Art & Culture: Revealing the Inner Contours of Human Emotion: Preserving the Ballets of Anthony Tudor by Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal

December 3, 2019 admin 0

Anthony Tudor stands as one of the pillars of twentieth century ballet choreography. An English born choreographer who found a home in the United States, Tudor gained renown as the most innovative choreographer of his day. A modernist who used movement sparingly, the Tudor Ballets and their characters were mutually definitive and contextual. The Tudor stories unfolded through the shape of a hand or a foot, or through the tilt of a hat, or the […]

Non-Fiction: Travels with Elly by Larry MacDonald

December 3, 2019 admin 0

Where was Canada’s first settlement? What is the country’s prettiest town? Who was its greatest hero?Inspired by John Steinbeck’s journey across the United States in Travels with Charley, Larry MacDonald and his sweet poodle Elly go on their own 10-month trek across the Great White North seeking answers to all the questions about Canada they didn’t even know to ask. Between discussion of history and culture, the author shares his own reflections on signage, ferries, […]

Non-Fiction: Think Yourself Into Becoming a Language Learning Superstar by Betty Lou Leaver

December 1, 2019 admin 0

Learning a language is difficult. Have you ever thought about why? You can spend hours and days memorizing words and conjugations and still be nowhere near fluency even years down the line. Why is it that languages seem to come easier to some people than others? How can you finally move beyond the basics? Think Yourself Into Becoming a Language Learning Superstar: A Revolutionary Approach to Gaining Fluency in Any Language (MSI) makes new languages […]

Teenage Entrepreneur Writes Amazon Bestseller

November 29, 2019 admin 0

Andre Haykal’s book became an Amazon Bestseller. What They Won’t Teach You is a new bestselling book about How Young Entrepreneurs Can Find Success Outside of the Classroom. Haykal is a 19-year-old college sophomore at Binghamton University. He recently released his first book: What They Won’t Teach You: How Young Entrepreneurs Can Find Success Outside of the Classroom. The teenage entrepreneur adopted a system to write his book in less than three months developed by […]

Trump Jr’s Triggered Gets $100,000 RNC Push

November 22, 2019 admin 0

Want your book to be a bestseller? It turns out it’s very helpful to have powerful friends… or fathers, as the case may be. The Huffington Post reports that Donald Trump Jr.’s Triggered, published early in November, had an unexpected push to the New York Times bestseller list: The Republican National Committee spent $95,000 buying up the books, according to a campaign finance listing spotted by The New York Times. Records from the Federal Election […]

Birther News: Columbus Wasn’t Italian

November 22, 2019 admin 0

Newly published research aims to validate Columbus as a blue-blood descendant of Slavic Royalty, not Italian even though, for the longest time, conventional wisdom held that Columbus was a citizen of Genoa. Popular thought has it he was the son of a humble weaving peasant who came to Portugal to challenge, not only the social classes and the political powers of his time, but also the dark abyss of seafaring ignorance. Manuel Rosa’s latest book, […]

New This Week: The Do or Do Not Outlook by Nick Maley

October 29, 2019 admin 0

In The Do or Do Not Outlook (Light World) Nick Maley, renowned as “That Yoda Guy” for his involvement in the Star Wars original trilogy, turns traditional wisdom on its head as he examines the fears and obstacles that discourage us from reaching for the stars. Each page shares a pointer that mentors readers day-by-day toward living their dreams. Maley covers ground of interest to almost everyone, including: • You can’t live an exceptional life […]

Non-Fiction: After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America by Michael Owen

October 29, 2019 admin 0

One hundred years ago, a road trip across the continental United States was almost unimaginable. Yet that’s exactly what took place in 1919 when a convoy of about 300 military personnel and more than 80 heavy vehicles set out from the heart of Washington, D.C. An author with a love of travel chronicles that experience as well as his own on the same roadway in a new book released by Dog Ear Publishing.In After Ike: […]

Non-Fiction: Never Left Behind by Paul Barthel

October 22, 2019 admin 0

How far would you go to be reunited with your dog? Never Left Behind (Dog House) is the true story of Chicago Chef entrepreneur, Paul Barthel, who refused to be separated from his Labrador Retriever while going through a highly contentious divorce. It was a story that made headlines.Never Left Behind is a compelling memoir that submerges the reader inside the bowels of derelict kitchens, offering the vivid account of a man, a chef for […]

Celebrities Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 17, 2019 admin 0

The cover girl for POWER Magazine’s fall 2019 issue is award-winning actress, designer, businesswoman and role model, Jaclyn Smith. Her breast cancer was discovered during her yearly mammogram. She had a lumpectomy and radiation in 2002. Jaclyn remains vigilant about her follow-up care. She credits her family for being her inspiration throughout this difficult time. She stresses that no one should go through cancer alone. Suzanne Somers, actress, author, singer, businesswoman and health advocate was […]