Books & Authors - December 2006

I'm looking for some non-fiction books to check out. I usually eat and sleep odd books for long periods of time to inspire my own writing, but I've come short of them lately. Any suggestions, titles or authors? Preferably non-fiction.

2006-12-15 19:55:32 · 11 answers · asked by Chris N 2

2006-12-15 19:43:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-15 19:01:21 · 8 answers · asked by envyme 2

2006-12-15 19:00:50 · 7 answers · asked by envyme 2

2006-12-15 18:26:55 · 8 answers · asked by Danielle I 1

2006-12-15 17:48:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

You can either give me good books or authors that I should check out. Remember I'm thirteen so I need books to suit my age.

2006-12-15 17:20:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm re-reading The Fellowship of the Ring. I just finished the chapter where the Hobbits stay with Tom & Goldberry. Tom is a mystery to me, as I guess Tolkien intended. Goldberry seems, to me, like a mermaid/water nymph/nixie type being. I'm curious about what others have thought about this.

2006-12-15 17:01:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

GET HIS EMAIL FOR ME!
just kidding...
but I want to know everything about him

2006-12-15 16:32:45 · 3 answers · asked by korean_girl101 2

2006-12-15 16:31:59 · 11 answers · asked by penny01 1

Author of Life of Pi and a few other novels.....

2006-12-15 16:20:13 · 2 answers · asked by *Lizard_Gurl♥ 1

I really enjoy writing and think I could do it as a career but I don't know if I'm actually any good. I've written acouple poems and such but I don't know if I could make it. I really want to write for a magazine or something. Does anyone know of people who can see if you're any good at what you do? Just to see if it's actually worth it to invest all this time?? Here's hoping...please help.

2006-12-15 16:18:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

THE ENEMY
BY
ed-mike mertell

I read about them in the newspapers. I saw and heard about them on the radio and T.V.. The Russians; how they wanted to take over the world, how they wanted to destroy my country with nuclear bombs, how they were against freedom, God, and democracy. So, I feared them, and soon I hated them. I knew in my heart it was either them or me. I joined the army, so that one day I might be able to conquer, and or kill the enemy.
Then the wall in Berlin fell, and the Soviet Union disintegrated. I met a Russian in school and I talked to him and him to me. He told me of his life in his distant land. I came to understand that he was just a man. Not all good, but not all bad, he was just a man like me. He loved his God and his family. I realized that this man although from a very different country than me, this Russian was still my brother, not my enemy.
I read about them in the newspapers. I saw and heard about them on the radio and the T.V.. The poor; they were rioting in Las Angeles. They smoked crack and were shiftless and lazy. They robbed good hard working people, and lived off the government for free. So, I feared them, and soon I hated them. I knew in my heart it was either them or me. I bought a gun, so if confronted I could conquer, and or kill the enemy.
Then one day I lost my job, and soon after I lost my car. Waiting for a bus one morning I met a poor man, and I talk to him and him to me. He told me of his life which was filled with mishaps and tragedy. I came to understand that he was just a man. Not all good, but not all bad, he was just a man like me. He loved his God and his family. I realized that this man although far less fortunate than even me, this poor man was still my brother, not my enemy.
I heard a man speak from a soap box in the park. He said, “Don’t believe what you read in the newspapers, or what you see and hear on the radio or T.V.. These things are owned by the rich, and they use them to fool us with lies. They oppress the masses. They live off the sweat of good hard working people, leaving them to live in poverty. They ruin the world with their selfishness and greed. So, I feared them, and soon I hated them. I knew in my heart it was either them or me. I joined a revolutionary movement, so that one day I might conquer and or kill the enemy.
As in every revolutionary movement, we needed a political basis, and a financial on as well. At a fund raiser I met a rich man, and I talked to him and him to me. He told me of his life; of his upward climb, of his hopes and fears, of his pride, and inadequacies. I came to understand that he was just a man. Not all good, but not all bad, he was just a man like me. He loved his God and his family. I realized that this man although far more fortunate than me, this rich man was still my brother, not my enemy.
Now, I no longer believe everything I read in the newspapers, or everything I see and hear on the radio or T.V.. I’m not in the army. I don’t carry a gun. I don’t belong to any revolutionary movements, but I now know the enemy. It’s not the Russians, the poor, or even the rich. It’s inside of you and me. Only understanding and love will ever conquer the fear, and the hate, and finally kill the enemy!

