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Finding Books on the Education of Randy Morrow?
Not Randy At All asks: "In an effort to get my young sons interested in some sort of science subject I am trying to find some books which I read as a child in England. Written for kids rather than adults, this was a series of books where a Father who (I think was some sort of technical journalist) always got his kid interested in the stories he covered. The only one I remember clearly was the book where the kid studied for his ham radio license. All of the books covered one science subject, I'm pretty sure that they included geology, and the only other thing I remember was that the kid was called Randy Morrow. Do you Slashdot readers remember these books and can you point me towards some of the titles? Obviously I've tried the usual sources, including Amazon and Google, but they have all turned up blank."
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I wonder if I will be Randy toMorrow?
I'll agree to that. Can't people research basic stuff themselves? And more importantly, can't slashdot editors realise that some questions, which can be researched easily with little effort by the asker, and which are really unrelated to /.'s areas of interest, are simply not worth posting on slashdot?
I must say, however, that I thought the PHB question was interesting. I wouldn't lump it in with the teeth whitening and obscure google-able children's book.
Daniel
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You should rephrase that to "Not of interest to me", as I don't think you speak for me. Probably neither of us speaks for Slashdot...
I am apparantly stupid as well, as I can't find it on Google either.... Can you post a link? I happen to be interested in what it sounds like the books are about. Something about educating the public about science.
Gavin Fischer
Here's one. That's about all I can help you with. Note: This took me about 15 minutes on Google. Might want to bone up on your searching skills.
Why is this on /.? They do stuff like this on rec.arts.sf.written. There's probably a similar newsgroup for non-fiction. The guys on r.a.s.w. could probably have pointed you there.
Bad luck... you got flamebait for insulting the holy editors.
/. was one of the better parts of the site, since unlike the rest, it had things that can be applied to real life... as it is now, I rarely see anything that takes my interest.
I happen to agree with you... I used to think that Ask
Not of course that it stops me.
The real question is, do you WANT to have your child read "There's adventure in Atomic Energy" followed by "There's adventure in Rockets"??!!
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I'm not familliar with the titles you're discussing, but if you use Amazon.com to look for the Author: Julian May, Publisher: Creative Education you'll find This List. Which is what I think you're looking for. Not many reviews on Amazon, though, so I can't Tell. Oh, and I limited results to pre-1980... Not sure if that helps or hurts.
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Search on google for "Randy Morrow" book (not that far-fetched, it was only my second search-term attempt) and you find this page, already linked in another post, in fifth place. This gives you at least the publisher, year and one of the titles of the series. The rest is all simple tedious work to find second-hand copies of an out-of-print book.
Daniel
Carpe Diem
Is this the same author that I remember from the Pliocene novels (Non-Born King, Adversary, Golden Torc et al)? I hihgly recommend those books to the general slashdot readers weather its the same Julian May or not.
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Use a subject line like "ID: Randy Morrow."
At least 10% of the traffic on this newsgroup is people trying to identify books they read as a kid, and the ability of the group's readership to identify them is absolutely phenomenal.
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Can't people research basic stuff themselves?
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Perhaps it's just me, but isn't that what he's doing?
"In an effort to get my young sons interested in some sort of science subject"
Just so you know, my father also tried to 'interest' me in subjects.
Unfortunately, just because I'm his son does NOT mean we share an aptitude for the same things.
He went out of his way to ensure I got math/science/electronics schooling/training.
He used to justify it by saying "I work in air-conditioned building every day. Mechanical laborers are hot,sweaty and miserable, you don't want to do that."
The only problem is/was is that I'm more mechanically inclined, but I haven't really discovered this until my late 20's/early 30's.
Unfortunately I've been staring at schematics for the last 10 years, and I'm not too happy with my career.
Don't assume you children will like or enjoy the same things you do. Even if they are as smart as you, even if they look like you, even if they smell like you.
If they are interested in science, they will find a way to convey that, YOU do not need to interest them in science.
If they like Art, then they like Art. If they like music, then so be it You cannot change that. You can try, but it's not worth it to their future.
On a separate note, it looks my little guy is going to be an entomologist, at the rate he's going. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Of course, he's only four. Maybe he'll change his mind.
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Comments from original author of post, please mod up.
I'm the original author of the posting and I have no connection to VA apart from a VA Linux sticker on my laptop.
Thanks to all those who have taken the trouble to give decent information, the book titles of 'There's Adventure In....' certainly rings a bell but the last time I saw any of these books was over thirty years ago.
My two kids are interested in science but thanks to the poor school system where we now live they have no chance to get a decent taste for all the different disciplines. I can teach them a bit of electronics and chemistry but when it comes to subjects like geology I'm stuck.
A quick search on Amazon for Julian May produced plenty of books but not the ones we are looking for. Any more information from the Slashdot crowd would therefore be appreciated.
Richard Morley
If you have a decent library near where you live, talk to the librarian. They are required to have very advanced research skills, and are trained to find otherwise difficult to find material for people without very much to work with.
I've never actually *done* this before, so I don't know precisely how you go about it, but it certainly can't hurt to talk to one. If nothing else, they may be able to point you to other sources.
Note that if the book is out-of-print, it's going to be particularly difficult to find information about it on the web -- I'd try some offline services.
"I've never actually *done* this before, so I don't know precisely how you go about it, but it certainly can't hurt to talk to one. If nothing else, they may be able to point you to other sources."
Here's how. 1) Dial 411. 2) Ask for the main number of your favorite big public library. 3) Dial it, ask for the "reference librarian." 4) Ask the reference librarian your question, using ordinary English. (It wouldn't surprise me one bit to find that other languages might work, too). No Booleans required. 5) Get your answer. 6) Marvel that you didn't have to listen to music on hold for forty-five minutes or give a credit card number. 7) Write to your state representative and tell him what a great thing public libraries are and how much they deserve our support.
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Did you check the sock drawer?
How about under the sofa, or that stack of AOL cds in the corner?
Please, if you find him, let us know so that we can all stop turning our houses upside down trying to find your dog... and if you could tell us his name, that would help, so that we can call it in a high pitched voice.