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"Life is a search for the father or for home."
---Nietzsche
I have this quote on the wall of my home because it has a profound significance for me and I want to be reminded of that significance whenever I happen to look at it. Undeniably, my life story is one, long travelogue. Family and friends have never understood my "restless ways," and to be honest, I don't think I have either? It's just that there has always been this vague urge to be on down the road. As a result, I often long to be traveling to foreign lands and experiencing new sights, sounds, tastes, etc. I have told myself that I have to travel for inspiration and experiences to write about but this quote from Nietzsche has got me wondering if there might be a deeper meaning behind my wandering ways?
In retrospect as I ponder the meaning of my life, I can see the truth of Nietzsche's words or rather, his brilliant insight into the human condition. I have always longed for close friends and a sense of belonging but it has usually always evaded me. I sincerely believe that I am a warm & compassionate person yet "friends" rarely call me and my son can't even bother to pick up a phone when I've been in the hospital? Perhaps my mother was right when she said that I needed to learn how to get along with people? Although I really have no clue as to what it is that I am doing wrong because I am always there to encourage others, offer a smile and a hand whenever I can.
Another possibility would be that as an aunt told me when I was in my early twenties, the guy who gave me my last name but wasn't my biological father, beat me fairly regularly when I was just a toddler and I'd hide behind furniture whenever he or other men would enter the room. Maybe this caused a deep-seated distrust of people, men, in particular? Perhaps this is why I may believe I'm a warm, loving person but keep a wall between me and others and won't ever let anyone get too close for fear of being hurt again? This isn't said in the hope of gaining pity or to offer excuses as to why I'm not "responsible," in the usual understanding of the word but rather as an exploration as to who I am.
I have commented many times over the years that I wished I had an older brother to fight my battles for me i.e. to protect me against bullies, etc. I think this was my way of expressing how tired I am of always feeling that I have to defend others and have rarely felt protected myself? It's like a heavy burden that weighs on you not only physically, but psychologically, and emotionally. And I think that with this massive writing project I have undertaken, I may have now expanded my protective nature to the entire world? Most of the fights, physically & verbally, that I've been in have been in defense of others less able to physically or intellectually defend themselves.
Moreover, I think that subconsciously, I worked hard in school because it was one of the few places where I was praised for my efforts. My mother worked hard, sometimes two or three jobs. She was often a single mom and had four kids to raise and that's why a lot of the responsibility for taking care of my two sisters and my brother, fell on my shoulders. When my mother wasn't working, she was often drinking and I have carried on in this pattern. I think I drink for several reasons but perhaps escape from the burdens and worries of life, is number one?
Following this further, I believe that I escaped into the world of books and knowledge because they offered me comfort and never let me down. We moved a lot as I was growing up and I've always been a shy person so it'd take me a long time to make a few friends and just when things were starting to go well, we'd move again. I also first started dreaming of becoming a writer somewhere around the age of seven or eight. Books became my best friends because whatever I was feeling, loneliness, sadness, etc., books were always there to cheer me up and take me away on magic carpets of adventure and delight. And although I worked hard in school i.e. I'd usually complete my homework while the teacher was talking, I always sat in the back of the class and rarely raised my hand to answer a teacher's question. In fact, I never thought of myself as intelligent or above average until after several years of attending various community colleges and somewhere around the age of 28, I began to sit in the front row and engage the professors who were stimulating in their questioning, in serious debate though always respectfully. It wasn't until around this time that it dawned on me, why should I care about what the other students, often younger than me, thought of me. I gradually came to realize that most students don't give a damn about learning and only want to know what's going to be on the test, memorize it, and forget it. This was my great awakening and I became bolder as that flame of desire for knowledge, truth, & wisdom grew brighter within me. I started going to professors' office hours not for help but simply to engage them in serious questioning.
Again, in hindsight, perhaps I was seeking in my talks with my professors, a sort of surrogate father or mother figure? Of course everyone has their own life to live and I couldn't impose on them for their time too frequently but those conversations inspired me greatly and gave me a tremendous boost in my self-confidence. And speaking of an ego boost, I owe a tremendous debt to who was to become my wife.
From the moment Jeri and I met, it was like we were kindred spirits and I felt at ease talking with her. We shared a love of travel, education, music, etc. and we were together every night after our first date, the next day. The fact that Jeri was a teacher and was finishing up her Master's degree greatly impressed me and because she cared for me and believed in me, I believed more in myself and made a vow to myself that I wouldn't drop out of any more college classes. I had switched majors and dropped out dozens of times, sometimes half way or better, through a course. Jeri and I were there for each other and it was the longest stretch of "stability" in my life. And when our son was born, I felt at last that I was whole. I guess that being responsible for another human beings' life, and especially having the opportunity to shape their life so significantly, really does ground one? I'll always treasure those memories of watching him waddle across the living room floor and giving us hugs.
