Agree that this is a good idea. However, hopefully, folks will be honest (or at least relatively so!) in their reviews. I.e., don't just praise books because the author is part of this forum, etc. I realize this may be difficult to do! -Steve Hoffman, Tulip On 2/18/2017 11:07 PM, Martin Zehr wrote: > Kent is either a super-sleuth or has too much time on his hands. He's > exactly right, we could do a better job of promoting the work of writers > who have benefited us all. Most of the listed books have been reviewed on > the Forum, so the reviewers themselves could start the ball rolling. I > note that I reviewed five of the books on Kent's list, so I'll steal a > quote or two from my reviews to get the ball rolling. > Martin Zehr > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 9:04 PM, Kent Rasmussen <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> I've just been looking at Mark Twain studies on amazon.com and noticed >> something remarkable. See if you can guess what the amazon pages for the >> books listed below have in common. >> >> ___________________ >> >> Berkove, L. & Csicsila, J., HERETICAL FICTIONS: RELIGION IN THE >> LITERATURE OF MARK TWAIN (2010) >> >> Bird, J., MARK TWAIN & METAPHOR (2011) >> >> Caron, J., MARK TWAIN UNSANCTIFIED NEWSPAPER REPORTER (2011) >> >> Coulombe, J. L. MARK TWAIN & THE AMERICAN WEST (2011) >> >> Harris, S. K., GOD'S ARBITERS: AMERICANS & THE PHILIPPINES (2011) >> >> Howe, L., MARK TWAIN & THE NOVEL (1998) >> >> Hsu, H., SITTING IN DARKNESS: MARK TWAIN'S ASIA (2015) >> >> Justus, J., FETCHING THE OLD SOUTHWEST: HUMOROUS WRITING FROM LONGSTREET >> TO TWAIN (2004) >> >> Knoper, R., ACTING NATURALLY: MARK TWAIN IN THE CULTURE OF PERFORMANCE >> (1995) >> >> Kolb, H. H. MARK TWAIN: THE GIFT OF HUMOR (2015) >> >> Krauth, L., MARK TWAIN & COMPANY: SIX LITERARY RELATIONS (2003) >> >> Krauth, L., PROPER MARK TWAIN (1999) >> >> Kupersmith, A., TWAIN & FREUD ON THE HUMAN RACE (2009) >> >> Lai-Henderson, S., MARK TWAIN IN CHINA (2015) >> >> Lowry, R. S., "LITTERY MAN": MARK TWAIN & MODERN AUTHORSHIP (1996) >> >> Melton, J., MARK TWAIN, TRAVEL BOOKS, & TOURISM (2002) >> >> Mensh, E., & H. Mensh, BLACK, WHITE, & HUCKLEBERRY FINN (2000) >> >> Messent, P., MARK TWAIN (1997) >> >> Messent, P., THE SHORT WORKS OF MARK TWAIN (2001) >> >> Quirk, T., COMING TO GRIPS WITH HUCKLEBERRY FINN (1993) >> >> Quirk, T., DICTIONARY OF LITERARY BIOGRAPHY: MARK TWAIN=E2=80=99S HUCKLEB= > ERRY >> FINN (2008) >> >> Quirk, T., MARK TWAIN: A STUDY OF THE SHORT FICTION (1997) >> >> Railton, S., MARK TWAIN: A SHORT INTRODUCTION (2003) >> >> Robinson, F. G., et al., THE JESTER & THE SAGES: MARK TWAIN IN >> CONVERSATION WITH NIETZSCHE, FREUD, & MARX (2011) >> >> Robinson, F. G. IN BAD FAITH: THE DYNAMICS OF DECEPTION IN MARK TWAIN'S >> AMERICA (1992) >> >> Robinson, F. G. THE AUTHOR-CAT (2007) >> >> Robinson, F. G. CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO MARK TWAIN (1995) >> >> Sloane, D., MARK TWAIN'S HUMOR (1993) >> >> Sloane, D., STUDENT COMPANION TO MARK TWAIN (2001) >> >> Wieck, C., REFIGURING HUCKLEBERRY FINN (2000) >> >> Wuster, T., MARK TWAIN, AMERICAN HUMORIST (2016) >> >> ______________________________ >> >> Did you guess correctly? The answer is that none the books in this list >> has a single customer review on its amazon page--and this list is only a >> sampling of Mark Twain books without customer reviews. >> >> It's awfully deflating to spend years working on a book, only to see it >> virtually ignored after it's published. I'd therefore like to suggest >> that each of us (me included) take a few minutes to go on amazon and >> distribute a little praise where it is due. We've all gotten a lot out >> of the work of our colleagues. Would it kill us to show a little >> appreciation in return? >>