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The April Kittinger Review, Issue One -
April Kittinger (0)    April Kittinger My name is April Kittinger. I like to read and I like to discuss what I read. I don't always agree with critics and I don't expect everyone to agree with me, but I have opinions and I like to express them. I do have a degree in English and I've been published in the University of North Florida... ( added 2 years 360 days ago.) |
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Tonya Smart and Femme Horizon -
Bill Ectric (1,095)    Bill Ectric  Bill Ectric Interviews Tonya Smart Introduction to Tonya Smart, from her web site: Tonya M. Smart, a native of Rhode Island , currently lives in Jacksonville , FL and is a writer and performance poet. She is the Co-founder/Editor in Chief of Femme Horizon, Owner/President of Femme Horizon... ( added 3 years 16 days ago.) |
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Rose Bank Cottage by Sharon Hanson - Preservation of History -
Sharon Hanson (24) ROSE BANK COTTAGE BY SHARON HANSON As pioneers of the Nova Scotia wilderness in 1816, the Ross family faces many hardships and trials when Captain William Ross, under the direction of Lord Dalhousie, leads one hundred and seventy-two disbanded soldiers and their families into the Nova Scotia... ( added 3 years 91 days ago.) |
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Dancing Alone by Debi Baxter -
Sharon Hanson (24) Tired of being a victim in her marital relationship, Shea Prince finds she has been held captive only by her own fears of the unknown. Desperately wanting to be loved and determined to leave the abuse behind, she courageously takes her first steps to freedom by escaping to a new life. With two... ( added 3 years 91 days ago.) |
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The Broker: John Grisham Tries His Skills At Espionage -
ngoldman (6,396)    ngoldman   The following review was contributed by Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com Title: The Broker Author: John Grisham Publisher: Doubleday ( added 3 years 115 days ago.) |
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Frankenstein Factors: Mary Shelley’s Influences -
Bill Ectric (1,095) Bill Ectric My thanks to CG from England for pointing out an error that has now been corrected. Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was 18 years old. She said the idea came to her in a dream, and dreams are assembled by the subconscious mind by connecting various, often unrelated, memories... ( added 3 years 145 days ago.) |
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The Cover Letter made easy -
Liana Metal (58)  You have completed your ms , and now what? You may ask yourself: How can I submit it to publishers? How can I present it? Here comes the cover letter. What is a cover letter? It is a letter that goes with your work. You can’t send your work alone. You need to say... ( added 3 years 185 days ago.) |
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Love Interest in Science Fiction -
 - Robert Gibson (187)  Robert Gibson Mention the subject of "love interest" in connection with the sf genre and you might get various plausibly dismissive reactions from those who do not know it very well. SF, they might say, is too concerned with other things; with sociological extrapolation or derring-do amongst far stars. Its... ( added 50 days 17 hours ago.) |
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Am I Still Breathing? -
Barbara Clark (495)  Barbara Clark Reflections from Chapter 2: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose Author Eckhart Tolle writes in Chapter 2 of A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose , "When you don't cover up the world with words and labels, a sense of the miraculous returns to your life that was lost a long time... ( added 53 days 19 hours ago.) |
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Accident At Captain Cook, Chapter 14 -
Elizabeth Whitmer (30) Copyrighted material, from Aloha Rainbow 12/06/2007 edition, by Elizabeth Whitmer. Chapter 14: Accident At Captain Cook (Note: if you've only got a minute or two, go right to page 242.) Today was the trail ride to Captain Cook Monument. Th e sun shone brightly, and the gangly red poinsettia... ( added 79 days 11 hours ago.) |
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Review: A Bull in a Glass House -
ngoldman (6,396) ngoldman Author: Jos Astorga ISBN: 1-4327-0400-1 It seems these days there are dozens of authors who are competing for our attention in trying to convince us that they have the magic formula pertaining to management theory and employee behavior and lets face it, not everyone of these so-called experts... ( added 110 days 20 hours ago.) |
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Book Recommendations - 4 Great Classics -
- Scott Hughes (316) Obviously, the value of a book depends on the opinions of the person valuing it. One person can love a book that another person hates. Nonetheless, some books have stood out as generally beloved and almost universally considered great. Let me list four of my favorite classic books that I think... ( added 111 days 13 hours ago.) |
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3 Secrets--Make That Book Purchase Worth It! -
- Dave Diotalevi (36) Are you getting your money's worth out of that expensive book you just bought? If you're like me, you look at the price of a book and say, "Yikes! That's a lotta money!" It really is--unless you can squeeze some easy "extra" value out of it. I'll show you 3 ways to bring that cost waaay down as... ( added 114 days 4 hours ago.) |
