Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The Politicization of Science in the Bush Administration: Skeptic � eSkeptic � Friday, October 8th, 2004
Skeptic � eSkeptic � Friday, October 8th, 2004
The Politicization Of Science
in the Bush Administration:
Science-As-Public Relations
by Dylan Otto Krider
The Politicization Of Science
in the Bush Administration:
Science-As-Public Relations
by Dylan Otto Krider
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Star Wars Force Trainer Jedi Training Headset w/ Training Tow - QVC.com
Star Wars Force Trainer Jedi Training Headset w/ Training Tow - QVC.com: "Star Wars Force Trainer Jedi Training Headset"
Toy trains 'Star Wars' fans to use The Force - USATODAY.com
Toy trains 'Star Wars' fans to use The Force - USATODAY.com: "EEG technology has been designed for rigorous medical and clinical applications"
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Los Angeles Times: Recipe: Red velvet insanity cupcakes
latimes.com
Los Angeles Times: Recipe: Red velvet insanity cupcakes
Recipe: Red velvet insanity cupcakes
July 22, 2009
Total time: 45 minutes, plus cooling time for the cupcakes
Servings: Makes 12 cupcakes
Note: Adapted from "Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories" by Lisa Lillien. Lillien writes, "You'd have to be insane to not flip over these brightly colored little cakes."
Frosting
6 tablespoons Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Creme
1/4 cup fat-free cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tablespoon granulated Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
6 tablespoons Cool Whip Free, thawed
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the marshmallow creme, cream cheese and sweetener and mix well. Fold in the Cool Whip and refrigerate, covered, until the cupcakes are ready to be frosted. This makes about two-thirds cup frosting.
Cupcakes and assembly
1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
2 (25-calorie) packets diet hot cocoa mix
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water
1 cup moist-style devil's food cake mix ( 1/4 of an 18.25-ounce box)
1 cup moist-style yellow cake mix ( 1/4 of an 18.25-ounce box)
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute
1 tablespoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon granulated Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
1/8 teaspoon salt
Nonstick cooking spray, optional
Frosting
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a tall glass, place half of the mini chocolate chips and the contents of both cocoa packets. Add the boiling water and stir until the chips and cocoa mix have dissolved. Add the cold water and mix well.
3. Pour the cocoa mixture into a large mixing bowl. Add the cake mixes, egg substitute, remaining chocolate chips, food coloring, sweetener and salt. Whisk until smooth and blended, about 2 minutes. The batter will be thin, but don't worry -- your cupcakes will puff up once baked!
4. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking cups or spray with nonstick spray. Evenly distribute the batter among the cups. Bake in the oven until puffed and shiny and the cakes spring back lightly when touched, 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Cool the cupcakes completely, then evenly distribute the frosting over the tops.
Each cupcake: 149 calories; 4 grams protein; 25 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 4 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 3 mg. cholesterol; 262 mg. sodium.
Los Angeles Times: Recipe: Red velvet insanity cupcakes
Recipe: Red velvet insanity cupcakes
July 22, 2009
Total time: 45 minutes, plus cooling time for the cupcakes
Servings: Makes 12 cupcakes
Note: Adapted from "Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories" by Lisa Lillien. Lillien writes, "You'd have to be insane to not flip over these brightly colored little cakes."
Frosting
6 tablespoons Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Creme
1/4 cup fat-free cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tablespoon granulated Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
6 tablespoons Cool Whip Free, thawed
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the marshmallow creme, cream cheese and sweetener and mix well. Fold in the Cool Whip and refrigerate, covered, until the cupcakes are ready to be frosted. This makes about two-thirds cup frosting.
Cupcakes and assembly
1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
2 (25-calorie) packets diet hot cocoa mix
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water
1 cup moist-style devil's food cake mix ( 1/4 of an 18.25-ounce box)
1 cup moist-style yellow cake mix ( 1/4 of an 18.25-ounce box)
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute
1 tablespoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon granulated Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
1/8 teaspoon salt
Nonstick cooking spray, optional
Frosting
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a tall glass, place half of the mini chocolate chips and the contents of both cocoa packets. Add the boiling water and stir until the chips and cocoa mix have dissolved. Add the cold water and mix well.
3. Pour the cocoa mixture into a large mixing bowl. Add the cake mixes, egg substitute, remaining chocolate chips, food coloring, sweetener and salt. Whisk until smooth and blended, about 2 minutes. The batter will be thin, but don't worry -- your cupcakes will puff up once baked!
4. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking cups or spray with nonstick spray. Evenly distribute the batter among the cups. Bake in the oven until puffed and shiny and the cakes spring back lightly when touched, 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Cool the cupcakes completely, then evenly distribute the frosting over the tops.
Each cupcake: 149 calories; 4 grams protein; 25 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 4 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 3 mg. cholesterol; 262 mg. sodium.
Wild wedding dance becomes a Web hit
Video:Play VideoABC News - A Minnesota couple's crazy choreographed wedding procession goes "viral."
Friday, July 24, 2009
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Swoopo: The crack cocaine of auction sites? - MSN Money
Swoopo: The crack cocaine of auction sites? - MSN Money
Very, very evil exploitation of the consumer.
Very, very evil exploitation of the consumer.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Abuse
You may be at risk of dating violence if your partner:
* Is violent. She has a history of fighting, losing his temper quickly, or brags about mistreating others.
* Gets too serious about the relationship too fast.
* Has a history of bad relationships and blames the other persons for all the problems. People just don't understand me."
* Believes that women should be in control and powerful , and that men should be passive and submissive.
* Is someone your family and friends warned you about, or told you they were worried for your safety with.
She's trying to control you and make you dependent on him if:
* She's very jealous and does not want you to talk to other women, wants you to stop seeing your friends and has to know where you are and who you are with all the time.
* She tries to control your contact with your family.
* She puts down what you wear, do and say.
* She tries to control you by being very bossy, giving orders, making all the decisions, and does not take your opinion seriously.
* She is scary. You worry about how they will react to things you say or do.
* She abuses drugs or alcohol and pressures you to take them.
* She's putting you down so you will lose self-esteem, confidence and control if:
* She tells people things you did or said that embarrass you and make you feel stupid.
* She says it's your fault when things go wrong for him.
* She calls you stupid, lazy, fat, ugly or an "asshole".
* She blames you when he mistreats you. She says you provoked him, pressed his buttons, made him do it.
* She's threatening you and in some cases using physical violence if:
* She drives fast and likes to do dangerous things to scare you.
* She gets carried away when you are playing and hurts you, or holds you down to make you feel helpless or humiliated, and give in to her.
* She threatens you and/or uses or owns weapons.
* She threatens to hit you, hurt your friends, pets or family if you do not do what he wants.
* She says he will leave you or kill himself if you do not obey him.
* She gets very angry about small, unimportant things. She will not tell you her feelings when you ask and then she blows up.
* She pressures you for sex, or is forceful or scary around sex. She thinks men or boys are sex objects. She attempts to manipulate or guilt trip you by saying "If you really loved me you would. . ."
* She hits you - she may be sorry afterward, but she hits you.
You may be at risk of dating violence if your partner:
* Is violent. She has a history of fighting, losing his temper quickly, or brags about mistreating others.
* Gets too serious about the relationship too fast.
* Has a history of bad relationships and blames the other persons for all the problems. People just don't understand me."
* Believes that women should be in control and powerful , and that men should be passive and submissive.
* Is someone your family and friends warned you about, or told you they were worried for your safety with.
She's trying to control you and make you dependent on him if:
* She's very jealous and does not want you to talk to other women, wants you to stop seeing your friends and has to know where you are and who you are with all the time.
* She tries to control your contact with your family.
* She puts down what you wear, do and say.
* She tries to control you by being very bossy, giving orders, making all the decisions, and does not take your opinion seriously.
* She is scary. You worry about how they will react to things you say or do.
* She abuses drugs or alcohol and pressures you to take them.
* She's putting you down so you will lose self-esteem, confidence and control if:
* She tells people things you did or said that embarrass you and make you feel stupid.
* She says it's your fault when things go wrong for him.
* She calls you stupid, lazy, fat, ugly or an "asshole".
* She blames you when he mistreats you. She says you provoked him, pressed his buttons, made him do it.
* She's threatening you and in some cases using physical violence if:
* She drives fast and likes to do dangerous things to scare you.
* She gets carried away when you are playing and hurts you, or holds you down to make you feel helpless or humiliated, and give in to her.
* She threatens you and/or uses or owns weapons.
* She threatens to hit you, hurt your friends, pets or family if you do not do what he wants.
* She says he will leave you or kill himself if you do not obey him.
* She gets very angry about small, unimportant things. She will not tell you her feelings when you ask and then she blows up.
