Books & Authors - January 2007

What measure does the I.F take to address Ender's unhappiness?How successful are they?

2007-01-31 10:08:04 · 2 answers · asked by kevin 1

Title: Dreams Are Places of Dangerous Tranquility
By a 14 year old girl.

In my dreams I go to a place away from the world

It is covered in white and everyone is silent

The trees are bare and lived in winter for so long

And no glimmer of sunlight has ever touched the ground

In it are fields of silver hay stacks and meadows of transparent grass

The roads lead to nowhere and the towns are abandoned

The trees that line these roads have carvings of empty hearts

With no initials to inhabit the lone shape that lingers on the bark

It rains sometimes in the my dreams

The droplets turn to crimson as soon as they touch my skin

The thunder roars are followed by the soft crying of a lost child

And the lightening strike always hit a nearby treetop so lone

And when it snows in my dreams

The flakes lands on the ground with such elegance

My dreams are a place of emptiness

And when I awake in these places

2007-01-31 09:59:41 · 8 answers · asked by Confused... 1

I remember reading an article about 2 years ago, possibly in Playboy magazine, about famous literary feuds. One of the feuds covered was Dave Eggers vs. James Frey. Can't find anything about the article anymore, but I recall details, namely the one in the subject line here, that I can't find anywhere else. Does anyone know about either the article or the Beth Eggers thing?

2007-01-31 09:44:46 · 2 answers · asked by Matthew B 1

2007-01-31 09:40:35 · 6 answers · asked by drickque 1

what's the name of that elegy, i think from the restoration or something, about how when everybody dies they all are the same, whether rich or poor? i read it a few weeks ago in class and was about to reference it in a conversation and forgot the title

2007-01-31 09:37:01 · 2 answers · asked by Tina 5

for my class i assgned with a project, i have to read 100 breath-taking, inspiring, etc books. but no books like mystery, or no FBI those now a days kind of books please

2007-01-31 09:27:51 · 14 answers · asked by #2 Football Fan 2

me and my best friend have been working on a book since the 8th grade (were now in 10th) and there isn't much written yet... i have about 20 pages hand written and she has about the same.. we keep adding (we write seperate chunk and were gonna meld them together in the end.. theres no order to how we write) and adding, but never enough to count..we want to finish it before the end of highschool so we can let out english teachers read it.. but as it is, were always to busy to work on it.. and when we have time, we dont feel in the creative mood.. any tips on this?

2007-01-31 09:19:22 · 7 answers · asked by janna w 2

she sould had went farther on about traveling to the ozarks and further on. and why didnt she ever visit ma and pa after she left except when pa was dying?did half pint get the fiddle?did she no how to play it?

2007-01-31 09:17:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-31 09:07:47 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband is a novelist. He gave me an ISBN number and asked if i could find out anything about what's going on with his book. Does anyone know how I could use an ISBN number? On a site? to locate his book?

2007-01-31 09:05:45 · 8 answers · asked by Dia 1

Does it matter how much it sells for or whether or not it is a textbook? Is it an environmental or social issue?

2007-01-31 09:05:23 · 10 answers · asked by mbtafan 3

What features would you like the most in a community site and why?

2007-01-31 08:54:08 · 3 answers · asked by guerrillagal 2

When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now,
Will be a totter'd weed of small worth held:
Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days;
To say, within thine own deep sunken eyes,
Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise.
How much more praise deserv'd thy beauty's use,
If thou couldst answer 'This fair child of mine
Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse,'
Proving his beauty by succession thine!
This were to be new made when thou art old,
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.

Could anyone explain what exactly this poem means, I'm not looking for answers or to cheat but I was hoping someone out there understnads this and could explain it. I try, but once i get to about the 3rd line my head is like ........... so confused.
Thanks. =]

2007-01-31 08:53:12 · 5 answers · asked by Skylar 1

I read a book (romance novel?) about thirteen years ago, and now I'm trying to find it again. It was about a girl who goes to live on the English moors. She meets a brooding stranger who walks his two mastiff dogs, Romulus and Remus, on the moors. They fall in love, blah, blah, blah, you can guess the rest. Normally, I don't have a problem locating things like this on the web, but I can't remember anything distinctive besides the dogs' names. Anybody got any ideas what this book might be or who wrote it? Thanks in advance!

