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Book Review: Time Was Soft There by Jeremy Mercer
Time Was Soft There leaves you feeling that you're not getting the complete picture.
Read More »Book Review: How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere – The Secrets of Good Communication
I know my flaws - one-on-one, face-to-face communication is one, so this paperback was very interesting...
Read More »A Lady of Quality Tells a Ghost Story
The figure stalked once round the table, and then disappeared through the closet door, pulling it after him.
Read More »“Terry Knight’s Brown Bag Years” – Book Excerpt by Barry Stoller
We are pleased and honored to provide our readers with an excerpt of Barry Stoller’s fascinating e-book bio of record producer, impresario, musician, raconteur Terry Knight, who was tragically murdered at the age of 61 last November. (Knight scored the film linked above, The Incident). I (Who Have Nothing): The …
Read More »Book Review: The Tailor-King by Anthony Arthur
Is human nature today the same as it was 50, or 500, or 5,000 or 50,000 years ago?
Read More »In Search of Fatima, by Ghada Karmi: Review
Imagine you are a seven-year-old who's known years of escalating conflict, suddenly transported to an entirely foreign land.
Read More »History for Nothing: Clicks for Free
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (that's of the UK) is offering free access over the weekend.
Read More »Book Review: War Reporting for Cowards
Ayres presents his feelings of terror and pain during nine days "embedded" with the marines during the invasion of Iraq.
Read More »The Quill Awards: New Literary Award
The Quill Literary Foundation has created the first literary awards whose results will be decided by the book buying public.
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