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Kooper
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ISG(Intensive Study Group) Reading Task

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Hi JJ, Chiron, and Sherry,

Since no one has ever picked the book you like, I did a little survey and picked several. Please check them out and feedback your vote before next Friday (Apr/17). You can also offer alternative choices if you like none of them. All of them can be purchased on the 博客來網路書店. Also, you can check their reader reviews on the Amzaon BookStore. Links are provided as following.

1. Can You Keep a Secret?, NT$238, 374 pages
博客來:http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010370184
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Can-Keep-Secret-S ... 079&sr=1-2

2. For one more day, NT$238, 197 pages
博:http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010006549
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/One-More-Day-Mitc ... 721&sr=1-1

3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, NT$315, , 230 pages
博: http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F011456017
Amzaon: http://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-True-D ... 546&sr=1-1
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Kooper 寫:Hi JJ, Chiron, and Sherry,

Since no one has ever picked the book you like, I did a little survey and picked several. Please check them out and feedback your vote before next Friday (Apr/17). You can also offer alternative choices if you like none of them. All of them can be purchased on the 博客來網路書店. Also, you can check their reader reviews on the Amzaon BookStore. Links are provided as following.

1. Can You Keep a Secret?, NT$238, 374 pages
博客來:http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010370184
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Can-Keep-Secret-S ... 079&sr=1-2

2. For one more day, NT$238, 197 pages
博:http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010006549
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/One-More-Day-Mitc ... 721&sr=1-1

3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, NT$315, , 230 pages
博: http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F011456017
Amzaon: http://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-True-D ... 546&sr=1-1
I have ever read the 2nd book. My coomment to it is so-so. And last time I've flipped through the 3rd book. I think it's for children. Are you sure you want to choose children literature?
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Sherry Liao
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註冊時間: 週五 12月 07, 2007 12:15 pm

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There will be no problem for me to read children's books in our study group, or books for teenagers. Two weeks ago I read a book "Holes", which is for teenagers (supposedly). It's so interesting that I read it at a single sitting. My point will be if it is a worthwhile read. For me, the criteria are a) they have to be interesting (at least to some extent); b) there are something worthy to be learned from them.
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I removed two books and added a few other choices.

1. Can You Keep a Secret?, NT$238, 374 pages
博客來:http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010370184
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Can-Keep-Secret-S ... 079&sr=1-2
Category: (1)Comic, Fiction (2) Contemporary, Romance
*5 copies available at 博客來
* Get 4.5-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)

2. The Appeal, John Grisham, NT$280(誠品信義店)/NT$252(誠品網路書店), 496 pages
Category: Legal, Thrillers
* Available at 誠品網路書店 & 誠品信義店

3. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, John Grisham, NT$280(博)/NT$252(誠品網路)/NT$280(誠品信義店), 448 pages
Category: (1) Penology, Crime, Nonfiction (2) Legal system, Government, Nonfiction (3) Murder & Mayhem, True Accounts, Nonfiction
* Two copies available at 博客來
* Copies available at 誠品網路 &誠品信義店

4. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult, 608 pages, NT$238
* 5 copies available at 博客來網路書店

5. My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult, NT$280 http://www.amazon.com/My-Sisters-Keeper ... pd_sim_b_2
Category: Literature
* Lots of copies available at 誠品信義店
* Get 4-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)

6. 19 Minutes, Jodi Picoult, NT$280 http://www.amazon.com/Nineteen-Minutes- ... 454&sr=1-3
Category: (1)Literature (2) Contemporary
* Lots of copies available at 誠品信義店
* Get 4-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)

7. Plain Truth, Jodi Picoult, NT$280 http://www.amazon.com/Plain-Truth-Jodi- ... 946&sr=1-8
Category: Legal/Psychological/Suspense, Thrillers
* 4 copies available at 誠品信義店
* Get 4-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)
Kooper
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Given the days left and the delivery time needed, I propose that we vote and make the decision no later than Thursday.
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Just JJ
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註冊時間: 週二 4月 29, 2008 7:34 pm

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Actually, I read everything. It's O.K for me to read any topic.
If there is "true crime category," I will choose it.

