? > > Katie was game for that Star Wars challenge you bantered about with Ernie > and she knows her way around the process. She wouldn't need a trial run > and it sounds like she'd enjoy working on Tolkien and working with you. > I'm guessing she'd take volume one, and since you scanned it... > > We'll have a fellowship yet! > > I'll contemplate a chirpier quote while I give Armasted a fair run. > > Always with love, > > Lissi > > "My story is finally out there in the ether, a self-sufficient organism > beyond my control, changing shape in every new mind that absorbs it." > From The Night Listener, a novel by > Armistead Maupin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:52 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Stephen King > > >> Dear Pratik and Ernie, >> >> If I'd read your messages first, I wouldn't have launched in to my own >> Steven King Spiel. I agree with both of you and have added, "Hearts of >> Atlantis," to my to read list and will investigate the sport's novelette. >> I don't even like sports, but a good author can do that, lure you to >> break new ground. >> >> Always with Love, >> >> Lissi >> >> "My story is finally out there in the ether, a self-sufficient organism >> beyond my control, changing shape in every new mind that absorbs it." >> From The Night Listener, a novel by >> Armistead Maupin >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:07 AM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Stephen King >> >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Steven King can be an incredible writer when he puts his mind to it. A >>> part of his Dark Tower series is amazing. He loses it when he stretches >>> things too much. A book such as "Hearts of Atlantus," which doesn't >>> contain >>> the strangeness of some of the other books, really brings out King's >>> strengths. His short stories are wonderful as well. >>> >>> Pratik >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of k4zq >>> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 2:34 AM >>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Stephen King >>> >>> Cindy, >>> >>> Steve felt sorry for Cujo, too. >>> >>> Peace, >>> Ernie >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 6:32 PM >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Stephen King >>> >>> >>>>I read Cujo and Misery, and I think he's a good >>>> writer, at least in those books. I really felt sorry >>>> for Cujo. It wasn't his fault he went mad. >>>> >>>> I also read a book of his short stories and thought >>>> they were well-written. Certainly more so than some of >>>> the popular authors, both mystery and other fiction, >>>> that I've read for bookshare. >>>> >>>> Cindy >>>> --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If it put you to sleep, why are you going to read >>>>> the book? >>>>> >>>>> As far as King goes, the two I read were Carrie, and >>>>> The dead Zone. Carrie was only okay, and since it >>>>> was - I think - his first novel, I cut him some >>>>> slack on that one. But I was especially >>>>> disappointed with The Dead Zone. He didn't really >>>>> do anything interesting with the precognition angle >>>>> compared to what Frank Herbert or Mike resnick did >>>>> with it. Besides, evil is so banal anyway. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: k4zq >>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:30 PM >>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Submission >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Synopsis put me to sleep. 'Bout as good as >>>>> Cliff Notes. However, I've read a couple of books >>>>> before, although, not too many, so I think I can >>>>> muddle through. >>>>> >>>>> Be careful what you say to me. I got that reject >>>>> button, you know. >>>>> >>>>> Sorry about Steve, Evan. Apt Pupil is just a good >>>>> addition for education in the dark side. >>>>> >>>>> Peace, >>>>> Ernie >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Evan Reese >>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:57 AM >>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Submission >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It was just the left half of the dust jacket! >>>>> What do you mean long? It fit in the submission >>>>> form, so maybe you aren't getting enough sleep. I >>>>> just read through it again in a minute or so. If >>>>> you're having this much trouble with a synopsis, you >>>>> may not want to tackle a whole book just yet. <grin> >>>>> >>>>> I read to of King's works, and I wasn't >>>>> impressed with his writing ability. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: k4zq >>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 8:00 AM >>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Submission >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Evan! >>>>> >>>>> Was that synopsis the entire book? Thought >>>>> I'd never get through it. >>>>> >>>>> I'll go see if somebody already has it, and if >>>>> not, I'll get it, then I can consult with you on it >>>>> if I need. >>>>> >>>>> Btw, If you Ain't familiar with "Apt Pupil," >>>>> it's an excellent contribution to your development >>>>> as purely evil. >>>>> >>>>> Peace, >>>>> Ernie >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Evan Reese >>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:25 PM >>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A Submission >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Well, I finally got it up there. The book >>>>> is called Transcension by Damien Broderick. It is >>>>> Science Fiction. I hope the validator reads the >>>>> comments I put in the form. All of the chapter >>>>> headings, as well as the title and author on the >>>>> title page, are in lower-case letters. I hope >>>>> whomever doesn't decide that they are errors and >>>>> "fix" them. >>>>> >>>>> Ironically, after all the recent talk about >>>>> validators reading through submissions, I hope >>>>> whoever does this one does the minimum, unless they >>>>> are familiar with the book. There are a number of >>>>> other peculiarities in the book which might be taken >>>>> as errors if someone doesn't notice their >>>>> consistency. For example, the chapter headings with >>>>> Arabic numbers are followed by a space, a colon, >>>>> another space, and then the chapter name, whereas >>>>> those chapters starting with roman numerals are >>>>> followed by a colon without the space. I really >>>>> enjoyed the book, but it was a lot of work to get >>>>> into shape. >>>>> >>>>> For any who are interested, here is the >>>>> synopsis from the dust jacket: >>>>> >>>>> Damien Broderick has been a leading >>>>> Australian SF writer since the seventies, winning >>>>> numerous awards. His novel The Dreaming Dragons was >>>>> named one of the 100 best SF novels. His recent >>>>> nonfiction book, The Spike, is a mind-stretching >>>>> look at the wonders of the high-tech future. Now in >>>>> Transcension, he brings to life one of the high-tech >>>>> futures he imagined in The Spike, a 22nd-century >>>>> Utopia pervaded by nanotechnology and ruled by a >>>>> benign but coldly objective AI. Transcension may be >>>>> Broderick's best book yet. >>>>> >>>>> Amanda is a brilliant violinist, a >>>>> mathematical genius, and a rebel. Impatient for the >>>>> adult status her society only grants at age thirty, >>>>> but determined to have a real adventure first, she >>>>> has repeatedly gotten into trouble and found herself >>>>> in the courtroom of Magistrate Mohammed Abdel-Malek, >>>>> the sole resurrectee from among those who were >>>>> frozen in the early 21st century, the man whose mind >>>>> was the seed for Aleph, the AI that rules this >>>>> Utopia. >>>>> >>>>> Mathewmark is a real adolescent, living in >>>>> the last place where they still exist, the >>>>> reservation known as the Valley of the God of One's >>>>> Choice, where those who have chosen faith over >>>>> technology are allowed to live out their simpler >>>>> lives. When Amanda determines that access to the >>>>> valley is the key to the daring stunt she plans, it >>>>> is Mathewmark she will have to lead into temptation. >>>>> >>>>> But just as Amanda, Mathewmark. and >>>>> Abdel-Malek are struggling to find themselves and >>>>> achieve their potentials, so is Aleph, and the AI's >>>>> success will be a challenge to them and all of >>>>> humanity. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>>> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: >>>>> 268.11.5/426 - Release Date: 8/23/2006 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>>> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/427 >>>>> - Release Date: 8/24/2006 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Tired of spam? 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