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Friday, May 30, 2014

Need a gift for Father’s Day—June 15th.

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My father is furthest out on the wing. Father’s Day is special. I use the day to remember a father I never knew. He died in WWII in the...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Storytellers fix an unruly world

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Saving Mr. Banks Last night I watched Saving Mr. Banks for the first time. Screenwriters like to write scripts about writers. Unfort...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Book Titles that Grab Attention

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Coming up with a good book title is difficult, at least for me. Ideally, you want the title that will grab a buyer’s attention in three or ...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Happy Mother's Day

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True story We asked our grandson what he was giving his mom for Mother's Day, and he said he made something in school. Then he aske...
Friday, May 9, 2014

Gifts for Graduation Season

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Ron Charles, entertainment and book columnist for the Washington Post has written an interesting article about gift books for graduation...
Monday, May 5, 2014

The Historical Novel: Lust for Life by Irving Stone

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Go Book Yourself   published a list of 9 books inspired by art . I would add a tenth:   Lust for Life   by Irving Stone . I am not a visual...
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Apropos of nothing—Harry Potter vs. Star Wars

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This short video was posted on YouTube and has nearly 24 million hits. Well deserved, I might add. I posted it on my blog because I enjoyed...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

My sojourn in direct marketing

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I semi-retired early and went into consulting to forestall boredom and to help make ends meet.* I ended up consulting for a Boston direct m...