[bksvol-discuss] Re: Wind Dancer
- From: "Amy Goldring Tajalli" <agoldringtajalli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:30:54 -0400
Barbara and the recipient of my copies of the Wind Dancer trilogy:
I sent my copy of the whole trilogy to someone who wanted to scan them but
don't remember whom. If the person who received them could not or did not want
to scan them please return them please return them. Contact me at
Agoldringtajalli@xxxxxxx or at my return address here and I will send the
address assuming s/he no longer has it I am willing to give it a try or try
my library for the hard back. Unfortunately, last time I tried they were not
available on talking book and I never checked the recorded books or regular
eBooks as they tend to be expensive.
Almost all of her books have been on the N.Y.Times paperback best sellers'
lists and according to my "friendly neighborhood used paperback book store" she
can never get any copies and has to get new ones to sell.
"One person's trash is another's treasure" and the last time I threw away a
book I was in 7th grade I think and regretted it for years - it was David
Copperfield and have since read it at least 3 times [and will do so 3 more if I
live long enough] and have most of Dickens at least once. I have read all of
Johnson also at least once and I recognize Dickens as one of the world's
greatest writers, and Johnson as one of the best romance writers. I learned
years ago not to put down anyone for reading almost anything.
One last word: Of all of the romance writers I have read, Johnson tends to be
the most correct in the historical context. Of the Wind Dancer trilogy, her
picture of revolutionary France is amazingly accurate including the
conceptualization of both Marat and Robespierre and her general picture of the
times. Little enough of the life of Troy is known even from to fault her
picture of ancient Greece and I would not doubt that the men and deeds
described in Reap the Wind are more than possible. The same could be said of
her Russian trilogy and of the Western trilogy plus. I got tired of the
historical fiction by people who knew little if anything of the times of which
they wrote and so put in as few historical details as possible. If it is the
explicit sexual descriptions one should remember to read the descriptions of
books before the whole book. There is a reason those labels are put on the
books so one does not find unwanted materiel in the books they read.
I am sorry you did not enjoy Wind Dancer, I am sure you will and already have
found many books more to your taste.
Amy
omsm
---- Original Message -----
From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger25@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wind Dancer
> I'll check my local library, and see if they have a hard-cover version then.
>
> Thanks for checking around.
>
> Shannon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert tweedy" <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:18 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wind Dancer
>
>
> They don't have it.
> Skype contact bobwichitaks phone 316-524-5454
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger25@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:59 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wind Dancer
>
>
>> So, is there not a hardcover then?
>>
>> Shannon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "robert tweedy" <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:44 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wind Dancer
>>
>>
>> Contunuing here's the info from the 2006 edition. Format: Mass Market
>> Paperback
>> Published: February 2006
>> Category: Romance - Historical
>> Publisher: Bantam Books
>> Pages: 416 The info is the same as 2006 for 1991. Format: Mass Market
>> Paperback
>> Published: January 1991
>> Category: Romance - Historical
>> Publisher: Bantam Books
>> Pages: 416
>>
>>
>> Skype contact bobwichitaks phone 316-524-5454
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger25@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:57 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wind Dancer
>>
>>
>> I'll see if I can find the hard-cover version in my public library. I
>> don't
>> know much about this book, but I have liked Johansen's books in the past,
>> and know she has quite a following. So, I'll see what I can do.
>>
>> Shannon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Barbara
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:54 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wind Dancer
>>
>>
>> I scanned the paperback copy and it did not scan well. I would suggest
>> that you scan the hard-cover version. However, before you scan it, I want
>> you to know that NLS has it in their catalog. If the person who wants to
>> read it can hear, I suggest that he or she get it from NLS. In my opinion,
>> it is not worth spending your time on this book when it is already
>> available
>> and it is a trashy novel, anyway.
>>
>> Barbara
>>
>> solsticesinger <solsticesinger25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Barbara,
>>
>> I have a paperback copy I can try to scan, but I'm wondering if a
>> hard-cover might scan better. I'll try the paperback version, and see what
>> happens.
>>
>> Shannon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Barbara
>> To: Book Share
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:41 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Wind Dancer
>>
>>
>> I submitted a copy of Wind Dancer and it was rejected because of poor
>> quality. I knew that it was probably of poor quality before I submitted
>> it.
>> The print in the book was old and of poor quality and unfortunately did
>> not
>> scan well. I tried to clean it up as best as I could. I would be willing
>> to
>> rescan it with a new copy perhaps, one from the library, if someone still
>> wants to validate it. Someone also sent other books by the same author to
>> me. Unfortunately, all the books are old and will not scan. What should I
>> do
>> with the books? Should I return them to the person (I cannot remember who
>> sent them to me), throw them out, or give them to book swap? Let me know,
>> OK?
>>
>> Barbara
>>
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