A familiar story: I read a young adult novel when I was a kid. I can't remember the title or most of the plot, but I remember enough details that it drives me CRAZY.
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posted by Coatlicue
on Jan 24, 2012 -
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I've been trying to convince my anxiety-afflicted Mom to get therapy for ages. She finally said that if I were to buy her a book, she would promise to read it, and perhaps that would lead to finally giving therapy a shot. She's pushing 70 and has to deal with a new addition to the family who is aggressive and toxic, so I think its urgent for her to get a better handle on her mental state.
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posted by tempythethird
on Jan 22, 2012 -
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Book-filter: Used to have a list of quotes by someone named "Weinberg". Predates Gerald Weinberg but many of he quotes were computer-related and from the '60s! Who is Weinberg?
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posted by Man with Lantern
on Jan 20, 2012 -
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For those that keep a journal/diary/sketch book: When you start a new book, how do you continue to track and use the good ideas and projects in your old books that you'd like to pursue?
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posted by ooklah
on Jan 16, 2012 -
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We are a group of mid-20s to mid-30s life-science phd students that have started a book club. Our first book was The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and was a great fit for us. Please recommend others that you think might appeal to such a group. Thanks!
posted by sickinthehead
on Jan 12, 2012 -
38 answers
Does anyone know verses from the book of Mormon concerning the problem of evil/suffering?
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posted by gibbsjd77
on Jan 12, 2012 -
9 answers
I'm trying to track down a book about a girl and mirrors that lead into another world/ It's some time since I read it so the details are a bit sketchy... The girl lives in an apartment filled with mirrors. Very early in the story, she is drawn through a mirror to a different world that includes a castle and a king that had lost his mind. Mirrors are very different in this world - they are very powerful objects that can be used to translocate etc. She becomes a powerful mirror manipulator...
posted by greenhornet
on Jan 10, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm looking for a book that I read parts of in the Hayward Gallery bookshop in London, about 2 1/2 years ago. It was a fantastically precise parody of a Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy workbook.
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posted by Acheman
on Jan 5, 2012 -
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I'd like to find a good book or books to teach me about wine that I can use in conjunction with tasting to learn more about which wines I like and which ones I don't.
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posted by pombe
on Jan 3, 2012 -
11 answers
What are some books, appropriate for an approx. two-year-old, that have the same sort of rhythm and/or rhyming mechanism as The Night Before Christmas?
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posted by meggan
on Dec 23, 2011 -
16 answers
What was this children's book--
not The Phantom Tollbooth--about a game based on puns, spoonerisms, and other word games?
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posted by johnofjack
on Dec 22, 2011 -
6 answers
What are some books or movies where the story is essentially told backwards? Ideally, ones that put a big initial event at the end of the narrative.
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posted by gottabefunky
on Dec 19, 2011 -
51 answers
[Song Filter] The roommate I had in college during the 2000-2001 year listened to this song that I liked a lot but of course I do not know the name of it, who sang it, or fully remember much of the lyrics.
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posted by zizzle
on Dec 15, 2011 -
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ChristmasBookFilter: Looking for a book, probably published in the 90's, purporting to be a travel log of author's journey to the North Pole complete with maps of Santa's airstrip, toy factory layout, etc. The book maintains the fiction from beginning to end and is nicely done.
posted by TigerMoth
on Dec 12, 2011 -
4 answers
UK Giftfilter: My mid-20s younger brother is currently teaching himself about workshop stuff and electrical & mechanical engineering. Help me find the perfect christmas gift for him on my minuscule budget! More detail? There's more inside...
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posted by Magnakai
on Dec 12, 2011 -
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I have a journalism background and an idea for a non-fiction book that is biographical in nature. This would be my first attempt at writing a book of any kind. What should I know before beginning this process (other than it will take up all of my time and I'll likely never see a dime from it)? Suggestions specific to non-fiction writing appreciated.
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posted by iamisaid
on Dec 8, 2011 -
6 answers
I need a book recommendation for my conservative parents, something of critical thinking subject matter but not tip them off its picked to change the way they think.
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posted by MiltonRandKalman
on Dec 7, 2011 -
20 answers
Forgotten-YA-Novel-Filter: Help me remember a book I read when I was in middle school. It involved a teenage girl, a church, and grave rubbings!
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posted by WidgetAlley
on Dec 1, 2011 -
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I am looking for a book or a movie geared at younger kids (mine is 7), that would start a conversation about things not always being as they appear. Kinda like how toys on TV never end up to be as cool as they look, or how some people make promises that sound good, but they just don't deliver. I'd like to help my daughter start to develop the intelligence and skill set to truly discern the difference between substance and smoke.
posted by lakersfan1222
on Dec 1, 2011 -
23 answers
BookFilter: I am hoping the hivemind can help me find a noirish thriller/detective-ish novel I read more than a decade ago about a socially awkward killer and his hot semi-girlfriend.
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posted by Forktine
on Nov 29, 2011 -
5 answers
What surreal work of fiction details the increasingly adventurous menus of two obviously pseudonymed authors? I've lost my copy, the name, the author's names, and possibly part of my sanity.
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posted by inappropriatefeast
on Nov 28, 2011 -
4 answers
I'm editing a non-academic, non-fiction book to be published by a university library. Should the book advertise my Ph.D. credentials? If so, how?
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posted by Orinda
on Nov 21, 2011 -
12 answers
Book recommendation filter: If you've enjoyed reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, tell me what other books in a similar vein you've also enjoyed.
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posted by oracle bone
on Nov 17, 2011 -
52 answers
A work of fiction (preferably) that takes place in Beunos Aires? mr. p offers bonus points for anything having to do with astronomy or railroads.
posted by puddinghead
on Nov 11, 2011 -
8 answers
Please help me find a story i read about 10 years ago.
In a dystopian world, criminals are not locked up, but instead are marked and ordinary people are not allowed to interact with them.
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posted by revikim
on Nov 10, 2011 -
7 answers
cstross! jscalzi! Other fiction authors! What's the most efficient or author-preferred way to spend a given amount of money on his/her books?
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posted by ROU_Xenophobe
on Nov 10, 2011 -
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Does anyone remember this book, or the controversial argument at its core? It would have been published in the late 1990's, and argued that blue eyed candidates got the job more often than thier brown eyed peers- a friend mentioned the book, which I vaguely remember, but neither one of us can find a title or author. Help!
posted by biddeford
on Nov 5, 2011 -
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I'm interested in exploring Robert C. Solomon's work on our human passions, love, etc., which was one major focus of his work. Since he was such a prolific author, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the choices available. Does anyone have works they recommend in particular? Thanks.
posted by Judd Danby
on Nov 4, 2011 -
3 answers
Help, scientists! I'm looking for a cover image for my forthcoming book of poetry. I would like to use a visually striking image (photo, diagram, etc.) from a scientific publication.
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posted by sleevener
on Nov 3, 2011 -
14 answers
How do I become more successful or popular with children? I love kids, but I don't know how to act around them.
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posted by bradly
on Nov 2, 2011 -
30 answers
Writing a nonfiction book. I am a total quote whore. How much am I allowed to quote from my sources directly if I get this published?
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posted by jenfullmoon
on Nov 1, 2011 -
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