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256 Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

In a message dated 97-12-27 12:39:41 EST, you write: << Do you (does anyone) earn royalties on this kind of work? On sales of units? On rentals? I think of stephen King reading his own works, and I'm trying to imagine him NOT getting royalties as reader as well as writer. >> Up to the present date, no. The Union has just negotiated a payment for sales made abroad, but it is not retroactive, needless to say. From this work we do not make a fortune! Correction : from this work ...

Poster's Name:	PRevere97
Poster's Email:	PRevere97@aol.com
Message Date:	1997-12-27 18:31:19 UTC

257 Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

Thanx for the enlightenment, Mr. T. Now it's my turn to get incensed, for anywhere on the cover of this tape it says it is an abridged version! Don't these guys have any respect for the consumer? The fact is that I tried to obtain any of Mr. Tull's readings by the usual way _ Amazon.com, but could not find them. The books on tape listed did not tell who the reader was. So, please, if I missed any earlier posting, tell me where to get the real stuff! I am particularly interest in M&C, being t ...

Poster's Name:	Ricardo Bonalume Neto
Poster's Email:	bonalume@uol.com.br
Message Date:	1997-12-22 22:51:31 UTC

258 Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

I was told that students are one good market for books on tape, notably the shorter versions. These guys would flinch from opening a real book, but would feel comfortable playing a cassette in their audio system. Ricardo, a dinosaur that earns his living through the written word John Halbrooks wrote: > On another level, this abridged book phenomenon seems to suggest an > all-too-common attitude towards learning that I see among my students: > > depth of knowledge is for suckers, es ...

Poster's Name:	Ricardo Bonalume Neto
Poster's Email:	bonalume@uol.com.br
Message Date:	1997-12-22 22:23:59 UTC

259 Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

In a message dated 97-12-19 18:28:09 EST, you write: << On another level, this abridged book phenomenon seems to suggest an all-too-common attitude towards learning that I see among my students: depth of knowledge is for suckers, especially when it is perfectly possible to perform well on an exam or to impress your friends with 'Cliff Notes' knowledge. 'I just love Jane Austen; I've seen all of her movies.' >> An avid listener to unabridged booktapes on my lengthy daily commu ...

Poster's Name:	Batrinque
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Message Date:	1997-12-20 01:18:25 UTC

260 Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

At 11:32 AM 12/19/97 EST, PRevere97 wrote: >All this, I'm afraid, says a great deal about our rush to purchase mediocrity; >we are either too pressed for time, or too threatened by quality. Were it not >so Recorded Books Inc's output would be on the shelves at Barnes & Noble, >alongside the abridgements, and in a more nearly perfect world, would outsell >the inferior product two to one. >I hope I haven't bored or offended too many of you, but this something about >which ...

Poster's Name:	John Halbrooks
Poster's Email:	jhalbro@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
Message Date:	1997-12-19 18:26:19 UTC

261 Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

In a message dated 97-12-19 00:36:11 EST, bonalume@uol.com.br writes: << I have a cassete version of The Commodore read by former U.N.C.L.E. agent David McCallum. The cover says it is 'the first of O'Brian's very popular series to be released on audio'. And it includes an interview with POB! >> There are several things going here, all of which are calculated to incense me, so here goes ---------- The world of Abridged Audio, of which David McCallum's reading is an example, neit ...

Poster's Name:	PRevere97
Poster's Email:	PRevere97@aol.com
Message Date:	1997-12-19 17:28:18 UTC

262 Re: Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

In a message dated 12/19/97 12:36:11 AM, bonalume@uol.com.br wrote: <<I have a cassette version of The Commodore read by former U.N.C.L.E. agent David McCallum. The cover says it is 'the first of O'Brian's very popular series to be released on audio'. And it includes an interview with POB!>> Yes, and the cover nowhere at all says 'abridged.' But abridged it certainly is, on two cassettes. I was brought up on good old shellac 78 RPM records: how was I supposed to know you can't reco ...

Poster's Name:	Charlezzzz
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Message Date:	1997-12-19 06:07:42 UTC

263 Re: False alarm/The Commodore read by an U.N.C.L.E. agent -- rank: 669

I saw this old posting in my old e-mail folders and did not quite understand it. I have a cassete version of The Commodore read by former U.N.C.L.E. agent David McCallum. The cover says it is 'the first of O'Brian's very popular series to be released on audio'. And it includes an interview with POB! cheers, Ricardo, now back in his side of the globe Matt Cranor wrote: > Patrick (T) wrote: I also am with child to know the answer to Matt's > question. As far as I am concerned, there is onl ...

