Your Publishing Poynters Newsletter: March 1, 2008 PUBLISHING POYNTERS Book and Information-Marketing News and Ideas
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A. ParaNews (What’s happening)
B. ParaTips (Guidance/advice on specific issues)
C. ParaResources (Sources of helpful information)
D. ParaThoughts (Editorial)
E. ParaFreebies (Giveaways)
F. ParaCalendar (Dan may be coming to visit you)
G. ParaHumor (We saved the fun for last)
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1. SONY MOVES INTO CONTENT; launches short story program. See
http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=40837
2. HARPERCOLLINS MAKES SOME TITLES F.REE ONLINE, including a new novel from Paolo Coelho. See
www.harpercollins.com. The company hopes the experiment will lead to increased sales. The books will be available only for one
month, and readers will not be able to download them to laptops or to an electronic readers.
3. PMA Publishing University. May 27-29, before the BEA Book Fair in Los Angeles. Nine tracks to choose from. More than
600 publishers expected. See the classes at
http://www.pma-online.org/pmau/2008/template.aspx. Register at
http://www.pma-online.org/pmau/2008/registration.aspx. Use Discount Code PMAPU08 and save $50. Fmi: 310-372-2732, e-mail:
info@pma-online.org
4. HAVE YOUR STORY INCLUDED IN A BOOK. Authors looking for stories to flesh-out their books, list their needs in
Publishing Poynters Marketplace. See the recent requests at
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/newsletter.cfm
5. NEWSPAPERS continue to decline. See
http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080207/1194744685926.html?.v=7
6. DAN POYNTER IS COMING TO VISIT. Please alert your writing and publishing colleagues. Albuquerque, Auckland,
Birmingham, Dallas, Durban, Goleta, Houston, Kuala Lumpur, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami, New York,
Oklahoma City, Sacramento, Salzburg, San Francisco, Singapore, Wellington, Teleseminars/Webinars (everywhere). (MORE to be
announced soon). See the ParaCalendar on these content-filled seminars, below. See ALL the listings. Dan will visit some
states/provinces/countries several times.
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/speaking/calendar.cfm
7. MORE THAN 90,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THE "SAVE XP” PETITION in the past month. For details on how you
can obtain XP licenses after June 30, 2008, when Microsoft plans to stop new sales, see
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=s&V=94899 and
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/28/04NF-save-xp-license_1.html. Ask your friends, family and colleagues to join the
movement by signing up at
http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/.
8. BORDERS UNVEILS FIRST CONCEPT STORE. Includes new Digital Center with the Borders Personal Publishing
Program. See
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/a-match-made-in-publishingheaven,
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/borders/31761/
9. WRITING NON-FICTION IN AUDIO by Dan Poynter. This full book, MP3 download, describes the New "Book" Model:
the technology has finally arrived to enable us to write, produce, sell and promote books faster, easier and cheaper. You will
discover how to build your book rather than just write it. You will multipurpose your "book" into downloadable, CD and eBook
versions. You will wring maximum value out of your work by spinning off audiotapes, videotapes, magazine excerpts,
foreign-language editions and more. In fact, Writing Nonfiction will be your
constant reference on writing and producing books as well as marketing your manuscript. The voice talent is Dan Snow. See
http://www.lulu.com/content/178347
10. GET THE SELF-PUBLISHING MANUAL for just $13.57. Yes, the all-new, completely revised 16th edition can be yours
for much less than the cover price of $19.95. See
http://www.amazon.com/Dan-Poynters-Self-Publishing-Manual-16th You save 32%. Act now.
11. DAN POYNTER CAN BRING A BOOK PROGRAM TO YOUR AREA. See
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/speaking/speechdesc.cfm
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1. OK- I KNOW YOU WANT TV- WHAT IS THE FIRST SHOW YOU CAN GET ON?
