tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43288111990154690742024-03-14T03:48:39.926+05:30Guide to readingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-6029369448969685942011-01-01T18:48:00.008+05:302011-01-01T19:49:06.780+05:30Alice in Wonderland and The last Mimzy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_laTPWGryskg/TR82wCiILbI/AAAAAAAAAAM/YkorGbGbiqY/s1600/The_Last_Mimzy_4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 104px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_laTPWGryskg/TR82wCiILbI/AAAAAAAAAAM/YkorGbGbiqY/s400/The_Last_Mimzy_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557220664140115378" /></a>Hi everybody first post on this blog. Many of you may have watched the movies Alice in wonderland and The last Mimzy. Did you know that the two movies are connected? Henry Kutner the author of the short story "Mimzy Were the Borogroves" on which the movie "The last Mimzy" was based, used Alice and Lewis carol as characters. A scientist from the future experimenting on Time Travel sends two machines into the past, both loaded with his son's educational kits.The kits themselves are to train and educate the kids of the scientist's time to migrate to their adult world (Something akin to the migration of salmon for the purposes of breeding etc).<div><br /></div><div>The first of the time machines lands in the time of Lewis Carol and Alice and the kit is retrieved by her. Apparently her experiences with the kit are communicated to her uncle who puts it in his work Alice in Wonderland. Alice having already grown up and conditioned to the science of our world is not able to follow the 'path' of migration. However she understands that there is such a path and requests her uncle to incorporate the intricacies of the path in the song "Mimzy Were the Borogroves".</div><div><br /></div><div>The second kit lands later and is retrieved by a very young kid Scott, who with the help of his infant sister Emma is able to grasp the 'path'. They are helped in their endeavour, by Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland. They succesfully emigrate to the future much to the chagrin of their parents.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course the movie 'Last Mimzy' bears no resembelance to the original work of Henry Kuttner. But has the chief characters Emma and Scott, their parents and a spiritual history teacher. The movie has all the great ingredients as Tibetan mandalas, US govt security agencies and even INTEL corporation of the future producing molecular level processors(the Mimzy from the future contains the processor). </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_laTPWGryskg/TR83H1_R5YI/AAAAAAAAAAc/H6l0wigHtDk/s1600/MZ4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_laTPWGryskg/TR83H1_R5YI/AAAAAAAAAAc/H6l0wigHtDk/s400/MZ4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557221073089586562" /></a><br /></div><div>The one liner of the movie is that people of the future, are in the danger of losing their humanness and send mimzies into the past. the last mimzy lands with scott who builds a power generator that causes an outage requiring NSA investigation and quaratining of the family. however the kids successfully send the mimzy back to the future with a precious tear drop of emma which helps the future people hang on and reclaim all the noble human emotions.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do read the story and watch the movie, enjoy them both. Enjoy science fiction as a genre.</div>Selvaganeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535004723917033206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-1637410831955861612009-01-03T14:26:00.004+05:302009-01-22T22:16:03.879+05:30Fantastic voyageThis is a book which my dad recommended me to read.I havent read it yet but from what he has said im sure it'll be great!.More updates soon...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><a href="http://boltions.blogspot.com/2009/01/fantastic-voyage_15.html">You can see the updated post by me here</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-52419861869656828902008-09-09T21:16:00.004+05:302008-09-10T21:45:44.391+05:30Asterix and Cleopatra<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/julius-ceasar-asterix.html">Julius Caesar</a> is having an argument with Cleopatra,The Egyptian queen.Caesar finally says that the egyptians have done nothing great when compared to the Romans and so the romans are greater then Cleopatra's people.Cleopatra resists this and argues further.Finally Cleopatra makes a bet to Caesar thet her people will build a magnicifcent new palace for Caesar within three months.After this Cleopatra summons Edfis, one of the best architects in Egypt to complete the task.If succesful He was to be covered with gold coins otherwise the sacred crocodiles of Egypt were in for a feast!.Edfis could not defy a royal order, so he sets off to gaul to ask for help<div> As soon as he landed in gaul he asked the help of <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> to build the palace.Geatfix agrees to go and with him go <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a> and <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a>.<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/dogmatix.html">Dogmatix</a> is forbade by Asterix not to come as he was too little for such a big journey.Obelix accepts with great resistance.</div><div> The work goes on schedule thanks to the magic potion brewed by Getafix even they were slowed down by Artfis, an arch rival of Edfis.The building is on the verge of completion when Caesar sends some legions to interrupt.The Gauls put up a resistance.Very soon the Romans start bombarding the palace with stones.Obelix sends a message to Cleopatra through Dogmatix.Cleopatra gets to know of the recent doings of Caesar and sets off immediately to the construction site where Julius Ceasar gets a good set of scoldings from the Egyptian Queen.The Romans were ordered to repair the palace.