Is there a name for Satoshi Kitamura's art style in Creepy Crawly Song Book? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 1 answers

How can I improve my art awareness (i.e paintings, sculpture, crafts, etc.)? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 21 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

My mother likes Jodi Picoult novels. I don't know much about the author but I am looking for similar novels. What novels should I be looking for?
posted on May 9, 2008 - 9 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

I'd like a few book recommendations to learn about the early history of my fine city. [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 10 answers

I love history, and I love adventure. What real-life historical adventurers were awesome, and have books written about them worth reading? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 40 answers

What's the easiest way for a person to move a bunch of books by herself? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 18 answers

Reading yesterday’s Tales of the City post, I got to wondering: are there any books set in Southeast Asian locations that “sell” their settings the way Tales of the City does for San Francisco, or The Number One Ladies Detective Agency does for Botswana? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me find websites that are devoted to promoting an individual book. [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 18 answers

I am a reading fiend! I spend a good portion of my paycheck at bookstores and a good portion of my time at the library but I still want more. [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2008 - 16 answers

What's the best way to get rid of old, outdated tech / web books? [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 20 answers

How can I reconcile two different and conflicting plans for my future? (long-ish explanation) [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 11 answers

What's the best home-repair / fixit manual for someone with little-to-no experience in such matters? Also, web sites and / or blogs in the same vein? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 19 answers

Point me to some books and/or websites that give advice or recount experiences of dealing with awkward situations that most sources usually avoid. [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 4 answers

What epic fantasy/sci-fi series (think Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire) are only just starting out? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 14 answers

Recommend to me books with romantic relationships (not necessarily romance or chick lit) that I can sigh happily, wistfully over? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 59 answers

Book-filter: Nabokov commented on Lolita that there were only three taboos in American publishing: incest, interracial marriage and "the total atheist who lives a happy and useful life, and dies in his sleep at the age of 106." Did Nabokov(or anyone else for that matter), ever write a notable book about this latter taboo?
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 10 answers

What books should I read if I want to be successful? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 21 answers

My fiance loves Mervyn Peake. Can you suggest some other authors/books that are similar in style to Gormenghast? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 16 answers

Suggest online or DVD resources for a new filmmaker to learn about lenses, film formats, shot composition, camera moves, dialogue staging, and other aspects of cinematography & directing? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 7 answers

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

Graphic Designer, travelling to San Francisco and I'd like to find somewhere that sells... [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 3 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

Can someone recommend some great web typography books? [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm interested in learning more about Canadian history, and two things I'd like to start with (because I learned damn near NOTHING about them in school) are the Acadians and the Great Explusion, and the October Crisis and the FLQ. Can anyone recommend some books?
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 8 answers

Is there a Definitive English translation of Don Quixote? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 12 answers

What materials should I use for labelling the spines of my books? [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 3 answers

I'd like to start reading Freud and Jung. Any recommendations for books? [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 8 answers

In the 60's (I think) and 70's paperback books used to come with the outside edges of the pages sometimes colored yellow. This doesn't seem like it is done anymore. Why is that? Why was it done in the first place?
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 23 answers

I have been asked to put together a package to find publishing companies to sponsor some work of a non-profit - also called corporate underwriting. It's not publicists I want, I think I need marketing departments. I have a few questions on how to do this... [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 1 answers

How does visible light damage ancient documents? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 8 answers

What book is this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 5 answers

Book-Filter: I'm fascinated by very bad priests in fiction. Help me find some more. [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 30 answers

A friend at the State Department is going out to Iraq. He's receiving a bunch of cultural and language training from the department, but I'd like to give him a book about the culture there from another view (not necessarily political - he'll get enough briefing on that). Any suggestions?
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm going to college soon. (Age 24; been working a desk job in health care since I was 18.) I've got an inkling I want to study biology. Recommend me some books to help me get the lay of the land and get fired up about this. [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 23 answers

how can I ship my books from the UK to North America without spending a fortune? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 6 answers

Books that have a "conversation" with Marilynne Robinson's Gilead? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 7 answers

As a student of international relations, I'm trying to acquire a broad understanding of Islam and Middle-Eastern culture. I'm looking for a few books to read in my spare time that touch on these subjects. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 14 answers

Recursion filter: I recently came across the phrase 'Mise en Abyme' and have become fascinated by recursion in literature, language and film. What writings have used these themes in their form to address the questions they posed? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 18 answers

I remember reading this young adult scifi novel as a kid. The basic plot is a girl goes to some special "institute" or something after school. I don't recall all the details of what happened there, something special. But, in addition to that, she got Baked Alaska, which was her favorite dessert. I think the Baked Alaska is the key to this mystery. Please help me find this novel!
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 18 answers

What book(s) can I read to help me be a better teacher of technology? [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 2 answers

I read a book sometime in elementary school (early/mid 90's) that I've been trying to find. It had to do with geometry and math and platonic solids and origami (I believe there were several nods to Flatland). The plot had something about evil army men toys and a boy having a fever dream. I think the cover had a picture of the boy riding a manta ray. [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 3 answers

So I enjoy books that are an elaboration on theoretical taxonomies such as Roget's International Thesaurus (not the dictionary style) and A Pattern Language. What other books or websites might I enjoy in this vein? Taxonomies on birds or plants are interesting, but I'm looking for things that aren't immediately obvious.
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 17 answers

I am pretty terrible when it comes to picking up technology books with the desire to learn about something. I always lose steam at some point. I am asking for tips/tricks/disciplines to get better, especially if you've noticed a difficulty doing this and turned yourself around. Is it possible that I am simply the type who needs to go to a class or learn through on the job training? Or is there a way to get better?
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 8 answers

Looking for some recommended books and media about Shinto, especially the history, tenets and practices of it. [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I accurately price used books? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 18 answers

I'm looking for fictional intragenerational incest narratives -- books, film, television, etc. -- in which the relationship is presented as a tragic love, doomed to failure. I'm not interested in the probably more common (and more realistic) pure trauma narratives. The relationship need not necessarily be physically consummated. [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 49 answers

I want to physically cut-up vinyl records and books into pieces, which I will then glue back together in various, alternate combinations. What are the best methods of doing this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 10 answers

What books have transported you to another place, and occupied your thoughts for days whilst you read them? [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 100 answers