Name That Book!

You're on the right track, but I'm looking for a Michael Crichton novel.

13. Zorba the Greek.

~whistles innocently~

What's that dance that people do, where they all get in a line and go around the room?

Oooh! *gasps* Congo

Exactamundo!!

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and # 8. Under the mountains of madness

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7. Deliverance
10. The Sound and the Fury

And nope, sorry to both papayahed and Pendragon. Think of a movie that resembles the clue.

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DOUBLE-SHOT! I thought of using "dueling banjos" as the clue for #7, but wasn't sure that everyone would know about that! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/bis.gif
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13. Zorba the Greek and # 8. Under the mountains of madness

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DOUBLE-SHOT! Quite right. Old odds maker Jimmy the Greek. Actually that's "At the Mountains of Madness" but I'm not gonna be picky! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/bud.gif
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Dueling Banjos are funny...

Ding-ding-ding ding ding ding ding ding diiiiiing...ding ding-ding ding-ding ding ding diiiing...

I believe all these are Sci-Fi books. http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/ufo.gif

Baker’s Dozen #8

1.) In base 10: second, last, next to last, fifth. = 1984 by George Orwell

2.) Could be a childhood game or a feline nursery item = Cat's Cradle bt Kurt Vonnegut

3.) Find it in a desert or on a beach = Dune by Frank Herbert

4.) “Allgie’s bad sick. We’re taking up a collection.” = Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keys

5.) In ancient Rome, this sable beings’ hand would be sinister = The Left Hand of Darkness by Urusla Le Guinn

6.) Sounds like it could be masculine addition = Man Plus by Fredrick Pohl

7.) The 3rd Planet from the Sun survives = The Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

8.) Walking to the Earth’s core = Journery to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

9.) Good guys & Bad guys = Heroes and Villains by Angela Carter

10.) This bad dog had only three but this book is about the fifth = The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe

11.) Dragon world = Pern by Anne McCaffery (DISQUALIFIED--SERIES NOT BOOK)http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/ae...smiley-024.gif

12.) “We’re talkin’ me! Automaton!” = I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

13.) They got there before Neil Armstrong = First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells

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1. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Dune by Frank Herbert (it's spelled "desert," I believe)
8. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
9. Heroes and Villains?
12. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
13. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne

2. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ?
6. Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony?

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1. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Dune by Frank Herbert (it's spelled "desert," I believe)
8. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
9. Heroes and Villains?
12. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
13. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne

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All but #13, Archer, and if I could spell, I'd be dangerous! :lol: (Actually, your guess would work, but it's not the book I have in mind and you could say they got there before anybody) :D ! 5 out of six isn't bad shooting....

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2. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ?
6. Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony?

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First, a big WELCOME to the thread! #2 is correct! #6 isn't. Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Sadly, although I collect Piers Anthony's Xanth series, I have never heard of the book you mention. Sorry. It's probably good! ;) :nod:

Thanks for the welcome! I like P.A. too, it's just been a while since I've read him... I was thinking prostho=prostate!:) and plus is just obvious. oh well...

Well, it begins to look like I either give hints, or put out this sign:http://www.smileyville.net/mellow/mf_threaddead.gifhttp://www.smileyville.net/hamster/ghostrider_h4h.gif So I choose hints:


ALL DONE! YAY!

1. Flowers for Algernon

Alas, for 10, I know no titles involving Cerberus...

Fang! or was it fluffy ??
Fluffy had 3 heads ooops no that would be harry potter.

The only thing I can think of for #10 is Jaka's Story (Cerebus Vol. 5) by David Sim. I know it's not spelt the same way as Cerberus but right now it's my only guess.

#5 The Left Hand of Darkness

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1. Flowers for Algernon

Alas, for 10, I know no titles involving Cerberus...

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Bullseye!