2007-01-31 08:49:10 · 4 answers · asked by Chris M 2

I would like to take out a book from the library that'll keep my attention. I'm fourteen years old and I like books based on teen life and that are fictional. Does anybody know what books are good for someone my age? Also, who are some good authors?

2007-01-31 08:48:10 · 7 answers · asked by Sayla 1

i want somewhere i can write my poems online like a web site

2007-01-31 08:43:47 · 9 answers · asked by angeleyez 1

I need help. Ok, I decided it would be more about psychological / emotional / mental horror NOT the gory / bloody pulp kind of thing. So, I chose to base my story around the archetype of Japanese horror. Please tell me what are the archetypes / components of Japanese or asian themed horror? (i.e. themes like found in "The Ring", etc.)

2007-01-31 08:39:37 · 3 answers · asked by ♥Curious♥chick♥flick♥ 2

hey i have to find a biography or autobiography by friday for a book project...i don't know who to do! i'm in eighth grade and a good reader.
i like music, i play violin and piano, i like art and photography, i like fashion.
anyone know of some biography or autobiography i might enjoy? or one that you liked?
thanks for the help!

2007-01-31 08:18:26 · 3 answers · asked by *michelle* 2

2007-01-31 08:10:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous 2

What do you should happen to Harry at the end of the last book?

2007-01-31 08:05:32 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend recommended that I read some of his books, but this same friend has recommended books that I have read and hated. I just wanted to see how many people like his books. Also, which is your favorite?

2007-01-31 07:55:10 · 1 answers · asked by EvilFairies 5

write a biopoem about josef Stalin??? how he was ??harsh man??his honors and accomplishment???who did he fear???who did he love/?who did he hate??? everything about him??

2007-01-31 07:51:27 · 1 answers · asked by jouliette 1

I've just read an article en El Comercio over here about the english translation. I love Cesar vallejo, is a high level writer like a Cervantes ..

Anyway, I have an american friend who is learning some spanish , he is pretty good with it , so I wanted to introduce him to Vallejo . At first I wanted to translate it to english..but I realize I suck at it :/, so probably he won't get the same feeling and he would end up hatting him or passing him as some other writter because of me :/.

Does anyone have heard of him?, or read something from him?, what were your ideas when you did?, did you like him?, I would appreciate if you can be as detailed as you can in your description...thanks.

2007-01-31 07:49:16 · 1 answers · asked by jueves 4

Ok so i have a great idea for a book.

My problem is.......how do i get my thoughts on paper?
Does anyone have any tips on writing a novel?

Please Help!! Thanks

Most helpful answer gets the 10 POINTS!!!

2007-01-31 07:44:59 · 10 answers · asked by Stary_989 2

2007-01-31 07:41:58 · 26 answers · asked by Sam 1

is a person with supernatural and mutant powers in a modern day world consider contemporary or urban fantasy and is a fantasy world set in 1920s considered contemporary fantasy?

2007-01-31 07:26:57 · 3 answers · asked by Eboni 1

For some time, I've noticed how much slower I read than most of my friends. Being an English major in college, this really hinders getting my work done in a timely, non-stressful manner. Is there any techniques I can practice to teach myself to read faster?

2007-01-31 07:26:39 · 4 answers · asked by bowtiebobby21 1

Is it worth reading them all? Im a big fan of his, just not a big fan of serial novels.

2007-01-31 07:10:52 · 5 answers · asked by metallica_rocks0122 6

please provide your input and opinions on this novel. feel free to ramble on.

2007-01-31 06:57:56 · 2 answers · asked by Will 2

2007-01-31 06:50:17 · 5 answers · asked by jennifer f 1