</div><div> Cleopatra wins her bet.Finally Edfis is covered with gold,Getafix with scrolls and manuscripts.As usual a banquet is held in Armorican village without <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/cacofonix.html">Cacofonix</a> the bard of course!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-85847434439783212862008-06-13T22:29:00.002+05:302008-12-10T05:39:07.787+05:30Dogmatix<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SFKnsxX8XLI/AAAAAAAAAFc/JkDusSRbBug/s1600-h/dogmatix.gif"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211412106430930098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SFKnsxX8XLI/AAAAAAAAAFc/JkDusSRbBug/s200/dogmatix.gif" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> He is Dogmatix,</span><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Obelix</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'s dog.He his very small and is a very smart dog who starts thinking about deforestation even in that time.I mention this because Dogmatix is sad whenever a tree is felled.He can act as couriers and also hunt boars.He is the perfect dog for </span><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Obelix</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Dogmatix was first introduced in the book <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-and-banquet.html">Asterix and the banquet</a>.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SFKnkQyyHAI/AAAAAAAAAFU/Jqidt8C-YOI/s1600-h/dogmatix.gif"></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-43607120820225570712008-06-13T22:19:00.006+05:302008-12-10T05:39:07.971+05:30asterix and the banquet<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SFKm1hHjuHI/AAAAAAAAAFM/0cNuDAtq1hM/s1600-h/asterix+and+the+banquet.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211411157174433906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SFKm1hHjuHI/AAAAAAAAAFM/0cNuDAtq1hM/s400/asterix+and+the+banquet.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Romans try to isolate the Gauls from the rest of the world by building a stockade around their village.Our friends <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a> and <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a> make a bet to the romans that they get past through their baricade and get all the local specialities from the surrounding places and give their prefect a feast.Our friends also meet many difficulties like a Gaulish traitor and theives.This is the very first book in which <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a>'s dog <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/dogmatix.html">Dogmatix</a> is introduced.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-83574418181047446812008-06-12T22:15:00.003+05:302008-12-10T05:39:08.075+05:30Asterix the gladiator<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SFKk4L6u8bI/AAAAAAAAAFE/8ahrLeQp68E/s1600-h/220pxQAsterixcoverJasterix_the_gladiator.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211409003999850930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SFKk4L6u8bI/AAAAAAAAAFE/8ahrLeQp68E/s400/220pxQAsterixcoverJasterix_the_gladiator.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The prefect of Gaul wants to give <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/julius-ceasar-asterix.html">Julius Caesar </a>a present, so he tells his men to capture a Gaul.The Romans capture <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/cacofonix.html">Cacofonix</a> the bard and send him away to Rome.By the time the Gauls realise that he is missing,it was too late.So our friends <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a> and <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a> board a Phoenician merchant ship and went to Rome.Meanwhile <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/julius-ceasar-asterix.html">Caesar</a> is not pleased with his gift so he decides to throw him to the lions.Our friends sign up as gladiators teach their new gladiator friends some new techniques during their training and then they save their <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/cacofonix.html">bard</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And this is the first book in which <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a> starts his popular comment "<span style="color:#333333;">These Romans are crazy</span>"</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-65261709649033977302008-06-11T21:25:00.006+05:302008-12-10T05:39:08.253+05:30asterix and the goths<div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The village<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> dru</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">id <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> has to leave for the forest of carnutes for the annual druid conference. <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> dru</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">id <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> has to leave for the forest of carnutes for the annual druid conference. <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a> and <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a> are worried about their druid's safety so they accompany them.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SE_5k9R8GCI/AAAAAAAAAE0/W6tEZiULOpk/s1600-h/asterix_andthe_goths.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210657707211364386" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SE_5k9R8GCI/AAAAAAAAAE0/W6tEZiULOpk/s400/asterix_andthe_goths.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Gauls wa</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">it outside the forest as only druids are allowed inside.The druids there perform amazing feats and is onlooked by all the druids and unknown to them also by a batch of goths who plan on kidnapping the best druid and make himhelp them with the invasion of rome.Our friends wait and wait but <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> is nowh</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ere in sight, and so they go inside the forest and find a visigoth helmet.So our friends leave for the land of the goths.They wait until they find their disguise and then surrender themselves to their so that they can meet <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> again.