Flock...significantly better crafted prose re sheep and books
Per a very astute comment in response to my fun trivia (if you are not a sheep), I offer past US poet laureate (and current NY PL), Billy Collins':
FlockIt has been calculated that
each copy of the Gutenburg Bible
required the skins of 300 sheep.I can see them
squeezed into the holding pen
behind the stone building
where the printing press is housed.All of them squirming around
to find a little room
and looking so much alike
it would be nearly impossible to count them.And there is no telling which one of them
will carry the news
that the Lord is a Shepherd,
one of the few things
they already know.- billy collins
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Hello. My name is Priti Singh and I’m a Research Scholar and Writer from New Delhi. I write to you as the author of the coffee table book “The Islands and Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar.” I happened to learn of your site and thought it appropriate to bring to your notice the publication of such an exquisite, informative and engaging book. The book of course is sui generis in the sense that it is the first of its kind on the islands and unlike a regular glossy. It is extremely exhaustive - detailing every aspect of this very unique archipelago which in all probability is the last bastion of primeval mankind and one of the few places left on earth that remain un-spoilt by man’s rapacity.
I’d be extremely grateful if you could encourage and be one of the happy patrons of this book. Such patronage would also be of great service to the people and economy of these idyllic islands as it would help revive tourism there (60% of the island’s population is directly/indirectly dependent on the industry) that was badly hit by the Dec. 2004 tsunami that devastated large parts of Southeast Asia.
“The Islands and Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar” illustrates and showcases all the wondrous facets of the archipelago and contains some very rare archival images and documents that give it an engaging edge. The book has been well received and features in the Nov.2006 issue of the Incredible India magazine. The foreword of the book has been written by the world renowned wildlife photographer Mr. Rajesh Bedi (whose brilliant images of the place and its aboriginal tribes form an important part of the book).
If interested, you could go to www.prakashbooks.com or alternatively contact me or Mr. Gaurav Sabharwal, Director, Sales and Marketing - Prakash Books for further details. Ph. 91-11-23247062-65 Fax. 91-11-23246975
Looking forward to a favourable response.
Thank you and Regards,
Priti Singh
My Blog – “Edit Page India”
Link - http://ideas4romindia.blogspot.com
Hello. My name is Priti Singh and I’m a Research Scholar and Writer from New Delhi. I write to you as the author of the coffee table book “The Islands and Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar.” I happened to learn of your site and thought it appropriate to bring to your notice the publication of such an exquisite, informative and engaging book. The book of course is sui generis in the sense that it is the first of its kind on the islands and unlike a regular glossy. It is extremely exhaustive - detailing every aspect of this very unique archipelago which in all probability is the last bastion of primeval mankind and one of the few places left on earth that remain un-spoilt by man’s rapacity.
I’d be extremely grateful if you could encourage and be one of the happy patrons of this book. Such patronage would also be of great service to the people and economy of these idyllic islands as it would help revive tourism there (60% of the island’s population is directly/indirectly dependent on the industry) that was badly hit by the Dec. 2004 tsunami that devastated large parts of Southeast Asia.
“The Islands and Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar” illustrates and showcases all the wondrous facets of the archipelago and contains some very rare archival images and documents that give it an engaging edge. The book has been well received and features in the Nov.2006 issue of the Incredible India magazine. The foreword of the book has been written by the world renowned wildlife photographer Mr. Rajesh Bedi (whose brilliant images of the place and its aboriginal tribes form an important part of the book).
If interested, you could go to www.prakashbooks.com or alternatively contact me or Mr. Gaurav Sabharwal, Director, Sales and Marketing - Prakash Books for further details. Ph. 91-11-23247062-65 Fax. 91-11-23246975
Looking forward to a favourable response.
Thank you and Regards,
Priti Singh
My Blog – “Edit Page India”
Link - http://ideas4romindia.blogspot.com
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