So, please don't count my vote in, and then we will get odd number, 3,....... :wink:
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Hi, I still don't want to buy books, so I suggest us download the following ebook on this website http://www.getfreeebooks.com/
But I found a paperback at my library, before sunrise/before sunset. You can also give it a consideration.
0. before sunrise & before sunset
The screenplays to two contemporary classics, directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, about the immediate and life-altering attraction between two strangers.

1.Mandra
A young woman is found lying in the snow unconscious on the grounds of a castle. When she wakes she has no memory of who she is or where she comes from. Several men, very different from each other, try to help her recover her memories. But as memories return, she almost wishes they hadn’t. Her true identity may threaten them all, including the man she has grown to love…
2.Life As a Ghost
A young man who believes in nothing dies in a stupid accident and comes back as a kind of ghost. From then on he lives through the lives of other people, learns a lot about them and ultimately about himself. It leads him to tentatively formulate an idea of the “purpose” of life. The novel consists of detective-story-like action intertwined with philosophical musings.
3.The Choice
The dilemma of having to choose between two different roads of life brings with it the fear of making the wrong decision. Ideally, Mark is able to avoid “the choice” because at the fork in the road, he has the chance to face both. The two pathways that the young Mark begins to explore are relived with the experiences, both sad and successful, of his past. Experiences that, in the end, lead to the awareness that “the choice” is never final and the people we encounter along any of life’s roads are worth meeting.
4.Sojourn: The Soul’s Evolution on Earth
Through past-life stories, Sojourn illustrates how karma and reincarnation work, and how the soul delivers lessons, heals psychological wounds, and develops talents over the course of our many lifetimes. It also describes the stages of evolution and the unique perceptions, lessons, and contributions of each, and how soul age affects how we parent, what we enjoy doing, our choice of work, our relationships, and many other aspects of life, including politics and religion. The stories and information were given to Gina Lake by Theo, the sixth-dimensional being who has been her teacher for over twenty years.
5.City of Masks
City of Masks is a swashbuckling adventure in a setting reminiscent of Shakespeare’s Italy (complete with twins). In the city-state of Bonvidaeo, by custom and law everyone must wear a mask and act in character with it, or face civil, social and religious penalties. Gregorius Bass is sent to Bonvidaeo as the Envoy of Calaria, primarily to get him out from underfoot. Masked as the Innocent Man, and in the company of his radical young Bonvidaoan servant, Bass stumbles into mystery, intrigue, heresy and murder.
6.sky bounce
Hesper the Alula and her secret friend Tristan the Boytaur are forced to part sadly when Hesper is sent to the human plane to save the parallel planes of existence from possible destruction. A year later, as Hesper leads the life of a high school girl with no memory of her previous life, she meets a strangely familiar boy. Tristan has journeyed at great risk to find her, having learned a way to travel between the planes without losing his memory. They return to the Alula plane on a dangerous adventure to discover the real solution to the planes’ troubles–as Hesper struggles all the while with her fear and her tender feelings for the friend who should be her foe.

BTW, I also found other websites provideing free ebooks. If the above choices can't satisfy you, you may surf throgh these websites:
http://www.cnshare.org/
http://ebookdirectory.com/
http://www.free-ebooks.net/
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-best-we ... e-e-books/
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Just JJ
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chiron 寫:Hi, I still don't want to buy books,
Guys,
Sherry wants to read a "real" book, while Chiron wants to read e-book.
It's not a big problem. We just find a book that has both a book version and a e-book version.......
Kooper
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Just JJ 寫:
chiron 寫:Hi, I still don't want to buy books,
Guys,
Sherry wants to read a "real" book, while Chiron wants to read e-book.
It's not a big problem. We just find a book that has both a book version and a e-book version.......
I also prefer a real book.
Now let's cut the Gordian knot: let's pick a real book, and I'll buy Chiron a copy. :ssmile:
maggiewang
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註冊時間: 週五 1月 23, 2004 2:59 am

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Hi guys,

Among these books mentioned below, I've got No.3 and 6, if you guys want to borrow them, let me know.
By the way, if any chance that you guys want to go with No.2,I would very much like to borrow after you finish it, such a big fan of John Grisham. :D :P

If you ask my opinion on book 3 and 6..mmm I would definitely skip 3, as for 6...mmm, I bought this one because Jodi Picoult's books were everywhere by that time,but if I were to choose again I might've got myself No.4...kkk just my opinion.