Well, as Ryan grew, Jeri and I grew apart. Perhaps it can't be helped with all the pressures of parenthood, work, house chores, etc.? So, I withdrew again into my world of books and drank more and more. Jeri and I tried to make our relationship work. We went to individually therapy for a year and to marriage therapy for a year but as soon as we stopped the therapy, we fell back into our old ways of arguing and avoidance. We strove to raise Ryan in as healthy an environment as we could but I know now that all our fighting mostly due to resentments on both our parts, was a very unhealthy home to raise a child in. perhaps that's why he seems so cold and aloof now that he's a young man and preparing to get married himself?
I told myself that I was a good father. I went to every baseball game and almost every practice, the seven or so years he was in Little League. He spent many nights in the hospital due to his asthma but he never spent the night alone in the hospital and mostly it was me who stayed with him because Jeri made more money than I did and if one of us had to lose their job, it was only pragmatic that it be me. I spent a year building a tree-house for my son, went to every parent/teacher conference, every back-to-school night, etc. Took him to Europe for a month after my mom passed away, etc. etc. etc. But psychologically, I probably did serious damage to his psyche or spirit? And I now feel sorry for myself and can't accept or understand why he won't even pick up a phone to call me now and then. I guess the vicious cycle of abuse and/or neglect carries on from one generation to the next? Ryan will search for his father or for a sense of home. I wish him better luck than me.
Given all that I have said so far, the one accusation that people sometimes make about me is that "I'm not responsible," and this really makes my blood boil. You can say I'm just rationalizing or making excuses or whatever you like but this is my defense or way of saying that I am & have always been responsible but sometimes, responsible on a deeper level than most people can comprehend?
To begin with, as I stated earlier, I have always fought against bullies and I helped raise my brother and sisters. I started cooking for my brother and sisters when I was 12 years old. I made sure they did their homework and their chores, got to bed on time, etc. I also defended all my first cousins as we grew up. Whenever there was a family reunion, it was me who looked out for the 20 or so, younger cousins of mine. I have defended friends as well as strangers all my life and have sometimes taken on several guys at the same time. I didn't always win but I went down fighting and though I've been knocked-down several times in fights, I've never been knocked-out even though I've had baseball bats & tire-irons up alongside my head. I saved my brother from getting kidnapped when I was about 12 years old. I tried to tell my mom that my brother was shooting heroin but she blocked me out and she was the one who found him dead in her bed with the needle sticking out of his arm. I called the cops on my brother for his heroin use. I beat the hell out of him. I hugged him and told him I loved him and a day or two before he died, he tried to reach me by phone but I didn't return his call because I was so disgusted with him and I carry that weight to this day.
I write with a passion and a fury at times and dream of someday being vindicated. I want to prove everyone who has called me a loser, a quitter, irresponsible, wrong! I have pursued knowledge like a madman obsessed with finding the secrets of the universe. I have traveled the world sometimes on a one-way ticket with a couple hundred bucks in my pocket, in search of peace and a place where I felt at home. I give everything I have but it never seems to matter because I remain alone, no lover, no friends, and a son who doesn't care whether I live or die. I cry frequently at all the suffering of humanity that I sometimes fear I'm going off the deep end? I hope and pray that my efforts will help to relieve some of the injustices of this world. I can only take just so much disrespect and will then walk away from a job that I feel is killing my spirit and filling me with so much anger that I fear what I might do. And as a result, I have had to start over from scratch, from rock bottom, from minimum wage countless times and take the sneers, the insults, etc. of peons who I know I'm light years ahead of in terms of intellectual and spiritual understanding.
I have matched my wits with some of the greatest minds of all time and every now & then, I have an epiphany because I realized that I thought, felt, knew in my soul, or sensed that very same insight but didn't or couldn't say it quite so eloquently. And this gives me the greatest comfort because it reassures me that I'm not inferior or unworthy and perhaps have flashes of brilliance? But if I try to share these thoughts with others, they think me an ego-maniac or something.