--Rick Frishman--Founder of Planned TV Arts,
http://www.plannedtvarts.com Yes- you want to get on Oprah... I know BUT
you have to start with local TV. Here is your strategy. First- call the local CABLE station that is in your community. I live in Long
Island- so for me it is Ch 12 Cable. They have news all day long and are looking for local newsmakers. That is the key word
"Newsmaker" When you call up your local Cable News show- you are #1 Local and #2 a newsmaker. What are you going to teach
the local community?
Why are you a local celebrity?- and how are you reacting to what is in the news today? Send the producer your press kit and
make sure you give them all of your phone numbers. Let the producer know that you can make it at any time- even last minute. And
also give them your web site. Once you get on this first show--- you are on your way. Post the interview to your site and stay in
touch with the producer- Try to become a regular. More on TV and how to get on bigger shows in our next newsletter.
2. WRITERS HAVE A LOT ON THEIR MINDS WHEN FACING A DEADLINE --Pam Lontos, PR/PR,
http://www.prpr.net
It never hurts to politely request they mention your book/topic/product when quoting you in their article. No writer likes to be told
how to credit a source, and it would probably result in you being left out of the piece altogether, but a gentle appeal is almost always
accommodated.
3. FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS, DESIGN FIRST — THEN ILLUSTRATE -- Michele DeFilippo,
www.1106design.com If
you’re planning to publish a children’s book, it’s critically important to budget for the best illustrations available. Sometimes, a
publisher will attempt save money by hiring a friend or relative to illustrate a book, but this is usually a mistake. However qualified
an amateur illustrator may seem to be to the untrained eye, the professionals in the book trade (distributors, reviewers and
booksellers) will evaluate the quality of the illustrations objectively against the best in the business, and a publisher who does not
conform to these standards may lose thousands of dollars printing a book that cannot be sold. It’s also important to bring your book
designer on board before you choose an illustrator. Every book requires a plan, but to avoid wasting money, children’s books should
be carefully mapped out before actual work begins. There are many issues to be considered so that the resulting book has a coherent
design. Your designer has the expertise to help you evaluate the quality of the illustrations, and will work with you and your
illustrator to plan what should be illustrated, what illustration style is appropriate for the target audience, the proportions of the
illustrations relative to the page size, where the text should fall (and ensuring that enough space is allocated within the illustration
for that text), how many pages the final book will be, and that the digital files are prepared correctly for printing. Presenting your
designer with illustrations to use without this planning can result in a book that is a compromise, instead of a quality, creative
product that will appeal to buyers.
4. HOW TO PRICE YOUR BOOK: Use These 3 Factors to Help You Decide --Susan Kendrick,
kendrick@cheqnet.net
www.PriceMyBookToSell.com
5. YOUR RECIPE FOR ATTENTION --Clint Greenleaf, Greenleaf Book Group LLC,
http://www.greenleafbookgroup.com
The King County Library System, the second busiest library system in the United States, is looking for authors to help with a new
cookbook titled Literary Feast, The Famous Authors Cookbook. Proceeds from the sales of the cookbook will help support KCLS
Foundation
http://www.kcls.org/foundation/index.cfm programs that build early reading skills, provide incentives for school-age
students, underwrite author visits, and fund vital lifelong learning activities for adults. Noted food writer and chef, Greg Atkinson,
will author the forward and Classic Day Publishing, with its successful history in producing specialty cookbooks, such as Literary
Feast, will publish the cookbook. Participating authors are being asked to provide a favorite recipe, a recent photo, a short biography,
and a few comments about the recipe that may relate to the author, the author¹s family, books, or other personal information. If
you¹re interested in sharing your favorite recipe and getting some f.ree attention for you and your book, contact Terry J. LaBrue
mailto:
tlabrue@comcast.net for more information. Submission deadline: February 29, 2008.
