Archive for February, 2010

book Review?

i need a review of the book the river dragon has the three gorges dam and the fate of China’s Yangize river and its people. Please anyone that can give me a very detail on the book on aspects like the social, environmental and economical issues please
I saw one on the internet that was the [...]

I want to create a website similar to sparknotes. How do they get their book reviews?

I am interested in starting a website similar to sparknotes/cliffnotes but i am not sure how they originally got their book reviews. I will take any info even if its not about the book reviews because I am not sure how the website business world works?
You have an excellent idea on having to build [...]

WRITING………………………………………?

Imagine that you write the problem page for a teen magazine. Martin, who’s seventeen, writes to you saying that he wants to change his imagine, but he’s not sure what to do. Write a reply giving him advice. Tell him about his options, but also the possible consequences. Being like this:
Dear Martin,
thanks for your letter. [...]

How can you get publishers to take you seriously?

I need to know how to get publishers to take me seriously and hopefully get published. What are some pointers when submitting your draft to publishers?
Get a copy of the writers and artists yearbook, its published annually. it tells u how to submit a book properly, Yes an agent is probably gonna be able to [...]

Good Sci Fi Books for introduction into the Genre?

I have never been a reader of sci fi fiction, but would like to try and am looking for recommendations.
What I think I would like within the genre is a book that would incorporate many astro-physical ideas and theories into a fiction story, yet the ideas are somewhat believable.
What I think has kept me [...]

My two favorite authors are Chuck Palahniuk and Kurt Vonnegut…reccomend a new author.?

I’ve read all of Vonnegut and Palahniuk’s books and I need some new reading material. I’m a big fan of "Choke" and "Breakfast of Champions (respectively). I did just start Tom Robbin’s "Another Roadside Attraction" and think I’ll like him. Given my particular interests, any other cool authors I’d probably like? [...]

What is the suspense in the Indian movie ‘The Film’ (2005) starring Mahima Chaudhary?

I was unable to watch the end of the movie and info on this movie is not easily available.So i would like to know what is the suspense?
it was her who killed everyone in the group, she was trying to make a story so she could make a movie on it but she dies in [...]

Do romance books over exaggerate/dramatize falling in love?

If you have read a romance book, you know that it makes falling in love sound wonderful-it makes you sooo excited to experience it for yourself. I wouldn’t know, but is that what love is really like? Or are they just books? Is falling in love really that good?
yes, it is. but the ironic part [...]

BUG – 1975 – Bradford Dillman – killer bugs Horror Science Fiction Movie Trailer

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BUG
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They Look Like Rocks…Possess A High Intelligence…Have No Eyes…And Eat Ashes…They Travel In Your Car Exhaust…They Make Fire…They Kill.
1975 Horror / Sci Fi Movie – Starring: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Patty McCormack – Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to [...]

Authors@Google: George Lakoff

The Authors@Google program was pleased to welcome author and professor George Lakoff to Google’s New York office to discuss his new book, “The Political Mind”.
George Lakoff is Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Rockridge Institute, a think [...]