Music, dance, drink, & writing are my primary outlets for release of the constant tension I feel. And when I meet someone who can hear me, I feel like I'm on top of Mt. Olympus. I've been struggling and fighting all my life. I've been battling against overwhelming odds in the perhaps vain hope of gaining acceptance, recognition, and respect. I've had to fight stepfathers and some of my mother's boyfriends in defense of her and my brother and sisters. I hitched across the United States. I've swallowed my pride far too many times and yet, I still believe I will one day succeed. I still believe in truth, justice, equality, love, beauty, & peace. They haven't totally broken my spirit yet. Part of what has driven me on is my anger at the wealthy people I have come into contact with and their smug, arrogant disdain for all those less fortunate than themselves and I take comfort in knowing that I can usually out fight them, out think them, & out drink them. If they were dropped-off in some of the parts of towns where I have grown up and lived, they wouldn't last a day.
Perhaps there is a hole in my soul or an emptiness which I can never fill? And maybe this is why I can't let people get too close to me? I often feel like a modern day Don Quixote or a fool chasing windmills but I know I'm one of the most responsible men you've ever met. I sometimes feel like a warrior poet to borrow a line from Jim Morrison of The Doors. My soul cries for all the poor, the downtrodden, the weak, and the abused of the world. We have so much injustice because we have allowed the greedy bastards in charge of corporations to get away with murder for far too long. Nonetheless, I will continue to wage my war until my last breath and will die knowing that I cared and truly tried my best.
Maybe my marriage failed and my relationship with my son failed because of this emptiness inside me and because I have been in search of a father or a home all my life and therefore, have never grown up? As Cat Stevens sang "I'm on the Road to Find Out." And for the record, Noam Chomsky is the closest I've ever come to finding a father figure because I feel to the marrow of my bones that he is truly an honorable & courageous man. This piece and perhaps all of my writing is an attempt to understand myself and the world I'm part of, yet separate and outside of at the same time?
---Rob DeLoss, December 21, 2010 (Tualatin, Oregon)
Frequently Asked Questions
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QUESTION:
What books are similar to the night world series/house of night series/vampire academy?
I really liked all of l.j. smiths books as well as other series..does anyone know any other books that are similar and involve some teenage romance too?in the back of the most recent night world book there are some ads such as the uglies, pretties, etc. and skinned. also there were ads for uninvited and revealers, etc. Does anyone know if these are good?
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I'm just now reading Twilight, but I think that it's very similar to the House of Night series. I've read them all and I can't wait to get Untamed. I'm getting it for Christmas!! Yay!! Well, Twilight and the House of Night series have a lot in common, one being that they both revolve around school, most of the time.
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Is there somewhere online where I could read the Night World books?
I really want to read it but my mom's grounded me and I can't go to the library.Please don't give me an answer like go buy the book yourself. I've heard it millions of times and if you were in my situation you would know why I can't go.
So please, if you could tell me where I could read the Night World books online I would be more than grateful!
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I was googling this for you, and this is the only solution that I came up. Downloading it. It's the only way to get it.http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080120213445AAxyJ9y
Click on this link. This is a similar question -ish.
Just click on the rapid share link.
It'll jump to the website.
Click Free "User."
Than click "Download."Hope this helped. I know how you feel
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How many pages are in each of the Night World books?
Okay. I no there 3 books with each having 3 of the Night world books and each of those books have a little over 700 pages. But how many pages do the books individually have?-
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Ok let me have a looky..
Secret vampire... 195
Daughters of darkness... 197
Enchantress... 194
Dark Angel... 168
The chosen...172
Soulmate...188
Huntress..189
Black Dawn...203
Witchlight..197I have worked these out from the night world bind ups, so these may be a page or two off..
Hope i helped
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I love end of the world books. What are some really good ones?
I've already read,I am legend
One second AfterAre they're any other really good end of the world novels or books?
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The short story collection Wastelands is really good. All of the stories are about the apocalypse.http://www.amazon.com/Wastelands-Stories-Apocalypse-Stephen-King/dp/1597801054/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243483103&sr=1-1
Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling
http://www.amazon.com/Dies-Fire-S-M-Stirling/dp/0451460413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243483184&sr=1-1
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Movie-Tie-Cormac-McCarthy/dp/0307472124/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243483231&sr=1-1
World War Z
http://www.amazon.com/World-War-Z-History-Zombie/dp/0307346617/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243483260&sr=1-1
A Canticle for Leibowitz
http://www.amazon.com/Canticle-Leibowitz-Walter-Miller-Jr/dp/0060892994/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243483301&sr=1-1
These are my favorites.
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Do you need to read the first 3 Night World books in order to understand the ones after it?
The Night World books come in sets of larger books with several smaller books within them. I was shopping with my friends and accidentally purchased the second of the the three compact books (Dark Angel, The Chosen and Soulmate), but I haven't read the first (Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, and Spellbinder) Should I go back and buy the first, or do the act more like stand alone books, with each book having it's own characters and stories separate from the others?-
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I've read all six stories so far and although each story contains different main characters, the main characters in one story usually appear as background characters in another story.
