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  1. Gilgamesh

    What would you do if you win a lottery?

    Last week, mega lottery in California, was something like 300 million dollars. The lottery is multi-state affair, and it seems one New Yorker took the prize. Earlier I was reading on this forum, and one of the new members, Cwenmaria, had stated that she would get a small library built in her...
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    Hello from New Zealand

    I am going to own an orchard if I ever win a lottery. Growing avocados and mangos. Since you mentioned it, I will add a small library too. P.S.: Welcome.
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    Books set in the 18/19th century..

    Try Pirates! by Celia Reese. It's about a girl who gets into a cruel arranged marriage, and how she escapes it by becoming a pirate. It's an adventurous story.
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    List Making - software, program etc.

    You could use the blog here. Wow, the original question is from 2007. I just noticed it after I posted my reply. I hate replying to such an old post. Didn't mean to.
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    Biography suggestion?

    Sciency... Madame Curie, or Einstein, or Edison. All 3, my kids read the children's version of biographies. I took a peek at some of these, and Edison's had some interesting facts. Then Curie, who discovered radium. Ultimately died from cancer/leukemia, from being irradiated with radioactive...
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    Biography suggestion?

    I admire Bill Clinton. I read his autobiography, My Life. Also I read a biography of Lenin. It'll be easier if you read someone you like or admire.
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    Can kids read too much?

    Reading sure beats just watching TV. Especially all that MTV I watched back when I was a teenager. In hindsight, watching MTV seems so much wasted time.
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    ebook reader comparisons-Which is the best?

    How do you convert epub versions to be readable on Kindle?
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    Books about - How do you feel like living in the States?

    I'm not sure what you're asking. Can you elaborate please?
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    Another Newbie

    Welcome. I love my Kindle too! And, I like this font.
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    Free E-books

    Yoink more! DailyCheapReads.com » Free
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    Yippee! I'm going to hell!!

    If a person committed more than one type of sin, does he move from level to level? Is there an escalator, stairs, elevator, or do you ride a flying pitchfork?
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    8.9 Magnitude Earth Quake Rocks North Japan

    I like the details of the above report Sparkchaser. It definitely has more info than "Alert level 6", which I finally (I thought) found more info on "Nuclear alert levels" Um, ok. :I
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    Water for Elephants

    I thought the book was good. I enjoyed it. I loved the vindictive elephant!
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    Question About College Degree:

    I don't see why not? Colleges love getting paid. You pay for it, they'll give it. I googled it, and here it is: Here's the url: UMUC Asia - Associate Degrees
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    have you guys read an e-book

    Yes. :)
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    Kid's "Horror"

    For children's horror, I can recommend John Bellairs. He wrote House With a Clock in Its Walls, Ghost in the Mirror, The Figure in the Shadows. All 3 I read and really enjoyed. He also wrote Johnny Dixon series. They're also children's horror. You could also try Coraline and The Graveyard...
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    Crime Writer Makes a Killing With 99 Cent E-Books

    As these indie publishers come along and sell their e-books for 99 cents, the list of best selling authors are going to slowly change. And existing, larger publishing companies will have to consider changing their strategy.
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    Free E-books

    In paper format book this is 128 pages long. Please check the price, it may change. For now it's free. The Iron Duke [Kindle Edition] by L. Ron Hubbard.
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    Free E-books

    My kids play basketball, and I like to read anything by John Wooden. Coach Wooden relates basketball to teach about life. This seems like a simpler version of one of his edification that a younger audience can read. At present, it's offered for free John Wooden's Winning Ways (Insights From...
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