<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> is asked by a interperter on behalf of the chief can he help them or not.Getafix says no,but interperter for his own safety says yes to the chief. Unknown to the interperter the druid speaks gothic fluently and so reveals the plot to the gothic chief who throws everyone in prison and plans to kill them the next day. Meanwhile <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> prepares the magic potion on pretext of a soup as his last wish. He gives this to the interperter who overthrows the present chief on the day of punishment.The Gauls keep on giving potion to every goth and motivates the to become the chief.This causes complete confusion and so causes confusion among the Goths which discourages them to invade Rome.Finaly the story ends with a blue sky under which a banquet is held.<br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-and-goths-continued.html"></a></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-23547845566549680902008-06-10T21:41:00.003+05:302008-12-10T05:39:08.360+05:30asterix and the golden sickle<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SE6qY1ST9pI/AAAAAAAAAEk/_rtHWumo_p8/s1600-h/AsterixandtheGoldenSickle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210289162511709842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SE6qY1ST9pI/AAAAAAAAAEk/_rtHWumo_p8/s320/AsterixandtheGoldenSickle.jpg" border="0" /></a> All Gaul is at peace. <div>Wait did I say all of Gaul, looks like the druid had just broken his golden sickle, without which he cannot attend the annual druid conference .So he sends our heroes Asterix and Obelix to get him a new sickle . As our friends proceed to luteia they find the cost of sickles is above their budget and the best sickle maker,metallgurix is also missing.The Gauls smell a plot and so unfolds this another brilliant story by Gosciny and Uderzo.</div><br /><div>Will Getafix attend the annual druid confernce?</div><br /><div>Find out all about it in this book(down)</div><Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-41183113209026848762008-06-09T21:22:00.005+05:302008-12-10T05:39:08.502+05:30Asterix the gaul.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SE1YmwLIC8I/AAAAAAAAAEc/m1JfB8KDpcc/s1600-h/asterix_andthegaul.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209917766727371714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SE1YmwLIC8I/AAAAAAAAAEc/m1JfB8KDpcc/s320/asterix_andthegaul.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The very first book written by Goscinny and Uderzo in the <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix-story-books-1-10.html">Asterix series </a>is this book.The centurion of the neighbouring Roman camp is very curious about the Gaul's superhuman strenght,so he sends a spy to find out.Then after the spy returns, the centurion kidnaps the <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">druid</a> to learn the secret recipe of the magic potion.<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a> is worried that <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">getafix</a> has not returned and so he finds out that the <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">druid</a> is kidnapped.So,he infiltrates the Roman camp and surrenders himself.This is followed by a very hairy story!.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Buy this book now at a very cheap price here!</span><center><br /><SCRIPT charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript" 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sky</span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-67249196258559930012008-06-08T21:56:00.003+05:302008-12-10T05:39:08.518+05:30asterix books 21-30<p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The next set of books are </span></p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and Caeser's gift</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and the great crossing</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Obelix & co.</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix in Belgium</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and the great divide</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and the black gold</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and son</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and the secret weapon</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and the magic carpet</li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and Obelix all at sea </li></ul><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SD2Pr2yF7zI/AAAAAAAAAD8/VPDpuPwIllM/s1600-h/left+-+Copy.gif"></a></span></p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SD2Pr2yF7zI/AAAAAAAAAD8/VPDpuPwIllM/s1600-h/left+-+Copy.gif"></a></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">/\<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-story-books-30.html">Next</a>/\</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-73341317389585371972008-06-08T21:39:00.004+05:302008-06-13T22:14:01.400+05:30asterix story books 11-20<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The next set of 10 books are</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix and the chieftains shield</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix at the Olympic games</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix and the cauldron</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix in Spain</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix and the Roman agent</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix in Switzerland</li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">The mansions of the gods</li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix and the laurel wreath</li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix in Corsica</li></ul></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">/\<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-books-21-30.html">Next</a>/\</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-85264261501766239692008-05-28T22:16:00.013+05:302008-10-21T20:37:24.851+05:30asterix story books 1-10<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There are totally 31 story books in the asterix series.