I would really recommend that you read the other 3 first because there is a plot to the series. I know it doesn't seem like it but there is a bigger picture in the series, and it'll definitely be harder for you to understand the bigger picture without reading the other 3 first. They're not (just) stand alones.Edit: The big picture has to do with something called the soulmate principle, the Wild Powers, and the Apocalypse.
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What are some good end of the world books?
I read the book genesis and thought it was horrible. It seemed very unrealistic and I want to read something that is realistic yet creative. Do you have any suggestions?-
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The Beach (nuclear winter is coming, Australia is the last survivor)
The Stand, Stephen King (good and evil fight for the last round)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (the war was a long time ago, and we're about to do it to ourselves, again)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (so long, and thanks for all the fish!)
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Good philosophy scfi book hero saves world books?
My bro is going to Afghanistan n i want to give him some good books to take wit him b4 he goes he is really into philosophy scfi u no hero saves the world kind of books one that will make u think suggestions?-
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Ender's Game. this one is a must, if your brother haven't read it already.
also, Shade's Children.these aren't necessarily the "hero saves the world" stories, but excellent sci-fi that contains excellent philosophical themes:
Cat's Cradle (the hero TRIES to save the world...)
Brave New World
1984for a lighter tone but still excellent,
Good Omens.
this is written by terry pratchet and someone else together, and terry pratchet's novels are the most ingenious and hilarious novels ever. I've yet to meet someone who doesn't like his works, and i'm sure your brother may like them them too ;]
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How do I make one of those 'Old World' Books?
Using like stuff I can find around the house? If I cant use house hold stuff please give me a list of the cheapest products that can be used.
What I need is like stuff to make a cover, how to make a spine and how to bind the book al together-
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Huh?
Do you mean make a book which resmbles the old way of binding?
See the source for instructions, and as for old, rub it around in the dirt.
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i need a list of names of characters from all of the night world books?
im looking for a name for my unborn child, ive read one o the night world books and i loved the names. but i lost the book! can you help me?-
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Here's a few of the main characters.
James and Poppy
Ash and Mary-Lynette
Eric and Thea
Blaise
Gillian and David
Rashel and Quinn
Hannah and Thierry D.
Jez and Morgead
Delos and Maggie
Keller and GalenThose are just the main characters. There's also-- Kestral, Jade, Rowan, Thistle, Mal, Raven, Maya, Lily Redfern, Hunter Redfern (the latter two die though), Illiana, Winnie, Aradia, Old Bob, Grandma Harman, and that's all I can think of at the moment
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Any good end of the world books?
I love the sci-fi, end of the world, alien invasion movies. I want to read a book like that. I've read some and I love dystopian society books. Any suggestions?
Also, any books like the movie "Push"? (Dakota Fanning one, not Precious)-
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
--- Kid's being trained for an invasion of bug type Aliens from outer space, great ending!The Alliance by Gerald N. Lund
--- After the a nuclear Holocaust a society crops up that has no crime, because everyone has micro chips in their necks keeping them from feeling anger or hate and committing crime.The Hunger Games by Susan Collins
--- Young kids in a fight for their lives, on live TV. FuturisticThe Host By Stephine Myre
--- More benevolent look at invaders from other planets. May not be your style but involves alien invasion. Not your typical SiFiThe Giver By Lois Lowry
--- Futuristic novelAmong the Hidden by Haddix
--- only two children per family, the story of a third child.Hope these help
they're mostly youth fiction but that's what I deal with the most but their all good
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iam on the third night world book. does anyone know if theyre going to make a movie out of the books?
also does anyone know when strange fate is coming out? i think strange fate is supposed to be like a conclusion to the night world series.-
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Hope not, it will ruin it.
A big explosion like twilight or harry potter. Eek.
You can not have to much of a good thing!!!!
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What are the names of the night world books how many are there and what happens in them?-
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1.secret vampire
2.daughters of darkness
3.spellbinder
4.dark angel
5.the chosen
6.soulmate
7.huntress
8.black dawn
9.witchlight
10.strange fate(not released)
in these series we face different creatures living among us who belong to the night world, a society of vampires,shape shifters, witches, and werewolves.
they have 2 important rules. 1. don't let humans know about the existence of the night world and its creatures. 2. don't fall in in love with humans. the penalty for breaking these rules is death(both for the night world member and the human).
each of these books is about what happens when these 2 rules are breached.
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Is there a printable list of Terry Pratchett's disc world books? I have link to oder of disc world in color?
