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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 July 2006 : 6:20:06 PM
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its not too bad for kids i have my lad reading sharpe next step will be under the eagle!!
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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Legates clerk
Small mammal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 July 2006 : 7:00:27 PM
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| haha, I'll get mine into something easier first as eldest is only 11 next month |
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 July 2006 : 9:14:44 PM
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You should always push children to read above their age. At eleven I'd already read Darwin's Origin of Species (and nearly got expelled from my Catholic School for doing it as a book report).
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Legates clerk
Small mammal
United Kingdom
783 Posts |
Posted - 06 July 2006 : 9:26:12 PM
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| Some children need easing into reading due to reading problems, so pushing them to do more than they can, can have the opposite effect. They give up and say I can't do it, so puts them further behind, but reading to their ability and getting them to try harder pieces is good. |
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8794 Posts |
Posted - 06 July 2006 : 9:34:56 PM
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Oh Ankhsy! That must have been even less popular than my choice of Lord of the Rings for a school prize back in 1952, when all the other boys picked Latin dictionaries and suchlike. I, of course, say that even in those days I could pick out a great classic writer. I still hae the book - wish it was a first edition!
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Legates clerk
Small mammal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 July 2006 : 9:37:59 PM
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well john you never know that wish of a first edition might come true :D
how boring were your classmates??? |
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 July 2006 : 10:50:18 AM
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My Dad had (and still has) a brilliant library of great classic works, everything from The Iliad to Thomas Moore's Utopia, and I was expected to read one book from it a month and then discuss it with my Dad. I think I've told you before that's how I began collecting owl figurines....if I argued badly, Dad gave me a cheap owl figurine; if I argued well, he gave me an expensive owl figurine.
I still have them all, a lot of cheapo stuff and some very nice owls including Lalique and Kosta Boda.
Darwin's book was just one of the books which we discussed, which I turned into a book review. I didn't know that it was on the Catholic Church's list of banned books.
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
7861 Posts |
 Posted - 13 July 2006 : 6:43:59 PM
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I just wanted to post a friend's (from Canada) comment on Alex's book:
I have finished A Thousand Suns (just this evening after coming back from dinner with friends). It is a terrific novel, and I thank you for recommending it to me and for sending it to me. I just hope he can sustain this talent on the next one. I found the character of Max to be ambiguous. I liked him, but at the same time I wondered if he would have had the strength of character to make that negative decision. And I think the physics of the non-terminal chain reaction to be a bit of a reach. But, back then, who knows? At any rate, it was a great novel and it provided lots and lots of local color. I do hate the Nazis, you know.
He was the principal expert witness (Linguistic) in a trial several years ago in Canada which made legal history, as it was the first time that nazi propaganda online was shown to deliberately incite racism through the use of language. He continues to be vilified by pro-Nazis for his testimony t the trial, hense his dislike of them.
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Alex Scarrow
Ape
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Posted - 14 July 2006 : 09:34:03 AM
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Thanks for doing that. It really does help - far more than any marketing spend on leaflets, posters, POS materials - to have a network of people spreading the news by word of mouth. It's word of mouth that transformed Rowling's fate.
Anyway, thank you again....and keep spreading the word. Seriously, it makes a difference. |
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drosdelnoch
Small mammal
United Kingdom
484 Posts |
Posted - 20 July 2006 : 11:52:47 AM
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Right Ive managed to avoid everything about Alex's book until now. Its finally bloody arrived. So Im currently throwing my current book to one side to read this one, when Ive done that, if Alex is still willing, I plan an interview, to accompany the review for the website. Mind you could be close as Simons new Eagle novel will be arriving the next day or so. hmm who to go for first. LOL
Legends Never Die, Druss Lives! |
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 21 July 2006 : 11:40:27 AM
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with your reading spead and the readability of this book mate you will finish this in about 1 day so juat plough on!!
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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Alex Scarrow
Ape
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Posted - 21 July 2006 : 1:04:11 PM
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Interview's fine Dros'....just fire me an email with the questions and I'll wax lyrical.
Meanwhile...enjoy the read. |
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 22 July 2006 : 10:41:47 AM
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ok god dont let him sing!! agggghhhhhh!!
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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drosdelnoch
Small mammal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22 July 2006 : 9:21:05 PM
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All caught up again, I'll write a review and post it.
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Legates clerk
Small mammal
United Kingdom
783 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 09:22:03 AM
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2286 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 09:55:55 AM
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Did I mention I sing Elvis!!
" Ash nazg durbatulúk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul."
'One Ring To Rule Them All'
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 10:10:07 AM
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now thats scary!!
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
7861 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 10:13:39 AM
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Do you have the costume as well, Graeme?
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 10:19:58 AM
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{rushes to the sick bucket}
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 August 2006 : 11:02:17 AM
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you have no idea.....and he was such a nice brother when he was younger, i have no idea what went wrong...hehe!
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If all the worlds a stage?
Where's my script???
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Legates clerk
Small mammal
United Kingdom
783 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 11:20:23 AM
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| He decided to come from under your shadow andy and make his own mark on the world :D |
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 11:33:24 AM
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yes but did it need to be a skid mark!!
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 August 2006 : 11:41:32 AM
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No I don't wear an outfit!! I wouldn't wear one of those jumpsuits if you paid me. (Quickly locks closet and leans on the door)
Nothings gone wrong just I used to worry about my brothers reaction to my actions, but now I just think...............(fill in the blank) and I indeed came out of his shadow.
Thankyou very much!
(swivels his hips, and shakes his knees before going off to get a cheeseburger)
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Legates clerk
Small mammal
United Kingdom
783 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 1:08:43 PM
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| oh elvis is in the house RUN for it :D |
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2286 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2006 : 1:12:48 PM
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Well thanks LC, tee hee hee.
ahhhh you ain't nuthin butta hound dawg maam! hee hee
sorry just kidding
" Ash nazg durbatulúk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul."
'One Ring To Rule Them All'
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
7861 Posts |
Posted - 03 August 2006 : 09:29:41 AM
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What exactly is a hound dog?
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2286 Posts |
Posted - 03 August 2006 : 09:33:59 AM
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A Hound Dog.....er....well.....its a DOG! hee hee :-)
" Ash nazg durbatulúk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul."
'One Ring To Rule Them All'
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 August 2006 : 09:39:23 AM
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you finished digging a deep enough hole for yourself bro??
Calling LC A dog is not the best way to ake friends...hehe
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If all the worlds a stage?
Where's my script???
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2286 Posts |
Posted - 03 August 2006 : 09:52:18 AM
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What hole?. What I said was simply a joking reaction to what she said but at the same time taking the P*** out of Elvis and many impersonators who always use that response to a wisecrack, and never for a second considered her as a dog.
Ankshy asked what a hound Dog was so I told her.
How do you 'ake' a friend anyway?
" Ash nazg durbatulúk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul."
'One Ring To Rule Them All'
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 August 2006 : 10:14:54 AM
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If Graeme does ELvis impersonations does that mean he's overweight and over the hill?
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