Member: jenniebooks

Yes! Definitely. TigerLily, the second installment in the PineLight Series has just been released. The third and final chapter in the series is still in the works!

posted by jillianpeery at 5:35 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2012

Thanks jenny for adding my book. I am only new to this site so not very familiar how it works. Hope u enjoyed the book

posted by SarahChemaissem at 10:15 pm (EST) on Feb 15, 2012

Are these yours?!!! Awesome.

posted by 2wonderY at 3:57 pm (EST) on Jan 31, 2012

I used to work at the library (and then a bookstore), and the temptations for exploring more and more topics were overwhelming. Ohio has a dynamic interlibrary lending set-up, so lots of new material was always passing through my hands, and it was just a matter of a couple of barcode scans to put something on my list. Now I tend to keep the library search function open in a tab next to LT, as I'm always tempted to check out more. NEED MORE EYES!

posted by 2wonderY at 9:56 am (EST) on Jan 23, 2012

That's an awfully provocative question, Jennie. I'm going to have to think about it. At present I have 46 items on my library card, and that has to be an indicator. The majority concern faith - having and not having it. A couple of hard science - cosmology, the elements, and darwinism. Others include the history of christmas, daily life from a historic perspective, high school sociology, several about the psychology of place, and a couple of how-to construction books. Oh, and 2 biographies and a few fiction. I'm hard to please in fiction, and I'm learning to toss the mediocre stuff.

And you?

posted by 2wonderY at 7:04 am (EST) on Jan 23, 2012

That's great!

posted by 2wonderY at 1:49 pm (EST) on Jan 20, 2012

Hi Jennie,

I forgot about your post about the mail truck, but my computer didn't. It popped up this item

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LR3NPA/ref=asc_df_B001LR3NPA1867243?smid=A19NVE4G6S... and

http://www.amazon.com/Take-Along-Sesame-Street-Truck/dp/B001FA7TXK/ref=pd_cp_ba_...

Is this along the lines you were thinking?

I have a son-in-law who is practically a professional wood worker, but he started a new job and hasn't had time recently to play with wood. But I can ask him.

Ruth

posted by 2wonderY at 3:13 pm (EST) on Jan 19, 2012

Jennie,

How odd, I just came over to accept your friend invitation and see that Too Many Babas is on your wishlist. I had just handed my copy over at the library as a donation, but I've gotten it back if you'd like it.

LMK

posted by 2wonderY at 4:43 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2012

Well, drat, I hate to be the bearer of disappointing news. When we converted the Harlequin store to ePub format, we didn't convert the minis (or the round robins). And right now it doesn't look like we will.

I checked in some other ebookstores to see if anyone had them and I couldn't find it. I'm so sorry.

Did you end up getting a Kobo?

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 2:50 pm (EST) on Nov 14, 2011

I'm going to have to get back to you on this. Night Magic was a mini and it looks like we don't have those in the ebookstore anymore - which is too bad, b/c I have several minis from when I was first discovering ebooks.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 8:00 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2011

Yes farley's ice cream is wheel chair accessible. Their vanilla fudge ice cream is to die for :o)

posted by crustycruz at 10:22 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2011

No, my kids do not think what I do is glamourous.

Yes, you should be able to buy the Harlequin books from the Harlequin store and read them on a Kobo. I know a couple of people who do that. And the newest Kobo got pretty good first reviews, so hopefully you'll be happy with it.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 4:06 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2011

LOL, I live in Texas and the only time I've been to Toronto, I had my dh and kids AND mother-in-law with me so it wasn't really romantic for me! Not that I don't enjoy my dh and kids, it was having the m-i-l along for the ride that kept any romance away. *g* I would guess my coworkers at Harlequin headquarters think it is. Would you like me to ask them? :-)

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 9:38 am (EST) on Aug 20, 2011

If you own a Kindle, you need to buy the Harlequin ebooks from the Kindle store b/c their format is proprietary. That's true of most (if not all) the major publishers. If you have a different device, then you can probably buy from the Harlequin store.

I wish I had a different answer for you,

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 8:58 pm (EST) on Aug 19, 2011

The books are DRM-protected, so you need to make sure your device reads secure ePub books, but most readers do (Kobo, Nook, Sony). You might have to "side-load" them instead of doing a wireless download, but that's pretty easy to do. If you're reading on your computer, you just need to download the ePub stuff from Adobe.

If you have a Kindle, you'll need to buy from the Kindle store.

Hope that helps!