* She pressures you for sex, or is forceful or scary around sex. She thinks men or boys are sex objects. She attempts to manipulate or guilt trip you by saying "If you really loved me you would. . ."
* She hits you - she may be sorry afterward, but she hits you.
Signs of emotional abuse 2
3) from Stanford.edu:
* Do you feel nervous around your partner?
* Do you have to be careful to control your behavior to avoid their anger?
* Are you scared of disagreeing with your partner?
* Does your partner's jealousy stop you from seeing friends or family?
* Are they always checking up or questioning you about what you do without your partner?
* Does your partner repeatedly and wrongly accuse you of seeing or flirting with other people?
* Does your partner tell you that if you changed they wouldn't abuse you?
* Does your partner make you feel like you are wrong, stupid, crazy or inadequate?
* Does your partner prevent you from going out or doing things you want to do?
* Are you expected to do things to please your partner, rather than to please yourself?
* Do you feel that, with your partner, nothing you ever do is good enough?
* Does your partner make excuses for behavior, for example, by saying it's because of alcohol or drugs, or because they can't control their temper, or that they were "just joking"?
* Does your partner criticize you, or humiliate you in front of other people?
* Do you feel nervous around your partner?
* Do you have to be careful to control your behavior to avoid their anger?
* Are you scared of disagreeing with your partner?
* Does your partner's jealousy stop you from seeing friends or family?
* Are they always checking up or questioning you about what you do without your partner?
* Does your partner repeatedly and wrongly accuse you of seeing or flirting with other people?
* Does your partner tell you that if you changed they wouldn't abuse you?
* Does your partner make you feel like you are wrong, stupid, crazy or inadequate?
* Does your partner prevent you from going out or doing things you want to do?
* Are you expected to do things to please your partner, rather than to please yourself?
* Do you feel that, with your partner, nothing you ever do is good enough?
* Does your partner make excuses for behavior, for example, by saying it's because of alcohol or drugs, or because they can't control their temper, or that they were "just joking"?
* Does your partner criticize you, or humiliate you in front of other people?
Signs of emotional abuse
Signs of emotional abuse:
1) You may be in an abusive relationship if he or she:
• Is jealous or possessive toward you.
(Jealousy is the primary symptom of abusive relationships.)
• Tries to control you by being very bossy or demanding.
• Tries to isolate you by demanding you cut off social contacts and friendships.
• Loses his or her temper quickly.
• Abuses alcohol.
• Claims you are responsible for his or her emotional state. (This is a core diagnostic criteria for Codependency.)
• Blames you when he or she mistreats you.
• Has a history of bad relationships.
• Your family and friends have warned you about the person or told you that they are concerned for your safety or emotional well being.
• You frequently worry about how he or she will react to things you say or do.
• Makes "jokes" that shame, humiliate, demean or embarrass you, weather privately or around family and friends.
• Your partner grew up witnessing an abusive parental relationship, and/or was abused as a child.
• Your partner "rages" when they feel hurt, shame, fear or loss of control.
• Both parties in abusive relationships may develop or progress in drug or alcohol dependence in a (dysfunctional) attempt to cope with the pain.
• You leave and then return to your partner repeatedly, against the advice of your friends, family and loved ones.
• You have trouble ending the relationship, even though you know inside it's the right thing to do.
2) Does the person you love...
• constantly keep track of your time?
• act jealous and possessive?
• accuse you of being unfaithful or flirting?
• discourage your relationships with friends and family?
• prevent or discourage you from working, interacting with friends or attending school?
• constantly criticize or belittle you?
http://abuse101.com/emotionalabuse.html
1) You may be in an abusive relationship if he or she:
• Is jealous or possessive toward you.
(Jealousy is the primary symptom of abusive relationships.)
• Tries to control you by being very bossy or demanding.
• Tries to isolate you by demanding you cut off social contacts and friendships.
• Loses his or her temper quickly.
• Abuses alcohol.
• Claims you are responsible for his or her emotional state. (This is a core diagnostic criteria for Codependency.)
• Blames you when he or she mistreats you.
• Has a history of bad relationships.
• Your family and friends have warned you about the person or told you that they are concerned for your safety or emotional well being.
• You frequently worry about how he or she will react to things you say or do.
• Makes "jokes" that shame, humiliate, demean or embarrass you, weather privately or around family and friends.
• Your partner grew up witnessing an abusive parental relationship, and/or was abused as a child.
