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Why aren't some books printed with number and letter reversals so people with dyslexia can read?

If drug laws make the trade in illegal drugs very profitable, then perhaps it should be illegal to sell books. Selling books will then become very profitable. Pushers in inner city areas will vigorously sell books to people. To satisfy their customers, they will become familiar with the...

Are there any particular books that you would recommend as being 'must-reads'? On my list I think I'd have: "The Mists of Avalon" - Marion Zimmer Bradley "The Life of Pi" - Yann Martel "The Handmaid's Tale" - Margaret Atwood "Angela's Ashes" - Frank McCourt "His Dark Materials" Trilogy - Philip...

I was watching the (wonderful) British TV series, "As Time Goes By". In one episode, Lionel, an author, is bored, so his agent Alistair gets him something to do: to adapt Thunder and the Moon, by the major Romanian author, Eugeniev Antonsecu, into a play. We get to know a bit about the book...

Books nobody else I know has read that have seriously shaped my thinking. Anyone out there read any of these? The Martyrdom of Man, by Winwood Reade (19th century atheist) The Green Child, by Herbert Read (friend of Orwell) The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, by Franz Werfel Journey Among Warriors...

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7591 These are the ten most harmful books as defined by Human Events -- a conservative political magazine. Note, Darwin only rated a Honorable mention...lead positions, predictably to Marx, Hitler and Mao, but Kinsey and Rachel Carson? What's...

For my Honors "busy"work in my Anthro 101 class, I have to write at least five short papers, each pertaining to an article, book, or presentation on something relating to the class. Luckily, Mom gave us a subscription to National Geographic for Christmas so I've got a great article on the...

I was just wondering. If some of the books that the Great Libary of Alexandria were copied, then the originals might still be in circulation. I would like to know if I am correct.

When I was a kid I spent many of my Christmas holidays in Israel and I loved it.The reason why I loved Christmas in Israel so much is because my grandmother who had a very humaine attitude towards ideas, religions and people used to wake up my sister and me in the night of Christmas Eve, guide...

As part of my English Literature 'O' Level in England in 1982-83, I had to struggle through Henry IV, Part I, The Importance of Being Earnest, and a Thomas Hardy, maybe The Mayor of Casterbridge. This is aged 15-16 years old for anybody outside the country. I remember them them all as a chore...

I guess the subject line covers it pretty weel, but I am looking for a good book on the Gulf War. Any suggestions?

http://www.matthewbooks.com/ A woman communicates with her dead son and space aliens via telepathy and writes insane books about it.

http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/ Ok, really condenced versions...amusing.

Or at least, you like alot....

Looking for someone who has read either "Wise Blood" by Flannery O'Connor or "White Noise" by Don DeLillo. I'm not asking for homework help, I'm not in school. I've recently read both and want to discuss them.

Can anyone recommend any really good books or other reading material on the issues surrounding genetic engineering? I am interested in this topic, but all I ever see in the media is propaganda, from both sides of the debate. It really bothers me that most of the people who visibly oppose GE seem...

After reading Francis Crick's The Astonishing Hypothesis. I started to become more interested in the different areas of Neuroscience. Do you guys have any suggestions for books on the subject?

The Connection by Stephen F. Hayes Inside The Asylum by Jed Babbin Will the Anti-Bushies read either of these, or will these books only end up preaching to the choir?

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In his latest commentary, Randi says he thinks he has another two books in him. If we all ask him nicely, do you think he'd make one of them an autobiography? That would be a fantastic read...