Books & Authors - August 2006

What is the best literary work(s) of all time? I have seen several lists of all time best books, I was interested to see what others thought were the best.

2006-08-01 09:59:51 · 7 answers · asked by Doctor of PT 1

I am looking for a few areas that I can rank books (0-10 scale) to create an overall rating.

Some examples are ease of read, and interest the author generates.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

2006-08-01 09:50:24 · 3 answers · asked by Doctor of PT 1

something like that affects us all would be good!

2006-08-01 09:49:26 · 9 answers · asked by ›tªmmy‹ 3

2006-08-01 09:45:48 · 9 answers · asked by Cat 2

2006-08-01 09:35:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I sure am to see that queer fag die and go away

2006-08-01 09:31:13 · 4 answers · asked by AC Milan 3

Cars reflected on her walls as she lay in bed. Sirens roared and the normal city sounds kept her awake, “I hate this place…” she moaned and flipped to on her stomach. She reached down into the nightstand by her bed and grabbed a magazine. She starred at the headline pages. “Nothing ever changes in the city” she thought, then put her magazine down on the floor, flipping back over on her back. She heard crashes from outside. She sat up on her knees and looked out the window above her bed. “What the, is that!?!” she asked herself she looked around. A homeless dog hit a metal garbage can toppling it over. “What is there to do in New York?” she thought. It was a full moon and you could see the Empire State Building from her view, sure it was cool at first but after a while it got old, really fast. She went to some of the normal site seeing things, like the Statue of Liberty, all that stuff but to see it once is good enough.
She heard a buzzing in her ear; it was her alarm clock flashing 6:00 AM, another boring day, at a boring school, in a boring city. She jumped out of bed a trotted over to her radio and put in on full blast, and got her clothes out. Jeans and a hoodie were her normal wardrobe and same with today. She went to the bathroom first though and took a shower. She put her hair up in a ponytail and slipped on her clothes. She ran down stairs into the kitchen. Her mom was pacing around, “Katherine do you want cereal?” her mom said, “I told you a million times mom I hate breakfast” she said in an annoyed tone. “Okay then, but know its not healthy” she said, “Okay whatever I’ll buy something at school I’m gonna be late for the bus” she said as she checked her backpack for everything. “Okay bye” her mom said. She ran out the door and saw the bus pull over to her curb she jumped in fast as she could and looked for her best friend Caitlyn. She saw her sitting by the window with her head hitting the window repeatedly. “Hey Caitlyn!” Katherine said. “Hey Katherine, good thing you’re here or it would have been Johnny Milinski sitting next to me” Caitlyn said as Katherine sat down. “Ew.” Katherine said fast. “Yeah” Caitlyn said in response. “So I heard today were the talent show try outs, are you doing anything?” Katherine said as the bus pulled away. “I don’t know I was gonna do a dance with Sarah but she ditched me, to do one with Alexis” Caitlyn said. “That’s Sarah, why did you trust her you barley know her…” Katherine said when actually she was just jealous. “I’ve known her since preschool Katherine, come on!” Caitlyn said. “Well I’ve known you for longer and I was never asked to do a dance!” Katherine said, “Well that’s because remember what happened last year…”
The bus pulled on the curb of the school, and Katherine and Caitlyn stepped out and started walking towards the doors, kids were sitting on the two walls surrounding the door a kid with blue and green hair looked at Katherine, “Hey Katherine I was wondering if…” he said, “No Jimmy, I told you fifty times!!! I’m not going with you!” Katherine said very annoyed by now. “Oh come on!!!” Jimmy pleaded. “I said NO!” Katherine stated. “Come on Caitlyn it wasn’t that bad I just accidentally caught the curtains on fire, after the fire department came it was all taken care of!” Katherine said. Caitlyn stopped Katherine before they walked in and looked at her and said “You have to be kidding me you almost burned the whole school down!” Katherine pushed the doors open, and walked in the school. Lockers filled the walls with grey and paper airplanes flew around fast and the classroom 106 sat in Katherine corner of her eye. “Whatever just forget about the talent show okay I have to find a date for the dance!” Katherine said as she starred into space. “You never go to dances!” Caitlyn said. “I did once in 8th grade!” Katherine said. “Katherine, Katherine, Katherine…you puked all over the floor when you ate their pizza!” Caitlyn said in a superior tone. “Okay, I just won’t eat pizza this time! Any who I wanna bring Jaime Stewart!” Katherine said slowly. “JAIME STEWART ARE YOU CRAZY, GIVE ME A CHANCE TO BREATH DID YOU JUST SAY JAIME STEWART! THE