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Mar.14.2013
We all get ideas of famous people just because of their fame and the reasons they are famous. Marilyn Monroe is an icon for many reasons, and no doubt is remembered for reasons which are superficial. But, she did hold the interest of one of the greatest playwrights of the last century, and I...
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Nov.29.2012
Thursdays Phil Naessens Show is a repeat of two great interviews he conducted during this past year with author Steven R. Travers. Please listen as Travers discusses his latest book A Tale of Three Cities followed by a discussion of his book The Last Icon: Tom Seaver and His Times...
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Sep.28.2012
On Friday's program Phil welcomes back the NFL referees, makes a case for why New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey should win the National League Cy Young Award and is later joined by author Steven Travers to discuss his book The Last Icon; Tom Seaver and His Times. You can listen to the...
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Jul.04.2012
I’ve been a huge Tom Seaver fan for most of my life so when I discovered that there was a new book out about his career I immediately snatched it up….yes, that’s correct my friends. Phil Naessens actually bought a book rather than waiting for the publisher or author so send him one for a...
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Dec.20.2011
I ran out of business cards and have been meaning to get another set printed but just had better things to do with my time. Two days ago I sat down and designed a new card - front and back. Yesterday I printed out a black and white version to run them by my students and my wife. Now I've got some...
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Nov.28.2010
I don't like being an icon': Margaret Atwood at the Royal Over-Seas League in London earlier this month. Photograph: Henry Bourne for the ObserverMargaret Atwood interview: 'Go three days without water and you don't have any human rights. Why? Because you're dead'
With almost 50 books to her name...
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Jun.22.2010
A fictionalized account of Anne Frank's diary is causing some furor. In the book, Anne and her boyfriend have physical contact and talk of sex. I am of two minds about this. Basically, if done well, honestly, discretely and without puerile intent, I find it acceptable. I am a writer who has taken...
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May.17.2010
I've always admired the rugged ability of certain adventurer-writers to appear masterful in the wider world.
True or not, it’s easy to envision legendary expatriate authors like Karen Blixen and Ernest Hemingwaycrushing it in their overseas exploits. Satisfying wanderlust. Surviving exotic illness...
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