I am looking for something in back and white that I can print and highlight the ones I already have when an book store-
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This was in colour but I've greyscaled it for you; it's nicely structured.http://i.imgur.com/R0pOh.jpg
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QUESTION:
What's the value of a full set mint condition World Book Encyclopedia 1969 with Year Books 1969-1985?
My set is mint condition - treated like a Family Bible. Green/white leatherette hardbound with gold lettering. Full set A-Z with Year Books from 1969-1985. Paper is still WHITE. Illustrated in both color and black and white. BEAUTIFUL.
I appreciate the smart aleck answers. However, a book collector would know that out of print books, mint condition and full set, are worth more than brand new sets. I do know that a set of 2006 World Book Encyclopedias is worth over 00. Now, if I could get a SERIOUS answer, I would appreciate it.-
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.000000000000000000122 cents. Burn them you'll get more satisfation.
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Philip Jose Farmer Author where is the best place to buy the River world Saga Books?
I am re reading this The Riverworld Saga I have the first three books that I managed to but from America.Also interested in other series ie World of Tiers any where in the UK sell these ?-
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Amazon.
If you have any problem e-mail me. I think I still have copies and I am not ever going to wade through reading the Riverworld books again and probably not the World of Tiers either though I liked that better.
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Who is the author of the WAGs' world books?
The author is 'anonymous' but does anyone know who it really is?
One of the books is called- WAGs' world knowing the scoreTHANKS
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Nobody Knows. That's the whole point.
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What if I asked an author of one of those 2012:end of the world books...?
...to give me all his money on December 20 2012 (the day before the day they beleive will be the end of the world). He can't say no, cause I'll tell him, you'll be dead tomorrow, what will it change if you give me your money?what do you think he would say to keep his money without losing his credibility?
I'm very anxious to know
TY
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Good idea. A similar thought had occurred to me. What we need is a live TV interview with the author being asked whether he will agree to a legal document being drawn up which will transfer all his worldly possessions to charity on December 20th 2012. That would make him squirm.
I wonder if any TV producers read Yahoo Answers?
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Is there such a list of world heritage books?
If there is? How is it called? What books does it contain and do you know any info about them?-
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Simple to utilise hyperlinks that will assist with all your research needs, try typing a keyword or two into the search engine and see what happens.http://www.ask.com
http://www.sparknotes.com
http://www.wikipedia.co.uk
http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/886...
http://www.studentresearcher.com/search/...
http://www.chacha.com/
If this question comes up to the vote, then I beg you not to vote for me. I am not playing for points and I would rather not receive any points whatsoever.
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When do the new world record books come out?
I was wanting to get my dad the new 2009 world record book for Christmas. Do those come out before then or at the beginning of the next year?-
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Yes, it'll be out by then. I always get a friend that book for Christmas, as written for the upcoming year.
http://www.amazon.com
Just checked to be sure, and the Guinness Book of World Records for '08 came out in early August of '07.
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QUESTION:
Did someone in particular introduce to the world of books when you were young?
My mother did. I remember the set of 7 children's books she bought and was so excited to give me. They are on my top bookshelf now in their place of honor.
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My grandmother was a teacher for many years. She lived in a small rural town and rode a horse to school to teach her classes every day. Some years later after I was born and long after she had retired, she taught me to read and sew. I was 4, and she would sit down with me and the old "Dick and Jane" school primers to teach me to read. Although no one was able to find those books after her death, I found a collection of them all recently at a book store. I bought them in preparation for teaching my own children to read, but also in memory of the things that my grandmother taught me.
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What are some good end of the world type books?
I guess i'm going for sci-fi(armageddon type books) but if its a good book, i'll read it. So any Apocalypse type books will be good too.-
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My suggestion for you would be the "Fire-Us Trilogy" written by author(s) Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher.Quick Summary (of the first book, "The Kindling", at least):
- The Fire-us trilogy gets off to a dynamic start in this first entry set in 2007, five years after a catastrophic virus has apparently killed all the adults and nearly everyone else. Seven children seem to be the only survivors. They live as a family in a run-down house in a small Florida town; none of them remembers much about the Before Time. Teenage Teacher is the oldest and the keeper of The Book, a carefully constructed scrapbook in which she finds inspiration for the group. Mommy and Hunter are also teens; Action Figure, Teddy Bear, Baby, and Doll are younger children. Then teenage Anchorman (dubbed Angerman by the little ones) shows up and convinces the family to join him on a long trek to Washington, D.C., to find a Grown-up called President.
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How many books are there in the series of 'Night world' by Lisa J Smith?
