Archive for the 'Books and Literature' Category
For the first time in the 400 year colonial history of the American Indians of southern New England have they written their own story. Covering all modes of their traditional life, A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England is a landmark publication.
Very few books on the history and culture of [...]
August 20th, 2007 | Posted in Anthropology and Archaeology, Books and Literature, Languages, Native and Tribal | No Comments
The Bikini, A Cultural History is a full coffee table size magnificent book on the history of the bikini swimsuit from its origins in the Paris scandals of 1946 right through today with scads of fascinating photographs of the supper models and movie stars from today and yesterday wearing the bikinis they are famous for. [...]
August 16th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Clothing | No Comments
High street retailer WH Smith is today reportedly looking at expanding its books business by buying the British arm of bookseller Borders books.Borders, which is the second largest bookseller in the United States, announced in March that it was pulling out of the UK in a move to focus on the fortunes of its underperforming [...]
August 11th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Business and Finance | No Comments
There was a time, says the Iroquois grandmother, when it was not needful to plant the corn- seed nor to hoe the fields, for the corn sprang up of itself, and filled the broad meadows. Its stalks grew strong and tall, and were covered with leaves like waving banners, and filled with ears of pearly [...]
July 6th, 2007 | Posted in Arts and Humanities, Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Myths and Folktales, Native and Tribal | No Comments
Anyone who tries to make you pay for the privilege of being published is a scam artist. This is called vanity publishing. It has been a trick for decades – making authors pay money to print a small run of their books under the foolish belief that that is the very first step to getting [...]
May 13th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Writers Resources | No Comments
Patience. I am thankful for those who had patience with me! I spent twenty years of my life figuring things out. For twenty years I ministered from the KJV Bible while believing that there were only two issues that could be understood by a non-textual critic scholar. First, to change from the Authorized Version would [...]
April 8th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Lifestyles and Society, Religion and Spirituality | No Comments
The Bible has always been, and will always be the greatest book ever written on this earth. It has been copied more than any other book, it has been written in more languages than any other book, and it is the most controversial book ever written. Because of its popularity it has been translated many [...]
April 5th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Religion and Spirituality | No Comments
The King James Bible has always been recognized by scholars as the true word of God, but with thousands of other versions out there, many people are getting confused. Many people ask, how do you know which one is best? How do you know their sources? Why is the King James Version better than other [...]
April 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Education, General Blurbs, Religion and Spirituality | No Comments
I still have my mothers Bible, it is the same one she read to me as a child, in my office. I’ve had it there for years. I don’t know how old it is, but I suspect it is 55 or 60 years old. It is the same Bible she used to hold up. [...]
April 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Lifestyles and Society, Religion and Spirituality | No Comments
There is a tremendous need for people to put their trust in God’s unchanging Word. It is my hope that this brief look into the “versions issue” will help people lay aside the confusion that will in time take a toll on such confidence.
“Patience is a virtue…” or so they say. Scripture calls it part [...]
March 29th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Books and Literature, Lifestyles and Society, Religion and Spirituality | No Comments
If any of my readers hunger and thirst for information concerning the descent of the cat through marsupial ancestors and mesozoic mammals to the generalized placental or monodelphous carnivora of to-day, let them consult St. George Mivart, who gives altogether the most comprehensive and exhaustive scientific study to the cat ever published, and whose book [...]
February 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Myths and Folktales, Pets | No Comments
Why is audio a convenient way to “read” a book?
1) You save time, because you can listen to an audio book anywhere and everywhere, and you can even do other things at the same time. You can listen when driving to and from work, when walking the dog, cycling, working around the house or at [...]
January 18th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Books and Literature, Entertainment, Shopping | No Comments
I love to read, and I hope to pass that love on to my little girl. So far, she has seemed to enjoy all of the time we have spent reading, and it seems to be sticking. She has a huge variety of Dr. Seuss books, and these seem to be her favorites.
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January 18th, 2007 | Posted in Books and Literature, Education, Entertainment | No Comments
AUDIO BOOKS
If you’re like most people, then your daily life is often too hectic and chaotic to allow for things like relaxing with a good book. Who has time to read when you need to get the kids ready for school, run errands, go to work, cook dinner, and clean the house, right? I used [...]
