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Michael

Michael

(Image: Sigurð slays the worm Fafnir; from a Norwegian church door.)

It can be said without much exaggeration that books have ruled my entire life. Though I mostly read fiction, my reading list in nonfiction reflects my interests: namely folklore and traditional cultures (especially Japanese, Scandinavia, Western Europe, Africa, and... more »
  • Charleston, SC, USA
  • member since July 19 2007

Editor Stats

  • Author Edits: 113
  • Book Edits: 357
  • Edits Pending Approval: 0
 
 

  1. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

    Michael edited the contributors of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter 8 days ago.

    • Added a contributor: Yasunari Kawabata: (Adapter)
    • Added a contributor: Donald Keene: (Translator)
    • Added a contributor: Masayuki Miyata: (Artist)
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  2. The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

    Michael edited the books that influenced this book of The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 8 days ago.

    • Added Le Morte D' Arthur
    • Added The Mabinogion
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  3. The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

    Michael edited the contributors of The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 8 days ago.

    • Edited a contributor: Rosemary Sutcliff: (Primary NoneAuthor)
    • Removed a contributor: Sir Thomas Malory: (Primary Author)
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  4. The Genesis Enigma

    Michael edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of The Genesis Enigma 3 weeks ago.

    • Added: Using the latest scientific understanding of the universe's development, Andrew Parker finds accuracy in Genesis 1.
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  5. The Hobbit

    Michael edited the table of contents of The Hobbit 3 weeks ago.

    • Foreword
      1.I. An Unexpected Party
      2.II. Roast Mutton
      3.III. A Short Rest
      4.IV. Over Hill and Under Hill
      5.V. Riddles in the Dark
      6.VI. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
      7.VII. Queer Lodgings
      8.VIII. Flies and Spiders
      9.IX. Barrels Out of Bond
      10.X. A Warm Welcome
      11.XI. On the Doorstep
      12.XII. Inside Information
      13.XIII. Not at Home
      14.XIV. Fire and Water
      15.XV. The Gathering of the Clouds
      16.XVI. A Thief in the Night
      17.XVII. The Clouds Burst
      18.XVIII. The Return Journey
      19.XIX. The Last Stage

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  6. The Hobbit

    Michael edited the first sentence of The Hobbit 3 weeks ago.

    • In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.hobbit.
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  7. Andrew Parker

    Michael edited the bio of Andrew Parker Wednesday, October 14 2009.

    • Edited Official Website: http://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/andrew-parker.html
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  8. Andrew Parker

    Michael edited the bio of Andrew Parker Wednesday, October 14 2009.

    • Edited Date of Birth: 1967
    • Edited Place of Birth: ,,England
    • Edited Gender: Male
    • Edited Nationality: British
    • Genres: Science, Religion
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  9. Andrew Parker

    Michael changed Andrew Parker's author image Wednesday, October 14 2009.

    Andrew Parker
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  10. The Genesis Enigma

    Michael edited the table of contents of The Genesis Enigma Wednesday, October 14 2009.

    • Preface
      Introduction: What is the Genesis Enigma

      Chapter 1: Truth
      Chapter 2: Sun
      Chapter 3: Seas
      Chapter 4: Life Begins
      Chapter 5: Sight
      Chapter 6: Variety
      Chapter 7: Life Unfolds
      Chapter 8: Birds
      Chapter 9: God

      Appendix: Who Wrote Genesis?
      References
      Acknowledgments
      Index

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