tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post1897630290561895615..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 485: Rage in Heaven / James Hilton (Avon [39])Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-66676901412431727292011-12-09T10:20:12.885-08:002011-12-09T10:20:12.885-08:00See my previous comment as an example of why we al...See my previous comment as an example of why we all should use the Oxford Comma.Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-30863748016037523112011-12-09T04:33:36.454-08:002011-12-09T04:33:36.454-08:00"Our books have four selling points! They don..."Our books have four selling points! They don't weigh much! They're small! They don't resist opening like SOME books we could name! And... damn, what's the other selling point again?"<br /><br />They are ...<br />fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.Titus Groanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632029785458036525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-40496627280655868952011-12-08T22:42:16.973-08:002011-12-08T22:42:16.973-08:00Our books have four selling points! They don'...Our books have four selling points! They don't weigh much! They're small! They don't resist opening like SOME books we could name! And... damn, what's the other selling point again?Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-41693277330350827302011-12-08T13:28:54.102-08:002011-12-08T13:28:54.102-08:00I like that they're marketing books by letting...I like that they're marketing books by letting you know that they can be stored in bags. Wow! Who'd've thunk it?DrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-19636906785767924832011-12-08T13:14:46.803-08:002011-12-08T13:14:46.803-08:00If our soldiers needed books that were "easy ...If our soldiers needed books that were "easy to open" I'm surprised we won the damned war.<br /><br />If they have great authors, shouldn't they also have great books? Or is their business model "Hey, want to read the rejects of such authors as Balzac, Shakespeare and the like which haven't seen the light of day in over 100 years? Then we're your publishing house!"Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-60713249809377195902011-12-07T20:27:49.190-08:002011-12-07T20:27:49.190-08:00"Compact to carry or store in clothing or bag..."Compact to carry or store in clothing or bags."<br /><br />Steal this book!John Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577736574787767586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-83799522934427436132011-12-07T17:32:31.984-08:002011-12-07T17:32:31.984-08:00What book is "difficult" to open?What book is "difficult" to open?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-24783065278206579512011-12-07T13:57:24.660-08:002011-12-07T13:57:24.660-08:00This seems to be Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chi...This seems to be <i>Lost Horizon</i> and <i>Goodbye, Mr. Chips</i> James Hilton. The title usually shows up in his published woks as <i>Dawn of Reckoning</i>.<br /><br />I don't like back covers like this one, because now I'm damned curious as to what the book is actually about.Tulsenoreply@blogger.com