December 21st, 2006 | Posted in Books and Literature, Books and Literature, Entertainment, Hobbies, Multimedia | No Comments
A comic book t shirt is one of the ways to express yourself. Not only children like to wear this outfit, but also a bunch of adults favors this t shirt. The dress codes we had 30 years ago have aal been gone by now, and the only standard that remains is whether you have [...]
December 9th, 2006 | Posted in Arts and Humanities, Books and Literature, Comics, General Blurbs, Graphic Design | No Comments
There has always been a lucrative market for Children’s Books. Parents will know that the bedtime story is an opportunity for parent and child to bond. For some reason, human beings need stories and children particularly need that parallel world. Fairy stories, as well as being entertaining, also served to teach good moral values in [...]
November 23rd, 2006 | Posted in Books and Literature, Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Gifts, Writers Resources | No Comments
If there was a magical formula to writing success, I guess we’d all be doing it and be living in mansions. It’s difficult to know sometimes, what the public will like and reject. That’s why there is usually a string of publishers who have overlooked best seller books, and who are kicking themselves. J.K.Rowling, for [...]
November 10th, 2006 | Posted in Books and Literature, Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Online Writing and Articles, Writers Resources | No Comments
The publishing business ain’t what it used to be! Back in the day, authors had few choices if they wanted to get a book published. The traditional route would be to find an agent who would send your manuscript around to various publishers and take a percentage of the profit — if any. [...]
November 5th, 2006 | Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Arts and Humanities, Books and Literature, Multimedia, Writers Resources | No Comments
So you have self-published your first book and you hold it in your hands with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Congratulations! But…now what? Now it’s time to think seriously about promoting your self-published book. You must consider such things as press releases, arranging book signings, getting your book reviewed, radio [...]
October 28th, 2006 | Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Books and Literature, News and Media, Online Media, Writers Resources | No Comments
What is ghostwriting? Hint: It is not done by ghosts. Ghostwriters work behind the scenes to create a finished book — either writing an original manuscript, or doing extensive research and rewriting and editing, or just shaping up a mass of notes and ideas — with another author, often a famous person. [...]
October 23rd, 2006 | Posted in Arts and Humanities, Books and Literature, General Blurbs, Writers Resources | No Comments
The ability to speed read is an important skill in today’s world, where - whether we are students or at work - we are often expected to read hefty amounts of materials on a daily basis. As a result, improving your speed reading technique is something each and every one of us should not only [...]
September 20th, 2006 | Posted in Books and Literature, Education, General Blurbs, Online Writing and Articles, Writers Resources | No Comments
These particular fairies are small, even by fairy standards, stand between 4 inches and 6 inches. Flower Fairies are the invention of Author and Artist, Cicely Mary Baker who lived in 1895-1973. When Cicely was a child, living close to London, she was unable to attend school because of her epilepsy so she was taught [...]
September 18th, 2006 | Posted in Animation, Books and Literature, Myths and Folktales, Reference, Directories and Research | No Comments
The American Psychological Association (APA) has established a style that it uses in all of the books and journals that it publishes. Many others working in the social and behavioral sciences have adopted this style as their standard as well. When editors or teachers ask you to write in “APA style,†they do [...]
September 11th, 2006 | Posted in Books and Literature, Education, General Blurbs, Psychology, Writers Resources | No Comments
Japanese does have a very complex writing system, which is why it tends to take longer to learn Japanese than a language which uses a phonetic alphabet. However, this can be a lot of fun, and there’s a tremendous sense of achievement and pride when students find they can quite quickly learn to read a [...]
September 7th, 2006 | Posted in Arts and Humanities, Books and Literature, Education, Humanities, Personal Development | No Comments
Since I was a kid, I was enthralled with sci-fi. That term dates me — it’s now called “sf.” No fan of science fiction books will ever agree on the top five, but for what it is worth, I’d like to give my personal recommendations.Although other enthusiasts may not agree with my selection, [...]
July 22nd, 2006 | Posted in Arts and Humanities, Books and Literature, Entertainment, General Blurbs | No Comments