tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30132689.post115541476475794107..comments2023-10-18T03:24:20.671-04:00Comments on Your Neighborhood Librarian: A book that should be one sentence longAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372347723680794611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30132689.post-1155840454174003722006-08-17T14:47:00.000-04:002006-08-17T14:47:00.000-04:00I still do. Nobody's ever taken offense though, I ...I still do. Nobody's ever taken offense though, I guess that's the key to the success of these series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372347723680794611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30132689.post-1155837943885024062006-08-17T14:05:00.000-04:002006-08-17T14:05:00.000-04:00i always used to apologize to patrons if i wound u...i always used to apologize to patrons if i wound up showing them a 'dummies' book. <BR/><BR/>perhaps in this title's case, 'for dummies' addressing the readership and the product of their homeschooling efforts....gems and purlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386809185441100929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30132689.post-1155826465937098542006-08-17T10:54:00.000-04:002006-08-17T10:54:00.000-04:00As a librarian, every day I see people who need to...As a librarian, every day I see people who need to learn a little about a subject that is completely new to them. Probate comes to mind. Home repairs.<BR/>In these cases, you want a book that spells things out carefully and without assuming any prior knowledge of, say, law, or plumbing.<BR/><BR/>However:<BR/>1. Calling the book "for Dummies" or "for the Complete Idiot" seems unnecessarily judgemental.<BR/>2. Homeschooling is just not one of those subjects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372347723680794611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30132689.post-1155757102044848792006-08-16T15:38:00.000-04:002006-08-16T15:38:00.000-04:00Ugh, I am no fan of the Dummies series in general,...Ugh, I am no fan of the Dummies series in general, but this one takes the cake. Wonder what it would take to get a For Dummies proposal rejected?LoriHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794359715369282915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30132689.post-1155421116178650572006-08-12T18:18:00.000-04:002006-08-12T18:18:00.000-04:00I am in total agreement. Who would buy a book that...I am in total agreement. Who would buy a book that calls them names and if it is true, then you need more than that book.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188103984666876013noreply@blogger.com