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 11:13 am (EST) on Aug 18, 2011

I assume that you're asking if we'd ever have books whose original language was one of the SE Asian languages? I'd have to ask if things are looking to change, but traditionally our authors could reside anywhere (we currently have an Egyptian author and one in I THINK Malaysia - somewhere over there) but the books need to be written in English. And of course, we translate into many languages, but I'd have to ask which Asian languages.

So if you could let me know what I still need to follow up on, I'll send an email off to Toronto!

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 12:37 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2011

By the way I Love your photo collection...especially your word titles

posted by stevetempo at 9:43 am (EST) on Apr 6, 2011

Thank You...a space for reading and books to me is always a very special place...perhaps we should share reading parlors or library designs here in the Libarything Community. Have a great day.

posted by stevetempo at 9:36 am (EST) on Apr 6, 2011

Oh, I hope I didn't overwhelm you!

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 3:12 pm (EST) on Feb 10, 2011

I actually myself do not own a dedicated reader. I read on an ancient Palm and my iPod Touch. But I do have many friends with Kindles, Nooks, and Sonys and one or two with Kobos so I have feedback from them.

All the eInk devices have the same technology, although some of the devices have better resolution. I think that the Kindle might be the best of the lot, but I won't be getting one b/c I can't buy my Harlequin books from the Harlequin ebookstore - I'd have to buy them in the Kindle store. Some small ebook publisher do sell Kindle formatted books in their own or other (non-Kindle/amazon) stores, but I'm pretty sure that you'd have to buy books from all the big publishers in the Kindle store.

The other devices that I named read the secure ePub format. If you look at other devices (from the ones I named), make sure you look to see which secure format they can read. I had one friend buy a really cheap device, but it can't read any secure formats, which limits what she can buy.

Having ePub as your secure format opens up your buying to more ebookstores (compared to the Kindle), so you'd be able to shop sales. Another plus to ePub is that in the US and Canada, many library systems are loaning ebooks and that format is usually (??always??) ePub.

It is not crazy to go by the feel of the device in your hand. I really like the feel of the small Sony. Its disadvantage for me personally is that it doesn't have a slot to expand memory (but honestly, its built-in memory really should be enough). Another feature that it lacks (which is not a problem for me but is for many other people) is that you can't load your books wirelessly (either through the cell phone technology or wi-fi). I already load my ebooks and audiobooks onto my devices via a cable and my computer, so while I'm sure that the wireless thing is nice, it's not one that's make or break for me.

Since you can now buy all the major devices in stores, I'd suggest going to stores and test driving them. See which ones have good resolution and feel good in the hand. (For example, the Kobo is pretty cheap but I didn't buy it b/c I didn't like where the buttons were and I do have one friend who bo't it and likes it for why she bo't it, but also doesn't like the feel of it as well as her Kindle.)

If you have a smart phone, you can get Kindle and Nook apps. I use the Bluefire app on my Touch to read ePub. Which reminds me of another advantage the Kindle has. The Kindle will remember where you are in your book, so imagine I'm on my sister's back deck (she lives in the mountains - lovely view) on a sunny summer afternoon. And then say we stop for supper and then at bedtime I pick up my Touch to read in bed so I can used its backlight and not disturb the dh. When I open the book on my Touch, it will know where to open the book even though I was reading on the Kindle a few hours earlier. I have one friend who reads with the Kindle app on her computer at work (oh, to have a job where you get paid just to sit there) and keeps her Kindle at home and hasn't had any problems with them remember where to open.

So, that's what I know about dedicated devices.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 10:01 am (EST) on Feb 10, 2011

Sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday. Was a bit under the weather.

You say you have a kindle? You should be able to buy the bundle as one "book" and download it from the Kindle store. I think it's straight-forward, but I don't buy from the Kindle store, so let me know if you have problems so I can educate myself for future questions.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 10:43 am (EST) on Feb 9, 2011

Blogger bundles are groups of ebooks. So yes, you'll need to read them on a device, which would include smartphones as well as the dedicated devices like Sony or Kinle, or a computer.

You would buy the bundle and get all the ebooks in it at a lower price than buying them individually. The various groupings were suggested by regular romance bloggers like "Dear Author" and "SmartBitchesTrachyBooks" or whoever else is named as the source.

Does that answer your question?

