Description : What was the book you could not put down?
Last Answer : I have a hard time putting down a lot of books. Charles Bukowski is one whose books I read in a night or day though.
Description : Did a book especially touch a nerve so that you had to literally put it down?
Last Answer : I remember I started to read The Wizard, the Witch and Two Girls from Jersey, but had to put it down because it referenced one of my favorite books and drew the wrong conclusions. Is that sort of what you’re looking for? (It infuriated me, so I put it down.)
Description : What is the most ironic first book to put on my new kindle?
Last Answer : A biography on Gutenberg? Plus The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age.
Description : What is it called when a hardcover book has the cover/spine on upside down?
Last Answer : It’s actually the European Style of binding books. Most Spanish books are bound like this, I don’t know specifically what other countries do it, though.
Description : Have you read the last Harry Potter book?
Last Answer : answer:Please be specific about which book you are asking about. I have read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and found it a fitting end to the 7 book series. We just got Harpy Potter and the Cursed Child, ... Harry has his own kids, and I am waiting for my son to finish it so I can read it.
Description : What is the last book you read?
Last Answer : answer:Antony and Cleopatra: Shakespeare Handbook I am directing Antony and Cleopatra for my theatre group's Shakespeare in the Park next summer, and I'm already hard at work on the production. I was ... with the play. For those who might be curious, here is a brief announcement of the prodcution.
Description : What was the last book you read that provoked a really emotional response from you?
Last Answer : The Hunger Games trilogy.
Description : When was the last time you heard of a book being released in serialization?
Last Answer : answer:Harry Potter series. Twilight series. The Game of Thrones series (which is under a different name but I just know the first book.) Hunger Games trilogy. Serialization is pretty common.
Description : A good book on American history for the last 20 years?
Last Answer : http://www.amazon.com/American-Foreign-Policy-New-Era/dp/0415951003/ref=sr_1_37?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286394359&sr=1-37
Description : What is the first or last sentence of a book that you have at home, or that you know of otherwise?
Last Answer : Dude, are you serious?
Description : Does anyone know when the last Jean M Auel book is coming out?
Last Answer : It’s been rumored that it might come out sometime this year, but that’s all I can tell you. I heard it will be titled “Ayla.” I named my cat Ayla after reading Clan Or The Cave Bear a very long time ago.
Description : Could you tell if an old book had undergone any restoration?
Last Answer : The listing has ended but you can still click on the link….then click on the photo of the book displayed or click on the words “see original listing” and it would then show the photos before the sale ended.
Description : Could a book like Nabokov's 1955 classic "Lolita" be published today?
Last Answer : No. I think there would be too much of a backlash on it. People would probably burn copies if it was published.
Description : If you could leap into the pages of a book & live out a day within that story, where are you going to land?
Last Answer : I’d jump into The Metamorphosis and keep Samsa company, since he was so cruelly ostracized :(
Description : Recommendations about a biology non-fictional book i could read?
Last Answer : How about Bonk?
Description : If you could suddenly find out that one work of fiction was actually true, what book would you select?
Last Answer : Hmm.. the first book that popped into my head was Something Wicked This Way Comes, but that would be really weird and freaky if it happened. I'm sure there are better selections. OH MY GOODNESS! While ... This Way Comes would be cool, I'm changing my answer to The Odyssey. Now that would be awesome!
Description : Writing in a blog could it be sucessfull when transfered to a book?
Last Answer : Here are some I’ve heard of: – Waiter Rant was offered a book deal based on his blog, he’s now writing a second book. – Hot Chicks with Douchebags created a book based on their posts. Some girls have filed a lawsuit because they’re in the book and say it caused them harm/loss of reputation.
Description : If you could walk to your bookshelves and remove one book (annotations and all) that best describes who you are, what book would it be?
Last Answer : It would be “The Kukotsky Case” by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
Description : How long does it take for novel prices to get marked down?
Last Answer : When the book is no longer so – forgive me for this – novel.
Description : When did you last have to change a prejudiced opinion?
Last Answer : answer:I have had a few moments in the last year or so when I have had experiences like that. The movie Maleficent, for one. I thought nothing could be dumber than a re-imagining of a Disney re-imagining, ... them amicably since. And now I may lower my nose from the air and give Watchman a read. :-)
Description : What's a good last name?
Last Answer : Bond. James Bond. But seriously, we need more info about the character. What religion/nationality is he?
Description : How long will it take for the first book to be written about the Putin invasion?
Last Answer : There are already many, many books in print that might as well be about the Ukraine invasion. The fact that they don't mention it is almost irrelevant. It's the same Putin. Try one by Masha ... is the thought that somebody somewhere is already looking for an actor to play him in the movie version.
Description : Is there a book you'd like to read but haven't got around to yet?
Last Answer : Numerous books but one is In Search of Lost Times by Proust.
Description : Do they make The Witcher Sword of Destiny book in Hard Cover?
Last Answer : I’ve been able to find it on Kindle, Nook, & in paperback. I even checked my library & they only carry it in paperback. So, I’m guessing that it’s not available in hardback.
Description : Can anyone think of the name of this book?
Last Answer : A friend found it for me! “The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto” by Mitch Albom (also wrote “Tuesdays with Morrie”) From the description, this wasn’t my kind of book, but omg I’m glad I read it – twice!
Description : I'm looking for a book series in which a femme fatale is the main character.
Last Answer : Vanity Fair. Becky is a femme fatale before femme fatale is a thing.
Description : Is there a website that translates professionally a 60,000-words-book for 50$?
Last Answer : I’m thinking “no.” If it does, it’s got to be just running a computer program on it. If it were done “professionally” by a professional human translator, that’d be a charity service which would either be unknown by most, or have a long waiting list.
Description : Can I have names for a scary/horror book?
Last Answer : “The Scary Horror Book” For real, we need information about what the story is about. Yes, I understand that you probably don’t want to give away a good plot or idea, but we need more to go on.
Description : Is "the Vanity of Existence" by Arthur Schopenhauer, book worth reading?
Last Answer : Get it from the library. If you really like it then you can buy it. You do realize that Schopenhauer was a philosopher, so it may not be light reading, and the title is not very uplifting. What made you decide on this book?
Description : What is a good book describing poor people and what they do to survive?
Last Answer : There’s an author Barbara Ehrenreich who has written several books showing what it’s like from the poor person’s perspective. She actually spent a year working in Walmart and some other low paying jobs and wrote about what life was like. If you Google her, you can learn more about her and her books.
Description : Has anyone read this book about the science behind why people succeed or fail?
Last Answer : Listened to audio book Here it is- Good idea/poor execution= low chance of success Poor idea/good execution= low chance of success Good idea/good execution= high chance of success Who knew?! It is a “fad” book. Like the Marie Kondo tidy book. Or Sapiens.
Description : Anyone else having trouble with Amazon advanced book search?
Last Answer : Yeah, it is not working well for me. Seaches for known titles, or for known author names, are giving me “No results for in Books.” which suggests to me that it’s failing to take my search terms as input.
Description : Do you like ebook or paper book (details inside)
Last Answer : Paper. Forever. The only time I will use ebooks is if I am traveling (plane, train, etc.) and carrying books would be heavy. I find that my eyes get more tired reading off a screen.
Description : Please can you suggest a good free book on my kobo from 2014?
Last Answer : My e-reader is 2014 not the date that I want my books from.
Description : Book readers, which fictional story while reading it made you feel life is still worth living despite the desperate struggles?
Last Answer : Neither a book, nor fictional, but seeing kids playing with their toy aeroplanes makes me smile.
Description : What book do you dislike the most?
Last Answer : Any book that is a previous edition (with the exception of first editions) especially outdated computer programming books. I hate math text-books that progress too fast. Without explaining what it is used for and a ... Rings at page 70 or so. Will read it all if I break a leg and am incapacitated.
Description : What is the difference between a person reading a magazine or a book, and a person looking at their phone?
Last Answer : As long as they’re quiet and not driving, I don’t care what they do.
Description : Does the banner on a new book, "New York Times Best Seller" mean anything at all any more?
Last Answer : I don’t read best sellers unless they are recommended from Amazon or radio or television. I usually stick to the same authors or subjects.
Description : Can you recommend me a good historical fiction book?
Last Answer : I looked up the The Nightingale, and a similar book that I enjoyed is The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith His Russian detective novels are really good, too, centering around a Moscow homicide investigator.
Description : Have you ever signed out a library book then not read it?
Last Answer : All the time. They look good in the library but when I get them home, not so much. Any fiction book that I bring home is subject to the 50-page test. If it hasn’t grabbed me in 50 pages, it is history. There are so many horrible authors
Description : Why does the CIA have a book on Fritz Springmeier?
Last Answer : The CIA recently released details of a collection of documents Navy SEALS recovered from Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad. Fritz Springmeier’s book “Bloodlines of Illuminati” was one of the titles they found. It is all available here.
Description : Considering how much of a miserable failure the Trump Regime is turning out to be, what section of the library does his book "The Art of the Deal" really belong?
Last Answer : The trash bin.
Description : Can someone help me with the name of this children's book?
Last Answer : Could it be The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Willams? (Maybe not. The owner was a boy.)
Description : What attracts you to your favorite book?
Last Answer : Plot and writing style.
Description : Does anyone know the meaning of Privy Counsel in the title of the Book "The Clouds of Unknowing"?
Last Answer : answer:Please check the spelling- is it Counsel or Council? A “Privy Council” is a private advisory group, usually to a monarch. A Privy Counsel would be a private adviser to oneself. Sounds like the context is that the book is meant as a private adviser or guide to an individual.
Description : Would you spend $500 or more for a book?
Last Answer : answer:good books cost from $500 to $15,000. Well, price doesn't make it a good book. It just makes it expensive. There are certain new books that may well be worth that price, usually almost ... for a Poli Sci text book; fortunately he was able to sell it after a semester and recoup $150.
Description : Is there any book character you associate yourself with?
Last Answer : Thing 1
Description : Does a best-seller book author make more money if I buy a book at full price?
Last Answer : No. By the time the book is at the retailer the publisher and author have already been paid their share. Whatever price the retailer ultimately decides to sell it at, whether it’s full MSRP or $0.01, does not effect how much the author receives.
Description : Is it legal to read a book on YouTube and supply commentary on the book while reading it?
Last Answer : answer:In the US, that would likely not stand under our fair use law. Fair use law takes into account the amount and substantiality of the original work being copied when determining whether use ... instead of buying the audiobook, the publisher and author could rightly take exception to your use.
Description : What book influenced you greatly that you may not have talked about on ask-public yet?
Last Answer : The Monkey Wrench Gang and its sequel Hayduke Lives helped shape me during my shift from Republican to Socialist in the late 90’s.