Hi i have read one of the 'Night world' book's by lisa J smith which i was given by my uncle and i enjoyed it very much. However i have recently found out there are more than one book in the series. Does anybody know exactly how many there are?-
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LJane Smith [as she likes to be called now] hsa been aiming to release strange fate for almost 9 years. It was going to be 2000, then 2002, the latest was September 2008 but still no sign. I first picked up Secret Vampire in 1996 and closely followed the release of the 8 consecutive books. There are 9 released with 1 [Strange Fate] yet to be released.However she has 3 other great series you might want to look at, Secret Circle, Vampire Diaries and the Forbidden Game which are good to look at.
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I'm having trouble getting into the book world, what are some good supernatural horror books?
I'm 25 but I've been reading RL Stine because I don't know of any other good authors for supernatural horror.I'm really looking stuff similar to movie like, The Poltergeist, Mothman Prophecies, White Noise.
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James Herbert is an excellent supernatural horror writer; my favourite book of his is Nobody True. Some of his other books which I loved were
Others, Once and The Fog.
You might also like Dean Koontz, I loved his recent book, Relentless.
Then of course there's Stephen King; The Green Mile, Cujo and It are all excellent books.
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Is Rob Dyrdek in any World Record Books currently out?
Like is he in a 2008 or 2008 world record book from the records he broke on one of his episodes in Rob & Big.-
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if i remember correctly he broke the records in "08" so i think he would be published in "09"
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Who will buy those 2012 end of the world books after it actually happens?!?
Anyone thinking about writing such a book, better hurry before that market closes!
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People still buy books about crop circles and the Loch Ness Monster, There is still a lot of interest in books about Y2K, we all know what happened then - nothing.
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Where can I read the night world book previews online for free?
I am thinking about buying the night world book collection by L.J. Smith but first I wish to look at a preview of the books to be sure. I would like alittle bit more information than what is on the back of the books.-
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For sure, you must choose yourself
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What is the difference between fiction and fantasy in the world of books?
What do you think is the defining difference between fiction and fantasy? Please include book reffs. if possible. Thanks!-
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Fantasy is a fake story involving things that can't happen in real life. Example: Harry Potter has magic, so it's fantasy. Twilight has vampires, so it's fantasy. Anything to do with magic, fairies, supernatural, etc. is considered fantasy.Fiction is a fake story that has the ability to be true in the real world. Speak, a novel about girl who was attacked by a boy, is fiction. Waiting For Normal, a novel about a girl and her ignorant mother, is fiction. It all depends on whether or not the events in the book can happen or not in real life.
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QUESTION:
debate on topic computer takes us away from the world of books?
how computer takes us away from the world of books.-
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They really Don't most people don't read even with out the computer and sure even if they do because most teenagers tend to spend more time on facebook then reading a book.The world of books follows us with the technology like 4share or online websites.Also with the Kindles most people are picking up them.
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QUESTION:
Would you favor dropping down world fact books from planes to North Koreans?
With parachutes of course, books flying down may hurt.
It's not the 1700's, there's no U in favor.
Drones would be used.-
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Last time North Korea threatened to shell South Korea, if it kept floating leaflets and DVDs (attached to balloons) over the border.
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QUESTION:
What can I do with outdated World Book Encyclopedias?
I have a complete set of World Book Encyclopedias from 1973. We would like to somehow donate them to a worthy cause, but most places (like Books for Africa) want reference books that were published in 1995 or later. Does anyone know of an organization or something that could benefit from these? Thanks for the help!
I called the public library, and they said that they have no use for the outdated materials. Thanks for the suggestions and keep them coming!
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Try some local schools. including private and parochial schools./ Very often they have a limited budget and would grateful for a library addition.
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QUESTION:
Whats a good end of the world book for teens?
I've read the "Life as we knew it" by Susan Beth Pfeffer series and loved it! I love books on the end of the world, so if you could suggest some that would be awesome! Oh, and if you know if/when the next book to the series "life as we knew it" is coming out, Please tell me!-
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Apocalyptic themed books, or dystopian themed books?I don't have suggestions for end-of-the-world reads.
As far as books with a dystopian mood, you should check out The Hunger Games series or the "Uglies" series by Scott Westerfeld.
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QUESTION:
Are Any Of The Night World Books About Werewolves?-
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I don't think so, but if you want to read about werewolves there is a new series starting in June. You can go here for a sample chapter: http://kasi-kcblake.blogspot.comIt starts off with a vampire, but the boy loses his immortality in the second chapter. Then he has to fight werewolves because the head werewolf is building an army to destroy the world. Unfortunately Jack is mortal now and can be killed. The hook of this story is that the book is from a boy's point of view. Vampires Rule will only be available as an ebook, but if you don't have an e-reader you can always download it to your computer and maybe even print it off if you want to read it that way.
