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rob-severson's picture
Feb.05.2010
An “average guy” and academic underachiever shares how he overcame obstacles to personal and professional success by adopting basic, proven principles.FOR MANY PEOPLE the pursuit of happiness can be frustrating and elusive. Focusing on self-centered needs, dwelling on past mistakes and relying on...
larry-r-smith's picture
Dec.16.2008
From back cover: "A River Remains embodies the waterway of its title: in these poems the world is at once evanescent and permantent, always changing, yet always there. A collection of large scope built mostly from brief lyrics, narratives and meditations, it stands as the most compelling work...
anne-hart's picture
May.11.2008
It’s easy to start, teach, and franchise a creative genealogy writing club, class, or publication. Start by looking at the descriptions of each business and outline a plan for how your group operates. Flesh out each category with your additional research pertaining to your local area and your...
joni-rodgers's picture
Apr.21.2008
Joni Rodgers lives in Houston, Texas, where big hair is a God-given right. It’s prerequisite for a real estate license, as natural as Naugahyde, as important as Elvis. But at thirty-two, Joni was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and aggressive cancer of the immune system, and she lost her...
robert-leleux's picture
Apr.18.2008
In a memoir studded with delicious lines and unforgettable set pieces, Robert Leleux describes his east Texas boyhood and coming of age, under the tutelage of his eccentric, bewigged, flamboyant, and knowing mother. Living on their in-laws’ horse ranch in a white-pillared house they can’t afford,...
daniel-curzon's picture
Feb.10.2008
It covers some of the author's interactions, feuds, rivalries, alliances with some well-known literary figures of the late twentieth century, including Joyce Carol Oates, Christopher Isherwood, Robert Chesley, Theatre Rhinoceros, the Angels of Light, and many more. REVIEW: Man Behaving Badly [...