http://netvouz.com/narky/tag/novel?feed=rss narky's bookmarks tagged "novel" on Netvouz http://www.nanowrimo.org/ National Novel Writing Month is an annual novel writing project that brings together professional and amateur writers from all over the world. From wiki: "NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is a creative writing project originating in the United States in which each participant attempts to write a fifty-thousand-word novel in a single month. The project was started by Chris Baty in July 1999 with 21 participants, and has been held annually in November since 2000. Despite the name, the project is now international in scope. In 2005, 59,703 people participated and 9,765 were declared winners, having written 50,000 words." Educational > Writing narky Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:12:51 GMT http://www.readersfeast.com.au/ One of the better bookstores in Melbourne. Educational > Books > Book Shops narky Tue, 30 May 2006 08:48:20 GMT http://www.readings.com.au/ Australian & International books, music, CDs, & DVDs from Australia's leading independent bookstore. Educational > Books > Book Shops narky Tue, 30 May 2006 08:44:08 GMT http://www.amazon.com/Music-Primes-Searching-Greatest-Mathematics/dp/0060935588/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7250087-6485431?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178413008&sr=1-1 The quest to bring advanced math to the masses continues with this engaging but quixotic treatise. The mystery in question is the Riemann Hypothesis, named for the hypochondriac German mathematician Bernard Reimann (1826-66), which ties together imaginary numbers, sine waves and prime numbers in a way that the world's greatest mathematicians have spent 144 years trying to prove. Oxford mathematician and BBC commentator du Sautoy does his best to explain the problem, but stumbles over the fact that the Riemann Hypothesis and its corollaries are just too hard for non-tenured readers to understand. He falls back on the staples of math popularizations by shifting the discussion to easier math concepts. Educational > Mathematics > Textbooks/Books narky Sun, 06 May 2007 01:00:13 GMT http://www.academicbooks.com.au/ We stock the newest releases and we have over 100,000 titles in our store. We buy and sell second hand books - Primary, High-school, University and General Educational > Books > Book Shops narky Tue, 30 May 2006 08:54:38 GMT http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/ Visit the online bookshop of Angus & Robertson, and buy books online by any author or title. Our bookstore stocks Australian, self help, computers and many other subjects. Buy a book online from the book store specialists, Angus & Robertson book shop. Educational > Books > Book Shops narky Tue, 30 May 2006 08:50:18 GMT http://www.borders.com.au/ Mission statement: "To be the best-loved provider of books, music, video, and other entertainment and informational products and services." Educational > Books > Book Shops narky Tue, 30 May 2006 08:46:10 GMT http://www.techbooks.com.au/ Technical, specialist and enthusiast book needs. Located on LaTrobe Street - between Queen and Elizabeth Streets. Educational > Books > Book Shops narky Tue, 30 May 2006 08:53:05 GMT http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521427061/sr=8-1/qid=1156374251/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6021569-7603169?ie=UTF8 A Mathematician's Apology is a profoundly sad book, the memoir of a man who has reached the end of his ambition, who can no longer effectively practice the art that has consumed him since he was a boy. But at the same time, it is a joyful celebration of the subject--and a stern lecture to those who would sully it by dilettantism or attempts to make it merely useful. "The mathematician's patterns," G.H. Hardy declares, "like the painter's or the poet's, must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics." Educational > Mathematics > Textbooks/Books narky Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:08:14 GMT http://www.amazon.com/Celebrating-Bird-Triumph-Charlie-Parker/dp/0306808927 I had a wonderful time reading this book. It's more of a *long* essay than it is a book. The writing is excellent, and there are lots of wonderful photographs interspersed within. I don't know if it really matters, but for what it's worth I read part of this book while sitting at a table at Birdland on 46th Street in NYC waiting for my favorite up and coming piano player, David Epstein, to return from break to play another set. I have three books by Gary Giddins and like him so much I'm going to buy more of his books. By coinicidence I saw a video recently on the life of Charlie Parker, and it used many of the same photographs that were used in this book. I am not aware of a tie in between the two products however. In conclusion, this book was enjoyable and Lifestyle > Music > Books narky Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:28:53 GMT