[bksvol-discuss] Re: old books
- From: "Jane Jordan" <juanitatighan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:28:33 -0600
Thank you putting so much effert into obtainin and scanning books. i cna't
wait for the Spanish ones to eomc out. It'll be interesting to see how well
I can read The diary of anne frank in spanish.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrie Karnos" <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:01 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: old books
> Hi all,
>
> I got 32 books at the Palo Alto book sale for $5. Good deal!
>
> Art and music were requested, so I got The Painter's Eye, History of Art,
> and The Music Lover's Handbook.
>
> Crafts were requested, so I got Family Book of Crafts (it lists 32 crafts
> on the cover and is 575 pages long so it should satisfy people for a
> while)
>
> Cookbooks were requested, so I got a cookbook from Omaha Steaks, The
> Chocolate Cookbook, The Microwave Master, The Microwave Cookbook, and
> Cooking for Two. (Couldn't find any Xmas cookbooks - sorry!)
>
> Agatha Christie was requested, so I got Curtain, Elephants Can Remember,
> The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Postern of Fate, and Spies Among Us,
> which is 3 novels in 1 - They Came to Baghdad, N or M?, and Murder in
> Mesopotamia (the last one is already on, but the other 2 are new)
>
> Dorothy L. Sayers was requested, so I got Unnatural Death (couldn't find
> any more by her)
>
> Medical terminology was requested. I couldn't find any so I got Asimov's
> Words of Science instead.
>
> Gustavo didn't request anything, but I know he likes good literature, so I
> got the 1st volume of Bertrand Russell's autobiography, Eight Great
> American Short Novels, Short Story Masterpieces, Prize Stories of the O.
> Henry Awards for 1985, and Books That Changed America.
>
> Lastly, Spanish books were requested, so I got 11 of them. Encuentro
> oportuno, Diario de Ana Frank, Golem El Coloso de Barro, Romancero gitano,
> 2 novels in 1 - El agente confidencial and El idolo caido, San Manuel
> Bueno Martir y tres historias mas, Vientos sin Rumbo, Los Adventureros,
> Alli Donde el Mar Recuerda, Contactos sin Limite, and Gloria Estefan.
>
> I will take these books into the office and start chopping them next week.
> Unfortunately there's a backlog of about 30-40 books waiting to be
> scanned (luckily they're mostly kiddie books and small), so it may take a
> couple of weeks before the new ones start showing up on the download list.
> I just remembered, the office is going to be closed from December 20 to
> the beginning of January, so these books will be delayed a bit more,
> probably into mid-January.
>
> Thanks to everyone who provided me with suggestions. I read only 5 or 6
> emails before going off to the sale, but next month, I will take all your
> suggestions and see if I can't find more requested books.
>
> Carrie
>
> --- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Carrie,
> >
> > Once you obtain the books, please let us know of your results. I'd be
> > curious to know.
> >
> > Prat
> >
> >
> >
> > Pratik Patel
> > Interim Director
> > Office of Special Services
> > Queens College
> > Director
> > CUNY Assistive Technology Services
> > The City University of New York
> > ppatel@xxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carrie Karnos
> > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 3:01 PM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] old books
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Once a month, the Palo Alto library has a sale on its old withdrawn
> > books,
> > and for the last 2 hours, a bag of books costs $5. I'm planning on
> > going
> > in a couple of hours and getting a bag of books for Bookshare. What
> > books
> > should I get? (Marissa has already asked for their Spanish books.)
> >
> > Mind you, these are all OLD books (none of them popular, or else someone
> > else would have grabbed them). There are loads of old gardening and
> > cook
> > books. Any preferences? Now that I think of it, there's almost no
> > sci-fi
> > but there are mysteries and lots of fiction and some textbooks.
> >
> > Carrie
> >
> > PS, sorry for the late notice, but I'll keep a list and go to the sale
> > next month, if you respond after today.
> >
> >
> >
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