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M.A. Curtis Author Of Dominance & Delusion Discusses His Book With Bookpleasures.com -
ngoldman (6,006)   
ngoldman   
Today, Norm Goldman
Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our
guest, M.A. Curtis author of Dominance & Delusion . M.A. Curtis is
a retired engineer with a strong interest in anthropology and
sociology, and his book looks at evolution and its impact on the
human... ( added 18 days ago.) |
Review: Resumes for Children 17 Years Old And Under Yes, Really! -
ngoldman (6,006)
ngoldman
Author: Donna Kristine Manley Publisher: Christiana Press ISBN: 0-9777835-0-2 Deploying the word resumes in
the title of the book may immediately turn one off, as there no doubt
exists countless number of books concerning resum writing.
However, I doubt if any of these books are addressed... ( added 18 days 22 hours ago.) |
Book Reviews -
 - Satis Shroff (758) 
Satis Shroff
Creative Writing Critique: Chicken of India Unite!
Review: Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger. Atlantic Books, London, 2008. Man Booker Prize 2008. German version: Der Weisse Tiger' published by C.H. Beck, 2008.
Aravind Adiga was a correspondent for the newsmag Time and wrote articles for... ( added 6 days 10 hours ago.) |
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Review of the Children's Book "Tales My Ghanaian Grandmother Told Me" by Dzagbe Cudjoe -
- Dzagbe Cudjoe (219)
Reviewed by Teresa Aguilar
Tales my Ghanaian Grandmother Told Me
by Dzagbe Cudjoe
Strategic Book Publishing
Paperback: 52 pages, October 8, 2008, ISBN-13: 978-1934925874
Tales My Ghanaian Grandmother Told Me by Dzagbe Cudjoe is overall a well written collection of stories. The... ( added 9 hours 10 minutes ago.) |
The Humbled -
Michael Ramzy (517)   
Michael Ramzy
John lives in a very small house on a side street in a mid-size American city. He lives a very unassuming life, by himself, and spends most of his time working on his little garden and his house. He has a vehicle made in America, although to be fair it wasn't so much a buy-American thing as it... ( added 206 days 4 hours ago.) |
The Wasp and Me -
Gregory Lewis (284) 
Gregory Lewis
I think I must be getting lonely. I have a new pet wasp in my bedroom; I call her Hudson, after W.H. Hudson, who wrote a 1905 essay titled Wasps, extolling them as one of the more intelligent insect genus. In the case of Hudson (my wasp) I think it belongs to genus polistes, species fuscatus... ( added 267 days 22 hours ago.) |
Heavenly Comfort: Charles Spurgeon and Isaiah 61 -
- Jane Bullard (2,076)  
Jane Bullard
Charles H. Spurgeon wrote a powerful little book. He called it The
Mourner's Comforter . The title paired a seemingly depressive word, mourner , with a highly soothing one, comforter .
On the Internet, mourner and comforter searches point to
death and funerals or bed comforters and hotel... ( added 1 year 10 days ago.) |
James Morrow on Witches, Frankenstein, Cyberpunk, and More -
- Bill Ectric (1,122) 
Bill Ectric
As teenagers, James Morrow and his friends made short 8mm movies based on Coleridge and Poe stories. Morrow went on to earn a master's degree from Harvard University , then published his first novel, The Wine of Violence , in 1981. His latest, The Philosopher's Apprentice , prompted the Library... ( added 1 year 54 days ago.) |
You're Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation -
Lauren Davis (64) 
If youre a woman, youre also a daughter. You have a mother. These
are two distinct roles that play out over a lifetime. So what happens
when you become a mother to a daughter? You probably have a new
appreciation for some of the things your mom has said to you over the
years because suddenly... ( added 1 year 215 days ago.) |
Life, Death And The Mystery of the Broken Mirror -
Marty RicKard (2,689)  
Marty RicKard
My seven-year-old tiptoed into my study, her hands behind her back. Please dont be angry," she sobbed. Whats wrong, Susan?" She showed her hands. I gasped. She held the antique mirror I had given Carol two years before the accident. The mirror was cracked. A thin line curved across the surface... ( added 1 year 223 days ago.) |
Metafiction and the 4th Wall -
Bill Ectric (1,122)
Bill Ectric
Most "new" concepts are not really new. They come and go in various incarnations, ever growing in our mass consciousness, until they reach the critical mass known as "everyone is talking about it." Two such concepts are metafiction in literature and its TV & film equivalent, "breaking the fourth... ( added 4 years 3 days ago.) |
Making Health Communication Programs Work: A Planner's Guide -
James Duncan (22)
Book Review of Making Health Communication Programs Work: A Planner's Guide. (National Cancer Institute. 2004. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Health
Making Health Communication Programs Work: A Planner's Guide is a workbook designed to assist health and wellness professionals in... ( added 4 years 6 days ago.) |
Can You Teach A Writer How to Write? -
Hannah Quinn (18,650)  
Hannah Quinn
Yes ! (and) No!
