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by traveldog
Thu January 22nd, 2015, 5:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ebook freebies and deals 2015 edition
Replies: 144
Views: 12712

A book I enjoyed very much is free on Amazon (US) from 1/22 to 1/27 Olivia, Mourning - set in ~ 1840s US, Pennsylvania, Michigan I have NO idea if this link will work .. my first attempt at doing this: http://www.amazon.com/Olivia-Mourning-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00H0GYRT2/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=U...
by traveldog
Mon January 5th, 2015, 10:22 pm
Forum: Travel
Topic: Leicester in March?
Replies: 0
Views: 5052

Leicester in March?

I think I'm going to be able to do this: go to Leicester this March to witness/attend the events surrounding the re-interment of Richard III. It will be a MOST special retirement gift to myself!! In addition to all-things-RIII, which I'm sure I won't have any trouble learning about and finding, are ...
by traveldog
Sat September 6th, 2014, 10:28 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: Watching Episode 1 of Outlander gratis
Replies: 28
Views: 4658

[quote=""Misfit""]If I ever live long enough to reread them, at least there's ebooks now.[/quote] AND ........ there are the audiobooks!! I'm now listening to the whole series, having read all the books up through the Fiery Cross pretty much as they came out. It's an entirely new, different experien...
by traveldog
Thu July 24th, 2014, 7:24 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: New things for the forum: what would you like to see?
Replies: 22
Views: 2106

Hi, I'm one of those lurkers who has never introduced myself -- but I was planning to! Honest! I'm retiring either this fall or the end of the year and will be spending more time, regularly, on this forum. One of the things I'm most anticipating. I was planning to (and will) bite the bullet and do t...
by traveldog
Wed January 30th, 2013, 1:42 pm
Forum: History in the News
Topic: King Richard III's grave may be under parking lot
Replies: 80
Views: 7455

From the Facebook page of the Richard III Society 1/30/2013 RICHARD III SOCIETY 2 hours ago LEICESTER UNIVERSITY’S PRESS CONFERENCE 10AM 4 FEBRUARY 2013 The press conference will reveal the results of the investigations into the human remains found on the site of the Greyfriars. There will not be a ...
by traveldog
Mon December 3rd, 2012, 7:23 pm
Forum: Feature of the Month
Topic: December 2012: Feasts & Celebrations in Literature
Replies: 25
Views: 5388

Not entirely on topic -- but for some of the dishes you may read about in literature, this web site is interesting: http://www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans.htm I was recently trying to come up with a good medieval food name for a dog (don't ask....) and came across this site and some others like it...
by traveldog
Thu October 25th, 2012, 3:37 pm
Forum: By Author
Topic: James Michener
Replies: 33
Views: 7444

There is another thread around somewhere about scathing book reviews and I once read one about a Michener book that always stuck in my mind. I don't recall the book, not a major one - in fact, something thin (esp. for Michener!) and patriotic. It may have been published around the Bicentennial or so...
by traveldog
Sun April 15th, 2012, 1:32 am
Forum: E-Readers and E-Book Issues
Topic: Settlement in Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Replies: 9
Views: 2079

[quote=""Mythica""]My understanding is that the settlement is also going to prevent Amazon from selling books at such a loss that it would wipe out their competition, which is what they were previously trying to do and what instigated publishers and Apple to conspire together to raise ebook prices (...
by traveldog
Wed April 11th, 2012, 10:08 pm
Forum: E-Readers and E-Book Issues
Topic: Settlement in Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Replies: 9
Views: 2079

Settlement in Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Hope this pasting works: http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/amazon-ready-to-lower-e-book-prices-in-wake-of-publisher-settlement.php?ref=fpnewsfeed Amazon Ready To Lower E-Book Prices In Wake of Publisher Settlement Amazon's Kindle Fire displaying digital magazine issues.Amazon's Kindle Fir...
by traveldog
Sun November 21st, 2010, 11:55 pm
Forum: Travel
Topic: Searching for RII or RIII sites in/around Colchester
Replies: 1
Views: 1114

Searching for RII or RIII sites in/around Colchester

I'm planning to be in England for far too short a time next year -- only six days and for various reasons I won't bore you with, the first 3 are going to be in London and the second 3 in Colchester. I'm particularly interested in Richard II and Richard III and would like to visit sites associated wi...

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