Poster's Name:	Ricardo Bonalume Neto
Poster's Email:	bonalume@uol.com.br
Message Date:	1997-12-19 04:25:26 UTC

264 Re: single wrong note -- lOO% POB -- might be spoiler THE COMMODORE -- rank: 669

HrgSmes wrote: > > Ive been reflecting on how immense a range of subjects and conditions POB > traverses, such a breadth of erudition, nothing escapes him -- birth -- death > -- copulation -- even urination and defecation. He has come short of the mark > infowise on only one subject, but do others agree? I speak of Brigid's obvious > autistic condition, and the apparent ease with which it is virtually cured by > Padeen's presence. As an adolescent psychiatrist, I'm aware of ...

Poster's Name:	Stephen E. Phelps Jr.
Poster's Email:	sphelps@ziplink.net
Message Date:	1997-12-11 03:44:00 UTC

265 Re: single wrong note -- lOO% POB -- might be spoiler THE COMMODORE -- rank: 669

In a message dated 97-12-06 18:00:20 EST, ecary@indiana.edu writes: << I speak of Brigid's > obvious > autistic condition, and the apparent ease with which it is virtually > cured by > Padeen's presence. As an adolescent psychiatrist, >> Throughout the Canon Diana is shown not to have any motherly instincts; even her relationship with the little Indian girl Dil is like that with an 'equal' despite the big age difference. That strikes a balance to Sophie with her chi ...

Poster's Name:	RFrewen
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Message Date:	1997-12-07 00:05:40 UTC

266 Re: single wrong note -- lOO% POB -- might be spoiler THE COMMODORE -- rank: 669

Which it's fiction and which we're entitled to a happy ending and which it's no Thomas Hardy neither, which is how the sweet Padeen cured little Bridget. Regards Louis Cohen Which that stopped his gob and brought him up short with a round turn -----Original Message----- From: HrgSmes <HrgSmes@aol.com> To: patrickobrian@norton2.wwnorton.com <patrickobrian@norton2.wwnorton.com> Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 2:26 PM Subject: single wrong note -- lOO% POB -- might be spoiler THE COMMO ...

Poster's Name:	Louis Cohen
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Message Date:	1997-12-06 04:56:14 UTC

267 Re: single wrong note -- lOO% POB -- might be spoiler THE COMMODORE -- rank: 669

On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, William Nyden wrote: > I am aware of a case (child of a friend of a friend ... of a friend) where > attention deficit syndrome was so severe it was originally diagnosed as autism. A > prescription of Ritalin (?) brought the condition to a point where the child > could behave normally, and recently graduated from high school with a 3.8 gpa. > She was 'weaned' from the drug at about the age of puberty. > > Brigid's condition doesn't really resemble ADS, ...

Poster's Name:	Grossman
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Message Date:	1997-12-06 02:44:41 UTC

268 Re: single wrong note -- lOO% POB -- might be spoiler THE COMMODORE -- rank: 669

--------------AB545862022344CA2612FAB3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HrgSmes wrote: > Ive been reflecting on how immense a range of subjects and conditions POB > traverses, such a breadth of erudition, nothing escapes him -- birth -- death > -- copulation -- even urination and defecation. He has come short of the mark > infowise on only one subject, but do others agree? I speak of Brigid's obvious > autistic condition, and the apparen ...

Poster's Name:	William Nyden
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Message Date:	1997-12-05 23:38:26 UTC

269 single wrong note -- lOO% POB -- might be spoiler THE COMMODORE -- rank: 669

Ive been reflecting on how immense a range of subjects and conditions POB traverses, such a breadth of erudition, nothing escapes him -- birth -- death -- copulation -- even urination and defecation. He has come short of the mark infowise on only one subject, but do others agree? I speak of Brigid's obvious autistic condition, and the apparent ease with which it is virtually cured by Padeen's presence. As an adolescent psychiatrist, I'm aware of the vast range of autistic presentations, but it s ...

Poster's Name:	HrgSmes
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Message Date:	1997-12-05 22:31:26 UTC

270 Re: The Commodore -- rank: 669

Daedalus Books has hardbacks of The Commodore too, also at reduced prices. And, surprise, surprise, they had discounted copies of Lobscouce and Spotted Dog!!!!!!! They must have a great demand for POB, though the catalog was compiled before the book was even released. Strange are the ways. Ginger Johnson On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Charles Herbert Crookston wrote: > A Bookstore in my neighborhood is selling hardcover Patrick Obrian 1st edition, 2nd > printing > 'The Commodore,' for $5.9 ...

Poster's Name:	Ginger Johnson
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Message Date:	1997-11-20 05:05:04 UTC