6. DO COLLEAGUES ASK YOU FOR BOOK ADVICE? Tell them about our f.ree InfoKits. Each will give them all they
need—in writing. See
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/infokit.cfm
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1. ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR AUTHORS, WRITERS, POETS, AND THEIR READERS. Join a creative atmosphere of
writers, poets, published authors and enthusiastic readers. Whether you are a hobbyist and simply looking for a place to display your
portfolio to family and friends, a published author wanting to network with other skilled writers and promote your books, or a reader
looking for your next good story from some of today's freshest minds, AuthorNationTM.com encourages you to take charge of your
writing career as an author and break the mold of traditional bookstores as a reader. See
http://www.authornation.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
2. WANT TO START A PETITION? PetitionOnline.com provides fr.ee online hosting of public petitions for responsible
public advocacy. — more than 62 million signatures collected — thousands and thousands of active petitions. They give you the
ancient methods of grassroots democracy, combined with the latest digital networked communications, running live and f.ree 24
hours a day. See
http://www.petitiononline.com/
3. POD PUBLISHER PRICE COMPARISON. What are the DotCom publishers charging their clients? See
http://writersweekly.com/whats_new/004517_02062008.html And
http://www.bookstatistics.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm
4. HOW TO AVOID AUTHOR SCANDALS. It's depressing to learn that the young author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of
a Boy Soldier is facing accusations of factual inaccuracy. If true, it follows the dreary precedent set by James Frey, and A Million
Little Pieces. See to eight rules for avoiding scandals:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/02/how_to_avoid_author_scandals.html
5. WANT TO AUTOGRAPH BOOKS AT THE BEA BOOK FAIR IN LOS ANGELES? See Dave Holton, BEA
Autographing, 252.449.7580,
dholton@aginet.com
6. BEYOND WIKIPEDIA: 19 REFERENCES YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT --Charles Boyle Wikipedia can serve as a great
introduction to a subject, and connect you to other related ideas, people and places. But it’s not all there is. Here are some resources
that can help you with whatever information you need to find: Bartleby -- Famous quotes and full poetry texts Citizendium -- More
“professional” Wikipedia, although usually not as detailed
Answers.com -- Makes use of the information on Wikipedia and many other reference sites to become a one stop shop
ePodunk -- Information about cities and places Encyclopedia Britannica -- An excellent source of information, and much more
authoritative than Wikipedia. Scholarpedia -- A step up from both Wikipedia and Citizendium in terms of scholarly respectability;
the articles are all written by experts with peer review JSTOR (limited access; talk to your school or library) -- All those stuffy
journals around your professor’s office, and articles in your course packets Oxford English Dictionary (limited access; talk to your
school or library) -- The definitive resource when it comes to the English language Wikiseek -- Wikipedia with a better search
engine Online Education Database -- Over 100 specific search and research tools, often relevant to specific subjects MathWorld --
Everything mathematics from Geometry to Calculus is covered in great detail GeoHive and Fedstats -- Public access to public
agency statistics Theoi and Encyclopedia of Mythology -- Excellent resources on the subject of mythology and ancient religions
Glossary of Poetic Forms -- You too can know the difference between a Canto and a Cento Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
and Foldop -- Excellent sources on just about anything philosophy related Religion Online -- An excellent, excellent resource filled
with many primary texts From:
http://www.mindfulink.com/2007/09/10/beyond-wikipedia-20-references-youcant- .
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BEEN READING eBOOKS TOO LONG? --Dan Poynter Not only are most of my books available as eBooks, I read a lot of
eBooks. I am a publisher and a reader. That places me on both sides of publishing: as producer and consumer. My speaking travels
average some 6,000 miles each week. Yes, 6,000; I made five around-the-world speaking itineraries this year. (I have a home in
Santa Barbara but live on United Airlines.) Traveling as light as possible, I do not carry printed books. Think about it, even for a
short trip, you would have to carry two books—in case you finished one. For the past several years, I have read eBooks on my Pocket
PC. A Pocket PC is a multifunction device. Now I do not have to carry an address book, calendar, reference materials, paper books,
etc. Then something happened. In December I was home for a couple of weeks. I had a couple of mass-market paperback that I
wanted to read. They were not available as eBook editions so I decided to read myself to sleep with one of them. How awkward!
