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My Top Ten Fantasy Series
Rusty Lime | July 21st 2008
So I read a lot. Mostly fantasy novels and series and this is my list of my top ten favourites series. 10. Stephen Dondaldson’s Mordants Need. I never felt particularly attached to the more famous Chronicles of Thomas Covenant so it took me a w read more
Poems, Letters and Novels
East Asian Culture | July 14th 2008 by Fredrik Gustafsson
As mentioned in the previous post new ways of writing Japanese were invented around 800CE. This in turn led to the growth of forms of literature such as diaries, travel writing and poems. Elegant refined poetry called waka was very popular at the Emp read more
Dale Peck
Gay For Today | July 12th 2008
Dale Peck born 13 July 1967Born on Long Island, New York, author Dale Peck was raised in Kansas and attended university in New Jersey. He currently teaches creative writing at The New School in New York.The influential New York Times critic Michiko K read more
Voynich Manuscript and comics / graphic novels...
Voynich News | July 11th 2008 by Nick Pelling
I try to pick up on everything VMs-related out there, and I liked comics as a kid (Marvel not DC, if you're askin'): so it came as a nice surprise to find the Voynich Manuscript popping up on the edges of the comics world.According to this page on hi read more
Katie Liu Leung
Free Pic Asian Girl | July 9th 2008 by Tommy
Katie Liu LeungName : Katie LeungBirth name : Katie LeungBorn : 8 August 1987 (1987-08-08) (age 19) Motherwell, ScotlandYears active : 2005–presentNotable roles : Cho Chang in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter an read more
The Starship Captain From Iowa
The Word Of Jeff | July 6th 2008 by Jeff Wetherington
John Wayne is not the only famous person born in Iowa. According to the city of Riverside, Iowa, on March 22, 2233 the future Captain James Tiberius Kirk will be born in their fair town.Star Trek mythology found in the original TV series, movies and read more
Jane Austen - Rejected?
The Writing Pages | July 6th 2008 by Meghna
Once again, I have stumbled upon some unknown and interesting facts about famous authors. This time, I target none another than the renowned romantic classics writer, Jane Austen!So….what about her?, you ask! Just a little patience and you will kno read more
Harold Acton
Gay For Today | July 4th 2008
Harold Acton born 5 July 1904 (d. 1994)Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton KBE was an Anglo-Italian writer, scholar and dilettante who is probably most famous for being believed, incorrectly, to have inspired the character of Anthony Blanche in Evelyn Wa read more
Dirk Gently’s Guide To The Galaxy.
Tiwtch | July 4th 2008
Someone in the UK please record this for me when it airs. Pretty please. Using notes left behind by author Douglas Adams and discovered after his death the producers of an audio series based on Adams’ Dirk Gently novels are pr read more
The Fonz & The Lexus Hybrid
The Passionate Pursuit: Lexus News Blog | July 3rd 2008 by Kevin RE Watts
The Fonz is trading in his motorcycle for a Lexus RX 400h, as Henry Winkler is making his way across Britain on a children's book tour to support the government's 2008 National Year of Reading: Winkler, world famous for his role as "The Fonz" in the read more
The Fonz Goes Hybrid in British Tour
Carascoop | July 2nd 2008
Aaay “The Fonz” has left his leather jacket and bad boy motorcycle to rest in piece in the past as he’s touring schools across the U.K. in a Lexus RX 400h, in support of the Government’s 2008 National Year of Reading. You may not know this, b read more
Stephen McCauley
Gay For Today | June 25th 2008
Stephen McCauley born 26 June 1955 Stephen McCauley is an American author. He has written five novels to date including most recently Alternatives To Sex. His most famous novel is The Object of My Affection, which was made into a movie starring J read more
Albert Cossery
Egyptian chronicles | June 23rd 2008 by Zeinobia
Today I found out that there was a very famous Egyptian writer called Albert Cossery who lived in Paris for the most of his life. Today I found about him after his death. Today I found out that the late Egyptian Writer who befriended France read more
E- Book : Harry Potter Collection
Free Softwares 4 U | June 17th 2008 by Dr. Amlan Kumar Mitra
E-BOOKS- Read 'em freeHarry Potter is a series of fantasy novels by English author J. K. Rowling about a boy named Harry Potter. Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's read more
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
No Oil for Pacifists | June 16th 2008
Maybe my title exaggerates, but this post follows lists of plays and oft-read books to focus on books that are a bit obscure. I've listed both fiction and non-fiction, and include some worthies that others might class outright "junk" novels. And I read more
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy - PS3 (T)
Playstation Game | June 13th 2008 by blogtanker