• Your partner "rages" when they feel hurt, shame, fear or loss of control.
• Both parties in abusive relationships may develop or progress in drug or alcohol dependence in a (dysfunctional) attempt to cope with the pain.
• You leave and then return to your partner repeatedly, against the advice of your friends, family and loved ones.
• You have trouble ending the relationship, even though you know inside it's the right thing to do.
2) Does the person you love...
• constantly keep track of your time?
• act jealous and possessive?
• accuse you of being unfaithful or flirting?
• discourage your relationships with friends and family?
• prevent or discourage you from working, interacting with friends or attending school?
• constantly criticize or belittle you?
http://abuse101.com/emotionalabuse.html
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Why I hate facebook
I do. I do hate facebook. I can't give it up but I truly hate it. At first it was really fun. I had one fb friend, and we exchanged emails, and she didn't hardly have any friends, and I really liked visiting with her. I could read our whole email chain at once. Or start a new one.
The first time I new I hated facebook was when my new sil used it as a new high tech way to diss me. She invited my friend who she had only met once to be her new friend on fb and ignored my friend request. Then she invited my friend's mother and ignored my second request. Then said friend refused to suggest me as a friend to my sil. And it was only a week later that I coincidentally started watching 'mean girls' on cable and found out that I was in high school. Because this girl is mean. And she used technology to kick my ass. And an ass kicking she did deliver. I finally had it and decided that my only birthday present was going to be that my brother would get said sil to friend me. Only on that very day, he deleted his fb space without telling anyone, and she dropped my friend and friend's mother without telling my bro. And just as I was about to escalate this thing right out of the pseudo-cyber-landia where it began, it was all over.
Bro claims he knew nothing about it. Sil won't speak to anyone. That's another story.
Just when I think, ok, fb isn't so bad, some people start accepting invites I sent out months ago when I thought I liked fb. And suddenly my wall is full of their very full and wonderful lives. Why the fug does everyone have such a fugging great life, anyways. And if it's so great, just go live it and spare me the fugging fabulousness. Yes, yes, I'm so happy for all the people with fulfilling work, beautiful children, loving spouses, huge homes, exotic travel and endless photos but how happy am I supposed to be about their everlasting fulfilledness.
So I'm a half-lunged grump, abandoned and forsaken, dragged through the mud and the grime and the ashes, fugging suffering over the bitter ironic allegories of life. But don't hold it against me. Wouldn't fb be a better place if it was full of shits like me complaining and cussing at everyone. At least it would be fugging real. Who do these people think they are fooling anyways? I now whose marriage is a sexless sham and whose kid is never going to call home again after those first 18 spoiled years. So what is so great about putting the happy face on.
and my frickin fugging farm has fried all it's crops again goddammit!
and I hate fb for being a bloody lie and probably full of perverts to boot.
well maybe not full of perverts. maybe a few pervs would improve the bloody fb cheeriness.
why don't i quit?
well, i've made a couple of quite nice friends...
and reconnected with a couple others...
had my first online chat - ever - and that with a friend in Thailand who I hadn't spoken to in twenty odd years...
friggin fabulous and exciting it is
and that's why I hate fb.
the end.
The first time I new I hated facebook was when my new sil used it as a new high tech way to diss me. She invited my friend who she had only met once to be her new friend on fb and ignored my friend request. Then she invited my friend's mother and ignored my second request. Then said friend refused to suggest me as a friend to my sil. And it was only a week later that I coincidentally started watching 'mean girls' on cable and found out that I was in high school. Because this girl is mean. And she used technology to kick my ass. And an ass kicking she did deliver. I finally had it and decided that my only birthday present was going to be that my brother would get said sil to friend me. Only on that very day, he deleted his fb space without telling anyone, and she dropped my friend and friend's mother without telling my bro. And just as I was about to escalate this thing right out of the pseudo-cyber-landia where it began, it was all over.
Bro claims he knew nothing about it. Sil won't speak to anyone. That's another story.
Just when I think, ok, fb isn't so bad, some people start accepting invites I sent out months ago when I thought I liked fb. And suddenly my wall is full of their very full and wonderful lives. Why the fug does everyone have such a fugging great life, anyways. And if it's so great, just go live it and spare me the fugging fabulousness. Yes, yes, I'm so happy for all the people with fulfilling work, beautiful children, loving spouses, huge homes, exotic travel and endless photos but how happy am I supposed to be about their everlasting fulfilledness.
