Comments on: Book cover meme http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/09/11/book-cover-meme/ Writing about reading Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Aunt Sara http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/09/11/book-cover-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-130989 Aunt Sara Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:26:11 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/09/11/book-cover-meme/#comment-130989 This time-sucking Internet trick has endless possibilities. I entered my own name (turns out there was a writer with the same name in the 1830s who profiled the City of Charleston, S.C. and is cited in a few books), entered a colleague's name and was surprised to find out that he is a published author. When I slightly varied my entry for my own name, I discovered that the first mayor of the California desert town where Grandpa had his "ranch" shared our last name. Maybe that explains why Grandpa had land in that little town in the middle of nowhere. Something to research when the next family genealogist gets to work on discovering new connections to the past. . . . This time-sucking Internet trick has endless possibilities. I entered my own name (turns out there was a writer with the same name in the 1830s who profiled the City of Charleston, S.C. and is cited in a few books), entered a colleague’s name and was surprised to find out that he is a published author.

When I slightly varied my entry for my own name, I discovered that the first mayor of the California desert town where Grandpa had his “ranch” shared our last name. Maybe that explains why Grandpa had land in that little town in the middle of nowhere. Something to research when the next family genealogist gets to work on discovering new connections to the past. . . .

]]> By: Sandy D. http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/09/11/book-cover-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-130593 Sandy D. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:02:33 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/09/11/book-cover-meme/#comment-130593 Doh. I typed my full name in, and found various citations from bibliographies of academic works, and a couple books where I got author credit for contributing a chapter. The first name covers were less exciting, and all children's books (Sandra Boynton) and bad romances (Sandra Brown). Doh. I typed my full name in, and found various citations from bibliographies of academic works, and a couple books where I got author credit for contributing a chapter. The first name covers were less exciting, and all children’s books (Sandra Boynton) and bad romances (Sandra Brown).

]]> By: Luisa http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/09/11/book-cover-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-130530 Luisa Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:36:24 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/09/11/book-cover-meme/#comment-130530 Huh. That's freaky. Must try it. Huh. That’s freaky. Must try it.

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