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  • National Bookstore Day: A Great Day for a Signing

    November 6, 2009

    • National Bookstore Day, November 7, 2009, has to be one of the best ideas anybody has come up with to help celebrate and preserve literary culture in our digitally-revolutionized age in a very long time. It gives me a perfect excuse to scrape up a few bucks and splurge on books other than those needed for research. But now that I think about it a bit more, it also should have been a good excuse ...
  • Lauren and Julia

    September 10, 2009

    • "Food, like the people who eat it, can be stimulated by wine or spirits. And, as with people, it can also be spoiled. The quality in a white or red wine, vermouth, Madeira, or brandy which heightens the character of cooking is not the alcohol content, which is usually evaporated, but the flavor. Therefore any wine or spirit used in cooking must be a good one. If it is excessively fruity, ...
  • Free E-books Lead to Interesting Events

    August 17, 2009

    • I have now had books pubished in 20 languages in 27 different countries:Perhaps I may have a book published in the 21st language in the 28th country.It's amazing the things that happen when you post free e-books on the Internet.I received this e-mail the other day about my free e-book 1001 Best Things Ever Said about Work (and the Workplace) :----- Original Message -----From: abubakr abdullaTo: ...
  • In the mood for love...

    December 11, 2008

    • There is a silver lining to the economy being in the crapper, and it's love.  According to my publisher, a lot of people are buying my latest gift  journal - What I Love About You - for their sweethearts this holiday season.  That's good if it means they're not buying Hummers this year, right?Maybe we're getting back to what matters most: people we love. And what we can afford. A $14 book ...
  • My addition to Editors at Redroom holiday pix

    December 11, 2008

    • Here is why you should buy my book as gift for loved ones - it certainly is among books that have "something a little more personal." Tango, an Argentine Love Story is about my extraordinary year living and dancing tango in Buenos Aires. It's filled with wisdom and inspiration from my 20 years of Zen and yoga practices, as well as from dancing a sensual close-embrace dance that can't ...