So I'm a half-lunged grump, abandoned and forsaken, dragged through the mud and the grime and the ashes, fugging suffering over the bitter ironic allegories of life. But don't hold it against me. Wouldn't fb be a better place if it was full of shits like me complaining and cussing at everyone. At least it would be fugging real. Who do these people think they are fooling anyways? I now whose marriage is a sexless sham and whose kid is never going to call home again after those first 18 spoiled years. So what is so great about putting the happy face on.
and my frickin fugging farm has fried all it's crops again goddammit!
and I hate fb for being a bloody lie and probably full of perverts to boot.
well maybe not full of perverts. maybe a few pervs would improve the bloody fb cheeriness.
why don't i quit?
well, i've made a couple of quite nice friends...
and reconnected with a couple others...
had my first online chat - ever - and that with a friend in Thailand who I hadn't spoken to in twenty odd years...
friggin fabulous and exciting it is
and that's why I hate fb.
the end.
APOD: 2007 May 2 - Sunrise from the Surface of Gliese 581c
APOD: 2007 May 2 - Sunrise from the Surface of Gliese 581c
NASA website
Explanation: How might a sunrise appear on Gliese 581c? One artistic guess is shown above. Gliese 581c is the most Earth-like planet yet discovered and lies a mere 20 light-years distant. The central red dwarf is small and redder than our Sun but one of the orbiting planets has recently been discovered to be in the habitable zone where liquid water could exist on its surface. Although this planet is much different from Earth, orbiting much closer than Mercury and containing five times the mass of Earth, it is now a candidate to hold not only oceans but life enabled by the oceans. Were future observations to confirm liquid water, Gliese 581c might become a worthy destination or way station for future interstellar travelers from Earth. Drawn above in the hypothetical, the red dwarf star Gliese 581 rises through clouds above a calm ocean of its planet Gliese 581c.
NASA website
Explanation: How might a sunrise appear on Gliese 581c? One artistic guess is shown above. Gliese 581c is the most Earth-like planet yet discovered and lies a mere 20 light-years distant. The central red dwarf is small and redder than our Sun but one of the orbiting planets has recently been discovered to be in the habitable zone where liquid water could exist on its surface. Although this planet is much different from Earth, orbiting much closer than Mercury and containing five times the mass of Earth, it is now a candidate to hold not only oceans but life enabled by the oceans. Were future observations to confirm liquid water, Gliese 581c might become a worthy destination or way station for future interstellar travelers from Earth. Drawn above in the hypothetical, the red dwarf star Gliese 581 rises through clouds above a calm ocean of its planet Gliese 581c.
Το Blog της Αληθειας
Το Blog της Αληθειας
I don't understand a word, but the photos are quite disturbing. Something modern is being compared to something Nazi's did. I hope it is not comparing the Israelis. Sickening.
Maybe I wouldn't like Greece after all.
I don't understand a word, but the photos are quite disturbing. Something modern is being compared to something Nazi's did. I hope it is not comparing the Israelis. Sickening.
Maybe I wouldn't like Greece after all.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, 1501-1600 in Cambridge Libraries by H M Adams (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris
Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, 1501-1600 in Cambridge Libraries by H M Adams (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris: "Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, 1501-1600 in Cambridge Libraries"
Recommended Books for Book Collectors
Recommended Books for Book Collectors
D.J. McAdam
A website for book collectors
Recommended Books for Book Collectors
book pressTo be candid, many of the best books for book collectors are no longer in print, or are available only in those awful "print-on-demand" editions that are, quite literally, not worth the paper they are printed upon. The texts of some out of print books have been reprinted on our website, and are well worth reading, though for convenience sake we'd still want to have the actual book in hand, preferably in first or early edition. We used to collect in the area of "books about books," and there are certainly worse areas to choose, in our humble opinion. You'll often find decent books about books at book fairs, and occasionally in used book shops, and of course the hunt is half the fun.
Friar and Cipher
The list below lists books that are currently in print:
* Basbanes, Nicholas A.
o Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book Hunter in the Twenty-First Century.
o A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
o A Splendor of Letters : The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World
* Baxter, John. A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict. Quite the opposite of Eugene Field's elegant Victorian work in many ways, but still enjoyable, this book proves that book collectors can be as wild and rambunctious as any other group - if not more so.
* Carter, John. ABC for Book Collectors. A deceptively simple title; every serious book collector has this volume close to his desk.
* Collins, John. The Two Forgers: A Biography of Harry Buxton Forman and Thomas James Wise.
* Ellis, Estelle, et al. At Home with Books : How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries
* Ellis, Ian C. Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books. 3rd edition.
* Everitt, Charles P. The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter: A Rare Bookman in Search of American History. One of the first books I ever read on book collecting; a great treat, great to curl up with of an evening, preferably with a fire in the fireplace and a glass of brandy at one's side.
* Goldstone, Lawrence and Nancy
o The Friar and the Cipher: Roger Bacon and the Unsolved Mystery of the Most Unusual Manuscript in the World
o Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World
o Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore
o Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World
o Warmly Inscribed: The New England Forger and Other Book Tales
* Field, Eugene. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.
* Matthews, Jack. Memoirs of a Bookman
* McBride, Bill. Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions
* Meador, Roy. Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade.
* Russell, Richard. Antique Trader Book Collector's Price Guide
* Tedford, Marie. The Official Price Guide to Collecting Books, 6th Edition.
* Wilson, Robert A. Modern Book Collecting. Not so modern any longer, as this book is from 1992 - but it is considered a classic, and still contains a wealth of information.
* -- Collectable Paperback Books: A New Vintage Paperback Price Reference
Magazines for Book Collectors
* Fine Books & Collections
D.J. McAdam
A website for book collectors
Recommended Books for Book Collectors
book pressTo be candid, many of the best books for book collectors are no longer in print, or are available only in those awful "print-on-demand" editions that are, quite literally, not worth the paper they are printed upon. The texts of some out of print books have been reprinted on our website, and are well worth reading, though for convenience sake we'd still want to have the actual book in hand, preferably in first or early edition. We used to collect in the area of "books about books," and there are certainly worse areas to choose, in our humble opinion. You'll often find decent books about books at book fairs, and occasionally in used book shops, and of course the hunt is half the fun.
Friar and Cipher
The list below lists books that are currently in print:
* Basbanes, Nicholas A.
o Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book Hunter in the Twenty-First Century.
o A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
o A Splendor of Letters : The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World
* Baxter, John. A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict. Quite the opposite of Eugene Field's elegant Victorian work in many ways, but still enjoyable, this book proves that book collectors can be as wild and rambunctious as any other group - if not more so.
* Carter, John. ABC for Book Collectors. A deceptively simple title; every serious book collector has this volume close to his desk.
* Collins, John. The Two Forgers: A Biography of Harry Buxton Forman and Thomas James Wise.
* Ellis, Estelle, et al. At Home with Books : How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries
* Ellis, Ian C. Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books. 3rd edition.
* Everitt, Charles P. The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter: A Rare Bookman in Search of American History. One of the first books I ever read on book collecting; a great treat, great to curl up with of an evening, preferably with a fire in the fireplace and a glass of brandy at one's side.
* Goldstone, Lawrence and Nancy
o The Friar and the Cipher: Roger Bacon and the Unsolved Mystery of the Most Unusual Manuscript in the World
o Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World
o Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore
o Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World
o Warmly Inscribed: The New England Forger and Other Book Tales
* Field, Eugene. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.
* Matthews, Jack. Memoirs of a Bookman
* McBride, Bill. Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions
* Meador, Roy. Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade.
* Russell, Richard. Antique Trader Book Collector's Price Guide
* Tedford, Marie. The Official Price Guide to Collecting Books, 6th Edition.
* Wilson, Robert A. Modern Book Collecting. Not so modern any longer, as this book is from 1992 - but it is considered a classic, and still contains a wealth of information.
* -- Collectable Paperback Books: A New Vintage Paperback Price Reference
Magazines for Book Collectors
* Fine Books & Collections
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Friday, July 03, 2009
Let It Out: The Reasons We Cry - Page 3 - DivineCaroline
Let It Out: The Reasons We Cry - Page 3 - DivineCaroline: "'There are times in a woman’s life when she cries and cries and cries, and even though she has the succor and support of her loved ones, still and yet she cries. Something in this crying keeps the predator away, keeps away unhealthy desire or gain that will ruin her. Tears are part of the mending of rips in the psyche where energy has leaked and leaked away. The matter is serious, but the worst does not occur-our light is not stolen-for tears make us conscious. There is no chance to go back to sleep when one is weeping. Whatever sleep comes then is only rest for the physical body.' From the book 'Women Who Run with Wolves'"
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