Please forward this question to tisme@ga....
Hi, this is sharondoyle...You sent to me a list of all Readers Digest
Condensed Books and you told me that you were in contact with a
Readers Digest researcher who expected to give you an answer within a
few weeks about the title of a book I am looking for. Have you heard
from RD yet? Many thanks for your help. |
Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
09 Aug 2003 18:46 PDT
Hello iampersnickety,
I have received two replies from Reader's Digest so far, and things do
not look so good at the moment. The last reply I heard was on July 28,
and I was told by the reader's digest that they would try one more
time to go through their databases and attempt to find the answer.
Here are the two failed replies I have received so far:
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First, I must apologize for the delay it took me to provide you with
an answer: we literally get hundreds of requests. Unfortunately, our
index does not list any such particular article ever published. I am
sorry I cannot help you regarding this matter.
Although I have paid full attention to the given details, I will be
glad to look for it again if you ever come up with any other relevant
detail (name, particular city, even a specific advertising...).
Please allow me to thank you for your dedicated readership.
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Our index covers all the editions of our magazine, and it includes
Condensed Books and Book Sections. I checked very closely the
description you provided us with, but could not find a reference to it
in our index.
Thank you for your readership,
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Hopefully the third researcher will be able to turn up something. If
you have come up with any other details yet, please let me know and I
will pass them along.
All the best,
tisme-ga
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Clarification of Question by
iampersnickety-ga
on
09 Aug 2003 19:24 PDT
Well I thank you once again for your continued help. The only other
thing I can possibly think of is that the book/article was definitely
non-fiction rather than a novel as are/were so many of the books
published in the magazine itself. Reading the response from the
second researcher, I wonder if the "index [that] covers all the
editions of [their] magazine" is available for you and I to look at.
If it were perhaps that would help. I know I didn't dream this.
Readers Digest years ago actually sent me the pages torn from an old
issue. If the "third" researcher doesn't come up with anything I'll
give it a rest. Many thanks again!
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Clarification of Question by
iampersnickety-ga
on
09 Aug 2003 19:29 PDT
Tisme-ga: One other thing. The second researcher referred to
"condensed books and BOOK SECTIONS". The list you obtained for me was
strictly "condensed books". Perhaps they have a list of books
published in the "book section". If you think that is so, I will
re-list my question and offer more money for the answer. Only fair.
Thanks again and kindest regards.
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Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
12 Aug 2003 23:40 PDT
Sorry for the delay iampersnickety,
I was expecting a faster response, but it might longer to find out if
we can obtain the entire list. I am also expecting an email from one
of the original researchers on what he/she thinks we should do at this
point.
I don't think there is any need for you to post a new question. I am
going to do all I can to get this done for you as part of the original
question as promised. If I fail, you might want to try relisting it
and have another researcher try, but I have not yet given up!
All the best,
tisme-ga
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Clarification of Question by
iampersnickety-ga
on
26 Aug 2003 07:48 PDT
This note should go to tisme-ga.....
I think I may have found it. Suffice it to say that via online
communication they sent me a list of possible articles among which I
believe I may have found what I'm looking for. Seems they still have
a back issue and will send it to me for $4. Should take two to four
weeks to receive it. The name of the article is "When Life on Earth
Began", published in the December 1961 issue. Keep your fingers
crossed. I'll let you know if this is what I've been looking for.
Again, thanks for all your help. Sharon Doyle
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Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
28 Aug 2003 19:28 PDT
I am crossing my fingers for you!!! I do hope that this is the article
you were looking for. Please keep me updated!
I still have not heard back from the researcher I had been waiting for
a response from. The only communication I had received since the last
time I updated you was from a researcher who thought that a thoughtful
written letter with as much detail as possible could be mailed to
Reader's Digest as you had the previous time.
Glad things are looking up for you in regards to this question. :)
tisme-ga
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