If you like the sample chapter, save the page or Follow it so you can return for details in June. Please tell your friends about this series and help spread the word.
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QUESTION:
Would you be so kind as to provide me with a list of world classic books?
I really enjoy non-fiction books. I have read: The Origins of Species by Charles Darwin and I am currently reading The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Thanks in advance.-
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As I am sure you know, most "World Classic" books are fictional in nature. The single finest (mostly) non-fiction book I have ever read is "The Right Stuff", by Tom Wolf(e). It's about the original Mercury Astronauts, although you don't have to be a space nut to enjoy it. Wolf may be the best descriptive writer in the English language of our time, and---he's still alive. It's an interesting topic, and a joy to read.
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QUESTION:
What is the order of the books from the series Women from the Otherworld?
What is the order of the books from the series Women from the Other world by Kelley Armstrong?
I Know that it goes,
Bitten
Stolen
What's after that? Also, Is there more then one Men of the other world books? If so could you name them in order?Working on my X-mas list LOL!
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ANSWER:
Women of the Otherworld
1. Bitten (2001)
2. Stolen (2002)
3. Dime Store Magic (2003)
4. Industrial Magic (2004)
5. Haunted (2005)
6. Broken (2006)
7. No Humans Involved (2007)
8. Personal Demon (2008)
9. Living with the Dead (2008)
10. Frost Bitten (2009)
11. Waking the Witch (2010)Also:
Otherworld Tales:
Men of the Other World (2009)
Tales of the Otherworld (2010)Best of luck with your list!
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QUESTION:
I want to make Disney World Autograph books for my kids. Any suggestions on how to do this?
I was thinking more of a scrapbook type autograph book. Cork board front and back and card stock inside.-
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I made my daughter 2 of her own books for under last august and they turned out so good Chip and Dale tried to take it from her, lol.All i did was buy the autograph books (spiral bound) from the dollar store and covered them with disney fabric, then i embellished parts of the cover (like the bubbles on the ariel one) with things like gems and glitter.
To finish i took multi-colored soft knitting yarn, the ones with the fringe and tied tons of them on the binding.
and it turned out so well that all her friends want one now.
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QUESTION:
Any good end-of-the-world books?
I wanted to know some good books for end of the world. something good, you know?.....-
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The Stand by Stephen KingLucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
ditto on Swan Song by Robert McGammon
also F. Paul Wilson's adversary cycle series eventually concludes with the near-end of the world. (The Keep, The Tomb, The Touch, Reborn, Reprisal, and Nightworld) The books seem unrelated til the last novel where he ties it all together with a final good vs. evil standoff that nearly ends the world. (ignore the rest of the repairman jack novels until you finish the series, which is complete without them.)
I also really liked Famine by Graham Masterton but it's almost impossible to find nowadays.
the short story I Am Legend by Richard Matheson is also excellent (hey, it spawned three movies.)
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QUESTION:
What are some good apocalypse/end of the world type books?
I'm already aware of the Left Behind series.-
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'The Road', Cormac McCarthy.'A Canticle for Liebowitz', Walter M. Miller Jr.
'Some Will Not Die', Algis Budrys
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QUESTION:
Does anybody know the value of a complete Guinness World Records Books?
I have nearly got all of them, right from the first in 1960's (I think) up to the present. They are the original ones not the gaming or others.
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Roughly ,470 if you went by 2009's price.
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QUESTION:
Distopian/End of the World Books?
I am looking for something to read online while I'm at work. I'm open to any young adult fiction, but I am particularly interested in Distopian/End of the world works, adult or teen.Anyone have any recommendations?
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You can read Ayn Rand's Anthem online legally
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Ayn_Rand/Anthem/(just text, no notes)
http://www.noblesoul.com/orc/texts/anthem/complete.html (this version has notes and annotations)The best dystopian novel I've read is Earth Abides by George R Stewart
http://torrentz.eu/328b5812b0be8b52207429b3de367abfd64a6cf5
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QUESTION:
what 5 books would you save frome the end?
If you could save 5 books from the end of the world (books that would help the future civilizations) what ones would you pick?-
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GOF, SS, eragon, brisingr, Zelda: twilight princess walkthruuuuuuuuu
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QUESTION:
What are some good books for a World Cultures book report?
It was to be about Russia, China, the Middle East, or Africa.
Basically in order of what I would prefer.
Thanks!
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Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Africa)
Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama (China)...The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan would be a good choice too.
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Russia)Any of these books would be good for a World Cultures class, high school level. They're listen in order of difficulty, in my opinion.
