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Indiebound- Geeking out on Russian/Spanish presence in 19th cent Cali. Who knew burnt sea shells were turned into whitewash? #colonialhistory
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If Charles Dickens Was Alive He’d Be 200 Today-And The Oldest Human on the Planet
Safe to say Dickens wouldn’t be very good company if he was alive today, but I bet he’d be Tweeting his brains out and figuring out a way to make a pound or two from it. #dickensbirthday #paidperword #showmethemoney I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, Allentown, bad acting, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Great Expectations, Lehigh Valley, Simon Callow, The Morning Call, Uriah Heep
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Man of War is a Book Club Selection!
That’s about all I can say about this good news. More later as this breaking news develops.
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Tagged Book clubs, books, history, man of war, Military history, Military history books
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A Pox on You Charles of Super English Force
Who says you can’t make any money teaching kids? According to a 2010 article in the Christian Science Monitor, a top “Star Tutor” in Hong Kong can make up to $1.5 million annually. One got so rich by helping children … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Asia, education, Hong Kong, MTR, public transportation, Star Tutors, well-paid teachers
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To Read, Vol. 3
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Tagged America's Prophet, Bill Bryson, books, Bruce Feiler, C.S. Lewis, Cakes and Ale, Cotton, Jeffrey Toobin, Mere Christianity, Norah Vincent, Self-Made Man, Stephen Yafa, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, The Nine, The Secret Life of Lobsters, Trevor Corson, Unruly Americans, W. Somerset Maugham, Woody Holton
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To Read, Vol. 2
Again, no particular order.
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Tagged A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson, books, Don't Know Much About the Bible, Freakonomics, Jeremy Clarkson, Kenneth C. Davis, Mark Kurlansky, Nigel Cliff, Richard Dawkins, Salt, Simon Winchester, The God Delusion, The Man Who Loved China, The Shakespeare Riots
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To Read, Vol. 1
In no particular order.
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Tagged 1776, After Rain, Amy Tan, Arthur Herman, Bill Bryson, books, Country Driving, David McCullough, How the Scots Invented the Modern World, Made in America, Nicholas Wade, Peter Gay, Peter Hessler, Saving Fish From Drowning, The Enlightenment, The Faith Instinct, William Trevor
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Me Like History Books
Since the middle of last year I’ve been digitally archiving the books I read on the website Goodreads. Why? I read so many books while writing Man of War that I had a hard time keeping track of them all. … Continue reading
Noel Fielding
I often like my comedy a bit strange. So does Noel Fielding. One-half of the surreal British duo, The Mighty Boosh, Fielding has a new series coming to the UK station, E4, the digital arm of Channel 4. Will it … Continue reading
I’m an Anglophile. Guilty.
I’ve loved most things British since I was a kid (with the exception of hooligans, binge drinking and saying that one goes “to hospital.” Don’t they know you go to the hospital?). At first it was new wave music: Echo … Continue reading
