Posted in Books, tagged Books, fun, reading on October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bei Victorian Geek gerade über das “Page 56 Meme” gestolpert: Man nehme das nächste Buch, schlage die Seite 56 auf und zitiere den 5. Satz auf der Seite.
Grab the nearest book.
Open it to page 56.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
Don’t dig for your favourite book, the [...]
Posted in Books, tagged Books, Britain, Literature on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Booker Prize time again. The short list has already been published some time ago, at the beginning of September. I’m not really much into contemporary fiction but last year, I decided to read one of the short listed books. I settled on Linda Grant’s “The Clothes on Their Backs”, because it sounded interesting and [...]
Posted in Books, Quotations, tagged Bibliothek, Books, Sverige on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Was macht Wallander, wenn er in seinen Ermittlungen nicht mehr weiter kommt und mehr Hintergrundinformationen benötigt? Ja klar, er geht in die Bibliothek:
Under de utdgragna morgontimmarna hade han fortsatt att grubbla över cylindern. Nu tog han bilen till biblioteket och bad om hjälp med att få fram all litteratur som fanns i hyllorna om ubåtar, [...]
Posted in Quotations, tagged BibliothekarIn, Books, Literature on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
‘There were also traces of cloth, tiny crystals of a substance that I suspect is glue, and minute particles of leather. Some of the latter were very old indeed.’
‘I see,’ said Rheinhardt. ‘Most, erm, puzzling.’
‘Not that puzzling, Inspector!’
‘I don’t understand,’ Rheinhardt said. ‘Are you saying, Miss Lydgate, that these particular substances are [...]
Posted in Helvetia, Library Stuff, tagged Bibliothek, Books, leseförderung, Literature, reading, Schweiz on August 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Diesen Sommer findet in Davos und Klosters eine besondere Leseförderungskampagne statt. An verschiedenen Wander- und Spazierwegen in und um Davos und Klosters wurden einige Bänke zu “Lesebänken” umfunktioniert.
Die Lesebänke sind mit einer wetterfesten Kiste ausgestattet, in der sich eine Auswahl an Bibliotheksbüchern befindet. Hier lässt sich gemütlich in Romanen, Sachbüchern, Kinderbüchern und natürlich auch dem einen [...]
Posted in Quotations, tagged Books on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aber nicht jeder, der möchte, kann die Küste verlassen und hinausfahren in die ersehnte strahlende Ferne. Dann nimmt er ein Buch zur Hand, dann bereist er in Gedanken die von anderen aufgesuchten Länder, mischt sich unter fremde Völker, beobachtet deren Sitten, deren Tugenden und Fehler, und weltenweit entfernte Zustände werden ihm vertraut. So ist das [...]
Posted in Quotations, tagged Books, Literature on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Hilberys subscribed to a library, whcih delivered books on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Katharine did her best to interest her parents in the works of living and highly respectable authors; but Mrs. Hilbery was perturbed by the very look of the light, gold-wreathed volumes, and would make little faces as if she tasted something [...]
Posted in Quotations, tagged Books, Literature on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The Baskerville Congreve,” said Rodney, offering it to his guest. ” I couldn’t read him in a cheap edition.”
When he was seen thus among his books and his valuables, amiably anxious to make his visitor comfortable, and moving about with something of the dexterity and grace of a Persian cat, Denham relaxed his [...]
Posted in Quotations, tagged Bibliothek, Books, Literature, Schweiz on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The library belonging to the abbey is very numerous and well arranged ; and, among a number of monkish manuscripts contains several of the classic writers, which enganged my chief attention. To this library we owe Petronius Arbiter, Silius Italicus, Valerius Flaccus, and Quintilian, copies of which were found in 1413 : it was formerly [...]
Posted in Quotations, tagged Books, Literature, Schweiz on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I feel great delight in breathing the air of liberty ; every person here has apparently the mien of content and satisfaction. The cleanliness of the houses, and of the people, is peculiarly striking ; and I can trace in all their manners, behaviour, and dress, some strong outlines, which distinguish this happy people from [...]
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