I've always been fascinated by this book cover for Gödel, Escher, Bach. Anybody know how the woodcarving was designed, how it was made and how I could perhaps make one myself? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 5 answers

What are some good books in German for a moderately advanced student of the language? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 17 answers

Help me remember the title/plot of this (pre-?) teen fictional book. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2008 - 3 answers

What book is this? I remember an intro that describes Paris, focuses on gold, and has some analogy about the city's inhabitants being like wheat or grain. [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 4 answers

What one book will allow others to gain the truest insight into the soul of each city or region [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 16 answers

A great book about/of underwater photography, for the gifting? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 6 answers

My mom wants a book on French Indochina, and I'd like to find a good one for her. Preferably non-fiction, but good fiction with some insight into history and culture would work, too. The exact historical time range is flexible, but she's mostly interested in the area pre-Vietnam War.
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 9 answers

Help me find a book about a Chinese businessman mentioned on NPR for my Dad! [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 3 answers

The title of the novel also appears in the book as a chapter title. Apparently, there's a name for it. What's it called?
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 4 answers

I remember coming across a book a few years ago that detailed life in (I think) California mining camps (it may have been less specific, but the general theme was frontier/wild west). The book's focus was on customs and social mores and it had a kind of "mythbusting" approach and was fairly academic and rigorous. I've tried searching, but I can't seem to find it. Any ideas?
posted on Apr 24, 2008 - 4 answers

So I wanna write a horror novel. God knows where I start. How can I make it scary, as opposed to a soppy middle of the road thriller?
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 30 answers

Where are the good used book stores in Houston? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 14 answers

Because this question just doesn't get asked enough: please help me remember this book I enjoyed as a child in the early 1970s. In it, 3 boys are at the beach. They find at least one (maybe more) message in a bottle, and I think the message is in some sort of code. I thought the title was "Three By The Sea" but I checked Amazon.com and the book they have with that title is definitely NOT the book I'm thinking of. Anyone?
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 4 answers

Can anyone recommend a good guide to prescription drugs? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm trying to cover all my bases for my budding book repair business. I'm sure in the process people will be asking me to appraise their books. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 4 answers

Where can I find a "Leatherlook Medium Brown Lined Journal" produced by Piccadilly Enterprises Inc.? ISBN: 978-1-57133-106-9 [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 5 answers

An agent is interested in my book but says that they only have an "optional" contract- authors can sign it or not, given their preference. Should I give them my book? [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 15 answers

BookFilter: Help me remember this book about 3 children who go on an "incredible journey" of sorts after their parents fail to pick them up from the hotel's daycare. [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Any good Rails 2.0 books for beginners? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 6 answers

looking for a book, its about a geneticly altered boy (his whole colony was altered thus) he is really big and strong, they raise dangerous animals as pets. Anyway he is the first of his colony to go off to a sort of galactic school, where he ends up fighting all sorts of creatures, near the end he fights a huge mutant bear and wins by smashingits head with a camera. I aplogize if this is not the proper place to post but i could not find what i need
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 5 answers

A piano, a viola and a jungle book. Music assistence, please. [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 1 answers

If you were writing a book/essay about the motivations of over-ambitious young people, where would you look for research? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 7 answers

I saw the question in the blue a few days ago about Pearl Cornioley. Wikipedia mentions a book she wrote. Can you help me find it? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 4 answers

A long time ago I read a fantasy book which featured several American college students entering a fantasy realm whilst playing Dungeons and Dragons (or some role playing game of similar ilk). I remember one of the main characters was a wheelchair bound guy whose fantasy character is a dwarf warrior... Can anyone help me track down the title or series of this book?
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 5 answers

Children run away from home and live in a museum -- help me remember this book! [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 10 answers

My friend is getting married sometime this year, and I was thinking of doing a photo book, made up of my favourite recipes and my photos of the food (we are both into cooking). What else could I include in such a book? [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 13 answers

MysteryNovelFactFilter: I'm reading a mystery novel and the protagonist triumphantly announced she knew who did it because a) the victim broke his neck after a long fall and b) the police revealed this info to her. Is this actually possible? [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2008 - 11 answers

What are some places online where I can go to self-publish a book. I'm aware of lulu.com, but I'm wondering if there are some alternatives out there.
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 14 answers

What's a good book that takes place in San Francisco? [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 35 answers

What are some good books about Chicago? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 24 answers

I am looking for some books to read before my trip to Tuscany. [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me find a book about evolution by Kirchner. [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - 4 answers

What is the one book should I read about Alexander the Great? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 12 answers

Help me find this cryptography book... [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2008 - 8 answers

I want to hear about "anti-cool". [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 50 answers

Could anyone tell me the name of this feminist book I read about 10 years ago? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Looking for books about the absurdity of life in an office or corporate environment [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 32 answers

I'm trying to locate a New Age-y type book that I owned a few years ago. I can't remember what it's called, sadly. [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 7 answers

I've written 2 children's books, now I'm looking for an illustrator. [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 11 answers

Book from Childhood: I recall it as a pre-teen book (in the late 70s/early 80s) and all I remember was a boy (maybe a boy and a girl?) was in a science museum after hours and the Visible Woman (the see-through anatomy exhibit) came alive and befriends the kid(s). I think all of the exhibits came alive, but I most vividly remember the Visible Woman.
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 2 answers

I want to read this book again. [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I convert my blog entries and comments into a book-type format (digital or analogue) without paying too much money? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 9 answers

I've been reading 'New Kings of Nonfiction' by Ira Glass and love it. I want to read more articles and books in this vein. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 7 answers

What should we do with our remaining inventory of art books? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 9 answers

I am trying to find a SciFi book that I read the first couple of chapters of. It involved two companies racing to come up with some kind of genetic cure and in the process creating a monster or something. [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 6 answers

I am trying to find a SciFi book that I read the first couple of chapters of. It involved two companies racing to come up with some kind of genetic cure and in the process creating a monster or something. [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 6 answers

Which Japan travel guide should I get? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2008 - 10 answers

What is the first book you remember loving? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - 146 answers

Help me remember title of really explicit and racy romance novel from the 70s or 80s please! The main character was a young orphaned woman who was in love with her rich caretaker who was a male family member who took her virginity so roughly that she required surgery and was left barren. [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 3 answers

My son is almost 1.5 – I’d like to make him a life book [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2008 - 4 answers