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 11:32 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2011

See's online or in store? Online I would say credit card, but in store, cash, check or credit. I don't think the online store does Paypal, but I don't really use it, so I'm not sure. Enjoy! I start back on the 22nd and I can't wait!

posted by cmbohn at 6:26 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2010

I don't use that feature of abe myself. But I guess so.

posted by BarkingMatt at 11:33 am (EST) on Nov 9, 2010

One more thought, before we talk about YAs or something else. If you go to the HarlequinBooks profile page, in our description of ourselves are two links to sets of free ebooks. You don't need a dedicated device to read them. You can read them on many smart phones or your computer. Even if you don't have time or desire to read them now, you might download them now for later.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 12:50 pm (EST) on Oct 12, 2010

You said/asked The Harlequin books I have read so far I like. What makes it unique

I'm glad that you've enjoyed whichever books you've tried! I would say that for the most part, our books are well-written and well-edited.

The difficulty with saying, "It's a Harlequin" is that we have so many types of books. Yes, we are known for our romances and we put out over 100 each month (our "series" or "category" romances). But within that, we have different levels of "heat" and we have different subgenres. We have a paranormal line. We have a several of "Passion" lines and a "Sweet" line (my personal favorite is "Harlequin Romance" which is "sweet & tender") and "Home and Hearth" and "Medical" and "African-American" and "Inspirational" and "Romantic Suspense". So when you're at the bookstore looking at the series romance section, you'll see the different sub-genres (and they're often "color-coded" e.g. our Passion lines usually have a lot of red on the cover).

Plus, we own HQN, which is longer single-title romances AND we own MIRA which does everything from women's fiction (Debbie Macomber is one of our authors for these types of books) to mysteries and thrillers (Joseph Teller, Rick Mofina, Jason Pinter, JT Ellison all pop to mind and I'm missing so many). We also publish LUNA, a fantasy single-title line. And we own SPICE, which is an erotica (single-title) imprint.

From looking at your interests, you might try our Harlequin Teen and our Kimani TRU lines. Teen is obviously YA (oh, and I digress but Maria V. Snyder has written some YA for MIRA as well as our Teen imprint). TRU is our line aimed at African-American teens. I know some moms who like the TRUs quite well, and the librarian at my kids' school really likes them. None of the kids at the school will talk to me about the books! I think that they think I'm "crazy-wants-them-all-to-love-reading" mom! Actually, I think they're too shy. My kids are too young for theyre

We have free online reads at our web site and we rotate through the various lines so you can get a taste of the various lines and authors. As a matter of fact, it has just occurred to me that I forgot to put this month's free reads and their links up over on the HarlequinBooks profile page. I'll get it up there in the next day or so and you can check this month's selection out.

Please let me know when you try one of our books (be it a "series" romance or single title romance or thriller or YA) and let me know what you think (or that you've posted a review)!

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 9:01 pm (EST) on Oct 10, 2010

Oh, well all of our English-language releases should be available at your favorite bookstore, be it bricks & mortar or online. The exceptions would be if a book is released in the UK or Australia before it's released here. Our Modern Heat series is not released here, for example, but often those titles are re-released here as Presents or Presents Extra. Are there books you've had trouble finding?

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 7:40 am (EST) on Oct 10, 2010

If you're searching for the "Spanish" or the Deseos or Biancas, they'll be in just Spanish. As far as I know, we don't do a dual-language release.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 3:35 pm (EST) on Oct 9, 2010

One more suggestion if you're looking for the Spanish-language version or various Harlequin books (easily available in the US) is to search at the eHarlequin.com bookstore for the Spanish language books. There is a a "shop by format" in the left-side banner of our store. It's the last section (the first is "New to Harlequin" followed by "shop by series". That will show you any special releases that don't fall under the Deseo or Bianca series. And if you prefer a different online bookstore (assuming you can't walk into your local bookstore and get them), you might find that they have an advanced search that allows you to search by publisher and language.

Let me know if I can help you further,

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 6:02 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2010

Well, I would hope that in NJ there is a demand for the Deseos and your bookstores are carrying them each month, but if not, then please do go ahead and order them at eHarlequin.com (or your other favorite online bookstore). Even when the freebie @ eHarl on Friday doesn't appeal to me, I like to order on Fridays for the freebie and then pass it on to a friend.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 1:05 pm (EST) on Oct 7, 2010

The Biancas (and Deseos, too) should be available at stores all over the US and Canada. I live in Texas (Harlequin is based in Toronto, but I myself am in Texas) and the Biancas are easy to find around here (I suppose some bookstores that think they don't have a Spanish-speaking market might exclude the Biancas & Deseos from their monthly orders, which is too bad). I can't tell where in the world you are to see if you should be able to walk into your local store and pick one up . . .

