Fun Friday - Books I wished I'd written and the dangers of voting

After last weeks books I have a few more for you that I'd wished I'd written or at least come up with the title
I received an email from AbeBooks.com providing a link to their "Weird Book Room".

http://www.abebooks.com/books/weird/index.shtml?cm_mmc=nl-_-nl-_-g00-weirdbX-_-image01#cats



In their zeal for reform, early Protestant leaders tended to throw out Saint Benedict with the holy water. That is a mistake, writes Dennis Okholm, in Monk Habits for Everyday People. While on retreat in a Benedictine abbey, the author, a professor who was raised as a Pentecosta




The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America author Julian Montague has created an elaborate classification system of abandoned shopping carts, accompanied by photographic More...
documentation of actual stray cart sightings. These sightings include bucolically littered locations such as the Niagara River Gorge (where many a cart has been pushed to its untimely death) and mundane settings that look suspiciously like a suburb near you.





Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he often reads the ingredients label—without a clue as to what most of it means. So when his young daughter asked, Daddy, what’s polysorbate 60? he was at a loss—and determined to find out.




A few months ago I wrote on my Sunday UK Blog about the Eurovision Song contest. Something that has been around for many years and is a sort of "highlight" of the Europe TV/Music scene... that's a very big SORT OF..



http://acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com/2009/05/storyhearts-sunday-uk-blog-europs-got.html

Well more news this week...

Eurovision Song Contest organisers say they may ban countries from the competition if broadcasters disclose information about voters' identities.

It comes after a number of people in Azerbaijan were questioned by police after voting for a song by neighbouring Armenia in this year's contest.

Phone companies had been responsible for protecting voters' details, but now broadcasters will shoulder the burden.

Sanctions against offending countries could be a ban of up to three years.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the rule change was to ensure the protection of voters' privacy.

Last month, an Azerbaijani man told the BBC he had been accused of being unpatriotic and a "potential security threat", after he sent a text backing Armenia's song, Jan Jan.

Read how dangerous just voting can be...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8263437.stm





Author of Young Adult Romance/Fiction book
Across the Pond
http://acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com/
http://across-t-pond.com

Fun Friday - Books You May Not Know About

Over the time I've been writing my blogs I always try and create some fun, mixed amongst the book writing info, radio show guests and my Sunday UK Blog. The Views, news and Weird News slot has already become quite popular, so I thought I would take it one step further and have a "Fun Friday" blog.

This week in amongst the fact I'd been chosen as a winner of yet another Nigerian Lottery, could get some special blue pills (which by the way you can get over the counter in the UK) and had been chosen to win a free trip to Disney land I actually found something of interest.

I received an email from AbeBooks.com providing a link to their "Weird Book Room".

http://www.abebooks.com/books/weird/index.shtml?cm_mmc=nl-_-nl-_-g00-weirdbX-_-image01#cats

So I thought I would share some of the books with you, and honestly these are real books with great titles.



A tongue-in-cheek guide to "dogic" principles features photographs of canine masters Benny, Buster, and Cricket demonstrating key postures, from the "Downward-Facing Dog" to the restorative "Pup's Pose," in a guide that offers guidance to humans on how to build on a yoga practice.









Teach Your Horse to Be Confident, Obedient, and Safe No Matter What You Encounter.







From the lost ancient art of towel folding (yes, there is one, and it does stem from ancient times) comes the newly revived and hot trend The Lost Art of Towel Origami.

Filled with hilarious completed-project photographs and step-by-step instructions and illustrations, this book will provide hours of entertainment. Stun your company by skillfully creasing and crinkling your linen into works of art. You've got everything you need, right in your own bathroom.






Dale Power departs from his usual animal carvings, burying himself in a new art form the manufacture of special boxes for pets and people. Here's one project you wont want to put off till tomorrow. All of the tools and techniques needed to produce strong and beautiful coffins.



Coming next week... "Monk Habits for everyday people"... "How to avoid huge ships" and a few more.





Author of Young Adult Romance/Fiction book
Across the Pond
http://acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com/
http://across-t-pond.com