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December 5, 2014
10 Great Christmas Albums for Your Playlist
10 Favorite Christmas Albums from Mark Gilroy SLIDE SHOW TRANSCRIPT Tis the Season for Music 10 Great Christmas Albums TIM RUSHLOW CLASSIC CHRISTMAS – Wow. What a fabulous big band sound from a singer known for his country albums. Don’t miss “A Soldiers Song.” An immediate classic! NAT KING COLE THE CHRISTMAS SONG – Has there […]
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November 28, 2014
10 Favorite Christmas Albums
Coming up with 10 favorite Christmas albums is a near impossible task because there are so many styles and offerings to consider. Every year I buy Amy a new Christmas album so we have built quite a collection of holiday sounds that range from classical to big band to jazz to pop to country with lyrics that cover […]
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November 20, 2014
Just Before Midnight: A Christmas Eve Novella: READING SAMPLE
Just Before Midnight, A Christmas Eve Novella, is “a charming intersection of the movies ‘Crash’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.'” Christmas Eve is the time to be at home enjoying the warmth and laughter of family, isn’t it? A couple in their late 60s faces the prospects of a first ever Christmas with no kids […]
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November 12, 2014
Note to College Football: Get Rid of the Bowls and Improve the Playoff Model
Note to college football: it is time to get rid of the bowls and improve the playoff model. My first memory of watching an entire college football game was January 1, 1969, when Rex Kern and a group of “Super Sophs” led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a 27-16 win over the USC Trojans and […]
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October 22, 2014
What Is the Agency Model in Ebook Pricing?
Q: What Is the agency model in eBook pricing? A: The agency model is when a reseller allows the publisher to set the price charged to its (the reseller’s) customers. The common agency model terms for eBooks have been that the publisher keeps 70% of the proceeds and the reseller earns a 30% commission. This is different from the […]
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October 11, 2014
Arkady Renko: From Gorky Park to Tatiana
Arkady Renko is a literary detective who takes us on tumultuous journey through modern Russian political history – the intrigue and the frightening pathos – from a gruesome triple murder in Gorky Park to the death of the fearless investigative reporter, Tatiana, the newest installment in the series and the title character. Martin Cruz Smith introduced Chief Inspector of […]
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October 1, 2014
Will Samsung Save the Nook?
Will Samsung save the Nook? The good news from Barnes & Noble for the first quarter of Fiscal 2015 that ended August 2, 2014, was that book retailer cut losses from $87m to $28m compared to the same period a year ago. The bad news was that overall revenues had dropped 7% from $1.33b to $1.22b. Worse […]
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September 15, 2014
10 Reasons NOT to Write a Book
So you want to be a writer? Most people you tell that to are going to say something to you like, “very cool” and “you can do it.” But I’m here today to dispense reality. Before you start on chapter one let me give you 10 reasons NOT to write a book! 1. Everything there is […]
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September 9, 2014
You Don’t Always Know What You Need Until You Get It
You don’t always know what you need until you experience what you’re missing from your life. This point hit me straight in the heart recently. Four months ago I got invited to start attending a men’s small group Bible Study on Wednesday mornings. How long is it, I asked. About 90 minutes, sometimes two hours. Hmmm. […]
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September 1, 2014
Work and the Rhythm of Life
So what is the deal on our attitudes toward work? Work is a wonderful blessing? A necessary evil? Why all the ambiguity? Most of us assume it’s a good thing to have a job. After topping 9% most of 2009-11, unemployment has dropped to 6.2% as of this month. That’s good, right?” But “according to […]
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