MOST POPULAR, HOT GUY IN THE WHOLE SCHOOL?!?!” Caitlyn practically yelled. “Chill Caitlyn, I was just thinking!” Katherine said. “Well, stop thinking before you get your hopes up, because I’m brining him!” Caitlyn said. “Sure you are” Katherine said as she followed Caitlyn to her locker. “What are the chances of Caitlyn Smithson bringing Jaime Stewart to the dance?” said Katherine. “Chill Katherine, I was just thinking” she said mimicking Katherine’s voice. They both laughed. “I got to go to Mr. Berlinski’s fast though or it will be my third dentition this year!” Katherine said. “Okay bye!” Caitlyn yelled as Katherine walked away. Katherine turned around without thinking and bumped into someone she looked up, it was Jaime Stewart maybe she thought, but no just Jimmy, “Come on Katherine I know her you’re desperate for a date!” he said. “What are you doing now? Stalking me?” Katherine walked away, “I know I’m not good as no Jaime or something but I’m a good guy!” Jimmy pleaded again and again. “Okay Jimmy, I’ll go with you if at the very last millisecond of time before the dance I don’t have the date, and stop dying your hair blue and greens too!” Katherine said. Jimmy touched his hair, “THANKS KAT!” he yelled, “Never, I say never, call me that again” Katherine said. “Whatever!” he said.
Katherine went to her locker entered her com. and got all her stuff for Mr. Berlinski’s room of torture! No actually just science class. She sat down next to her friend Caleb, “Hey Caleb!” Katherine said. “Hey Katherine, it’s got around school your going with Jimmy, I was surprised!” Caleb said. “AH! I told him…erg…never mind” Katherine said after she banged her head on the desk. “Okay for the next Lab project we’ll be having partners and no you don’t get to choose” Mr. Berlinski said, the class moaned. “I will be pulling two names and you will be with the other name I pull, get it? Good! Now Katherine Smith is going with Sarah Diverts!” Katherine banged her head on the table again, “Ow” Katherine said as she looked at Caleb and he shrugged. “Ms. Smith I don’t appreciate your attitude toward sweet, caring Sarah, and if I wasn’t mistaken somebody’s jealous…” Mr. Berlinski moaned. The class laughed. “WHAT? NO I’M NOT I…I…I DON’T EVEN LIKE SARAH!” Katherine stuttered. “Well then, moving on” Mr. Berlinski said, in his annoying, annoying voice. Katherine looked at Caleb and said, “Starting now my life is over”, “Come on, its not that bad…you just got humiliated in front of the whole class” Caleb said. “That sure helps Caleb thanks a lot” Katherine said. “Caleb McGhee and Jessie Fairmont” Mr. Berlinski said in his deadbeat voice. “Oh…man…talk about lives being over I’m stuck with Jessie!” Caleb looked over and Jessie she had pigtails braided with her brown hair and freckles clouded her whole face. She had braces that locked her mouth shut and huge wire-rim glasses. She smiled, exposing her horrible teeth, and waved at Caleb. “I think Mr. Berlinski plans these things!” Caleb said, “Tell me about it” Katherine responded. “RING” the bell rang for class to be over. “Tomorrow we will be doing our science experiments with out partners have a good weekend” Mr. Berlinski said. Katherine ran out of the class to Caitlyn’s locker. “CAITLYN!!! You won’t believe what just happened” Katherine yelled. “What? What?” she said as she grabbed her history book out of her locker. “Guess who my partner in Science is!” “Jaime?” Caitlyn said, “I wish…but it’s Sarah!” Katherine said as she still was in shock. “Eek, that sucks” Caitlyn said, “Yeah I no, I just wish this day could be over!!!” Katherine said. Then the PDA turned on. “KATHERINE SMITH OF GRADE 11, PLEASE REPORT TO THE OFFICE IMMDEITYLY” it said. “I wonder what that is…” Katherine said. Caitlyn shrugged at her remark. Katherine grabbed her books and ran to the office, “Hi, Mrs. Callonberry the office called for me?!” “Yes, yes go to the Principals office, its right down the hall first room on the left” Mrs. Callonberry said. “Thank you” Katherine said as she held her books up to her chest and walked down the hall proudly, she thought maybe she was getting an award or something. She opened the door to the office, “Hello Mr. Aubrey” “Hello Katherine” he responded. “I was called down…” Katherine said. “How can I say this Katherine, well, you had a call from your parents today” he said slowly. “Yes…and what did they say? Did something happen???” Katherine said franticly. “They wanted me to tell you; well I have to tell you, you’re getting transferred, to the St. Camebrith Private Schooling” “WHAT?” Katherine screamed. “I know its short notice Katherine, but it wasn’t all your parents’ decision, you have a tendency, of well getting in trouble a lot like that talent show and you’ve messed up some of the dances” Mr. Aubrey said. “Come on, Mr. Aubrey!!” “Sorry Katherine what final is final…” “Whatever I got to go” Katherine said. “Just to let you know this is your last day at “Fairburg High School of New York”

