Can anyone give me a history of Bibliomancy. I looked on the internet and didn't find much.?
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"Bibliomancy, also known as Stichomancy amd Libromancy, is a form of divination that seeks to know the future by randomly selecting a passage from a book, frequently a sacred text.\n\n"The most common procedure involves placing the book on its spine, and with eyes closed, allowing the book to fall open to a random page. Then, with the eyes still closed, place a finger on the open page and read the passage indicated."\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliomancy\n\nA best guess at when it would've become a popular form of divination would be the mid-15th century, which is when mass production of printed materials was made possible by the invention of moveable type.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg_Bible\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press
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NEVER! This year alone I've bought 8 or 9 books, can't recall. I'm currently reading 1 biography, 1 psychology, 1 marketing, and am always reading management books. I like many others enjoy the sanctity of a good read. Staying focused is so much easier with books - no message alerts, and you can turn the phone off. The Internet is a useful tool, but ultimately, books are a 'reality', something you can hold, see, and feel. You can also give them as gifts - the Internet, not quite, not yet anyway. Plus there'll be a load of librarians out of work without books. lol. One last thing, what happens when the power goes out? Technology stops, the sun comes up and there is light - the simple things are often the best. Cheers. L
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It sounds like you are asking for a full research paper. That is a lot more that what can be posted in an answer here.\n\nAre you having a hard time finding research material? You may want to ask the librarian at your library. They are supposed to be skilled in helping you find materials for research projects.
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Check "ERIC" which is the Education Resources Information Center.  Just type in "retention" and you will have a wealth of scholarly articles to choose from.  When I am looking for things I always do an advanced search and click for full-text articles otherwise you might see an abstract or title for something really good but not be able to access it.
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I read and absorb an abnormal amount of crap. I am full of random seemingly useless trivia. I can finish a 300 page book in two hours and have read it well enough to give a report if needed.
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Wikipedia is probably the single best place to go on the internet for general information about just about any topic. It's extremely helpful in answering questions on here.
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That is a hard question I have over two hundred books in my personal library and have read at least double that. What exactly are you looking for? An overview or something more in depth on a particular subject.\n\nEmail me and I can steer you in the right direction.
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I've read a lot of opinions and trivia, but no, I haven't read anything really worth reading; discovered andthing worth discovering; or, found anything worth finding. However, I still managed to spend way too much time here.
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Hello.\n\nPersonally, I don't feel there are "too much" information. Certainly there are so much source of information that no one has time and capacity to read it all... But so what? It's like when entering in a large library: is it possible to read ALL the books there? No. Should we stop writing books? No.\n\nMy comparaison is maybe stupid but I feel it's something similar... Some source of information are simply repeating what better channel bring, some others specializes in scoop and fesh news, some others go more in depth, etc... Just like there are books for any level and any interest of people...\n\nThe "way of precessing it" is to see what you need to know, what's important to know.  Fifty years ago they had too many newspaper to read them all. So people were "chosen" what they needed. Same thing today. You will "miss" something for sure but so what... That's life!
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With the best answer I have.  Sometimes I research on the web when a question really interests me.  I have a lot of trivia that I can draw on for a lot of the answers.
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are you serious?! go to www.pubmed.org, type in 'brain'... I'm pretty sure you'll get in excess of 100,000 articles...
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Start from this Google Scholar link, then refine your search to your area of interest (using advanced search) as this pulled up 1760 hits! Good luck!
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Is there something you are good at or have a special knowledge of?  I am thinking about the same thing as you (writing an ebook).  What do you do for a living, or what are your hobbies.  Hope that gets you thinking.
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Yes, just be sure to cite it correctly. \n\n"Quote" (Author pg#).
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Interesting, though I would like to see it taken further (as to proofs, etc.).  If you liked that book, try reading "The Woman with the Alabaster Jar."  Sorry, I can't remember the name of the woman who wrote it.
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Hey! I'm looking for reaserach information and I just found a site with stuff about books- Check it out: \n\nhttp://www.questia.com
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i have better things to do than research for your project. theres such a thing called a library. and how many reports do you have anyway?