With the printed book, you have to turn on the (bright) light. If you wake up in the middle of the night and decide to tire you eyes
with reading, that light is dazzling! The eBook reader is back-lighted and very gentle. As a world traveler, I have become used to
reading my eBooks in a taxi at five in the morning. Light? No thanks, my (back-lighted) book comes with a light. Holding a printed
book (pBook) is awkward. It take two hands. Even a smaller mass market paperback is difficult. Have I been reading my Pocket PC
with one hand too long? Bookmark? How Twentieth century! I don’t need a book mark. Nor do I have to deface the book by
dog-earing it. The eBook remembers where I stopped reading and opens to that page when I turn it back on. Cost. The only reason I
paid more for these pBooks is that they were not available as eBooks. I love these authors and have purchased everything they have
written. How I wish all of their books were available electronically. Type.. Why can’t I adjust the size to the glasses I am wearing? It
is easy with an eBook reader.
Spelling. When not sure of a word in a pBook, I have to go find a dictionary. With my eBook, the dictionary is built-in.
Convenience. I can download eBooks from anywhere in the world. I do not have to visit a bookstore or have Amazon deliver it.
Disposal. I read a lot of books. What should I do with pBooks when I finish reading? My shelves are full. Electronic books are a far
superior platform to dead-tree books for numerous reasons. But let’s be practical. After trying both—extensively, I prefer to annoy
electrons than cut down trees. This is not just an environmental concern, it is a practical reading decision. I love eBooks.
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1. Imagine taking F~REE luxury cruises anytime, anywhere while at the same time building your platform as an author. You
can by trading your talents as a speaker/author with cruise line "enrichment" programs. Discover how the deal works in a special
report by Cruise speaking guru, Daniel Hall, titled - "The Top 5 Cruise Line Enrichment Programs and How-To Use Them to Get
F~REE Luxury Cruises" Go pick it up at
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2. WHY WRITE A BOOK? Hear Dan Poynter discuss the reasons on the Recognized Expert Marketing Show from Maui.
Click on
http://www.recognizedexpert.com/interviews/dan-poynter-writing
3. LIST YOUR BOOK(S) FRËE ON THE PARA PUBLISHING WEB SITE. See
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/successstories.cfm
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AUTHOR ON A SPEAKING TOUR. Where in the world is Dan? Showing people how to write, publish and promote their
books One presentation at a time. Dan also speaks on parachutes and skydiving. See
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/speaking/index.cfm For more information, get in touch with the Contact person listed below and
see the host's Website.
ALSO SEE THE CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE:
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/speaking/calendar.cfm 2008 February 6 – February 6.
ROUND-THE-WORLD SPEAKING
TOUR March 3. LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.
Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677.
http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Register
on line and save. March 13. PARIS. The Formation meeting of the Association Française des Conferences Professionnels (AFCP).
For information, contact Laurent Tylski,
Laurent@tylski.com, +33 (0) 9.51.03.22.83 &/or Francis Zentz,
francis.zentz@wanadoo.fr,
+33 607 1927 78. March 14-1
5. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands. PSA/Holland first national convention. Fmi: Hans Ruinemans,
hans.ruinemans@businesstales.com,
hans.ruinemans@glocorp.com, +31 35 699 1999,
http://www.psaholland.org/ March 23 –
April 12 ROUND-THE-WORLD SPEAKING TOUR March 28-30. MELBOURNE, Australia. National Speakers Association of
Australia (NSAA) convention. Fmi:
secretariat@nationalspeakers.asn.au, 1800 090 024 April 1-2. KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia
Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS) convention.