#4. "Allgie's bad sick. We're taking up a collection."
Allgie = Algernon
He's sick and they're taking up money. Why? = Flowers
Ergo: = "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keys
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Actually, if you know it's Cerberus, go back to the clue and you should be able to figure out the title by logic. :thumbs_up

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The only thing I can think of for #10 is Jaka's Story (Cerebus Vol. 5) by David Sim. I know it's not spelt the same way as Cerberus but right now it's my only guess.

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No that's not it. But, actually, if you know it's Cerberus, go back to the clue and you should be able to figure out the title by logic :thumbs_up

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#5 The Left Hand of Darkness

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Bullseye!

#5 In ancient Rome this sable being's hand would be sinister

Ancient Romans spoke Latin
Sinister in Latin = Left
Sable = Black in French and Heraldy (Thus Dark)
Ergo = "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula Le Guinn

Brilliant deduction, Eva Marina! ;)
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Fang! or was it fluffy ??
Fluffy had 3 heads ooops no that would be harry potter.

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And Harry Potter would be Fantasy not SciFi! ;)

#10: The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe

I only read a third of the book however...

Edit: Forgot to add author name

And #13 should be 'The First Men in the Moon', by Wells I believe

#7 Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Perhaps the finest line in the best book this author ever wrote.

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#10: The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe And #13 should be 'The First Men in the Moon', by Wells I believe

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A DOUBLESHOT!

#10 This bad (dawg) dog had only three, but this book is about the fifth
Cerberus, guard dog of the underword had three heads
The book is about the fifth
Ergo = "The Fifth Head of Cerberus" by Gene Wolf

#13 They Got there before Neil Armstrong
I should have said before ANYBODY!
Ergo = "First Men in the Moon" by H. G. Wells

Good Work!
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#7 Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

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YES! The book was even made into a radio play by the OTR show "Escape". I have it on tape. Very interesting.

#7 The 3rd planet = Earth
stays = Abides
Ergo = "The Earth Abides" by George R Stewart

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As I cannot believe no one got #6 I'll give it to you:

#6 Sounds like masculine addition

Ergo = Man Plus by Fredrick Pohl

Thus ends Baker's Dozen #8 :lol: :lol: :lol: :nod:

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"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Perhaps the finest line in the best book this author ever wrote.
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Don't forget Star's puzzle! ;)

I looked that up in Metacrawler, but all I got was ED medication hits...

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Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out!

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town = Salem's Lot by Stephen King

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel = The Shining by Stephen King

4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”.

5.) Estupido

6.) The crystal clear dude = The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs = The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet

9.) Reminiscing

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent = A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

11.) “We ain’t dead…”

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!” = Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein


13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.) = Wineberg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

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Let's see now...

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Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out! The Shining by Stephen King?

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel


4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”.

5.) Estupido

6.) The crystal clear dude The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs The Devil and Daniel Webster

9.) Reminiscing

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent

11.) “We ain’t dead…”

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!”

13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.)

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Were you gone?

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Baker’s Dozen #10 ...

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They all sound like Stephen King plots. Ick and yuck.

#2 Salem's Lot by Stephen King

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#2 Salem's Lot by Stephen King

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To be sure! Way to follow a clue! Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

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Let's see now...Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out! The Shining by Stephen King?

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel


4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”.

5.) Estupido

6.) The crystal clear dude The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs The Devil and Daniel Webster

9.) Reminiscing

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent

11.) “We ain’t dead…”

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!”

13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.)

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Actually, you only got one right. But two others fit the clues so I bow to the logic, I should give clues that can fit more than one book to a T. The other, well, the book is in the list, but you put it under the wrong clue, so no dice. That gives you a HAT TRICK. Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

You get #6, #8, and #13

For #6 I really wanted Faust
For #8 I really wanted Of Human Bondage :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hmm. Apparently, Scher's Christmas present for me is more appropriate than I'd hoped--my aim needs work.

I think you mean Faust for number 8 and Of Human Bondage for number 13. Incidentally, Ralph Ellison wrote a book titled Invisible Man (no "The"), in case you're interested.

I'm guessing, then, that The Shining is for #3, then?