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  The First Fifty Digits of Pi

  Scott Hemphill

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  56 flavors of Pi proudly produced by LibriVox volunteers to celebrate Pi Day, 2008. (3/14) Don't worry, you don't have to listen to an infinite string of numbers: each reader presents just the first 50 digits in styles of their own choosing.In light of the spirit of this occasion (and the might of our spirited community), this LibriVox offering makes a gentle exception to the policy of faithfully presenting just the text. This is the real Pi, but served up with a side of sillies -- it's Pi a la volunteer. (Summary by Cori Samuel and Anita Roy Dobbs)

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  Norwegian Trivia Book -...

  Alex Anderson

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  Did you know Norway, like Sweden, has a unique law, "Freedom to Roam," that allows you to hike, camp, or ski on any public land, swim in public lakes, and access all beaches? This includes freely picking as many mushrooms, flowers, and berries as you want! 
  Norway is often considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world, with its fjords dotting the landscape and the wondrous beauty of the Northern Lights, but Norway has a lot more to offer than nature.  
  In this Norwegian Trivia Book, you'll get a bunch of interesting trivia and fun facts about Norway, divided into four broad categories:Norwegian culture and society.Norwegian history.Norwegian geography.Trivia about Norway's tourist attractions (perfect for you if you plan to visit Norway!). 
  Be ready to learn some fun facts about Norway that will impress your friends and family! 

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  The Honeywood Settlement

  H.B. Creswell

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  A sequel to the “British comedy classic . . . revealing a great deal of still-pertinent information about house-building” (The Globe and Mail).   A sequel to The Honeywood File, originally published in 1929, The Honeywood Settlement takes the form of an epistolary novel. Some of the great comic characters inhabit the pages of this book, and like all comedy, their stories contain more than a grain of truth. The book tells, in the form of letters gleaned from an architect's files, the excitements and disasters of designing and building a large country house, with the painful aftermath of clearing up the defects and haggling over the bill. What makes this book so enjoyable and instructive is the clever interplay of all the diverse characters in the drama, and the author's sagacious and witty running commentary on their performance. The main protagonists are the hapless young architect James Spinlove; Sir Leslie Brash, his peppery and pompous client; the honest John Grigblay, the builder whose down-to-earth common sense gets the job done despite difficulties. Plus a cast of glorious inventions as Hoochcraft, Potch, Nibnose & Rasper, and Beddy & Tinge, quantity surveyors.   Praise for TheHoneywood File:   “Full of human nature; and full of useful information lightly conveyed, for everybody concerned with domestic architecture.” —Arnold Bennett, author of Anna of the Five Towns and How To Live on 24 Hours a Day   “Recommended to the earnest study of all young architects and all those temerarious enough to desire to build their own houses.” —The BurlingtonMagazine   “I have admired The Honeywood File and The Honeywood Settlement . . . since I was told about them as an architecture student, and never ceased to feel grateful to the lecturer who introduced them to me.” —Leslie Fairweather, architect and former editor of Architects’ Journal

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  Little Mishaps and Big Surprises

  CJ Morrow

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  A hilarious new romantic comedy from the author of Blame It on the Onesie, for fans of Lucy Diamond, Sophie Kinsella and Tracy Bloom.London girl Charlie has a great life — a fab flat in Covent Garden, a satisfying career and great friends. She certainly doesn’t need a man to complete her. Her life couldn’t be better...but it’s about to change. From an episode of doggy incontinence to a vomit incident in the M&S food hall, life has some little mishaps planned for Charlie that lead to some BIG surprises. With a fancy dress party looming, what begins as a drunken nightmare could turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to her.

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  Fibber McGee and Molly: Games...

  Don Quinn

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  Fibber and Molly are collecting books and games for the army.

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  Bohemians of the Latin Quarter

  Henry Murger

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  As much as any other work of literature, Henri Murger’s 1851 collection of witty sketches Scènes de la vie de bohème shaped the later romanticized image of the bohemian artist: independent, insouciant, exuberantly lustful, devoted to Art for Art’s sake no matter how cold and hungry the artist might be. Four young Parisian artists, Schaunard the composer, Marcel the painter, Rodolphe the poet, and Colline the philosopher, form an informal Bohemian alliance dedicated to Art and the joy of Life. Pretty and faithless young mistresses come and go from their beds, most notably Mimi, Phémie, and Musette, while the young artists do their best to foil their creditors and feed their bellies on the way to artistic glory. Resisting the conforming forces of Success and Society is their greatest challenge, and in the end the question is: Does a time come at last to give up the joys of Bohemia? ( Expatriate)

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