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| Reading a book on the iPod touch — if you’ve got a cat, it sure beats the newspaper |
Long story (precisely 256 pages, exclusive of acknowledgments) short: It works. What I like about it: • Portability (obviously) — though I've only got two Kindle store books on it now, there's room for plenty more. • Accessibility — a...
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Book signing and art activities at New Dominion June 20
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Coming up at New Dominion Bookshop:Book-signing and art activities for children!Author Carol Lemons and Illustrator Holly Smith,will present their book of historical fictionMatisse and the Boy Who Loved to DrawSaturday, June 20 from 10 AM to 12 NoonCarol Lemons and Holly Smith will be at New Dominion Bookshop to sign copies of their book and [...]
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Peter and Wendy
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It's worth reading the J.M. Barrie's book Peter & Wendy, the novelization of his play Peter Pan. The book has much that couldn't make it into nonprose versions — for example, the first three paragraphs, which I find wonderful:Chapter 1 - Peter Breaks ThroughAll children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will [...]
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BP & the Lorax
he speaks for the trees, as the trees have no tongues.
I didn’t know about this book by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka, Dr. Seuss. An environmental book for young people. Buy from Amazon, send to your politicians.
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Everything in its place
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I stumbled upon an insightful little book written in 1977, Everything in its Place, about American zoning practice from an anthropological perspective. Judging by the fact that I bought it as a discarded library book for $3, it seems to be mostly forgo...
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Charlottesville Right Now: 6-10-10 Evan Thomas
Best Selling Author, Historian, and Journalist, Newsweek’s Evan Thomas joins Coy to discuss his latest book “The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the rush to Empire, 1898″. For more information on the book visit his [...]
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Web Usability: The Way We Interact with Web Sites Is Instinctual
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I’m re-reading Prioritizing Web Usability, by Jakob Nielsen and Hoa Loranger, as I’m planning and completely overhauling my workshop on how to improve your web site to better meet business and marketing goals. One of the best things about writing articles and planning workshops is that I get to go back to the basics. And [...]
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