What are your top green books?	literature
Link #149398 submitted by johnny2000 on Jan 28, 2010 06:53am.   (+240XP) http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/jan/27/top-50-green...
"What's your favourite 'green' book?" I get asked this question quite a bit and I always struggle for an answer. It presents the same problem as when you're asked to name your favourite song of film: the answer tends to change by the hour.     It would be much easier to compile a list of the top 50 books, which is exactly what the University of Cambridge's programme for sustainability leadership has just done. It asked its alumni – "around 2,000 senior leaders from around the world who have participated in its sustainability programmes over the past decade or more" – to list some of their favourite "sustainability" books.     The result is a pretty comprehensive rundown of the most influential and thought-provoking books of all time. Comments: 1   Hits: 119   Points: 24753   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Neotake	literature
Link #149252 submitted by johnny2000 on Jan 18, 2010 06:38am.   (+200XP) http://neotake.com
Neotake is an ebook search engine. We are indexing all the ebook files in the Internet and bringing them out to you. Comments: 0   Hits: 101   Points: 121   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Hitotoki	literature
Link #149074 submitted by johnny2000 on Jan 6, 2010 02:26pm.   (+270XP) http://hitotoki.org
Hitotoki is an online literary project collecting stories of singular experiences tied to locations in cities worldwide.     The word Hitotoki is a Japanese noun comprised of two components: hito or “one” and toki or “time,” and is often translated as “a moment.” In common usage, it can be used to describe any brief, singular stretch of time (if we share a meal someday, you can call that a hitotoki). Not safe for work. Comments: 0   Hits: 93   Points: 130   Rating: 9.2 / 4   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Eighties-style bonkbusters are having a revival	literature
Link #148947 submitted by dorian on Dec 26, 2009 04:16pm.   (+170XP) http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/romance-passion/ei...
The blockbuster novel is making a big comeback. Clearly, there's a new market now for one-word titles summoning up a world of glitz, passion and betrayal – always there is betrayal. These 21st-century takes on the Jackie Collins style of fiction are of course easy to ridicule. Much more interesting though is why they are coming back into fashion when, till recently, the form seemed all but dead.     Full of steamy sex, here are books written with nary a nod towards the Literary Review's Bad Sex prize. A genre firmly wedded to the 1980s it was seen off by Marian Keyes and Bridget Jones-style heroines in the 1990s. But has the recession put paid to single girls searching for love beneath pastel covers? Are readers tired of women eating the entire contents of their fridge while waiting for Mr Right to ring? Not safe for work. Comments: 0   Hits: 148   Points: 175   Rating: 6.7 / 4   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

How to Destroy the Book	literature
Link #148764 submitted by johnny2000 on Dec 15, 2009 08:10am.   (+260XP) http://thevarsity.ca/articles/23855
by Cory Doctorow     There is a group of powerful anti-copyright activists out there who are trying to destroy the book. These pirates would destroy copyright, and they have no respect for our property. They dress up their thievery in high-minded rhetoric about how they are the true defenders and inheritors of creativity, and they have sold this claim around the world to regulators and lawmakers alike. There are members of Parliament and Congress-people who are unduly influenced by them. They say they’re only trying to preserve the way it’s always been. They claim that their radical agenda is somehow conservative. But what they really see is a future in which the electronic culture market grows by leaps and bounds and they get to be at the centre of it. They claim that this is about ethics, but anyone who thinks about it for a minute can see that it’s about profit.     especially for willie ... ex-coworker, movies 'n' music afficionado and long time friend Comments: 0   Hits: 91   Points: 127   Rating: 9.0 / 4   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Weird Book Room	literature
Link #148719 submitted by johnny2000 on Dec 12, 2009 12:00pm.   (+360XP) http://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/weird/index.shtml
just in time for the festive season/long winter evenings and the nagging questions about truly original xmas gifts ...     a celebration of everything that's bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. Crazy cookbooks, unusual animal books, how to books that will teach skills you never knew you needed, books about hilarious hobbies, and books about every strange aspect of life you could possibly imagine and a few things you can't imagine. Comments: 0   Hits: 266   Points: 322   Rating: 9.3 / 6   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

100 Free Audio Books You Should Have Read By Now	literature
Link #148542 submitted by johnny2000 on Nov 19, 2009 08:45am.   (+200XP) http://onlinedegreeprograms.org/blog/2009/100-free-audio-books-you-...
With so much work to do, it may seem impossible to get any extra reading in, but luckily, there are free audio books available to help you out. Whether you need to catch up on reading that you skipped over in high school or would enjoy expanding your horizons with books you haven’t read but feel you should have, download these books and listen any time. Comments: 0   Hits: 293   Points: 313   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Twenty rules for writing detective stories	literature
Link #148490 submitted by johnny2000 on Nov 16, 2009 07:57am.   (+140XP) http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/vandine.htm
(Originally published in the American Magazine (1928-sep),   and included in the Philo Vance investigates omnibus (1936).   by S.S. Van Dine   (pseud. for Willard Huntington Wright)     THE DETECTIVE story is a kind of intellectual game. It is more — it is a sporting event. And for the writing of detective stories there are very definite laws — unwritten, perhaps, but none the less binding; and every respectable and self-respecting concocter of literary mysteries lives up to them. Herewith, then, is a sort Credo, based partly on the practice of all the great writers of detective stories, and partly on the promptings of the honest author's inner conscience. To wit: Comments: 0   Hits: 126   Points: 135   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