If you can't find them in your local store, you can get them at eHarlequin.com in our print (or ebook) store. Shipping is cheaper than anyplace else online that I shop, and every Friday we have a freebie included with every order if you buy at least 2 print books, which makes it even nicer! You can see what the Freebie is each week in October over on the HarlequinBooks profile page (and over at eHarlequin.com).

Let me know if you need more information.

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 1:19 pm (EST) on Oct 6, 2010

Thanks! :) I'll have to check yours out further once I get home.

posted by saraslibrary at 6:14 pm (EST) on Oct 4, 2010

Hi! :) I temporarily made my library public for you for the next couple days if you want to take a look. I'm really hoping LT makes it possible to make certain books private, though. There are some I own that I don't want everyone (*ahem* my family) to see. Enjoy! :)

posted by saraslibrary at 3:44 pm (EST) on Oct 4, 2010

Okay, so what we need to do if find out which Biancas you want and what their original English titles were. I assume I can get files from my boss in Toronto (I'm in Texas), but that begs the question: is there a way here at LT to tie the original book to its translations? I'm betting yes . . .

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 9:48 pm (EST) on Sep 29, 2010

The Harlequin Bianca books are Spanish-language books translated from English. That means that they were originally available in one of the English-language markets (usually North America, but sometimes UK and/or Aus/NZ) before they were Biancas. Are you wanting one of them in a different language?

Penn

posted by HarlequinBooks at 3:09 pm (EST) on Sep 29, 2010

That's "I Remember Laura" http://www.librarything.com/work/189348/book/3966550

posted by DaynaRT at 11:07 pm (EST) on Sep 6, 2010

Our whole collection is cataloged on LibraryThing :-)

posted by AmericanCornerSkopje at 8:35 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2010

If you live in Skopje, Macedonia, just visit us at the City Library Building and fill in an application. Membership is free

posted by AmericanCornerSkopje at 9:47 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2010

Hi again Jennie!

Unfortunately our books are not for sale. They are available to our members free of charge.

posted by AmericanCornerSkopje at 5:45 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2010

Hi Jennie,

Thanks for your friendship request! :-)
You can learn more about the American Corner Skopje on www.facebook.com/acskopje

posted by AmericanCornerSkopje at 5:33 am (EST) on Sep 1, 2010

These are my PR books: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=%40+PR&view=fleela&shelf=lis....

and the PS books: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=%40+PS&view=fleela&shelf=lis...

posted by DaynaRT at 9:01 am (EST) on Aug 28, 2010

Which picture?

posted by DaynaRT at 1:52 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2010

Hi, Jennie,
Apologies for being so obtuse. Didn't realize you were referring to my personal profile page. The books are:
Credit River Valley, Boston Mills Press
Sword and Sorceress X, Marion Zimmer Bradley, editor
Recipes of a Dumb Housewife
Shadow Song (1st edition)(laying down, left)
Shadow Song (2nd edition) (standing)
And the Angels Sang
Touring the Giant's Rib: a guide to the Niagara Escarpment, Boston Mills Press (laying down, right)

Credit River, Sword and Sorceress, Touring the Giant's Rib and the 1st edition of Shadow Song are all out of print now. The remainder are available in both print and digtal format from online retailers globally.

Regards,
Lorina Stephens

posted by fiverivers at 1:22 pm (EST) on Jul 6, 2010

Hi, Jennie,
I'm not sure to what books you refer on my profile picture? I only have one image posted for my profile: our business brand.
The covers that show up under 'Most recent activity' are books I've recently added to Five Rivers' library, many of them our new releases.
If you gave me a little more information, I might be able to assist a little better.
Regards,
Lorina Stephens

posted by fiverivers at 11:01 am (EST) on Jul 6, 2010

I used to develop websites, so I know my way around in HTML a bit.
The trick is in giving the width of your picture in the img tag ( width=400 or something like that)
You can also give the height or other dimensions.

posted by Papiervisje at 7:12 pm (EST) on Jun 12, 2010

It's just quite a relief to me to know I'm not the only one who has these problems;-)

posted by Booksloth at 12:43 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2010

Oh dear, I really don't know. Did I see a list of links you'd posted just now (when I went back to the thread I couldn't find them so maybe you deleted again)? I'm afraid that's how I usually end up. Posting the link is admittedly the next best thing and people can still click and see the photos. I don't post photos often enough to remember how I did it so even if I do get it right I have forgotten again by the next time I come to do it. Sometimes it all works by accident and there have even been times when I've posted a link which has later shown the picture, then gone back to being a link again. It's a mystery to me - a bit like the rules of football. Sorry I can't be more help. I'm surprised no-one has offered to help you out yet, there are obviously plenty of people there who know how it should be done. If I manage to find those other instructions I'll be sure to let you know.

