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- September 27th, 2011, 9:30 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Your top-10 all-time favourite books
- Replies: 42
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Re: Your top-10 all-time favourite books
My top 10 favourite books would be : 1. Bartlett and the Ice Voyage - Odo Hirsch 2. Mr. Maybe - Jane Green 3. Barra Creek - Di Morrissey 4. Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling 5. Miss Lonelyhearts - Sheryn George 6. Straight Talking - Jane Green 7.The Idiot - Fydor Dostoevesky 8.To Kill A Mocking Bird-...
- September 27th, 2011, 9:26 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: What are you reading now?
- Replies: 528
- Views: 309891
Re: What are you reading now?
I just read through the old Kiplinger investment in 1999, what now seems like a very stupid comments written a book. There is a chapter on the purchase of mortgage-backed securities and Fannie Mae is the sweetest thing ever touted. The overall tone of the book ignores all of the risks of debt, and s...
- September 27th, 2011, 9:22 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Ghost Story - new Dresden
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3067
Re: Ghost Story - new Dresden
There is also a story in a book that Jim and his wife Shannon off - I think that is the distance from Marcone POV, but I have not seen the book anywhere. Maybe available for purchase online?
- September 27th, 2011, 9:20 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Does analyzing books ruin them?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13194
Re: Does analyzing books ruin them?
I am generally of the same mentality when it comes to literary critics. I think that's the nature of their profession and the competition that exists among critics feel compelled to say something profound and new in each work but as you say, sometimes the author says it all.
- September 27th, 2011, 9:18 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Multimedia e-books
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9682
Re: Multimedia e-books
I think it depends on your audience. As Wes says, language is a problem, but so is the level they are teaching. Some things that benefit from the extension study words and other pictures and / or video, and some of them. I would not try to learn programming from video tutorials to take an example.