Are you frantically trying to purchase all those holiday gifts you need? Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and other holidays are approaching rapidly! Would someone on your gift list appreciate a colorful, energetic picture book with the...
Remember Milo Yiannopoulos? Breitbart's favorite troll suffered an Icarus-esque fall in February, after an old recording of him seemingly defending pedophilia culture surfaced and the Republican party dropped him immediately. He resigned his from his Breitbart job,...
In 1949, George Orwell published one of the best pieces of dystopian fiction of the century. When I saw Trump getting sworn in, it made me think of this book. His attacks on the freedom...
In the country of Oceania, the setting of George Orwell's prescient 1949 novel 1984, the Ministry of Truth is charged with the role of re-writing history according to the Inner Party's ephemeral political interests. Ministry of...
If you are an avid reader, you know that there is a great debate on which is better - a print book versus an electronic reader (e-reader). The debate usually is: "about the sentimental versus the practical,...
I LOVE pinup and I'm actually an avid collector. But who knew "sexy Thanksgiving" was a thing? The explanation is that these were done as a practical matter. Most pinup was done for calendars and...
When Jamie Bryant joined Pantsuit Nation just before the 2016 presidential election, she thought she had found a safe space to share her hopes and fears about the future. The secret Facebook group -- no...
The famous Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling is often referred to as a "children's book." I must wholeheartedly disagree. The series has become probably one of the most iconic products of this generation, and...
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report isn’t exactly pleasure reading. It outlines how the CIA developed and deployed a system of black sites around the world to torture people implicated in terrorism during the George...
Batman #44
Batman's similarly named comic series has long since surpassed the assumption that "all comics are for children" by being more willing to be dark, gritty, and real. In the September issue, number 44 of the...
When it comes to publishing anything, your title (or headline) is everything. Maybe that's what some of these authors were thinking -- "let me grab readers with a really whack title!". Or maybe they were...
At times I wonder... Do the right wing nut-jobs who see an Obama conspiracy everywhere they look actually believe their nonsense, or do they just have a book to sell? Case in point would be...
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My kids and I went on an educational vacation to Austin, Texas some years ago. Our primary objective was to visit the Harry Ransom Center to view their copy of the Gutenberg Bible. At the...
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This is a great resource that I stumbled onto at one of my favorite websites, Just English. 1. The Unemployed Millionaire: Escape the Rat Race, Fire Your Boss and Live Life on YOUR Terms! by Matt Morris Once...
Can satan, the devil, or evil come into the world through a coloring book?
Could President Trump be considering resignation as a way to make the Russia investigation go away? Is Trump formulating a plan which would provide him immunity from prosecution in exchange for his agreeing to leave...
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Conservatives are sure to love these stats, especially because America is obviously home to many Christians. But the number of people that are religiously unaffiliated is increasing, especially amongst younger generations. It seems that 36-percent of...
Dear Mr. Taunton, It is with great indignation that I compose this letter, for your new book, The Faith of Christopher Hitchens, is more worthy of a bonfire than a bestsellers list. Your book is an exercise...
Books are simple things in design. They are words written on paper that are bound together with a cover. As any book lover knows, there is nothing simple about a book. Open a book, and...
Spanish Fort High School in Alabama has put some very controversial books on its Advanced Placement summer reading list. The book is just chock full of right-wing propaganda. Some of the book titles are: Liberalism is...