posted by Booksloth at 5:07 am (EST) on Jun 9, 2010

I don't think so. Here's their website: http://www.halfpricebooks.com/

posted by sarah-e at 1:04 pm (EST) on Jun 7, 2010

Hi Jennie -
Half Price Books bookmarks are long and narrow, made of heavy cardstock, usually green or red. They feature the HPB logo on one side, and the other will have some saying about recycling or reselling since HPB buys books from customers (and some new). When you buy a book there, the clerks usually stick a few bookmarks in your book so it's easy to collect several different ones.

posted by sarah-e at 12:02 pm (EST) on Jun 7, 2010

I think if you dig through this you'll find what you need to know. Others have congratulated her on her lucidity:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/59470

If it doesn't work for you, ask again, and we'll dig something else out.

Good luck,

Robert

posted by Mr.Durick at 9:20 pm (EST) on Jun 5, 2010

i think you have to use flicker or something. i am not sure though. you should ask someone whos been on LT longer...i am still trying to find my way around. =)

posted by Mariah7 at 2:20 pm (EST) on Jun 5, 2010

Forgot to say: I've been baking cakes since I was a teenager. I started getting good at it in my 30's. :o)
Very neat that you are into reading homeschooling books. Let me know if you would like any reading suggestions. (I don't give unsolicited suggestions since that's why I have a very long list of books I want to eventually read.)

posted by jugglingpaynes at 4:07 pm (EST) on May 27, 2010

They've arrived? Use them in good reading!

posted by mamzel at 3:55 pm (EST) on May 27, 2010

I doubt that Ebsco is available for home use. I think you're best bet is to take a course at a college (maybe an online course even) and then you would have access to the databases - and all their ebooks, too. Worth investigating.

posted by mamzel at 6:13 pm (EST) on May 26, 2010

It's not difficult, really - if you've already figured out how to link to an image, you just have to put the link inside an img tag, e.g. <img src="http://www.librarything.com/pics/librarything_logo.gif"> - just replace the bit between the quotation marks with the real link to the image you want to use.

...but you can't put images in profile comments, so it's tricky to demonstrate here!

posted by thorold at 12:55 pm (EST) on May 26, 2010

Hi,

If you're still looking for help on how to post images, have a look at this HelpThing page: http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/HelpThing:Html_tips

posted by thorold at 11:34 am (EST) on May 26, 2010

Recent books I have really liked are the first two books in the Millenium series by Larsoon Steig. I'm saving the third for an airplane flight this summer. I also have fun reading the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Some may consider these to be chick lit but I also like the fantasy aspect with all the supernatural beings. What are some recent books you have enjoyed?

posted by mamzel at 3:12 pm (EST) on May 25, 2010

My 20-year-old daughter lives on chick lit. Her favorite author is Sarah Dessen. She also likes Nicholas Sparks and whatever other bling catches her eye. Oddly enough, she recently picked up Anthony Bourdain's autobiography at a used book store.

posted by mamzel at 2:00 pm (EST) on May 25, 2010

I like most fiction but I'm not too crazy about so called chick lit. In nonfiction I prefer books based on science.

posted by mamzel at 11:41 am (EST) on May 25, 2010

Hi Jennie! Sorry I don't really check my librarything very often, just to add new books. It looks like you figured out how to add a picture :)

posted by aubreyrose at 5:52 pm (EST) on May 24, 2010

Yes, sorry.
End of the school year gets hectic.
My apologies.

posted by mamzel at 11:02 pm (EST) on May 23, 2010

Sorry, that was the point of my post . . . I don't know how to post pictures, either! I just asked for who I wanted to see, though, and someone went and found him for me.

posted by walk2work at 10:29 am (EST) on May 21, 2010

See's does make a peanut butter pattie that has lots of fans, but I honestly like Reese's better! They have a peanut crunch piece that I like better. It's milk chocolate with a crispy wafer in it. My favorites are the dark chocolate pieces, depending on my mood. I love the raspberry cream, the bordeaux, which is a brown sugar buttercream, and the chocolate chip truffle.

posted by cmbohn at 3:55 pm (EST) on May 19, 2010

The Amazon wish list is the only book drive we do. We keep it updated with new titles we crave or donations we have received. We used to do Scholastic book sales but they don't offer much for teens any more and frankly, the return wasn't worth the work and the time the library was closed for it.

