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Resources for Readers |
"Reading furnishes our mind only with materials
of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours."
- John Locke
The owners and operators of Calculo have spent hours researching and scanning
the Internet for anything and everything that might increase the reader's
love for a certain book or author. We've provided you with easy access to
a wealth of information that can be reached simply by following the links
throughout this site. To illustrate how to best use the resources here, we've
written a brief tutorial, as well as some hints and tips for those who don't
know where to even start.
Tutorial
Fun Ways to Get Started |
Tutorial |
1- William Goldman |
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3 "I'll do my best to stay awake..."
4 Born August 12, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois |
| 5 - William Goldman has been writing books and
movies for more than forty years. He has won two Academy Awards (for "Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men"), and three Lifetime
Achievement awards in screenwriting. His novel Marathon Man has made him
very famous in dentist's offices around the world. |
6 - Reference Tools:
An
Interview With William Goldman
by "Moriary" of Aint-it-cool-news.com |
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To Best Illustrate the ways to use all of our resources to
their full extent, we've created a miniature model of the William Goldman
information page on Calculo. (for the actual page, click
here) Each item is numbered and will be explained below. Let's get started:
1: Obviously, this is the author's name. Each book is separated and
organized under the author's information page. For instance, when you click
on "The Princess Bride" from the Titles list, it will take you to William
Goldman's page, since he was the author. This is a lot more compact then
if we had given each book its own page. |
| 2: We always try to feature a photograph,
drawing, or painting that shows the author. A few authors do not have depictions
because they were either impossible to find, or nothing was available.
3: At the head of each author page, there will be a quote from either
the author themself, or from one of their books.
4: Quick, to the point, basic information about each other is listed
directly below the quote. Birthdate, marriages, and death dates (if applicable)
will be listed here for quick reference.
5: Short, concise biographies have
been provided to help you understand where the author's
coming from. More often then not, books include insight from the author's
own experiences and hopefully we can shed some light on those with these
short biographies, or by providing links to more extensive accounts of their
life.
6: Reference Tools: Pretty self-explanatory. This list will be like
a map for the internet, making it easier to find information about specific
topics, authors, or books. Each book will also have reference tools,
but the will be specificly for the books, either lesson plans, notes, etc.
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7- The Books
8 - The Princess Bride |
9-
Buy
This Book At Amazon.com |
10 - First printed: 1973
11 - Resources:
Random
House: The Princess Bride
Little bits of information here and there, and a really mean
link that doesn't do what it says it does. Made me mad! But otherwise a good
site. |
12- Calculo Review |
13 - Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Yackety
schmackety, this book rocks, etc etc etc.
14 - Megora McGonagall, Senior Calculo |
15 - top of page |
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Each author section has at least one review of one of their books. Here's
how the book section of the author information page works:
7 & 8: Number seven is a listing of the book(s) that we have
access to, or that we have reviewed. In some cases, only one of the authors
works have been read and reviewed by the Calculo staff, but they are
listed there to inform you that information will be coming as soon as one
of the staff members can get to it. It's a long process to read,
review, and collect information, but every single book on the list will
be reviewed eventually. |
| 9: This is a link to the cheapest possible edition of
the book at Amazon.com. Why did we choose Amazon.com? Because through
experience we have found that they provide the cheapest books, and the fastest
and most cost effficient shipping on the Internet for the most part.
Are we sponsored by Amazon? No, we are not. We provide the links as
a service to you. Sometimes it can be quite tedious to search through
many different online stores in order to find the cheapest version
of one book. We've simply done the searching for you. We do receive
a small kick-back if you go through this link and order anything at Amazon.com.
This will help support Calculo as we continue to expand.
10: It's important to know when a book was published, because in some
cases, the book takes place in that time period, or it helps you understand
a certain style of writing. That is why the first printing date is
at the top.
11: Again, pretty self-explanatory. These resources can range
from lesson plans, to games. Under each link, there will be an explanation
of the site, the services it offers, etc. Each site that is listed is
reviewed and examined by a member of the Calculo staff to ensure it is 'safe'
for families, fun, and useful.
12: Calculo Review is basically a review by a member of the staff
who has (obviously) read the book. As we've said, each author section will
have at least one Calculo review of one of their books, and each section
will continue to be expanded until each of the author's works is reviewed.
13: This is the actual review, and yes, it is always more informative
than "blah, blah, blah, yackety schmakety."
14: This is the signature of the reviewer. There are currently three
people who review books for Calculo: Megora McGonagall, Alex Granger, and
Lindsay Tigerwand. Every review will be attributed to at least one of those
people.
15: This is a link back to the top of the page, obviously. |
Fun Ways to Get Started |
If you have no idea where to start, here are a few ideas to get you
going:
1) Browse the author list for a familiar name.
Does Mark Twain, Jane
Austen, or Jules Verne sound familiar? If so,
go to the Authors list and take a look
around, and see what you find. It's completely safe to explore without worry
inside Calculo.
2) Seen the movie? Read the book!
Did you grow up watching 'The Princess Bride',
'Alice in Wonderland', or 'To
Kill a Mockingbird'? Read the book! Go the the
Titles list and take a look around for familiar
movie titles.
3) Look for a funny name.
Isn't the name Kate Douglas Smith-Wiggin just a bit funny? Is
your curiosity sparked? Browse through the Author list and look for the funniest
name you can find; learn about the author, then read one of their books.
4) Ask around.
The folks at the library are always happy to answer your questions. Go
ask them for a good story about action, adventure, comedy, or fantasy.
Or, ask your parents or grandparents what their favorite books were
as a child or teenager. You can learn a lot about a person by what kind
of books they read. |
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