Making Light :: The Presidential Book of Lists :: comments http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#comments Language, fraud, folly, truth, history, and knitting. Et cetera. en Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:06:03 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.261 The Presidential Book of Lists At Albacon today I met my friend Ian Randal Strock. Ian is as pleased as only an author with his... At Albacon today I met my friend Ian Randal Strock. Ian is as pleased as only an author with his... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #1 from Lin D comment from Lin D on 11.Oct.08 You have made my Christmas gift giving easier. I love giving unexpected but appropriate books rather than ones off a wish list.

]]> <p>Posted October 11, 2008 11:32 AM by Lin D</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#299839 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#299839 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:32:43 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #2 from edward oleander comment from edward oleander on 11.Oct.08 What Lin said.

]]> <p>Posted October 11, 2008 12:44 PM by edward oleander</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#299858 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#299858 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:44:17 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #3 from ADM comment from ADM on 11.Oct.08 speaking of Sarah Palin, have y'all seen this?

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]]> <p>Posted October 12, 2008 9:54 AM by edward oleander</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300006 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300006 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:54:57 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #5 from John Stanning comment from John Stanning on 12.Oct.08 Does anyone know how Amazon functions? Is this book likely to get across the pond to amazon.co.uk, or will Amazon think it's for home consumption only?

]]> <p>Posted October 12, 2008 1:08 PM by John Stanning</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300028 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300028 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:08:26 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #6 from Melissa Mead comment from Melissa Mead on 12.Oct.08 It looked interesting.

(It was nice meeting you at the con, BTW.)

]]> <p>Posted October 12, 2008 8:14 PM by Melissa Mead</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300061 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300061 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:14:13 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #7 from Fragano Ledgister comment from Fragano Ledgister on 12.Oct.08 John Stanning #5: You can order anything from any of the Amazons, and they will deliver anywhere. I order from amazon.co.uk fairly frequently and they have no problem delivering to me in the United States.

]]> <p>Posted October 12, 2008 8:36 PM by Fragano Ledgister</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300065 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300065 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:36:21 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #8 from Nick Brooke comment from Nick Brooke on 13.Oct.08 Fragano Ledgister #7: and contrariwise (i.e. I order from amazon.com fairly frequently, and they have no problem delivering to me in the United Kingdom).

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 7:10 AM by Nick Brooke</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300105 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300105 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:10:44 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #9 from Jan Vaněk jr. comment from Jan Vaněk jr. on 13.Oct.08 Is that not a hyphen instead of a dash? I'm used to Amazon messing them up, but would not expect it copied at ML.

BTW, what are proper English rules for spacing dashes? And em-, or en-?

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 7:34 AM by Jan Vaněk jr.</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300110 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300110 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:34:36 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #10 from Mez comment from Mez on 13.Oct.08 Buck up, Mr Stanning! Both the USA and UK versions of Amazon have accepted and delivered my uɐǝpodıʇuɐ orders for objects of desire unavailable in this distant wide brown land. (Lordy, it's tempting to link my wish list to 'objects of desire'. Sigh. I will diminish, and stay here in the South, and remain myself.)

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 9:16 AM by Mez</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300129 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300129 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:16:56 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #11 from John Stanning comment from John Stanning on 13.Oct.08 Jan Vaněk #9 : as usual, the rules are flexible. The English mostly use en-dashes and space them. Americans often use em-dashes without spaces. Sometimes you see a double-hyphen -- from someone who's used to typewriters, I suppose, trying to simulate an em-dash.

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 2:58 PM by John Stanning</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300205 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300205 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:58:09 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #12 from Ian Randal Strock comment from Ian Randal Strock on 13.Oct.08 Thanks for the great write-up, Jim.

I just want to emphasize that the book release party is open to everyone: we'll have food and beverage, so please join us.

Also, if you're really interested in the topic, I blog about it at uspresidents.livejournal.com.

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 3:04 PM by Ian Randal Strock</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300206 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300206 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:04:09 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #13 from John Stanning comment from John Stanning on 13.Oct.08 Fragano, Nick, Mez - thanks. Yesterday the Book of Lists was on amazon.com but not on amazon.co.uk, and I thought it might not make it over here. If I have to order from amazon.com, it takes longer and costs more for shipping. But today it's arrived on amazon.co.uk so I can get it quicker and cheaper.

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 3:04 PM by John Stanning</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300207 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300207 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:04:33 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #14 from Ian Randal Strock comment from Ian Randal Strock on 13.Oct.08 John, that's... surprising. Six sellers in the UK have the book (and one is offering it for less than 4 pounds)? The official on-sale date is a week from tomorrow, and I haven't seen a copy other than the one the editor handed me last week. Wow.

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 4:46 PM by Ian Randal Strock</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300222 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300222 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:46:22 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #15 from James D. Macdonald comment from James D. Macdonald on 13.Oct.08 Those interested in trivia might like to note that the book has had 122 hits and seven sales through the link above.

]]> <p>Posted October 13, 2008 5:57 PM by James D. Macdonald</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300230 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300230 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:57:35 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #16 from David Goldfarb comment from David Goldfarb on 14.Oct.08 Actually, not every Amazon store will send everything anywhere. I tried to order a sonic screwdriver toy from amazon.co.uk when I ordered the first Murray Gold soundtrack album from them, and they wouldn't ship it to me. Presumably for some sort of legal reasons related to licensing. I succeeded in finding a North American importer that would send it to me. (Actually I wish I'd found them first, as they had the CD for less money than Amazon charged.)

]]> <p>Posted October 14, 2008 5:18 AM by David Goldfarb</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300297 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#300297 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:18:30 -0500 The Presidential Book of Lists -- comment #17 from John Stanning comment from John Stanning on 20.Oct.08 Well, my copy arrived this morning – a day in advance of official date! – not from Amazon but from The Book Depository which links to and from amazon.co.uk.
I look forward to reading it!

]]> <p>Posted October 20, 2008 7:06 AM by John Stanning</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#301133 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010669.html#301133 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:06:03 -0500