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Excuses for Adventure: Motivation in Planetary Romance -
- Robert Gibson (187) Robert Gibson What motivates a hero? To put it another way: what excuses do writers invent in order to send their protagonists out on their adventures? In Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars tales, we find the rescue of princesses or other damsels in distress to be the most common motivation. This can get a little bit... ( added 175 days 18 hours ago.) |
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A Conversation With Donald Slater & Kenny Shaw Authors of It's A Brand New Day -
ngoldman (6,396) ngoldman Authors: Donald Leslie Slater and Kenny D. Shaw ISBN: 978-1-4327-1398-0 Good day Donald and Kenny and thanks for participating in our interview. Norm: What are your backgrounds in children's literature? Donald & Kenny: Our backgrounds are not in formal academia. Our experiences come from... ( added 179 days 17 hours ago.) |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Theme of the Mad Scientist -
Robert Gibson (187) Robert Gibson ERB has the reputation of being a rather juvenile author, good on vivid colour and action but hopelessly lacking in the ability to portray characters of convincing depth. When debating how true this is, and how far, if it is true, ERB should be criticised for it, one might do worse than... ( added 190 days 3 hours ago.) |
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American History and the Science Fiction Addict -
Robert Gibson (187) Robert Gibson It may often happen, as it has happened to me, that you run out of books by your favourite SF author of the moment, and you feel bereft, knowing that so-and-so is such a hard act to follow. May I make a suggestion: why not take a break and get absorbed in the study of American history? I am... ( added 190 days 5 hours ago.) |
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Godfrey Redburn on Edgar J Barrett, author of Kafe Gavani -
Edgar Barrett (6) Edgar J Barrett remains one of the most elusive and enigmatic figures of the underground Melbourne literary scene. Scant details come to light regarding his life when even the most dedicated research is undertaken. He is considered by many as an outsider novelist, a term usually reserved... ( added 194 days 13 hours ago.) |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Mysterious Art of Storytelling -
Robert Gibson (187) Robert Gibson Browsing the Lit. Crit. section of any library, you probably wont gain the impression that the critics are making any great effort to plumb the central mystery of story-telling. To isolate the X factor, unidentified so far, which separates good story-tellers from bad, would be quite a coup, but... ( added 197 days 21 hours ago.) |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs and his Imitators: the case of Lin Carter -
Robert Gibson (187) Robert Gibson The genre of Planetary Romance is perhaps best represented by the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Burroughs (1875-1950), best known as the author of Tarzan , wrote ten volumes of Martian adventure, with various protagonists both Terrestrial and Martian. The publication of the... ( added 197 days 21 hours ago.) |
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H P Lovecraft - Unrecognized Master of Science Fiction -
Robert Gibson (187) Robert Gibson Some quite well known writers are extraordinarily mis-represented. I, as a reader, have at times been put off trying an author for decades, only to find, when I did try, that what you get is nothing like what youve been warned about. Sometimes this is the readers fault. With Margaret Mitchells... ( added 197 days 21 hours ago.) |
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Audio Book Downloads: From PC To MP3 Player -
- Steve Hill (3,960) More people are staying out of the libraries and book stores and spending time on the internet. This is even true of book lovers. They have replaced the turn of the page for high-speed audio book downloads. In the car or on the go, these audio books provide entertainment and education in a... ( added 211 days 3 hours ago.) |
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Is An Audio Book Club Right For You? -
- Steve Hill (3,960) As electronic book downloads become more popular, so does the concept of the audio book club. Much like a movie rental shop, an audio book club allows you to rent audio books for a period of time. These are an excellent option for people who enjoy digital literature or non-fiction, but do not... ( added 211 days 7 hours ago.) |
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What Everyone Should Know About Friendship Poems -
Graham Wardle (410) Poems have been written about nearly every topic under the sun, and next to love and death, friendship poems are among the most commonly read, written, and shared in the world. Unfortunately, a beautiful poem written in friendship can often result in a misunderstanding when it sounds very much... ( added 215 days 23 hours ago.) |
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The Forgotten Victims… Children of the Holocaust -
Victoria Benson (42) It is written that only 10% of the Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust. Latvia and Lithuania, two small Baltic countries, suffered even higher casualties. Only 1 - 2 % of their Jewish children survived, and nearly all of them were sent away and in hiding. One little boy... ( added 239 days 13 hours ago.) |
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