Books & Authors - January 2007

I'm "between books" and looking for a decent SF or Fantasy novel. I'm tired of series and epic volumes. Books I've recently enjoyed included: "The Etched City" by K.J. Bishop, "Perdido Street Station" by China Mieville, "Old Twentieth" by Joe Haldeman and "The White Wolf's Son" by my favorite author, Michael Moorcock. Any recommendations? I tend to enjoy "high fantasy" and sf that's not too heavily weighed down with technical jargon. Every third book these days has a dragon on the cover or is just another boring "World War II in Outer Space" story. I want something orginal and innovative---here's a challenge---something Harlan Ellison would like (I've met him, so don't try and fool me!). :-). Thanks in advance for recommendations.

2007-01-14 02:03:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where can i get a children's version of sleepy hollow (the headless horse man) I haven't got time to wait for it to arrive by post so i need one of the net. The original is a bit too heavy going for a class of 10 year olds. Any ideas... or short story writers?

2007-01-14 02:01:11 · 5 answers · asked by tricia3uk 2

im 16 and i read loads of books but ive not been able to find any good books lately. it doesnt really matter how many pages the book has or what genre the book is but i dont like reading books that were set far in the past.

can you recommend any good books?

2007-01-14 01:55:50 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-14 01:54:59 · 7 answers · asked by Beenalal 1

do u know??

2007-01-14 01:37:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Good ones like "Are You There g-d, Its Me Margret?", or "What My Mother Dosn't Know", or like "The It Girl". I didn't read"What My Mother Dosn't Know", and "The It Girl", but i heard that it is wat i'm looking for. if you know any others tell me

2007-01-14 01:33:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

POL 120 recommended reading list

Franklin, Benjamin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Freidman, Thomas
The World is Flat, The Lexus and the Olive Tree

Samuel Huntington
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Kennedy, John F.
Profiles in Courage

King, Martin Luther, Jr.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Machiavelli, Niccolo
The Prince

Malcom X, with Alex Haley
The Autobiography of Malcom X

Marx, Karl
The Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital

Orwell, George
1984, Animal Farm

Putnam, Robert
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Rand. Ayn
We the Living

Tocqueville, Alexis de
Democracy in America

2007-01-14 01:31:31 · 11 answers · asked by the_stilwells84 2

2007-01-14 01:05:23 · 2 answers · asked by selva s 1

how can i approach this successfully..? How do i arrange everything?

2007-01-14 00:49:29 · 5 answers · asked by TheOne 1

2007-01-14 00:13:38 · 3 answers · asked by SHUMUGANATHAN B 1

The book is called Rebeccas tale. I don't want to spoil the memory of the original master piece.

thanks

2007-01-14 00:04:31 · 4 answers · asked by Christine 6

name his/her name with their age.I'm expecting a true answer.you may even send more than 1

2007-01-13 23:59:34 · 1 answers · asked by SHUMUGANATHAN B 1

is this book Lux Perpetua by Sapkowski Andrzej available in English, cause i can't find it

2007-01-13 23:47:08 · 1 answers · asked by chazychaz_simy 1

Thanks in Advance:)

2007-01-13 23:13:32 · 1 answers · asked by Ali 5

2007-01-13 22:55:35 · 3 answers · asked by Nodram 1

2007-01-13 22:32:35 · 16 answers · asked by Dominic M 1

This has been bothering me all day. =) It's a book that I had when I was little, which means it came out in the 80's or earlier. It was a cardboard page book. I think it had a name similar to "good night book". I remember on one page there was the little girl sitting in her dad's lap and he was reading her a goodnight story. In the picture, there was a bowl of colorful candies in a dish. I also saw the book again on sale within the last few years, it must have been republished. Thank you if anybody can tell me what the name of this book is and who wrote it.

2007-01-13 22:00:17 · 5 answers · asked by ockissen 2

Im studying this play, but what does the title actually mean?
It seems rather ambiguous to me...

thanks
xxx

2007-01-13 21:16:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God's
When mercy seasons justice.

2007-01-13 21:16:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im wondering how the whole process works from my completing the book to finding and editor and so on.

2007-01-13 21:11:44 · 5 answers · asked by wickedeye 1

Can you please explain how was satire a major literary form in 18th century literature?

2007-01-13 20:56:49 · 5 answers · asked by Sam 3

2007-01-13 20:32:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-13 20:06:19 · 25 answers · asked by neilcharles1991 1

i'm just asking...

2007-01-13 19:44:03 · 7 answers · asked by neilcharles1991 1

2007-01-13 19:38:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-13 19:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was thinking particularly of Lonely Planet, Rough Guides and Moon Handbooks.

2007-01-13 18:56:04 · 1 answers · asked by Wade 2

I read it when I was about 8. The protangonist is a young man who has been adopted from a South East Asian country--perhaps Vietnam. He is dealing with the fact that he is learning martial arts, but all the training and meditation doesn't help when he's being bullied at school for being different.

He feels he doesn't fit in and that he feels a great deal of alienation from his adoptive family. He is also one of the middle children. Of course it all ends happily when he confronts the bully and wins. It's about 50-75 pages in length.

Can't remember the name, the author, or the names of any of the charaters. I know this is rather vague, but I thought I'd try it.

2007-01-13 18:54:26 · 3 answers · asked by Bookworm 6

It is one of my very favorite books, but I think there is an interesting twist to it- interpretation. In my opinion, literature is not a medium through which an author's intentions are conveyed, but instead an assortment of ideas that are presented to be interpreted. As such, I can sit down and read Alice in Wonderland with two different mindsets. I can sit down and think of it as a comical adventure, full of magic, or I can also sit down and look at it as a world in which order is non-existant and I will break out crying as it turns into a horror story for me. I'm crying even now thinking about interpreting it as that. In my opinion, it is one book that really has an interesting aspect of interpretatoin. What do you think?

2007-01-13 18:48:42 · 7 answers · asked by fslcaptain737 4

tarting it's own educational/outreach program which would include putting together shows with little kids and shows for teenagers. The program would include acting classes. Any good reads out there?

2007-01-13 18:13:23 · 1 answers · asked by BingoBanggoBongo 1