5 Steps to Writing Successful Erotic Fiction	literature
Link #148471 submitted by johnny2000 on Nov 15, 2009 03:49am.   (+160XP) http://www.cracked.com/blog/how-to-write-erotic-fiction
As most of you know, Cracked.com is actually my night job. My real job is, and has been for the last several years, Chief Editor in Chief at O’Brien & “Sons” Erotic Fiction Publishing House, where I’ve been overseeing the publishing and distribution of thousands of the most successful Erotic Fiction novels to hit the stands. If you picked up an Erotic Fiction Novel over the last decade, chances are it carried the O’Brien & “Sons” label.     As you can imagine, a ton of Erotic Fiction Manuscripts (EroFicMan) have come across my desk over the years, some of it great, some of it not so great. To answer some of the questions I get regularly, and to make my job easier, I’m going to list all the important steps to writing great Erotic Fiction, everything that separates the un-publishable from the publishable. Follow these instructions and, in no time, you’ll write something so great it’ll make The Way of a Man with a Maid look like The Lustful Turk! Not safe for work. Comments: 0   Hits: 192   Points: 213   Rating: 7.0 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Nobel winner slams Bible as 'handbook of bad morals'	literature
Link #148071 submitted by pneum0nic on Oct 20, 2009 01:48pm.   (+410XP) http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jz7ZtcEKZzrizGRp...
A row broke out in Portugal on Monday after a Nobel Prize-winning author denounced the Bible as a "handbook of bad morals".     Speaking at the launch of his new book "Cain", Jose Saramago, who won the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature, said society would probably be better off without the Bible.     Roman Catholic Church leaders accused the 86-year-old of a publicity stunt.     The book is an ironic retelling of the Biblical story of Cain, Adam and Eve's son who killed his younger brother Abel. Comments: 1   Hits: 174   Points: 235   Rating: 8.7 / 7   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

al-Ghazali - jurist, theologian, and mystic	literature
Link #147909 submitted by downroot on Oct 8, 2009 03:24pm.   (+210XP) http://www.ghazali.org
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (450-505 AH/1058-1111 AD) [aka: al-Ghazzali , Algazel ] is one of the great jurists, theologians and mystics of the 12th Century. He wrote on a wide range of topics including jurisprudence, theology, mysticism and philosophy.     Ghazali.org (a virtual online library) provides the complete works of al-Ghazali in the original language -that have been published in print- and in translation. Additionally primary research material -hundreds of full length books and articles are available Comments: 0   Hits: 121   Points: 147   Rating: 8.6 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Words of Wisdom	literature
Link #147908 submitted by downroot on Oct 8, 2009 12:32pm.   (+240XP) http://www.wow4u.com
An inspirational collection of words of wisdom in the form of poems, quotes, sayings, quote of the day, stories, thoughts, and motivation. Plus a free printable monthly calendar with inspirational quotes. For years we have been collecting inspirational quotes and our collection of poems and quotes continues to grow. Comments: 0   Hits: 209   Points: 238   Rating: 9.6 / 3   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Og Mandino Quotes	literature
Link #147860 submitted by downroot on Oct 6, 2009 10:08am.   (+200XP) http://www.zealland.com/Treasure_Chest_Feb13-20,00.htm
Insightful quotes from the author of The Greatest Salesman in the World. Comments: 0   Hits: 145   Points: 165   Vote Now!   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Banned Books Week	literature
Link #147770 submitted by downroot on Sep 28, 2009 08:34pm.   (+580XP) http://bannedbooksweek.org
Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a thousand books have been challenged since 1982. The challenges have occurred in every state and in hundreds of communities. Click here to see a map of book bans and challenges in the US from 2007 to 2009. People challenge books that they say are too sexual or too violent. They object to profanity and slang, and protest against offensive portrayals of racial or religious groups--or positive portrayals of homosexuals. Their targets range from books that explore the latest problems to classic and beloved works of American literature. Comments: 0   Hits: 125   Points: 223   Rating: 9.8 / 10   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

Jim Carroll, 60, Poet and Punk Rocker, Dies	literature
Link #147572 submitted by j d ess on Sep 13, 2009 10:41pm.   (+420XP) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/books/14carroll.html?_r=1&hp
Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of Rimbaud and Burroughs who chronicled his wild youth in “The Basketball Diaries,” died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 60. Comments: 0   Hits: 222   Points: 289   Rating: 9.5 / 7   [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ]

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