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

  • From: "Kaitlyn" <kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 15:45:54 -0800

Hi Carrie, 

 

Where do you usually order your books from. I?m always looking for good
sources. 

 

 

 

Katie Hill

No one is given a dream without also being given the power to make it come
true

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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carrie Karnos
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:35 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Step 1 Languishers and NYT books

 

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:

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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