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November 7, 2014

When Page Count Doesn’t Count

When the start and the end of a novel come many hundreds of pages apart, too many readers don’t even begin reading. Yet, chosen with care, a very long novel rewards time and attention many times over. Try these three.

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Published on November 07, 2014 16:16

November 1, 2014

7 Ways to Unchain Your Brain and Do More, Better

Hyperconnectivity and multitasking are so common today that most of us don���t realize there are other ways of working and being. But when we overdo either of them, we shortchange ourselves and limit our brain���s potential. Ponder these 7 insights.
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Published on November 01, 2014 20:46

7 Ways to Unchain Your Brain and Do More, Better

Hyperconnectivity and multitasking are so common today that most of us don’t realize there are other ways of working and being. But when we overdo either of them, we shortchange ourselves and limit our brain’s potential. Ponder these 7 insights.

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Published on November 01, 2014 18:46

October 24, 2014

Successful Artists Do It--Can You?

The steps anyone else took to becoming a successful creative person, possibly earning a living doing what he or she loves, isn’t going to be your personal recipe. But every little bit of information helps. These books have useful suggestions.

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Published on October 24, 2014 16:25

October 20, 2014

Exit Here, but Only if You Really Really Want to

What does a party supplies shop have to do with death? When the shop owner has become involved in supplying an easeful death to selected clients by way of helium, a plastic hood, and some tubing. With humor and sensitivity, this novelist tells an original tale.

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Published on October 20, 2014 16:32

Exit Here, But Only If You Really Really Want To

What does a party supplies shop have to do with death? When the shop owner has become involved in supplying an easeful death to selected clients by way of helium, a plastic hood, and some tubing. With humor and sensitivity, this novelist tells an original tale.

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Published on October 20, 2014 16:32

October 14, 2014

Two New Novels to Twist Your Sympathies into a Knot

The craft with which these two new novels were written will have you imagining yourself in the shoes of a ruthless enemy.

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Published on October 14, 2014 11:24

October 10, 2014

So Many Hyper Kids, Such a Checkered History of Help

I once attended a support group for the parents of hyperactive/attention deficit kids. What I heard was extreme: their kids were uncontrollable and they, the parents, were at their wits’ ends. Have far have we come since then?

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Published on October 10, 2014 20:00

October 4, 2014

5 Artistic Ways to Get Your Creativity Unstuck

Whether you write, photograph, paint, sculpt, or welcome the muse some other way, you may enjoy collecting fresh techniques for inviting flow into your day. Here's a beautifully inspiring new book...

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Published on October 04, 2014 13:02

September 27, 2014

6 Superlative Stories You'd Be Sorry to Miss

Lose yourself in any of these six current novels by skilled authors. They’ll make you laugh at absurdity, learn about other times and cultures, and question your assumptions.

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Published on September 27, 2014 13:50

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