This is a common and interesting debate, and often carries a touch of snobbery about it - on the anti side that is, which doesn't automatically make the anti side incorrect. But, is it?
First, what does it mean: teach writing? Obviously, we are all taught to write... ( added 30 days 13 hours ago.) |
Building Character (Conclusion) -
Michael Ramzy (517)
Michael Ramzy
Nothing happened. "Oh, come on," Rudy said, reaching up and pushing the button again, this time a little harder.
Still nothing. The door refused to open.
The button on the small wire was rigged to open the door, and if the button was pressed the door would slowly roll open. It did... ( added 30 days 19 hours ago.) |
Building Character (Part Two) -
Michael Ramzy (517)
Michael Ramzy
The loading door, or what could have passed as a loading door, was not very tall, but it was wide. The height was around eight feet, the length more than twice that. The width ran along the wall almost to one white corner, or actually to both white corners since the door was in the exact... ( added 32 days 6 hours ago.) |
Building Character (Part One) -
Michael Ramzy (517)
Michael Ramzy
He stood very still, almost like a statue. There was nothing around him, no clue as to where he was or could be. All he saw was white, not a milky white haze or fog but a real whiteness that blinded him. The room he was in was large, like a rectangular hall. All four walls were white. The... ( added 33 days 21 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 7 -
Ryan Stroud (3,921) 
Ryan Stroud
Jim, now with his back to the hallway, turned and tried to head towards the front door. Murphy moved in his way, knocking Jim down.
"Jim, I'm telling you, just let this happen."
Jim crawled backwards and stood up. He waited for Murphy to come at him a little and then he would strike.... ( added 74 days 2 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 6 -
Ryan Stroud (3,921)
Ryan Stroud
He saw Murphy's back, lowering down as to pick something up. Murphy's sister was there also, the dark figure, and was pointing at the ground. Murphy shouted something at her but Jim couldn't make it out. She lowered her dark, gangly body down as well and when they both rose together, they were... ( added 74 days 2 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 5 -
Ryan Stroud (3,921)
Ryan Stroud
That sounded like McCoy, Jim thought. They two looked at each other with wonder stricken across their faces.
"Dude, what was that?" Jim asked.
"Um, well, I bet it was nothing. Hey, wait here, practice some scales and I'll go check it out, alright?" Murphy put his guitar down and exited... ( added 74 days 2 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 4 -
Ryan Stroud (3,921)
Ryan Stroud
The two exited the room, Jim following Murphy down a small group of stairs into what seemed to be a garage converted into a rehearsal space. The large room was covered in carpets and egg crates, to help produce a better sound in the room. There was a nice 6-piece drum set and a wall of... ( added 74 days 2 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 3 -
Ryan Stroud (3,921)
Ryan Stroud
Jim approached the door to the mysterious house. He looked around for a moment, trying to see through the small windows next to the doorframe. He could see a light on inside and shadows of people in the back living room. He stood straight up, took a deep breath, and rang the doorbell. Jim waited.... ( added 74 days 2 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 2 -
Ryan Stroud (3,921)
Ryan Stroud
Jim climbed into the Beretta, shutting the door behind him. He laid the back of his head up against the headrest and closed his eyes. "This is my ticket out," he thought. "No more cleaning up after wasteful, rude richies. No more disgusted looks from them. No more of their crap." A small smile... ( added 74 days 2 hours ago.) |
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The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 1 -
Ryan Stroud (3,921)
Ryan Stroud
Today was the day for Jim. Everything was finally going to change.
Jim, wrapped in a towel covering his recently showered and cleaned body, was searching through his closet, looking for the perfect shirt to wear. Hung in his closet were rows of button-down work shirts with "Jim" plastered... ( added 74 days 2 hours ago.) |
"Why We Make Mistakes" a Book Review -
- Dianne Lehmann (4,729) 
Dianne Lehmann
Written by Joseph T. Hallinan, "Why We Make Mistakes," is a clear and well written look into some of the inner workings of the human mind. While he does devote one small chapter at the end to advise us on how to make fewer mistakes, that is not the main concern of the book. So if you are thinking... ( added 77 days ago.) |
The Endless Dreams of Youth -
Michael Ramzy (517)
Michael Ramzy
She sat on the swing, the thin metal chains holding it under her small figure. She looked across the playground and saw him coming. He had his baseball cap pulled down over his eyes, as always. She smiled.
He was eight and walked with the unhurried, carefree steps youth allows. He wore a... ( added 96 days 2 hours ago.) |
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