<span style="font-size:85%;">(on the 28th of may 2008)</span><br />The first ten books are<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-gaul.html">Asterix the Gaul</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-and-golden-sickle.html">Asterix and the golden sickle</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-and-goths.html">Asterix and the Goths</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-gladiator.html">Asterix the gladiator</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-and-banquet.html">Asterix and the banquet</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/09/asterix-and-cleopatra.html">Asterix and Cleopatra</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and the big fight</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix in Britain</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix and the Normans</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Asterix the legionary</span></li></ul><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">/\<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/asterix-story-books-11-20.html">Next</a>/\</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-76053200566958789132008-05-24T21:58:00.003+05:302008-12-10T05:39:08.816+05:30julius ceasar-asterix<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDhCzmyF7yI/AAAAAAAAAD0/PgcJOHCnJR0/s1600-h/r22b.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203982823778021154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDhCzmyF7yI/AAAAAAAAAD0/PgcJOHCnJR0/s200/r22b.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Julius Ceasar,The ruler of the roman empire can be often seen here in our hero's adventures,trying to foil their plans.He is always seen wearing his laurel wreath.This old fellow also enjoys going to the circus maximus to see the gladiators and his old friends with the lions.</span><br /><! -- google_ad_section_end --></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-9167285986472066942008-05-19T23:10:00.003+05:302008-12-10T05:39:09.107+05:30cacofonix<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDG8NbrIecI/AAAAAAAAADQ/WXdVWqKXt28/s1600-h/cacofonix.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202145983542622658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDG8NbrIecI/AAAAAAAAADQ/WXdVWqKXt28/s320/cacofonix.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cacofonix, the bard and school master of this village is a very gifted person who can bring down rain whenever he wants by his unique singing.He always wants to sing a farewell or all the best song but his friends control him with more politer measures such as cracking his head with an anvil or tieing him up.Aah! such friendship can never be seen!</span><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-91615059670800993262008-05-19T22:16:00.004+05:302008-12-10T05:39:09.241+05:30vitalstatistix<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDGxn7rIebI/AAAAAAAAADI/B58RkOQS5VQ/s1600-h/abraracourcix.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202134344181250482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDGxn7rIebI/AAAAAAAAADI/B58RkOQS5VQ/s320/abraracourcix.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Vitalstatistix,the chief of the indomitable gauls.He always moves around on his shield with two shield bearers.He is a plump gaul and a fearless leader with no fear except that the sky may fall on his head. The shield he stands on is the very own shield of Vercingetorix, the chief of entire gaul(whom <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/julius-ceaser.html">ceaser</a> had recently conquered). </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-75281529131563066672008-05-19T22:02:00.002+05:302008-12-10T05:39:09.408+05:30getafix<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDGuzrrIeaI/AAAAAAAAADA/4oCL_HxrnyQ/s1600-h/Getafix.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202131247509830050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SDGuzrrIeaI/AAAAAAAAADA/4oCL_HxrnyQ/s320/Getafix.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Getafix,the druid of the indomitable gauls is the brewer of the magic potion which gives our friends the superhuman strength to overpower <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/julius-ceaser.html">ceaser's</a> men.He is constantly busy collecting mistletoe and also winning the druid of the year award in the forest of the carnutes.He also has many more tricks up his sleeve than brewing magic potion.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-16897501835933745902008-05-17T22:44:00.012+05:302008-06-14T22:47:37.212+05:30Link exchanged sites<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These are the sites with which i have exchanged my site's link so that more people like you get to know about this site.If you have a site and want more visitors complete the form in this link.if you like this site please mention about the guide to reading in your site(if you have one) or mention about the guide to reading to all your friends.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">PS:IF you want your site here fill this <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/link-exchanging-terms-and-form.html">form</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-54645503874031733852008-05-16T23:01:00.004+05:302008-12-10T05:39:09.512+05:30Obelix<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SC3HrrrIeTI/AAAAAAAAACI/gaCGHK63ujw/s1600-h/obelix.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201032697954728242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SC3HrrrIeTI/AAAAAAAAACI/gaCGHK63ujw/s200/obelix.