http://www.maps.org.my/events_up.asp. Fmi: Anthony Fernandez, 019
3160 444,
anthony@maps.org.my April 4-6. DURBAN, South Africa. National Speakers Association of South Africa (NSASA)
convention, Sibaya Convention Centre. Fmi: Richard Mulvey, 0861 – 444888,
richard@richardmulvey.com
http://www.nsasouthafrica.co.za/,
http://www.nsasouthafrica.co.za/convention2008 April 1
9. HOUSTON. Dan Poynter on book publishing. Fmi: The Book Connection, Rita Mills,
rita@bookconnectiononline.com ,
rmills@ghg.net, 713-937-9184,
http://www.BookConnectionOnline.com April 23. TELESEMINAR. Book Promotion for Writers,
Introverts and Other Reluctant marketers with Judy Cullins & Dan Poynter. Discover how to promote your book without leaving
home. In this 90-Minute Teleclass you will get these results: -Sell more books than you ever dreamed of. -Get targeted Web traffic to
your site to sell your book. -Discover the # one f.ree book promotion on the Internet. -Leverage what you have to get the word out.
-Share your book with your targeted audience--your style 5:00 Pacific time 8:00 Eastern time (1 1/2 hrs). $45 includes $29 bonus
reports. To register and for the Five Questions Dan and Judy will help you get answers for, go to
http://www.bookcoaching.com/teleclasses.shtml --Judy Cullins,
judycullins@cox.net April 26. SACRAMENTO. Northern
California Publishers & Authors (Formerly the Sacramento Publishers & Authors). Fmi: Jennifer Martin,
jenmartin@surewest.net,
info@norcalpa.org,
http://www.norcalpa.org May 1-3. OKLAHOMA CITY. Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. Convention. Fmi:
Amy Shojai, (903) 868-1022,
shojai@verizon.net ,
http://www.owfi.org/ May 5. LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your
Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00
PM. fmi (310) 478-6677.
http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Register on line and save. May
10. DALLAS. The North Texas chapter of the National Speakers Association. Dan Poynter on Turning Speeches into Books.
Fmi: Carlos Sanchez,
Hsitraining@aol.com,
http://www.speaker.org/ May 15. TELESEMINAR. Book publishing for professional
speakers. The Writer-Publisher Professional Expert Group of the National Speakers Association. 10-11 AM Pacific time. Fmi: Pam
Lontos, (407) 299-6128,
Pam@prpr.net,
http://www.NSAspeaker.org. May 27-29. LOS ANGELES. PMA Publishing University.
Nine tracks to choose from. More than 600 publishers expected. See the classes at
http://www.pmaonline.
org/pmau/2008/template.aspx. Register at
http://www.pma-online.org/pmau/2008/registration.aspx. Use Discount Code PMAPU08
and save $50. Fmi: 310-372-2732, e-mail:
info@pma-online.org
May 30-June
1. LOS ANGELES. BEA Book Fair.
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=42&appname=288
June 8 – July 8 ROUND-THE-WORLD SPEAKING TOUR June 9. TORONTO. Turning Speeches into Books: the full New Book
Model program in the afternoon plus The Book Game for Speakers, Extroverts & Others Who are Stalking Oprah in the evening.
See
http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/speaking/speechdesc.cfm#professionalspeaking. Toronto chapter of the Canadian
Association of Professional Speakers. Contact Randall Craig,
randall@randallcraig.com, (416) 918-5384. June 14. AUCKLAND,
New Zealand. Book writing, publishing & promoting. Fmi: Maria Carlton,
maria@MariaCarlton.com, +64 (7) 853 9001, +64 (21)
849 948.
http://www.PhantomPublishing.co.nz June 16. WELLINGTON, New Zealand. PowerPoint Tips & Tricks: Illustrating Your
Spoken Message with Multimedia. All about computers, remotes, which projectors are best for travel, AV carts, microphones, PA
systems, labeling computers to speed setup, backup equipment, and more. This is not your usual ‘how to use’ or ‘introduction to’
PowerPoint. National Speakers Association of New Zealand, Wellington chapter. Fmi: John Faisandier, +64-4 476 8186,
john@faisandier.co.nz,
http://www.nationalspeakers.org.nz/ June 17 WELLINGTON, New Zealand. Book writing, publishing &
promoting. Fmi: Maria Carlton,
maria@MariaCarlton.com, +64 (7) 853 9001, +64 (21) 849 948.
