[bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds

  • From: "Janice Carter" <Janice.C@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 21:34:18 -0700

There is no such thing as "only a volunteer" 'at Benetech and
Bookshare.org.     

You should know that the Volunteer community and the work that you do is
a significant piece of the ongoing Bookshare.org story......

 

So thanks.

 

Janice

-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julie Morales
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 4:11 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds

 

Hi, Carrie. You may not be paid staff, but you certainly do enough that
you definitely deserve the recognition. Thanks! Take care.

Julie Morales
"This book (the Bible) will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from
this book." D.L. Moody
"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has
forgiven the inexcusable in you." C.S. Lewis

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Carrie Karnos <mailto:ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>  

To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 6:47 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds

 

You're quite welcome!  I'm not actually a member of the Bookshare staff,
only a volunteer, but thanks for your kind words anyway.

I didn't read my email before I went off to the monthly
oldies-but-goodies book sale this morning.  So I didn't get any
gardening books, but there are still lots of gardening books left over
every month.  I'll get some container gardening books next month.  My
apologies about not getting them this month!

I did however get a bunch of books that I hope some people will like, to
wit:

 

Romance:

Random Winds by Belva Plain

Crescent City by Belva Plain

 

Mystery:

Third Girl by Agatha Christie

Murder with Mirrors by Agatha Christie

The Golden Ball and Other Stories by Agatha Christie

Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie

Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie

Maigret and the Wine Merchant by Georges Simenon

Maigret and the Headless Corpse by Georges Simenon

Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice by Ellery Queen

Pennies on a Dead Woman's Eyes by Marcia Muller

Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller

The Shape of Dread by Marcia Muller

 

Health:

The Olive Leaf: Unequalled Immune Support for Health and Longevity

Relief from IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) by Elaine Fantle Shimberg

Living Well with Parkinson's by Glenna Wotton Atwood

Extraordinary Times by Sharon Torres

Richard Hittleman's Introduction to Yoga

Yoga for Business Executives and Professional People by Archie J. Bahm

The Pocket Guide to Beer: A Discriminating Guide to the World's Finest
Brews

 

Westerns:

The Switch by Elmore Leonard

 

Spies:

Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Politika

 

Biographies:

An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
Beverly: An Autobiography by Beverly Sills

Leonard Bernstein: The Fabulous Success Story of a Lonely Boy Who
Conquered the World of Music by David Ewen

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou

 

Fiction:

Come, My Beloved by Pearl S. Buck

Z by Vassilis Vassilikos

Stories by Katherine Mansfield

The Hour Before the Dawn by W. Somerset Maugham

 

Non-fiction:

How to Strengthen Your Memory by Michael Fidlow

Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too? by John W. Gardner

The Observing Self: Mysticism and Psychotherapy by Arthur J. Deikman, MD

They should all be on the download list in a few weeks.

 

I grabbed a book of Agatha Christie plays (The Mousetrap, Ten Little
Indians, Appointment with Death, The Hollow, Witness for the
Prosecution, Verdict, and Go Back for Murder) before I remembered that
we can't put plays on the website.  Rats!  Sure wish we could.  I'll
talk to Gustavo about it next week. No, wait, he's going to be at CSUN.
I'll do it the week after then.

 

Carrie


Julie Morales <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi, Carrie, and all other Bookshare staff. I know there has been a lot
of talk about what everyone wants to see on the site and various
suggestions for improvements. I'm no different in that I have things I'd
like to see, too, and improvements can always be made, no matter how
good it gets, but I'm grateful for what we have. I'm grateful for the
site and all it has to offer, and I'm grateful for all volunteers and
in-house staff and all the work you guys do. I hope to be contributing
more over the summer, but at least for me, right now, things are way too
busy around here! Take care.

Julie Morales
"This book (the Bible) will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from
this book." D.L. Moody
"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has
forgiven the inexcusable in you." C.S. Lewis

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Carrie Karnos <mailto:ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>  

To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:10 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds

 

Yes, there are several projects in the works.  Unfortunately the books
that will bring in grant money (so Bookshare can stay afloat) are not
the same books that most members want to read (sci fi, mysteries,
romance and some other category that I've forgotten - Westerns maybe?).
So the staff does a juggling act, trying to keep everyone happy -
investors, members, volunteers.  It's a bit rough on the staff members,
since they WANT to make everyone supremely happy but they know they
can't.  I try to put the books I find (based on what everyone tells me
in the discussion group) into the submission queue as fast as I can, but
my time is limited too.  We really do try, we really really do...

 

Thanks!  Carrie

siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote:

 

It seems to me that they definnitely  need more staff to approve books..
One person can only do so much, and yet Marissa keeps dreaming up more
projects and bringing in more books, even though she tells us they are
working on a bunch of donated books.  It seems the gardening books
should get some priority as well as cookbooks.  

 

Sue S.

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Carrie Karnos <mailto:ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>  

To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:20 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds

 

Glad I can help!

 

One word of caution: Marissa brought in 5 bags of books on Thursday, and
I got 2 more bags of books this weekend, so it'll take a while for all
of the books (probably 80-100) to move thru the queue.  Don't hold your
breath waiting for them!  I hope we can streamline the process, and get
them submitted sooner, but you know how it goes...

 

Carrie

"Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Kerry, these are wonderful. i can't wait to read the "I hate cookbook"
and 
the one on the senses.


Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.

-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Karnos" 
To: "Bookshare Vol Group" 
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] more book sale finds


Hi all,

I went to the book sale again today and came away with:

Sense and Nonsense: A Study in Human Communication by Alfred Fleischman
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: An Informal Autobiography of Lorraine 
Hansberry
On Being Black: Writings by Afro-Americans from Frederick Douglass to
the 
Present
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
Victory by Joseph Conrad
The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken
Take Care of Your Dog with the Home Vet Handbook
50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
30 Simple Energy Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
Flowering Succulents by Gordon Rowley
The Clear and Simple Gardening Guide by DX Fenten
The Wonderful World of Books by Alfred Stefferud (editor)
Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
The Killing Man by Mickey Spillane
The Big Knockover by Dashiell Hammett
An Introduction to Literature and the Fine Arts by the Editors at
Michigan 
State College Press
Planning Art Education in the Middle/Secondary Schools of Ohio
Understanding the Arts by Helen Gardner
A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Artists at Work by Bernard Chaet
From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History by James Smith Pierce
The Necessity of Art: A Marxist Approach by Ernst Fischer

There were probably 100 gardening books at the book sale, lots of them
being 
Sunset Publishing (which is a few miles from the Bookshare office). What

type of gardening books do people want? I can pick some up during next 
month's book sale.

Carrie




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