2006-12-15 16:16:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-15 16:11:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm talking about the PowerPoint presentation of Capt. Travis Patriquin. It's one of the best things I've read on the Iraq situation.

http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/how_to_win_in_anbar_v4.pdf

You may want to read Marta Raddatz's story for the story has the saddest ending. But Capt. Patriquin's PowerPoint presentation is the story I'm talking about. How can we make sure it is read, and re-read, by those in authority.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2729584

2006-12-15 16:08:21 · 2 answers · asked by bfrank 5

Its's called "Birds in my Drawer- Funny ABC Rhymes" by JoAnne Wood published 1971. If anyone knows where I can get it, I'd appreciate the help!

2006-12-15 15:56:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-15 15:23:33 · 12 answers · asked by The Method 2

I have to choose a book to read that is by an American Author. We just finished reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and I really enjoyed reading that.....do you know of any other novels similar to Huck Finn that's fit for a junior in highschool??

2006-12-15 15:19:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The author is William Jennings Bryan and the title is Under Other Flags: Travels, Lectures, Speeches. It was printed in 1904 by the Woodruff-Collins Printing Co. in Lincoln, Nebraska. I have found plenty of information on Bryan, but not so much on the book. If you have any info on the book or you think it is valuable, let me know. Thanks.

2006-12-15 15:17:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I read a book about 10 years ago and when I recently described it, someone told me it was Orson's Ender's Game. I haven't gone to pick up the book yet from the library to find out if it indeed is. The story I remember has a main character that I thought was told in first person detail. He goes off to space school. I do not remember him being only 12 years old. He has 2 best friends. One is a boy, the other girl. His best friends don't really get along. They're all on this sports team for the school. I don't remember it being so much a "war game" but I remember something about different colors. Like, some sort of belt they had to wear. And in the end his 2 best friends actually sorta like each other. And I think the main character has someone he's interested in. Can anyone at all help me figure out what story this could be? If NOT Ender's Game? Thank YOU.

2006-12-15 15:09:50 · 4 answers · asked by willowrose24 2

2006-12-15 14:59:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boy just cut me loose a few days ago, I'm in terrible shape, and need something to read. Fiction or non-fiction, any suggestions?

2006-12-15 14:53:34 · 9 answers · asked by lachicadecafe 4

2006-12-15 14:52:22 · 8 answers · asked by rachel123go 3

2006-12-15 14:45:33 · 12 answers · asked by ibid 3

I know what it is, i just really don't know how to say it without sounding so cliche. So can anyone tell me? but no cliches, please and thank you :)

2006-12-15 14:44:40 · 4 answers · asked by emu_candybar 1

Okay this is just for fun, first person with the most right answers wins 10pts. No hyperlinks, if you know it, type it. All questions are from Book#3

1) Where did Herminone get Crookshanks from?
2) In Divination class, who was going to "Suffer, but be happy about it"?
3) What "improvements" did the twins make to Percy's school badge?
4) What book did Harry see to make him think he saw a death omen on Magnolia Cresent?
5) What room does Harry stay in at the Leaky Cauldron?
6) When the Dementor appears on the train who else is in the cabin beside Harry, Ron, and Hermione?
7) What's the basic cost to ride the Knight Bus?
8) Why did the Knight Bus appear?
9) What does Bill Weasley do working for Gringott's?
10) What name did Harry give to Stan Shunpike?

2006-12-15 14:44:19 · 8 answers · asked by Rukh 6

Here's a trivia for all HP fans out there. Its all from GoF. First one to get most answers in 24 hrs correct wins 10 points!

1)Who made a bet with Ludo Bagman that Bulgaria will score first at the Quidditch world cup?

2)Who are Bode and Croaker?

3)Which ministry official was kidnapped and killed by Voldemort while vacationing in Albania?

4)What did Mr.Crouch call Percy Weasley?

5)What are the names of the Irish chasers?

6)From which book did Hermione find out about Durmstrang and Beauxbatons?

7)Owen Cauldwell was sorted into __________?

8)Who is the friend of the fat lady?

9)Krum's wand is a ______________ creation?

10)Which dragon did Cedric Diggory pull out from the bag?

11)What sentence did Harry say to Cho when he first asked her to the Yuleball?

12)What plant did Harry use to breath underwater?

13)What is Rita Skeeter's animagi form?

14)Where was Harry and Cedric taken by the portkey?

15)Who killed cedric?

2006-12-15 14:43:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

thx

2006-12-15 14:42:59 · 11 answers · asked by Babydoll 2

2006-12-15 14:33:11 · 11 answers · asked by Angel_In_America 2

These are cute books about Fairies.
Only see them on ebay in UK or Australia.
Any ideas where to buy them in the US?

2006-12-15 14:27:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous