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Addicted to reading as though to drinks & drugs...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:52:23 GMT

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The summer is the season of the pulsation of lights and of shining! The sharp rays of the Sun dazzle every little object it touches on! The raising mercury does not deter a serious reader from the absorption of his book! The summer months are for festivity and for bliss! The summer months are made for walking in and out of the numerous bookshops, both old and new, holding of multiple of bags, trying to collect the different kinds of books for reading now and for later too!

Only a lover of books can understand the meaning of being alive in the rainy season…the light chill creeping through the windows and the parapet, the steaming cup of coffee within the reach of your hands, sitting slantingly on the bed with fluffy pillows cushioning your head, a light bed sheet carelessly wrapped around your knees, the torrential rain crafting the musical melody that perfects one's mood for the reading at hand, the dark night blanketing the sky and the surroundings

silky touch of the new book covers,

Books that will induce a mindf***k

Sat, 24 May 2008 09:05:25 GMT

clipped by: karokan
clipper's remarks: This list goes on and on. I love it!

Clip Source: www.everything2.com

Books that will induce a mindfuck

Here is the list of books that will officially induce mindfucks, sorted alphabetically by author. Those authors in bold have been recommended by one or more people as being generally mindfucking - any books listed under their names are particularly odd. You're welcome to /msg me to make an addition to this list.

And finally, although he's way down at the bottom, my personal recommendation is definitely Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, as it turns the ultimate mindfuck: inverting the world-view of our entire culture, and it is non-fiction.

Adams, Douglas

Rand, Ayn

The Fountainhead

Lewis, C.S.

Out of the Silent Planet
Perelandra
That Hideous Strength

Poe, Edgar Allan

Carroll, Lewis

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The Online Books Page

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:01:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just in case some of you just might be suffering from the delusion that someday you might be able to shut down your computers and go and breath the fresh air that someone once told me is actually to be found outside.

Clip Source: digital.library.upenn.edu

BOOKS ONLINE

Search our Listings -- New Listings -- Authors -- Titles -- Subjects -- Serials

NEWS

New public domain material, new forums -- More books, added faster, with new form -- Latest Book Listings

FEATURES

A Celebration of Women Writers -- Banned Books Online -- Prize Winners Online

ARCHIVES AND INDEXES

General -- Foreign Language -- Specialty

THE INSIDE STORY

About Us -- FAQ -- Get Involved! -- Books In Progress/Requested -- More Book Links

Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web - Updated Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Google’s Book Search Offers 100 Million Texts

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:33:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I use this regularly

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Google’s Book Search Offers 100 Million Texts

Courtney Mitchel, of the University of Michigan library’s book-shelving department is among hundreds of librarians who spend hours of each day going through almost 600 pages of some of the world’s oldest books.

Their work is part of Google’s Book Search, a project that plans to offer its users access to digital versions of 50 million to 100 million ancient texts.

Among the books being scanned by librarians is one which they believe to be the oldest Bible in the world printed in Arabic.

Book Search allows users to search books through a variety of topics

. They are allowed to download the entire text as long as the book is not held under copyright. If it is, or if they just want to read an original, they can use Book Search to find copies to buy or borrow.

More than 1 million rare or fragile books have been digitized through the Google-Michigan partnership since it began in 2004, with an estimated 6 million to go.

Tags: literature, books, google, texts, reading

Free eBooks

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:32:29 GMT

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Clip Source: www.planetebook.com

Free eBooks — All Our Classic Books and Novels

All our literature is entirely free for you to download. To get notified automatically each time we publish new eBooks, subscribe to out eBooks newsletter or eBooks blog .

1984 by George Orwell

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Aesop's Fables by Aesop

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Grimms Fairy Tales by the brothers Grimm

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Paradise Lost by John Milton

Pride and Prejudice

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Iliad by Homer

Tags: ebooks

Scientists on their "life-changing" books

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:59:46 GMT

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Clip Source: www.boingboing.net

I always enjoy hearing about the reading habits of people who are much smarter and more interesting than me. New Scientist has a feature package where seventeen big name scientists recommend books that they considered "life-changing." Here is the list of the scientists and the books they suggest, with each title linking to Amazon. Follow the link at the bottom of the post to the New Scientist article where you can read the scientists' thoughts on their picks. From New Scientist:

1. Farthest North - Steve Jones, geneticist

2. The Art of the Soluble - V. S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist

4. The Foundation trilogy - Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist

5. Alice in Wonderland - Alison Gopnik, developmental psychologist

6. One, Two, Three... Infinity - Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist

13. Catch-22 / The First Three Minutes - Lawrence Krauss, physicist

15. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Chris Frith, neuroscientist

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Libraries this beautiful..Oh God!

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:32:32 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: I love books and even browsing books in such an exotic atmosphere must be a real blessing! sigh...

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Strahov Theological Hall - Original Baroque Cabinets

Strahov Theological Hall; Statue of John the Evangelist Holding a Book

Strahov Philosophical Hall

Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland

Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Italy

Biblioteca do Palacio e Convento de Mafra I, Lisbon Coast, Portugal

Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Puebla, Mexico

Bibliotecha de la Real Academia De La Lengua, Madrid, Spain

Bibliotheque Alencon, Normandy, France

Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris, France

Bodlein Library, Oxford University, England

Boston Copley Public Library, Boston, USA

British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England

Casanatense Library, Rome, Italy

Cathedral Library, Kalocsa, Hungary

Dutch Royal Archives Library, Netherlands

El Escorial Library, San Lorenzo, Spain

Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal Den Haag, the Hague, Netherlands

Tags: books, pictures, library, beautiful.

Best places to get free ebooks...

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:18:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: still more on the site...could clip only these...

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ManyBooks - Free eBooks for your PDA, iPod, or eBook reader - Thanks Tony Bryan & abben

BookCrossing - Where real books are released into the wild to be found by others - Thanks Engtech

LibraryElf - The perfect companion to a public library system - Thanks Engtech

Scribd - Open library to publish and discover documents online - Thanks CincauHangus

Word Public Library - 400,000 PDF ebooks for download - Thanks Ellen

Free Tech Books - Free computer science and engineering books (+ lecture notes) - Thanks Ellen

Bookins - Swap real books with other readers - Thanks Jimbob

WellToldTales - Free short story podcasts (like audiobooks, but shorter) - Thanks Kevin C.

Wowio - Public domain, free legitimate copyrighted materials & one of the only with a selection of Comic Books - Thanks Jane and Art Dardia

BizBooktalk - Free book giveaway contests on Fridays - Thanks Brandon

MoochMuch - Organize your book lending with your friends - Thanks Bobby

Tags: books, reading, write, ebooks, library.

The great magic in reading the books...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:41:46 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: You should read the whole article...very nice

Clip Source: www.bookstove.com

The silky touch of the new book covers, the amazing trials and turbulences of the lives of the people within the colorful covers, the sheer volume of the books, the photos and the pictures, the life-long journey of the characters! There is magic in reading the books!

The spring gives you a different sort of an experience altogether! The fusion of the colors and fragrance of the grass, flowers and leaves, the dipping orange sun of the late evening, the dazzling night sky filled-in with spectacular vision of stars, people milling around late into the night…The spring demands something more than a cup of coffee to accompany the reading of any book! A light book, peppered with some hot snacks would make a wonderful accompanying combination for reading in the spring!

The sharp rays of the Sun dazzle every little object it touches on! The raising mercury does not deter a serious reader from the absorption of his book!

he book-lovers belong to a wonderful world of their own!

Tags: magic, reading, books, lalitha raman.

Oh huh! the resolutions & their ends...:-)

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:44:11 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: 2004: I will sponsor a disadvantaged foreign child this year.
2005: I will sponsor a disadvantaged domestic child this year.
2006: I will sponsor one kid for lunch at McDonald's this year.
2007: I will sponsor one of my kids for lunch at McDonald's this year.
2008: I will endeavor to remember my children's names this year.

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2004: I will get my weight down below 170.
2005: I will watch my calories until my weight is below 200.
2006: I will follow my new diet until I get below 220.
2007: I will work out once a week.
2008: I will drive past a gym at least once a week.

2004: I will read at least 20 good books a year.
2005: I will read at least 10 books a year.
2006: I will read 5 books a year.
2007: I will read some articles in the newspaper this year.
2008: I will subscribe to a good humor e-mail list this year.

2004: I will pay off my bank loan promptly.
2005: I will pay off my bank loans promptly.
2006: I will be totally out of debt by next year.
2007: I will try to pay off the debt interest by next year.
2008: I will try to be out of the country by next year.

Tags: resolution, interesting, humor.

Ten Tricks to Using Google You Probably Don't Know

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:02:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Mmm...intrstg...

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10. Get Local Time: Type in What time is it followed by any city to get the current time.

Track Flight Status: Enter the airline and flight number to find out the departure time and estimated arrival for any flight.

Search for Pages That are “Better Than,” “Similar to,” or “Reminds me of”: Enter “better than keyword” or “similar to keyword” to find Web pages you never knew existed.

Use Google as a Free Proxy: Enter cache:website.com to view a Web page that’s been blocked from the computer you’re using.

Remove Affiliate Links From Product Searches

Convert Currency, Metrics, Bytes and More

Find Related Items: Enter ~ before any search term to find related items as well.

Find Music and Comic Books: Enter -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "Band or comic book name" to find music files and comic books.

See Images of People, Objects, Etc.: Type in a search term, and click on images to see photos of the results.

Search for Faces:

Tags: interesting, google, tricks, tips.

There is magic in reading books...

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:33:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: THE PLEASURE OF READING BOOKS...MY,MY...

Clip Source: www.bookstove.com

the torrential rain crafting the musical melody that perfects one's mood for the reading at hand, the dark night blanketing the sky and the surroundings…rainy nights enchant the reader into reading well into the wee hours of the morning!

The winter is exclusively made for the reading! The cozy comfort of the happily crackling fire place, the complete and unconditional peace of the cold dark night, the heavy woolens draped around the body making one to snuggle well against the harsh chill, the silence, sharp and melancholy, uninterrupted and overpowering silence… no other footprints are louder than those of the footprints of the characters of your book, the footsteps roaming around the room, standing close to you, making

you to feel whether it is you or them within the book and out of it!

Tags: books, reading, interesting.

Just look at these giant library of books!!! pictures

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:43:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: premises into library book shelves....you'll love this!

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Tags: books, library, building, interesting, cool, idea, wonderful.

17 ways to get free books...Socrat, you will love this!

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:06:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Thanks to delicious.com

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You can never have too many books, so we are delighted to share with you some ways to get them for free. From children’s books to technical books, there are numerous resources that offer literature for free. Some of the following sites offer actual printed books, while others feature electronic books (aka “ebooks”). Please bear in mind that the list is alphabetized, not ordered by importance.

Childrens Books Online

Tags: books, websites, free books, cool, nice.

Alchemist...the finest book I had ever read...

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:57:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: most favoured book of all the books I have ever read (and I have read plenty of them)

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Paulo Coelho has been an inspirational writer and many regard him as the alchemist of words. His writings are very simply written but provokes many social and cultural debates. If you have not read any of his book, pick any of them and you won't be disappointed. Here is a portion of his acceptance speech delivered to the Brazilian Academy of Letters:

we will understand each opportunity that was offered to us

Tags: alchemist, inspiration, inspirational, books, words, beautiful, cool, lovely, lifecoach.