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QUESTION:
I am looking for any World War 2 books that details battles with schematics and imagery?
I am trying to find any books on World War 2 that shows how battles happened or unfolded, via maps and pictures of the battles. Basically something with full color pages of World War 2 events. I know there has got to be something out there similar to what I am looking for.Actually if anyone has any good World War 2 books they want to recommend that would be great too, especially books with color imagery of events. Thanks anybody who can help.
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For the maps, try Rise and Fall of the third reich by william shirer.For more WWII books, check out
http://themustread.com/books.php?id=13&s_id=3
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QUESTION:
What are you fond of in the magical world of books? Potions, powers?
What makes you want to read a book that includes magic and mythical beings?-
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An author who understands the symoblic language of myth. That's where Rowling's Harry Potter tales really fell short for me. She's trying to speaking a language she herself doesn't understand. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis succeeded in this, the others have failed miserably.Without an understanding of the psychological, historic, and astronomical significance of myth and mythic beings the tales become nothing more than fantasy.
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QUESTION:
What are some good vampire romance books?
I've already read all of these:
The Twilight Saga
The Vampire Diaries (all that are out)
The Night World Series (all that are out)
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod (all that are out)
The Night World Books (all that are out)
Evermore (not really vampire)
*No questionable scenes, please!*
Sorry I meant to put house of night on there. I have read thoose. Sorry! X D-
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Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
Evernight & Stargazer by Claudia Gray
Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward (adult)
Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian (adult)Wasn't sure about your age so i put 2 adult ones on there
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QUESTION:
Who came up with this evil World Book Day?
There are two things that I do not like in this world:
-Kurt Vonnegut
-Books
-The Philippines
-Books
-Elitist things of intellectual value
-And lastly books.Why did they come up with this day? It is oppressive as books are simply appendages of the vicious, conniving, liberal media. Also, WHO came up with this? If it wasn't Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Thomas Jefferson, Steven Colbert, or Bill O'Reilly, than I am not biting.
As a recap: Who came up with this day, and why?
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ANSWER:
It's a communist plot to wrench hapless, adolescent drones from the velcro claws of their digital nursemaids.Pure, unadulterated evil.
~Dr. B.~
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QUESTION:
Oooohhh my gosh i have just finished book 10 of the true blood books?
It is an awesome series and i cant wait for the next 3 and i really hope sookie ends up with eric but my question is what other vampire sort of books are there i have read twilight and vampire academy, anita blake, and anne rice books, the mortal instruments series and the night world books anything else anyone can think of?
yes they sort of got married, but but i just hope they are still together when she finishes with the series.-
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Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward
Circle Trilogy by Nora Roberts
Count de Saint Germain series by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Carpathians (Dark) series by Christine Feehan
Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands
Immortals After Dark series by Kressley Cole
Mageverse series by Angela Knight
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
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QUESTION:
What are some good books about World War 2 for teenage girls?
I'm 16 and I really like true books from teenagers point of view during world war 2 in the camps. It doesn't bother me how big of a book it is. It doesn't HAVE to be true, but I'd like it to be. Please help me!-
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if you want a fiction perspective the book thief by Markus Zusak is a good one:Synopsis
It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
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QUESTION:
Know any really good books to read?
I would like to get into a new series, but it doesn't have to be a series. I don't like reading about really Innocent characters like in the Twilight books. I like mysteries, fantasy, and a little bit of romance. I wouldn't mind getting into Graphic novels either. Just leave a list of anything you thought was a good enough book to buy and read. I've read the Sookie Stackhouse series, Vampire Academy series, the Millenium trilogy, the Hunger Games trilogy, the Secret Circle books, and the Night World books.-
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I know what you mean, i ate the goodie-two-shoes characters which is why my favorite books are:
Werecat Series
ChicagoLand Vampires SeriesFantasy, a little bit of romance, Action.
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QUESTION:
What are some good books about world peace and people coming together through their differences?
I'm looking for some books with stories of world peace (real stories about people making a difference) in them or about people coming together even though they have different colors of skin or different religions and different cultures. Thanks(Sorry, I know I'm asking this question again but I only got one answer yesterday and I've searched everywhere. Thanks)
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver RelinHotel Rwanda by Paul Rusesabagina
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QUESTION:
If you hadn't read any books and wanted to get a basic understanding of the world, what books MUST you read?Thanks for answers I would thumbs up but I cant yet Level 1 or something?
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Here's a few that aren't exactly the most current or hip, but they do speak volumes on society and the human condition.Brave New World
Animal Farm
Confederacy of Dunces
War and Peace
To Kill a Mockingbird
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