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A note for regular readers: I have become increasingly conscious of how much time this list has been taking me every day. It would be understandable if the content were something that stands the test of time. But it expires so quickly! Yet it's nice for people who check regularly to be able get the books they like, so I've been searching for a way to streamline, so that this isn't taking over my and my family's lives, and causing chaos in my home. I've started today by reducing the descriptions, especially in the fiction section. Because I now have headings that I can categorize the books under, I've decided that if the Amazon descriptions are very long, I won't spend time reading, re-reading, and trying to edit and compact them. If the descriptions are really short, I'll copy them as is. I figure that if people are interested in a certain genre that I've already put in a heading, they can click on the titles and check the exact plot.
I would really appreciate feedback on this. Do you find the longer descriptions crucial? It's the first thing I could think of to streamline without reducing content. Thanks for any help!
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General self-sufficiency and survival
How to Camp Out: Practical Advice for the Outdoor Adventurer Based on the Experience of a Civil War Soldier
Written 1877. This is also available at the Gutenberg project and probably other places online.
Deer Hunting Weapons And Safety
The John E. Phillips Sampler: Hunting, Fishing and More
Food, Home, and Farming/Gardening
Pretzel Baker: Recipes and Techniques for Professional Results
By owner of a pretzel bakery.
Easy Angel Wing Dress: Crochet Pattern for Baby Girls
Ideas/Theory
It's Not All About "Me": The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone
The One-Minute Astronomer: Tips, Tales, and Tours for the Casual Stargazer
The Little Book of Financial Freedom
From the U.K.
Work at Home: Education and Tutoring Jobs
The following four books are from FT Press, a well-respected technical publisher. See each for descriptions.
Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are (FT Press Science)Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders
Moods and Markets: A New Way to Invest in Good Times and in Bad (Minyanville Media)
Practical Solutions for Healthcare Management and Policy (Collection)
3 e-books in one: Making American healthcare work: 3 new eBooks get past ideology to deliver real solutions...
1. Overhauling America's Healthcare Machine: Stop the Bleeding and Save Trillions;
2. Improving Healthcare Quality and Cost with Six Sigma;
3. Reengineering Healthcare: A Manifesto for Radically Rethinking Healthcare Delivery
True Accounts
Trouble Bruin (Chinook, Tongue-in-Cheek Alaskana)
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FICTION
Nature Survival and other Hardship
An Irish Road
“…novel of heartbreak, humour, courage and love. Poverty, war, romance and destiny await the men and women of an Irish Road on their journey through the exciting changes of the 20th Century. “ Includes emigration to Canada, etc. It’s also available free in its separate chapters, HERE
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Politics, Terrorism, and Intrigue/Conspiracy
Maelstrom
Terrorism conspiracy
Resist the Devil
Terrorism
Collapse, Post-Apocalypse, Speculative Futures
The Penal Colony
Dystopia, survival
The Carver
Short
More Sci-Fi-or-Fantasy-ish
At the End of the World
Mayan gods and archaology.
Someone to Remember Me
Post apocalypse, loss of memory
Dreams Unleashed (Dreams Unleashed, Book 1 of The Prophecies Dystopian Trilogy)
“It’s the near future, and society is government controlled. Technology tracks everyone, and personal privacy does not exist. The hope for freedom lies in the operations of an underground organization, GOG, which fights against worldwide oppression. Their most powerful weapon is Ann Torgeson, a paranormally-gifted operative. When her powers release the seal of The Prophecies, she becomes a weapon against the government, which relentlessly pursues her.”
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You're already doing a lot of work for our benefit - pare the effort & streamline it as much as you can. Just, please, don't burn yourself out :-)
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ReplyDeleteYou are doing a great job here. I really appreciate it. I have liked the subject headings you have added. Sometimes the descriptions are nice, but I don't tend to use them very much to make a decision. I check out any of the books that look remotely interesting or useful. So if the descriptions are costing you lots of time, a word or two (if it is easily determined) is plenty.
This is one of the few resources I try to check in with every day.It's so nice to have the list of books in one place. I have found many great books through your listings. I even like coming here some days and seeing that you've got a really busy day and you'll work on it later. :) Kinda nice to know you're a real person who gets busy sometimes like the rest of us.
Thanks, Mel
I see no reason for long descriptions, or any really. We are all capable of clicking on the link and reading for ourselves to see if it is something we want.
ReplyDeleteI so appreciate your work to put out this list. Another blog I check in with does some now too but not much is a repeat and I like your list better.
I think the list of books without descriptions is great. Like ladyhawthorne said, we are all capable of clicking on the link ourselves. Before I found your blog I spent lots of time searching for the free books so I know how time consuming it can be! Thanks for your hard work and for a great blog! I understand that no matter how much I (and others) enjoy your blog and appreciate all the work that goes into it, your sanity and family are more important and you have to do what works best for you and your family!
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing this - I don't need a description usually. Most of the time I can tell from the title or just read the blurb on Amazon. Ga Red
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