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On Guerrilla Gardening
Want to know how the Guerilla Gardener does it?
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Gonzo Wasted
The infamous life of Hunter S.Thompson, told by his friends and family.
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Mad, Bad and Sad
A female slant on mental health and celebrity culture.
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On Guerrilla Gardening
Guerrilla Gardender Richard Reynolds teaches others how to be just like him, in his new book "On Guerrilla Gardening."
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Deepest, Darkest Secrets
Do you have a secret? You'll feel much better if you put it on a postcard and send it to a guy named Frank Warren.
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Should good looking people pay more tax?
While a few leftwing dinosaurs here busy themselves with the plight of the low-waged whose tax bills are about to rocket under the new 20% starting rate, an Argentine writer has been applying himself to wider questions of social injustice. While a few leftwing dinosaurs here busy themselves with the plight of the low-waged whose tax bills are about to rocket under the new... more
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Monsters of Templeton
Bestselling author Lauren Groff returns to the hometown which inspired her first novel, the Monsters of Templeton.
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Judy Blume v. Censors
Current talks to one of the most censored women in the United States: children's book author Judy Blume.
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Interviewing No-No's
Got an interview coming up? Well, you'd better prepare yourself or you might end up sounding like the guy on this video. Millions of interviews are blown every year due to improvised rambling. Always be prepared. You can start by reading "Whoa, My Boss is Naked!: A Career Book for People Who Would Never be Caught Dead Reading a Career Book "(Doubleday, Jan. '08) www.jakeonjobs.com Got an interview coming up? Well, you'd better prepare yourself or you might end up sounding like the guy on this video. Millions of i... more
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Avoidable Apocalypse
PMT is a series of short animated films presenting new ideas about global consciousness and techniques for social and ecological transformation. Our first episode, "Towards 2012," introduces the project, explaining concepts from the best-selling book, "2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl" (Tarcher/Penguin, 2006) by Daniel Pinchbeck, in the author's own voice. Future segments will focus on shamanism, sustainability, alternative energy systems, the Mayan Calendar, quantum physics and synchronicity, human sexuality and a host of other subjects. PMT is a series of short animated films presenting new ideas about global consciousness and techniques for social and ecological trans... more
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Wish You Were There
A profile of comic editor Jason Rodriguez discussing his graphic novel, Postcards, goes postcard hunting, and discusses his follow-up project. A profile of comic editor Jason Rodriguez discussing his graphic novel, Postcards, goes postcard hunting, and discusses his follow-up ... more
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Free Books in Your Email
Arcamax.com will send a chapter a day from a classic book to your inbox, although, if you're looking for newer titles, you may want to hit the library or a bookstore. The avaliable titles from this service are all public domain and old.
Set up your computer to read your email aloud with a text-to-speech app, and you've got a book on tape of sorts. A very creepy, lifeless book on tape.
Hey! Did I mention that it's free? Arcamax.com will send a chapter a day from a classic book to your inbox, although, if you're looking for newer titles, you may want to... more -
Free Classic Style Guide
Even though it was first published in 1918, The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr., still is considered by many to be the bedrock upon which all proper writing is created. The fine folks at bartleby.com, a great resource for all of you writers out there, have it on their site--for free. It's short, sweet, and to the point, like all good writing.
Still, the number one rule in my book is to write in a way that will make sense to your audience. Clarity trumps the rules. Take Winston Churchill's legendary response to being called out for ending a sentence with a preposition. As one version goes, he wrote, "This is the sort of English up with which I will not put."
I couldn't have said it better--or worse--if I tried. Even though it was first published in 1918, The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr., still is considered by many to be the bedro... more -
For Whom the Doorbell Tolls...
Ding dong! Hi, we're you're neighbors and were hoping you could maybe move your house out of the neighborhood?
Hemingway's Idaho home, the one where he ended his life, is being restored and reviled all at the same time. Seems the local McMansionites want it carted off or forgotten. Ding dong! Hi, we're you're neighbors and were hoping you could maybe move your house out of the neighborhood? ... more -
Author Madeleine L'Engle Dead at 88
You might not have read her work in a while, but chances are that you picked up her classic, "A Wrinkle in Time" when you were a kid.
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