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How I Learned To Love Reading And You Can Too – Guest Post by Eric Watermolen

March 18, 2010

by Eric Watermolen
I used to hate reading. Maybe it was all the boring reading assignments back in high school. Maybe it was the books I was forced to read and report on every detail of plot, theme, setting… Maybe it was a lack of interest. Maybe it was because there was [...]

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Book Review: The Groucho Letters

March 12, 2010

Although my Facebook profile doesn’t reflect it accurately, I’m a fan of quite a few things. I love Winston Churchill’s speeches and Sara Lee’s snack cakes. I like Otter Pops, Dorothy Parker’s essays, crossword puzzles, March Madness, and Nibs.
I can’t get enough of old Soundgarden, playing fingerstyle guitar, personal records in the gym, and conversations [...]

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Four Books About War

March 1, 2010

Like a lot of men I know, men who have never served in the military and who haven’t had much experience with violence, I’ve done a ton of reading about war and military history. I just don’t know how to stay away from it. And while I don’t claim to know anything about the grim [...]

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Heavy Hitting Ideas From Heavy Hitting Books

February 25, 2010

This is a guest post from Avil Beckford from The Invisible Mentor. Avil is very smart, very classy, very smart, and a very good friend of World’s Strongest Librarian. She also loves to read and that’s really all that matters. Enjoy!
What makes a book timeless? Makes it resonate with us decades after the author’s death? [...]

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Why did we ever stop reading children’s books?

February 14, 2010

Note from Josh: This is a guest post by Carlon Haas. Carlon writes about tips and tricks for not screwing up your life and career on his…unique blog Don’t Step In The Poop. Carlon’s talking about one of my favorite subjects: kid’s books. Enjoy!

by Carlon Haas
Why did we ever stop reading children’s books?
I’ve read many [...]

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