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Ken McAlpine
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Hi Wonderful Readers:
I write a weekly column out here in Southern California (kcet.org/westiseden). With kids growing up and graduation on the doorstoop, I wrote this column -- perhaps something any parent could have written.
HANDPRINTS NO LONGER SMALL
In these graduating times, cause for celebration and remembering: smeary handprints won't forever stay messy or small.
We are driving to preschool... Read more of this blog post »
I write a weekly column out here in Southern California (kcet.org/westiseden). With kids growing up and graduation on the doorstoop, I wrote this column -- perhaps something any parent could have written.
HANDPRINTS NO LONGER SMALL
In these graduating times, cause for celebration and remembering: smeary handprints won't forever stay messy or small.
We are driving to preschool... Read more of this blog post »
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Off-Season: Discovering America on Winter's Shore
— published 2004 — 3 editions |
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Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization
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FOG
— published 2012 — 3 editions |
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Together We Jump: A Journey of Love, Hope and Second Chances
— published 2013 — 3 editions |
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Diving the World: Photography by Norbert Wu
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Scott Tinley's Winning Guide to Sports Endurance: How to Maximize Speed, Strength and Stamina
by Scott Tinley, Ken McAlpine (Goodreads Author) — published 1994 |
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Utm Security with Fortinet: Mastering Fortios
by Kenneth Tam, Martin H. Hoz Salvador, Ken McAlpine (Goodreads Author) — published 2012 — 3 editions |
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| Few do creepy better than Jo Nesbo. His book "The Snowman" had me looking over my shoulder. Plus there are few funnier, more honest protagonists than detective Harry Hole, a straight shooter whose lack of social skills is outdone only by his brillian...more | |
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location: Competitor Radio (Iisten live at their website; please see below) , The United States description: I'll be talking about the writing life and my new novel "Together We Jump" with my radio friends Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle. Going on the show with them is always fun, because there's no telling what they'll ask or say... |
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"Hey Tom! I am just getting this. Thanks for the kind words -- and for feeding your appetite with a few of my books. Please tell your friend the bookwo...more
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"I agree with Linda. Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove is one of those books that stays with you, largely because of the, well, larger than life characters...more
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"Thanks Miss Dallas for all you do for kids. I wish I was from fudge.
Your friend, Ken" |
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| " I'm really delighted to be sharing these poems with you all today as part of Write On's partnership with NYWC and their Ten Under Ten Series. I know you will enjoy these amazing poems written by kids under ten years old: Ears Everywhereby Amar..." Read more of this blog post » | |
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"Hi Kathy: As always, thank YOU for reading. The older I get the more I realize how very lucky I am. I hope you're doing well!"
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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
― Confucius
― Confucius
“If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.”
― Henry Ford
― Henry Ford
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