Fun Facts Friday: Josef Ĺ kvoreckĂ˝

Josef Ĺ kvoreckĂ˝ was an award-winning Czech-Canadian writer whose books deal with repression, totalitarianism, jazz, and being a stranger in a strange land...

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The book’s argument is that the military must welcome non-traditional, collaborative approaches to innovation so it can leverage new technologies promptly...

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Guest Post: How Creative Storytelling Can Enhance Memory and Cognitive Health

Expression through writing can be transformative if you feel you’ve lost your edge or need something to help you rediscover your passion for reading, writing...

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Fun Facts Friday: Alberto de Lacerda

Alberto de Lacerda - A prominent Portuguese poet and radio personality. Mr. Lacerda is considered to be Portugal’s most admired and distinguished poets....

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In a time when Jews around the world are being vilified and antisemitism is running wild, it’s important to remember the consequences of such rhetoric...

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Reflections on history, justice, antisemitism, as well as the double standards, demonization, and weaponizing of both int'l laws & organizations against Israel...

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Fun Facts Friday: Sherwood Anderson

Sherwood Anderson (13 September, 1876 – 8 March, 1941) was a novelist and short story writer from Camden, OH. Later on he settled in Chicago, IL...

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Leaves of Fire (עלים מן האש) by Simcha Guterman is not all doom and gloom. The author has a healthy sense of humor, which I would assume is good to have...

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This was a charming, easy-to-read, lovely story. I read it quickly and enjoyed the story even though I thought most of it was quite predictable...

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Fun Facts Friday: Julien Green

Julien Green - A prolific American writer of novels, essays, plays, and even a biography. Mr. Green was born in France, and wrote in both French and English...

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Giveaway (Over): Pepper: A History of the World’s Most Influential Spice Paperback by Marjorie Shaffer
Latest Posts / August 6, 2014

A few months ago I read Pepper by Marjorie Shaffer and liked it very much, who thought the history of a spice could be so interesting. The publisher contacted me this week, offering 1 copy to coincide with the release of the paperback. Give­away ends: August 13, 2014 US Ship­ping Addresses Only No PO Boxes Win­ners will have 24 hours to write back with their address, oth­er­wise an alter­nate win­ner will be picked Congratulat...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Teaser Trailer
Latest Posts / July 29, 2014

While I'm not much of a fantasy reader, I do love the movies. I thought the Lord of the Ring trilogy was fantastic even though I couldn't get past 150 pages in the book itself. Check out the first trailer for the last piece of The Hobbit movie trilogy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (release date December 17th, 2014)....

Fun Facts Friday: Elias Canetti
Fun Facts Friday , Latest Posts / July 25, 2014

Elias Canetti (25 July, 1905 – 14 August, 1994) was a novelist, non-fiction writer, memoirist and playwright. Mr. Elias was born in Bulgaria, but is known as a Swiss and British novelist. Image from russianroulettehitscannes.wordpress.com Books by Elias Canetti The ancestors of Mr. Canetti were Sephardi Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492. Canetti came from Cañete, named after Cañete, Cuenca, a village in Spain Mr. Canetti wro...

Book Review: The Tenth Chamber by Glenn Cooper
4 Stars , Fiction , Latest Posts / July 24, 2014

A 14th Century book is found hidden in a wall in a monastery, inside it there is a map which points to a cave filled with outstanding paintings on its walls. The book is sent to Paris for restoration where Hugo Pineau, a literary historian, enlists the help of Luc Simard, an archaeologist to find the cave....

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