posted by mamzel at 2:27 pm (EST) on May 17, 2010

You can see our entire catalog by going to http://www3.nvusd.k12.ca.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=584
and clicking where it says "CLICK HERE TO FIND A BOOK".
We also have a link to our Amazon wish list on this page.
I'm putting your bookmarks in the mail today.

posted by mamzel at 1:52 pm (EST) on May 17, 2010

I would love to send you some of my bookmarks. Give me your address.

posted by mamzel at 12:18 pm (EST) on May 17, 2010

Bar pastries are the old-fashioned 'bars' that people used to make religiously in the 50s. Things like raspberry slice, vanilla slice, lemon bars, brownies, blondies, squares... and yes, even the unceremonious rice krispie treat. They tend to have some kind of fruit compote or conserve interspersed with cookie/biscuit/cake layers. (They were kind of the precursor to granola bars/fitness bars/health bars.) I know some seriously evil recipes for those things -- eating one is the equivalent of eating food for a week in a little bar.

The fancier bar pastry is less cookie or cake like, and more like an eclair -- usually using things like puff pastry and various creams and custards in layers. Pure heaven to look at and eat... but again with the energy density problem.

tv pastry should be just choux or puff pastry.

buttercream banded fudge cake is a denser chocolate cake that bakes up with a layer of cream (cream cheese mixture) in the center as if it had been cut in half and frosted in the middle, like a sponge cake, only it is baked that way. It can also be made with 'ribbons' and multiple chocolates as well for more interest.

posted by kassetra at 11:47 am (EST) on May 14, 2010

Erotic literature always has at least some differences in why people read it, of course, and many people tend to avoid admitting that they have an interest, never mind anything more specific. For me, one of the fascinating aspects is the way in which the content and the style reflect the erotic aspect of the reader. One person's 'Wow!' is another's 'Eurrgh!', much more than other genres. And of course it's easy to bring in unhelpful moral issues! Best wishes, Clifford.

posted by CliffordDorset at 3:35 am (EST) on May 14, 2010

Science itself doesn't do good/bad, it's just a tool. It gets picked on a lot though.

Someone can take my chemistry+cooking knowledge and make food that is spoiled look fresh and smell good to eat, because it's cheaper than using fresh food all the time (but it will poison the people that eat it). Or, someone else can take my chemistry+cooking knowledge and fix their cookie recipe so that it tastes just like the ones their mom made.

Essentially, it's like saying that if I jump in a car and go careening into a schoolyard of young children at full speed... it's the car's fault. Look at the managers that decide what to do with the science if you're looking to find out what went wrong, not the science.

Oh, and I can probably help you with any cooking questions you have (usually), but I have to use words to describe things like technique, so hopefully it will be helpful.

posted by kassetra at 2:27 am (EST) on May 14, 2010

I may have been misleading in using the word 'decorated', when the decorations are simply advertising material! Alibris and Amazon sometimes (at least) supply bookmarks, and several smaller booksellers too; I buy most of my books via the internet.

Thank you for the compliment in finding my library 'interesting'.

posted by CliffordDorset at 2:01 pm (EST) on May 13, 2010

Even when people really don't like me, they'll at least say my cooking was good. :)

I think I'm a fairly experienced 'problem solver' type of cook.

I'm in school to be a chemist, so I use what I know in chemistry to apply to cooking. For example, I understand how ratios of gluten, water, and protein can form together into different textures and substances depending on heat and exact ratios, so I'm able to make 'whatever I feel like' when it comes to breads, doughs, pastas, etc.

I do the same kinds of things when I want to make a recipe and all I have is an online recipe that I've never tried before -- I'll adapt what I understand about flavour and the chemicals of taste to make sure that only the flavour combinations I know I like will be present.

My chemical approach seems pretty good when doing things like making 'mock' versions of stuff with regular ingredients as well.

posted by kassetra at 7:29 am (EST) on May 13, 2010

It might help...
It's in the cookbook that my ex got in the divorce - over 11 years ago.

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posted by WholeHouseLibrary at 11:12 pm (EST) on May 12, 2010

Hello! Thanks :D

posted by aubreyrose at 6:51 pm (EST) on May 9, 2010

Sorry, I'm not in the Army, my dad is (and brother was). My favorite historical period is probably the Medieval period, especially the Plague. Yours?

posted by ArmyAngel1986 at 4:39 pm (EST) on May 8, 2010