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He is second hero of this series.He is a menhir delivery man and a person who accepts that he is well built but not fat.Because Obelix fell inside a cauldron of magic potion when he was a baby he has the permanent effect of the magic potion.He always longs to drink some magic potion to just find the taste of it.There is no problem for him as long as he has his friend <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a>, his dog <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/06/dogmatix.html">Dogmtix</a> and have lots of wild boar near by.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-2025106578167920632008-05-16T22:54:00.004+05:302008-12-10T05:39:09.659+05:30asterix<div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Asterix, the hero of this series is a shrewd and cunning little warrior.He and his friend <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelixl.html">Obelix</a> always volounteer on dangerous missions.Asterix is a bachelor and thought by the village people to be the most favourite person of their druid.He also likes to go wild-boar and legionary hunting.</span></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gNlAXS1oak0/SC3JPbrIeUI/AAAAAAAAACQ/u87agAncQHQ/s200/asterix.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201034411646679362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-65047256765614397022008-05-16T22:49:00.004+05:302008-08-21T16:32:28.424+05:30asterix main characters<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >The main characters are:-</span><br /><ul><li><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/vitalstatistix.html">Vitalstatistix</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/cacofonix.html">Cacofonix</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/julius-ceasar-asterix.html">Julius Ceaser</a></span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-1546621189306884842008-05-16T22:01:00.004+05:302008-05-26T22:52:43.342+05:30asterix the gaul<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">All of Gaul is occupied by the Romans</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">What??</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Did I say all of Gaul?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">One small village still holds out against the invaders.The village of the indomitable Gauls!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">This village is surrounded by four Roman camps and the Armorican coast.</span><br /><ol><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Compendium</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Laudanum</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Totorum</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Aquarium</span></li></ol><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">These Gauls are powered by a magic potion whose recipe is only known to their druid <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a>.This potion gives them superhuman strength by which our Gaulish friends hold out the invading romans so easily.Some of the <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix-main-characters.html">main characters</a> are <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix.html">Asterix</a>,<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/obelix.html">Obelix</a>,<a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/getafix.html">Getafix</a> and <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/vitalstatistix.html">Vitalstatistix.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">There are totally 35 books(On 16th of May 2008) of which 4 are <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix-game-books.html">game books</a> and the others are all <a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/asterix-story%20books.html">story books</a>.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328811199015469074.post-31481555706418384552008-05-13T22:30:00.007+05:302008-12-10T05:39:09.786+05:30how to subscribe<p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There are two ways to subscribe(it's all free!) </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">method I(recommended)</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Go to the right hand side of the page.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here you will find the Subscribing area.<br /></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199910126647539986" style="DISPLAY: block; 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There is no direct examples of such type of books but you can buy them in any good bookstore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Next read short stories which are non-illustrated.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After this read the children's classics(read this even if you are an adult). Can you guess it?. Alice in wonderland? Snowwhite and the seven dwarfs?.No! absolutely not! It is the latest version of classics, it's Harry potter!(don't get scared by the size of the book,think of the excitement that awaits you!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After this you have finally reached the final stage of reading : Novels! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A novel is a long narrative that is usually fictious and in the form of a story.There are many types of novels such as thrillers,religious,scientific and mystery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Most novels are of combined type like the book angels and demons, which i read recently.this book is religious, scientific and mainly a thriller. One can also a historical novel too.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size:180%;">/\</span><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/quick-tour-what-is-reading.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">Previous</span></a><span style="font-size:180%;">/\</span><a href="http://guidetoreading.blogspot.com/2008/05/thank-u-quick-tour.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">Next</span></a><span style="font-size:180%;">/\</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0