2006-08-01 09:28:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone have the exact text where Bee hooks up with Eric? I left my book, and I need to know if she actually does anything in the first book. Thanks a ton.

2006-08-01 09:25:32 · 4 answers · asked by Bee 4

it was a heart key lock journal

2006-08-01 09:07:58 · 1 answers · asked by Petey 1

2006-08-01 09:01:03 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 09:00:57 · 13 answers · asked by belickcat 4

I don't quite have the time to read the book "paradise of the blind" in time for school to start and i am trying to find the cliff notes for the book. I have already tried cliffnotes.com and sparknotes.com any other good sites for me to try?

2006-08-01 08:52:00 · 8 answers · asked by kickerboy61 2

What other characters have died or will die? I'm not a book reader so please help, I love the movies!!

2006-08-01 08:26:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 08:08:05 · 16 answers · asked by aMiDah 1

What are some good ways of getting into children's publishing?

2006-08-01 07:56:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently read Lust to live:The life of Vincent Van Gogh by Irvine Stone, I read the Before he Was Siddartha,: The life of Buddha. I just finish reading The Life of Pi by Martel. I like to read powerful, realistic, philisophical genre. Any biographies I should read that I written in the style of a novel.

2006-08-01 07:41:37 · 11 answers · asked by El Luigy 3

2006-08-01 07:41:21 · 1 answers · asked by Harris 4

2006-08-01 07:09:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 07:08:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone know for sure when the third book comes out and what the title will be? i don't want you answer if you don't know for sure!

2006-08-01 07:01:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 06:42:47 · 5 answers · asked by carol c 1

give me your answer

2006-08-01 06:30:13 · 1 answers · asked by ? 2

2006-08-01 06:23:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 06:21:37 · 7 answers · asked by rekha c 3

which book is your favorite and why? i just started reading them and right now i'm at The Horse and His Boy, the 3rd book, and I'm hooked. I'd love to hear some opinions, and does anyone know if C.S. Lewis wrote any other books, besides the seven in the Narnia series?

2006-08-01 06:16:59 · 15 answers · asked by ali 2

2006-08-01 06:09:35 · 7 answers · asked by Dayna B 1

Because I've heard of (for example) Sisyphus, and want to know more.

2006-08-01 05:57:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My first real partner Dad1 although he didn't father anything and never will now, has replied to my note about his part in my semi autobiographical novel saying now he's got his permanent partner Adrian, could I not mention our time together as Adrian doesn't know he's bi. That's six chapters including all the sacrifices I made while he was starting out acting (Resting) and his discovery that I was the wrong sex for him and our Relate sessions and his being rescued from me by his mother. He's definitely not bi, it was my fault- I've always liked sensitive men and overwhelmed him, I think.
IThis really gets the book off and draws the reader in. You were. weren't you?

2006-08-01 05:29:13 · 21 answers · asked by Harriet 5

can anyone tell about this poem...slow dance by david l. weatherford?

2006-08-01 05:26:59 · 2 answers · asked by may_honey 2

i know it hasnt come out yet, but is new moon going to be the end, or is there gonna be another one to make it a trilogy?

2006-08-01 05:18:11 · 3 answers · asked by i luv texas 2