[bksvol-discuss] forty Signs of Rain
- From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:39:05 -0500
Dear Volunteers,
If the person who scanned Forty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson is
monitoring I'd like to ask if you scanned a paperback or hardbound copy of it.
I've downloaded it and would like very much to validate it.
Always With Love,
Lissi
----- Original Message -----
From: Estelnalissi
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] William Wallace my 8th
Dear Volunteers,
E Haw! My 8th validated book appeared in the collection today. It is William
Wallace, The King's Enemy by D J Gray!
It is 161 pages of text and a well researched biography of Wallace which
narrates his life in the context of Scottish history and in relation to Edward
I of England. The history is fact filled and a quick read, rarely bogged down
or dull.
However, today I got a shock at the second hand bookstore. I found a much
larger sized hard bound biography of Wallace called William Wallace, the Man
Who Was Brave Heart. I couldn't see enough of the print to be certain, but it
appears this is a more complete, and probably the original biography upon which
the book I just validated was based. My book is a Barnes and Noble edition and
it appears Barnes and Noble comissioned a shorter version. The book I found had
about 110 additional pages of text and a longer index. Had I known, I'd never
have bought the shortened version and requested that it be scanned.
It's not all bad news. The biography I validated is excellent and probably
more interesting to a reader who doesn't necessarily want to hear every detail
of a battle or a more detailed account of Wallace's travels and activities. The
shortened version is just that, shorter but not dumbed down. The author's words
are in tact. There are just fewer of them.
Below my signature are the short and long descriptions of the book.
Always With Love,
Lissi
short
concise, interestingly told, biography of William Wallace, Braveheart, whose
selfless passion to free Scotland inspired his countrymen to defy King Edward I
of England's tyranny.
long
Born in 1274, William Wallace, without land or title, began in his teens to
raise the hopes of his fellow scotts that with intelligence, unity and bravery
they could expel the armies of King Edward I which invaded Scotland taking
its wealth, land and freedom. He triumphed in numerous battles, large and
small, including the battle of Stirling. Though named the Guardian of Scotland
by his devoted countrymen, he never accepted financial reward, land or power.
Freedom was his only ideal. He was betrayed for ten shillings and bravely
suffered a brutal death at the hands of the English king who feared and hated
him. This is a scholarly and fascinating biography of Wallace, a brilliant
warrior and admirable hero.
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