[bksvol-discuss] Re: Step 1 Languishers and NYT books

  • From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 14:34:30 -0800 (PST)

Hi Gerald,
   
  Thanks for the heads up!  I did check the collection (and Marissa's list) 
before ordering, but somehow I missed it.  Drat!  Oh well, them's the breaks.  
I'm the one doing the ordering these days, so it's my fault if the order isn't 
correct.  Sorry everyone!
   
  Carrie

Gerald Hovas <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }                Carrie,
   
  Fifth Horseman is already in the collection.  I read it and don?t recall any 
problems, so you might want to check before going to the trouble of rescanning 
it.  OK, I took another quick look, but didn?t spot any problems.  BTW, doesn?t 
someone check the collection before ordering bestsellers which have been out 
for a while?  Seems like a waste of limited funds to rescan a book marked 
Excellent without knowing that there?s a problem.
   
  Gerald
   
  The 5th Horseman
  by
  Maxine Paetro,
  James Patterson
  Quality:
  Excellent, almost no errors.
  Language:
  English
  Synopsis:
  A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she is 
suddenly gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. The 
doctors
  are completely mystified by her death.
  Copyright Date:
  2006
  Available Formats:
  BRF DAISY
  Membership required for download (Copyrighted)
   
      
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  From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carrie Karnos
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 4:13 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Step 1 Languishers and NYT books

   
    I just ordered 17 New York Times bestsellers, so I'll be tied up with them 
for a few weeks or maybe more.  But I did chop, scan and OCR about 14 more of 
those romance novels, so I'll add them to the download list next week.  At 
least they're easy to validate...

     

    You probably want to know which NYT books I ordered.  Let me find the list 
and copy it here so no one will work on them in the meantime.  They are:

    THE HOUSE, by Danielle Steel

    THE 5TH HORSEMAN, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

    THE TENTH CIRCLE, by Jodi Picoult

    THE TEMPLAR LEGACY, by Steve Berry

    FALSE IMPRESSION, by Jeffrey Archer

    MISQUOTING JESUS, by Bart D. Ehrman

    THE BROTHERS BULGER, by Howie Carr

    LEFT TO TELL, by Immaculée Ilibagiza

    YOU'RE WEARING THAT?, by Deborah Tannen

    FATAL BURN, by Lisa Jackson

    KILL THE MESSENGER, by Tami Hoag

    PRETTY WOMAN, by Fern Michaels

    DEVIL IN WINTER, by Lisa Kleypas

    THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA

    SMASHED, by Koren Zailckas
THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls

    GAME OF SHADOWS by Mark Fainradu-Wada

     

    Carrie

    
Gerald Hovas <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

      Jake,

     

    I?ve notice the Step 1 list shrinking as well.  I think it?s probably due 
to books being processed and Carrie?s being tied up with bestsellers and 
playing bridge.  It?s amazing how fast it can shrink sometimes when Carrie 
isn?t adding forty books a week to it and how fast it grows when she does. 
<Smile>

     

    Gerald

     

     

      
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    From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jake Brownell
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:58 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Step 1 Languishers


     

      Hi all,


          Firstly, I'd like to applaud the work the BookShare Team and 
Volunteers have done in the first quarter of 2006! This year is definitely 
shaping up to be a good one from all the signs we've seen so far, ie. increased 
funding that will allow BookShare to begin work on meeting some long term goals.


       


          That said, I'm happy to report that the Step 1 page has been less 
than 400 books for a few days now. I'm hoping this is because books aren't 
sitting around on it forever, and not that people are working on 15 books at a 
time.


       


          And, that said, I know some of you have been wanting to root out the 
titles that have been on the page for a long time. I've compiled a list of the 
tob 27 books that have been there since before February 2005. And actually a 
couple of the books were submitted as early as January 2004!


       


      title author
The Mystery of Capital Hernando de Soto
Early Greek Thinking. Martin Heidegger
Digital Fortress Dan Brown
Essentials of Corporate Finance Ross Westerfield and Jordan
"Hands Heal: Communication, Documentation, and Insurance Billing for Manual 
Therapists, Second Edition." "Thompson, Diana L. LMP (Licensed Massage 
Therapist, Seattle, WA"
Range Management; Principles & Practices "Holechek, Pieper, and Herbel"
Changing Japanese Attitudes Toward Modernization Marius B. Jansen (editor)
Speed Tribes: Days and Nights with Japan's Next Generation Karl Taro Greenfeld
Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research Mats Alvesson and 
Kaj Skoldberg
Our Arcadia Robin Lippincott
Physical Education & Sport in a Changing World William Freeman
Business Hits on the Web 2003-2004 with Excercises Jerry Furniss
The Triumph of Elohim (Diana Vikander Edelmaeditor)n
All That is Solid Melts into Air: the Experience of Modernity Marshall Berman
Forms of Talk Erving Goffman
Applescript in a Nutshell Bruce W. Perry
Cafe Nostalgia Valdés Zoé
Gabriel's Discovery Felicia Mason
Language of the Heart Bill W
Rome's Revenge Sara Craven
Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn
Flower Girls "Janet Dailet, Et Al."
Speaking Culturally: Explorations in Social Comm. Gerry Philipsen
Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text (third edition) Michael 
Quinn Patton
Untilization Focused Evaluation Micheal Quinn Patton
"Critical Issues in Special Education: Access, Diversity, and Accountability" 
"AUDREY McCRAY SORRELLS, HERBERT J. RIETH, PAUL T. SINDELAR"
Remember Names Dale Carnegie


      Yeah, I know a lot of these titles look boring and generally unappealing. 
The only one I have personal experience with is the Mystery of Capital. The 
book has lots of split words and little things that need correcting. If someone 
were interested in cleaning up the book it would be doable, and that's the only 
reason I didn't reject it.


       


      BTW this list was ordered with the oldest books at the top.


       


      Happy Volunteering!


      Jake


   
    
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