Use any details you remember from the book as keywords. Trying to remember the name of a book i read stack exchange. As a resultand my mother trying to convince me it was just a dreami was institutionalized until i had to be hospitalized. The protagonist is captured by a raptor and taken back to the raptor civilization and.
Also, try other subreddits like whats that book, books, and printsf when you can only remember the cover. I think it was 1 or 2 weeks between entries january 1st and then january 10th. One of our librarians solved a book mystery by searching uss youknowwho the name of a boat in the story that the patron happened to remember. Trying to remember, forced to forget my fathers suicide judy raphael kletter on. Trying to remember the name of an old childrens book. You can also try googling one key detail you remember from a book. If she tries, gabriela can almost remember when her father went off. Spending hours reading books doesnt make much sense if you cant remember any of what youve read. Unfortunately, i dont remember the title or author, but the only broad stroke memories i have are the characters were animals, and the protagonists chased the antagonists to a secret island in a hot air, or perhaps a steampunklike balloon. For when you can only vaguely remember what the cover looks like, try big book search. Theres an explosion and where the school used to be there is now a hole in the ground.
I am trying to remember a book i read about a boy who stays with another family. It was set in modern day afghanistan and i am 90% sure it had a balloon on the cover or the title suggested ballooning. I had this book i used to read many times over as a kid, yet its been years since i had it. Someone will have read that book and remember it well enough to pick up on the description. This is your place to put detailed information that could help to identify your book. In the book a young boy goes to stay with a rich family. Stop trying to memorize a good book will change you. You have to invest everything you are into creating an important p. I trying to remember this one book and i know that the author was a woman. Read a book in the late 80s and i am struggling to remember the title. I remember the ad for the book but only ghosts of the images, not enough to pin point. It was futuristic where all the women live in modern luxury and the men are relegated to the wilderness and live a.
The idea to take notes on the books i was reading came from a post the key for remembering, organizing and using everything you read by ryan holiday. I read a book, about a party of adventurers fighting a lich and his armies of undead trying to take over the continent, very high fantasy. The only two characters i remember are a bear, or a teddy bear, i think with a blue. After twelve years of being away, lisa monroe returns to her usually quiet hometown of milford to work as a police detective. Im trying to remember a fantasy book i read in the late 1990s read like it was published in the 80s or 90s with a warriormagicwielding female protagonist. If you are not sure if that dolphin was named squeaky or squealy, or if he took a trip to hawaii or australia, here are some tips to help you track down your long lost book. One of the books is set in gordes in france and the first one, i think, was set in london. Ever feel helpless when youre desperately trying to find a book from. Barbecue joint in small alabama town before integration. As far as i remember they were not the main interest in the story, but they could travel between the stars by walking. Cant remember the title of the book youve enjoyed reading. Of course, there was a lot more going on in each of the sisters separate lives than isrevealed initially. His mother has either had or lost a new baby i cant remember which. If youre currently suffering from a case of book amnesia, try some of.
It has been a long time and details are fuzzy, but it could possibly be in the forgotten realms books. I believe it was about a group of toys who go on some kind of adventure. Trying to remember bookauthor jack reacher style book. You could also try going to a bookstore and ask the sales clerks if. Keep the book close or at least your notes on the book one of the most common threads in my research into remembering more of the books you read is this. It could be the name of a character, a line of dialog, or even basic plot points. The best way to read more books and remember what youve. When he gives advice on books or writing, i shut up and listen. Finding an outofprint or rare childrens book can sometimes be tricky, but trying to find that book when you dont know the title or author can seem impossible. How to find a book whose author and title i dont know, but can only. How to find a book without knowing the title or author. If its a novel, you can try to write down anything you remember from the plot.
It can also help if you remember a phrase, quote, or a particular paragraph of the book. I think the missing sister actually turns up early in and much of the story is told from her perspective. A great place to start with any book is with a primer question, this will set your mind up to pay attention to the thing that will offer you the most value. It can be really frustrating trying to remember that book you read in your childhood about the kid whose family moved to a new estate and had to. Im trying to remember a book i read in school that we also watched the movie to. The only story i really remember being in it is thumblina but for some reason im remembering something about an old women. Trying to remember, forced to forget my fathers suicide. If recalling correctly, the book was roughly 50 60 pages. Get an answer for what is montag trying to remember on the subway in fahrenheit 451.
Here are several things i remember about the book, it has been a long time sine i read. Whilst we are on the subject of books from childhood can anyone remember a book that when bits of the pages hidden, so when you turned the page it revealed the full picture, i remember it being on a farm. I am hoping maybe someone can point me in the right direction. Shes written on similar lines the other women and this is about a smart lawyer who lives in florida with a dashingly handsome psychiatrist who also happens to be controlling. I think i remember looking for additional books by the author whose name i dont remember in in the early 2000s and it seemed like that was the only book they had written, which i. Her father recently remarried to a women with a son. The book was really thick probably a little less thick than harry potter and the order of the phoenix. It was a little more mature than a typical childrens book, from what i remember. How to find a book when you dont know the title or author book. For me, anyone know of a manga book in which a school is sent to another dimension. The protagonist finds himself in a land of dinosaurs but now they can talk verbally, they have a government and such, basically dinosaurs evolved into the dominant species. Trying to remember a book title offtopic discussion forum. Book about man trying to pass a locked door all his life.
