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I made it through an unusually large number of books this year, the increase driven both by heavy audiobook usage and trying to get through a lot of research. I've included the reviews that I wrote on Goodreads (this whole post is basically a Goodreads...

Many writers dream of the moment they get “the call”. They answer the phone and Destiny is on the other side. Maybe their book hit a best-sellers list, or Oprah wants their novel for her book club. One call can change your life. Or can it? Despite the...

Chaim Amalek writes: “The Chinese will fully embrace it, as they are a very practical people. In 75 years one will be able to go to a fine restaurant in China and order a white fetus, complete will red hair, to dine on and no one will think it odd.”...

In contrast, tourism activity decreased further in the Kansas City District, but was expected to improve modestly in coming months. Boston reported increased employment in the software and IT sectors, and New York noted that financial firms were hiring...

In 1974, the year before I was born, my parents had a small wedding in my aunt’s living room and then spent their honeymoon becoming teachers of Transcendental Meditation. Those were the days when just about everyone seemed to be doing it. “Plainly,...