[bksvol-discuss] Re: Penultimate Peril, by Lemony Snicket
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 11:40:19 -0700 (PDT)
Good question. From the picture, it is a man, but the
picture is somewhat a long shot and
weid-looking--could be a woman in disguise--grin.
Cindy
--- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Oh, that sounds like the author.
>
> A very creative guy to say the least, or is it a
> woman?
>
> Smile.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:36 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Penultimate Peril, by
> Lemony Snicket
>
>
> Thehadbound has 368 pages according to amazon.com
> and
> 353 according to my library online catalog. I don't
> understand the difference; I guess they must be
> different e ditions--library vs commercial or
> something. Whether or not they're numbered, I don't
> know. I offered to get the book and help Tracy if
> she
> wants.
>
> Amazon.com also has a 10-second interview with the
> author. I didn't think he's ever reveal his true
> identity, but here is the interview. I guess the
> "penultimate" in the title is meant seriousle.
> smile\\\
>
> "Q: Your Wikipedia (online encyclopedia) entry
> defines
> you as author, screenwriter, and accordionist. Is
> that
> how you would describe yourself?
> A: I find that nothing makes people back away faster
> at a social gathering than "accordionist." Except
> perhaps "screenwriter." And, even "author" always
> makes people nervous, so I usually say "writer."
>
> Q: How long have you been writing?
> A: All my life really, since I was able to write all
> I
> wanted to do was write. I think largely I ended up
> becoming a writer because I could think of nothing
> else that I was good at--at all. As a kid, I always
> wanted to be a writer, and I had no backup plan
> whatsoever as an adult.
>
> Q: Are the Baudelaire children ever going to be
> happy?
> A: Well, they are happy on a regular basis, just not
> for very long. Um, are they ever going to be happy
> permanently? I don't know any permanently happy
> people, thank goodness.
>
> Q: Okay, then is the series going to end on a happy
> note?
> A: Well, I always remind readers of the Snicket
> books
> that happy is a comparative term, so the end will be
> happier than some people would think, but less happy
> than others.
>
> Q: When can fans expect the final book?
> A: I believe the thirteenth volume will be released
> in
> the fall of 2006, although something terrible could
> happen to the author at any moment and then the
> books
> would not be released at all."
>
> Cindy
>
>
> --- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Before rejecting, let's actually varify that the
> > book actually had page
> > numbers. Smile. If I remember these books, there
> > are some wierd formatting
> > in them.
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > Cindy, can you see, at Amazon, if there were
> really
> > page numbers in this
> > thing.
> >
> > II have scanned some of this series and was
> familiar
> > with its oddities.
> >
> >
> > Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
> > and Judson, guiding golden
> > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> > Graduate Alumni Association Board
> > www.guidedogs.com
> >
> > Dog ownership is like a rainbow.
> > Puppies are the joy at one end.
> > Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
> > Carolyn Alexander
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 7:34 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Penultimate Peril, by
> > Lemony Snicket
> >
> >
> > Hi guys.
> > For some reason, I can't upload The Penultimate
> > Peril, by Lemony Snicket.
> > I am not going to renew tomorrow, either. It
> needs
> > to be rejected, I
> > think. The copy is excellent, but has absolutely
> no
> > page numbers.
> > If one of you sees it, grab and reject it. Unless
> > someone at Bookshare
> > actually tells me why I can't do it myself.
> >
> > Tracy
> >
> >
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