Maggie
Kooper 寫:I removed two books and added a few other choices.

1. Can You Keep a Secret?, NT$238, 374 pages
博客來:http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010370184
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Can-Keep-Secret-S ... 079&sr=1-2
Category: (1)Comic, Fiction (2) Contemporary, Romance
*5 copies available at 博客來
* Get 4.5-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)

2. The Appeal, John Grisham, NT$280(誠品信義店)/NT$252(誠品網路書店), 496 pages
Category: Legal, Thrillers
* Available at 誠品網路書店 & 誠品信義店

3. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, John Grisham, NT$280(博)/NT$252(誠品網路)/NT$280(誠品信義店), 448 pages
Category: (1) Penology, Crime, Nonfiction (2) Legal system, Government, Nonfiction (3) Murder & Mayhem, True Accounts, Nonfiction
* Two copies available at 博客來
* Copies available at 誠品網路 &誠品信義店

4. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult, 608 pages, NT$238
* 5 copies available at 博客來網路書店

5. My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult, NT$280 http://www.amazon.com/My-Sisters-Keeper ... pd_sim_b_2
Category: Literature
* Lots of copies available at 誠品信義店
* Get 4-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)

6. 19 Minutes, Jodi Picoult, NT$280 http://www.amazon.com/Nineteen-Minutes- ... 454&sr=1-3
Category: (1)Literature (2) Contemporary
* Lots of copies available at 誠品信義店
* Get 4-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)

7. Plain Truth, Jodi Picoult, NT$280 http://www.amazon.com/Plain-Truth-Jodi- ... 946&sr=1-8
Category: Legal/Psychological/Suspense, Thrillers
* 4 copies available at 誠品信義店
* Get 4-star average customer review at Amazon Bookstore (total 5 stars)
大家一起加油吧!
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Kooper 寫:
Just JJ 寫:
chiron 寫:Hi, I still don't want to buy books,
Guys,
Sherry wants to read a "real" book, while Chiron wants to read e-book.
It's not a big problem. We just find a book that has both a book version and a e-book version.......
I also prefer a real book.
Now let's cut the Gordian knot: let's pick a real book, and I'll buy Chiron a copy. :ssmile:
I really think we can print it out. It only needs 40-50 pages. (2 pages on one side, front and back sides) However, if you prefer to use a real book. I would follow your decision.
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OK, forget my previous article. my list is as follows. Take your time to think about it. The upside is they all have movies (except digital fortress), so even you don't understand the novel well, you still can see the movie first.

Twilight http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... 0010419351
New moon http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010008548
miss potter http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010874658
before sunrise & before sunset http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010631655
The kite runner http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010006906
digital fortress http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F011511742
PS, I love you http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F011273965
Please call me Na'vi!
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chiron 寫:OK, forget my previous article. my list is as follows. Take your time to think about it. The upside is they all have movies (except digital fortress), so even you don't understand the novel well, you still can see the movie first.

Twilight http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... 0010419351
New moon http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010008548
miss potter http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010874658
before sunrise & before sunset http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010631655
The kite runner http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010006906
digital fortress http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F011511742
PS, I love you http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F011273965
Dear ISG memembers:
Kooper, Sherry and I decide to choose "Miss Potter" as our novel. I suggest you to order this book from Kingstone or Burkley on-line bookstores. I think we may need it 2 weeks later (right? after this sunday) For the first novel study group, how many pages do you plan to read. My suggestion is 40 pages (first 3 chapters) for the book is not hard to read, and it has 15 chapters totally. If read it once a month, we may fiinish it within 5 months. Any idea is welcomed.

P.S. Where to buy??
http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/books ... F010874658
http://www.kingstone.com.tw/english/boo ... e&partner=
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