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A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival

Jan.28.2009
A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival

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Santa Rosa Junior College
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Robert's Latest Blogs

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Jul.20.2009 - 12:30 pm
Recording Audio Tours
The Old Manse in Concord - just one of the stops I will profile on the tour
Okay - I'm jumping off into the world of multimedia by recording an audio tour of Transcendentalist Concord.  I will be recording narration for the North Bridge, the Old Manse,...
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Jun.29.2009 - 11:37 am
Tours to Go
I am becoming increasingly interested in audio tours that can be downloaded and brought with on an iPod, cell phone, or GPS unit. I remember one my dad had of the section of I80...
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Jun.01.2009 - 7:12 am
BEA REcap
BEA RECAP For those outside the book publishing world, Book Expo of America (BEA) is the annual gathering of book publishers, book sellers, librarians, authors, editors, and...
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May.16.2009 - 2:57 pm
Hit the Road With Academic Ambassadors
Academic Ambassadors is a wonderful service for academics and non-profit traveling professionals.  For more information, read this article at www.wanderingeducators.com.
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Comments from Robert

Mar.01.2009 - 5:40 pm
In response to: back in Amherst
Ahh, the cookies
Kate, The promise of cookies always seems to get the interest. Thanks for the comment and come back to visit soon....
Jan.20.2009 - 12:41 pm
In response to: A New Year, a New Thought or Two
perhaps even more the reason
Yes - I agree, although when I take it as a deduction and don't produce something directly, I feel a little guilty....
Jan.16.2009 - 10:08 am
In response to: A New Year, a New Thought or Two
A word about words
Luciana, Great tip! You are completely right. Simple phrases, like "Do you speak English?" and "please, thank you"...
Dec.10.2008 - 3:53 pm
In response to: The Irish Gift of Gabbing about Irish Gifts
photography
Dear Luciana,  Thank you for your comment.  I really appreciate it because that is exactly what I try to achive in my...
Nov.25.2008 - 7:13 pm
In response to: Chasing Frisbees in the Sky
Heartfelt thanks
Rosy - Thank you for the kind words.  You hit it right on the head about teaching us.  Our dog taught us so much about...

Writing

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Article: Travels With John: Following John Steinbeck's Travels With Charley
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Article: What's Old Is New: New Urbanism Turns Clock Back to Old-Style Neighborhoods

Published Reviews

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A Journey intto the Transcendentalists' New England
Jul.21.2008
A Journey into the Transcendentalists' New England
Published by Getlostbooks.com
This is an intriguing addition to the ever growing genre of literary guidebooks. It comes as part of a new series that includes Dorothy Parker’s New York and Steinbeck’s...
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Video: A Journey into Matisse's South of France
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Video: A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival
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Image Gallery: Walking Boston
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About Robert

A writer and photographer, Robert Todd Felton has written about Thoreau's Walden Pond, Yeats' Ireland, and Emerson's Boston.  He has also penned articles on hiking in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, exploring Hunter S. Thompson's Las Vegas, and driving through...
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Causes Robert Felton Supports

The Sierra Club, Soccer without Borders,

Robert’s Favorite Books

On the Road, Hamlet, Walden, The Collected Poems of William Butler Yeats, The Playboy and the Western World, King Lear, The Lies Boys Tell,