Robert Ludlum’s best-selling spy novels and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Now become Ludlum’s most famous spy Jason Bourne, going deeper than ever into his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne read more
Chick-Lit Overload
Finally Woken | June 12th 2008 by Finally Woken
Here's a question. Why do most of the chick-lit novels have their main characters working either as an author, a journalist, or as an editor in book publishing industry? Remember Candace Bushnell's Carrie Bradshaw (a columnist), or Helen Fielding's read more
SUPHANBURI
Thailand travel guidebook | June 11th 2008 by wanwisa
General Information Just a hundred kilometres away from Bangkok, Suphan Buri is an ancient town rich in natural and historical heritage. The province was once an important border town involving battles and important wars during the period of read more
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy - PS3 (T)
Playstation Game | June 10th 2008 by blogtanker
Robert Ludlum’s best-selling spy novels and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Now become Ludlum’s most famous spy Jason Bourne, going deeper than ever into his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne read more
Gemini Talented Writer Françoise Sagan
AstroRevolution | June 9th 2008 by Claire C
Françoise Sagan was a world famous French novelist, playwright and screenwriter who shot to literary fame at the young age of 18 with her first novel Bonjour Tristesse (Hello Sadness). The book was translated into 22 languages, millions of copies read more
Pandora in Blue Jeans: The Life of Grace Metalious
Scandalous Women | June 9th 2008 by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon
"Indian summer is like a woman. Ripe, hotly passionate, but fickle, she comes and goes as she pleases so that one is never sure whether she will come at all, nor for how long she will stay."In the 1950's, Peyton Place was arguably one of the most fam read more
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy - PS3 (T)
Playstation Game | June 3rd 2008 by blogtanker
Robert Ludlum’s best-selling spy novels and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Now become Ludlum’s most famous spy Jason Bourne, going deeper than ever into his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne read more
Visit to Fougères Castle
The Earthly Paradse | June 3rd 2008 by earthlyparadise
On our first day in Rennes, Monique and Pierre drove us to a lovely Medieval village of Fougères. Fougères is located near the coast in the northwest corner of France. The village is most famous for the 11th century castle that dominates the landsc read more
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy - PS3 (T)
Playstation Game | May 29th 2008 by blogtanker
Robert Ludlum’s best-selling spy novels and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Now become Ludlum’s most famous spy Jason Bourne, going deeper than ever into his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne read more
T. H. White
Gay For Today | May 28th 2008
T. H. White born 29 May 1906 (d. 1964)Terence Hanbury White was an English writer born in Bombay (Mumbai), India. After graduating from Cambridge with a first-class degree in English, he taught for a few years at Stowe School before becoming a full-t read more
Read At Work
Amma Bhagvan Sharnam | May 28th 2008 by bhagwat
This is wonderful, check out..The insight: most people would rather read books than do work.The idea: disguised famous novels as Powerpoint presentations so you're boss and co-workers are none the wiser.If you’re gasping with boredom but also have read more
The Spark: Mr. 007 Turns 100
The Spark of Yahoo! | May 28th 2008
Fleming's Thunderball In honor of the genius behind an entertainment icon, today we salute Ian Fleming on what would have been his 100th birthday. After all, where would modern spy fiction or action movies be without his most famous creation, our fa read more
The Spark: Mr. 007 Turns 100
The Spark of Yahoo! | May 28th 2008
Fleming's Thunderball In honor of the genius behind an entertainment icon, today we salute Ian Fleming on what would have been his 100th birthday. After all, where would modern spy fiction or action movies be without his most famous creation, our fa read more
MOVIE REVIEW: Prince Caspian
The Mad Professah Lectures | May 26th 2008
Saw The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on Friday at the Americana at Brand in Glendale on Friday.Of course I had read the Narnia books as a kid although I must confess I had forgotten the details of most of them and unlike the Lord of the Rings read more
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
The Return of the Surfergirl. | May 24th 2008 by surfergirl
Allen & Unwin. 451 pages. +++WARNING: BIG FAT SPOILER AHEAD+++ This is only my second Jodi Picoult read (First being the famous My Sister’s Keeper). And already, I can see a structured pattern. She takes controversial family, domestic an read more