National bestselling author mameve medwed poet and immigration lawyer. It was basically a big giant book of fairytales and it was hardback i think. Try to remember, is a 2004 mystery television film based on a short story the funniest thing has been happening lately by mary higgins clark that was shot in 2003 on location in moose jaw, saskatchewan, canada plot. Do you remember any other similar authors that people seemed to also read if they liked the book youre trying to remember. I am desperately trying to remember a fantasy book.
Trying to remember a book which i thought was written by joy fielding but cant find it in her repertoire. A nearly endless thread of users trying to help other users remember book titles, including several frequently requested books. I remember small details about it and the loosely the plot. Pertinent as this mornings headlines, the book is a compelling read, which kotkers stylistic gift transforms into a work of art. Its poetry is at once accessible and elegant, creating a moving experience for the reader. Evening gents trying to get my rusty memory to remember a short series of i think 3 or 4 fiction books based around the evacuation from dunkirk, and subsequent ops with the soe if i remember correctly. It was about a place where everything was the same. What is true for any generic search is true when trying to find a book without knowing the name and the author too. Colored folks had to come to the back door to get fed, and eat outside.
January 1948, at four, i discovered my fathers dead body hanging over the toilet. Wanting to remember, trying to forget by jacqueline francis this book is a friends to lovers book where you get to see the romance between danny and max. Thats all i can really remember distinctly but i think the cover may have had some gold on it. The book i remember used two different blocks in quilts and when put together the block edges made a nice intricate border around the quilt. Trying to remember a book about a relationship between a teenage girl and an older man. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Cant remember the title or author of a cherished book. Wanting to remember, trying to forget by jacqueline francis. Story was about two brothers trying to race motorcycles, flat track dirt racing. I remember almost nothing, except the story involved a main character who interacted with an alien race called the sylphs or silfs, or something along those lines. Somebody gets killed at the end of the book and they disposed of the body by. I am trying to remember a book i read about a boy who.
So, i read this book back in middle or high school and the story just crossed my mind. Ive spent a lot of time helping my kids unlearn the rule that books are not to be written in. Its about a group of boys, one of whom, oliver, is an inventor. I actually dont remember anything about the book at all. Trying to remember the name of an old childrens book cover, comic user name. Find a book if you dont know the title or author booksrun. Words like help or find this book or search are not helpful in a subject line and should be avoided.
If you can include a keyword from the title, youll be. Zane kotkers novel try to remember is a psychological thriller thats both timely and timeless. Trying to remember a book hopeless so i remember readin this book series when i was in grade 5 20012002 it was a big book, and i think there were maybe 23 books in the series, its like i. In case of a forgotten title or author, you have to remember anything you can use from the book. How to find a book without knowing the title or author makeuseof. Help im trying to remember a book i had as a child. Trying to remember a book hopeless so i remember readin. The story was about kid, i think moving to this location and. Yall can use this forum for others to find books manga.
However, if you want to remember what you read, forget about keeping books pristine. Trying to remember name of star book astro art, books. Write down the most memorable thing thats happened in the book thats most likely not in any other book. Trying to remember a book from my childhood overclockers. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. Most of us were taught as children to treat books as something sacred no folding the page corners, and no writing in the margins, ever. While he lives with this rich family over summer, the family buy him fancy new clothes and a green bicycle. The remainder of the book involves trying to find out what happene. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Or try quartz at works khe hys slightly less scientific approach and look for books recommended by diverse groups of people.
I really wanted to hit him at more than one interval during this book. Trying to remember the name of a childrens book i read in elementary school. Abebooks offers an advanced search feature to help you find the book you are. Trying to remember the original face book layout home. Hes come up with an energy source he calls davy power, which is used to power numerous devices and inventions, large and small. I used to have a book about 15 years ago that started with january 1st and showed the brightest stars rising in the east at sunset and talked about their lore. Check out four ways to find a book when you cant remember the title or. Hello everyone, im trying to remember an old sci fi book maybe somewhere between 1960 1970 i read a few years ago. Probably about 20 or so years ago i read a book from a used book store a series or a trilogy that i cant remember the name of or the author. Its in the category of danny dunn and encyclopedia brown. In this article, i offer 10 steps for writing a book along with 10 bonus steps to getting your book done.
Danny is already in a relationship with richard and its obvious that he doesnt case about her even just a little bit. For books written in an unfamiliar country, try to understand the cultural context. The book starts with a prince riding in a forest he falls off his horse over a cliff and is saved by his horse pulling him up meanwhile in the city his parents rule they are taken by surprise by an. The main characters were a young lieutenant, a scots private or lcpl called pb mcnair. Trying to remember is a stirring and intimate memoir recounting one familys struggle with the debilitating effects of alzheimers on a remarkable woman, betty nicholas, and the hope that comes from choosing to remember. Im trying to remember a book i read years ago from the library.
The abebooks database tries to match isbns to books that have been listed. I remember it taking place at a lake in canada, i think maybe ontario or quebec. And i know that one of the main characters was named tarek and he tamed a baby lion to be his friend or something and he went on like adventures with the daughter of the high priestess. The more specific the phrase, the better the result. Then she sees an extra dumster and wonders what is was for.