http://www.PhantomPublishing.co.nz June 21. SINGAPORE. Book Camp with Dan Poynter on book writing, publishing and
promoting. Fmi: Patrick Ang, +65-62419769, +65-98531380,
PatAngLHL@singnet.com.sg.
http://www.danpoynter.com.sg/ June 2
8. DURBAN, South Africa. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New
Book Model programme. Fmi: Val Waldeck, +27 (0) 83 273 4700,
vWaldeck@telkomsa.net July 4. LONDON, UK. "How to Write,
Publish and Promote Non-Fiction Books" - a seminar with Mindy Gibbins-Klein and Dan Poynter. Fmi: Mindy Gibbins-Klein,
+44-(0) 845 003 8848,
mindy@bookmidwife.com,
http://www.BookMidwife.com. July 7. MIAMI. Writing & Publishing Your
Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi: IME
Enrichment Center, Manny Sarmiento, 8181 NW 36th St, #8-D, Miami, FL 33166,
TICKETFL@aol.com, 1-305-477-7600,
http://www.imeglobalgroup.com August 2-8. NEW YORK. National Speakers Association (NSA) convention.
http://www.nsaspeaker.org;
August 1
2. TELECONFERENCE. Publish Your First Book. NSA Academy. National Speakers Association. FMI: Michael Soon Lee,
800-417-7325,
seminars@netvista.net. August 20 – September 15 ROUND-THE-WORLD SPEAKING TOUR September 5-6.
SALZBURG, Austria. German Speakers Association (GSA). Fmi: Claudia Haider, +49 (0) 81 41 5 35 98 59,
c.haider@germanspeakers.org http://www.germanspeakers.org/de/Convention2007.php .
http://www.germanspeakers.org/de/documents/Flyer_Convention_USA_070601_ck_d.p df September 11-14. ALBUQUERQUE.
Parachute Industry Association. Dan to speak on an aviation topic. See
http://www.PIA.com September 20. PITTSBURGH, PA. The
Pittsburgh chapter of the National Speakers Association. Dan Poynter on Turning Speeches into Books. Fmi: Barbara Thompson,
barbara@BarbaraThompson.net, (412) 851-4195. November 7-9. BIRMINGHAM, UK. Professional Speakers Association of the UK
& Ireland. (PSA).
http://www.psaconvention.com/ December 14-15. ABU DHABI. Professional Speakers Association of the Middle
East (PSA/ME). Abu Dhabi, UAE. Reg Athwal,
Reg@RegAthwal.com, +971 (0) 43321837,
Http://www.PSAME.org 2009
February 5-13. RENO. Parachute Industry Association Symposium.
Http://www.PIA.com;
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for being so thoughtful.
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AMAZING ANAGRAMS Dormitory == Dirty Room Desperation == A Rope Ends It The Morse Code == Here Come Dots
Slot Machines == Cash Lost in 'em Animosity == Is No Amity Snooze Alarms == Alas! No More Z's Alec Guinness == Genuine
Class Semolina == Is No Meal The Public Art Galleries == Large Picture Halls, I Bet A Decimal Point == I'm a Dot in Place The
Earthquakes == That Queer Shake Eleven plus two == Twelve plus one Contradiction == Accord not in it This one's amazing:
[From Hamlet by Shakespeare] To be or not to be: that is the question, whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune. Becomes: In one of the Bard's best-thought-of tragedies, our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts
about how life turns rotten. And the grand finale: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." -- Neil A.
Armstrong becomes: A thin man ran; makes a large stride; left planet, pins flag on moon! On to Mars!
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