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  • Testimony by Anita Shreve
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This book is a psychological mystery/tragedy that explores several societal themes. The brilliant manner the characters are portrayed and the truth behind the fiction make the novel a spectacular winner.


  • The Ultimate Protection Against the Loss of The Nest Egg - Asset Allocation
    [Investing:Retirement-Planning] Asset allocation starts with the intention of creating a well-diversified portfolio and consists of dividing the investments with foresight among several different categories of assets such as real estate, stocks, bonds, and cash. The success of this practice depends on the projected time left in one's life, in ratio to risk toleration.


  • My Sister, My Love by Joyce Carol Oates
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This book is a child's murder-story and its aftereffects. It focuses on the ills of the society, bad parenting, hunger for fame and fortune, social climbing and everything gruesome that comes with it.


  • Empathy - The Key to Positive Human Interaction
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Empathy is learned through the process of living and its existence is a sign of healthy personal identity. Empathy needs to be practiced widely to play an important role not only in personal but also in societal and international relationships.


  • Writing the Flashback in Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Flashbacks are tools for the fiction writer to add depth and interest to a story. They are important for the drama and the depth in fiction, as they can be a part of any piece of writing in any genre or type.


  • Writing the Backstory - Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] A backstory may be the history of a town, objects, or other elements or what happened to the characters earlier that may influence their behavior and mode of action in the plot. Knowing his characters' pasts will enable the writer to present real people to his readers.


  • The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski
    [Book-Reviews:Inspirational-Fiction] The theme of this novel is personal development. It is communicated through the story of June Parker who decides to complete a list of goals of a dead friend.


  • Hardball For Women by Pat Heim
    [Book-Reviews:Business] This book deals with how and why the two genders are different and how to make the best of these differences. It also shows women how to focus on success and how to be forceful without being overly aggressive.


  • Wisdom of Our Fathers - Lessons and Letters From Daughters and Sons by Tim Russert
    [Book-Reviews:Mens] This book is a compilation of many heartfelt and unforgettable first-hand accounts of father-child relationships. It is written not only for praising fathers but also for expressing the gratitude the offspring carry in their hearts lifelong.


  • Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements by Mary Buffett and David Clark
    [Book-Reviews:Business] This book can be very useful for those who are learning how to read and interpret company income statements and balance sheets and how to pick stocks for profitable investment. A professional investor, on the other hand, can find it not-detailed enough.


  • 1001 Ways to Save Money - And Still Have a Dazzling Wedding by Sharon Naylor
    [Book-Reviews:Womens] A fairy-tale wedding should not break the budget, but it should not be out of reach either. This book covers every aspect of a splendid wedding and shows the way to a savvy bride with sage advice.


  • Fiction Writing - The Drama of the Fool
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] The drama of the fool springs from his free-spirit even if he is enslaved. As a character, the fool is playful and can lead others to surprising and sometimes shocking places. In addition, fools can make powerful main characters like Don Quixote and Forrest Gump.


  • What Would You Do If You Ran the World? By Shelly Rachanow
    [Book-Reviews:Womens] This book's aim is to motivate women to take charge, beginning with working on themselves and advancing to higher ideals. The suggestions inside the book are doable, with influential words challenging and encouraging the readers.


  • Safety Inside the House For Babies in Motion
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Once a baby starts crawling or taking steps, he'll begin to explore by grasping, touching, hitting, rolling, and grabbing at objects. This learning process can become quite dangerous if extra care is not taken, and then, even after child-proofing the home, a baby in motion has to be watched carefully by a responsible adult.


  • Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This novel is the story of an old man burdened with grief and loneliness, looking at reality through a story he has made up. His thoughts and feelings are global, yet personal like those of his daughter's and granddaughter's.


  • The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] This book offers a nail-biter type of a spy story. It is very well written with an in-depth look into the complexities of the war-on-terror.


  • Human Goodness by Yi-Fu Tuan
    [Book-Reviews:Philosophy] I admit I do not read too many books on philosophy, but Human Goodness is more than a philosophy book. It is positive and uplifting, and it offers practical assurances of goodness in people in contrast to dry, humorless beliefs and theories.


  • Fodor's 1,001 Smart Travel Tips 2nd Edition - A Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Travel-Leisure] The best thing about this book is its compact size. The second best thing is the impeccable organization of the chapters and the immense information and numerous tips inside them.


  • Proper Pacing Enhances a Fiction Writer's Work
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Rhythm is one of the elements that cause the readers to get emotionally involved with the story. To create rhythm, proper pacing is necessary.


  • Making Waves by Cassandra King
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This book is about friendship, male bonding, and small-town viewpoints. The idea that what is broken can be repaired and even a funeral can serve to bring people together is quite refreshing, and the characters in this book shine.


  • The Issue of Food in Fiction Writing
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Food and the idea of cooking can capture the imagination for some original, dramatic writing. Since everyone loves and needs food, readers warm up to stories that mention food or build themselves around cooking.


  • The Charm of Broadway
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Performing-Arts] Broadway is an avenue in Manhattan, NY, which inspires poets, writers, actors, and everyone who fall to its charms. As the theater district, Broadway's fame is worldwide.


  • Down River by John Hart
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] This award-winning novel proves that genre writing can also be literary. Its protagonist Adam Chase is a wrongly accused young man, a prodigal son, who returns home trying to prove his innocence. In the meantime, he discovers old family secrets.


  • Inner Conflict in Writing Dramatic Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Conflict results from two equally strong opposites. The internal battle within a character is called the inner conflict, which must be written in a convincing way.


  • How to Use the Advice - Show, Don't Tell In Writing Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] "Show, don't tell," is good advice. Learning how to use it well without overdoing it determines the success of a story.


  • Using Lists in Creative Writing
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Our lives center around lists. In poetry, fiction, or non-fiction, lists add to the success of a text because of their brevity and ease to transmit information.


  • Writing Fight and War Scenes
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Fight scenes are difficult to write. To come up with a believable fight scene that a reader can easily visualize, the writer needs to use several fiction writing tools.


  • Brida by Paulo Coelho
    [Book-Reviews:Inspirational-Fiction] Brida is the story of a search of learning wisdom. A young girl goes through some experiences and rituals to learn her true background.


  • How to Lie to Tell the Truth and to Create Drama in Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Any news story can be turned into fiction, because the writer can tell the inside truth of it with more power than the original news. He does this by finding, creating, and exaggerating the complications.


  • Writing For Business and Marketing
    [Business] Effective writing is important for facilitating a trade or business. Learning a few crucial points, therefore, can prove to be beneficial.


  • Good Dog - Stay - by Anna Quindlen
    [Book-Reviews:Pets] This book is a eulogy and also a memoir. When Beau, her dog, suffers from the consequences of old age, the writer wonders if the dog's time has come. After the dog's death, she looks back and reflects on the memories of him.


  • Looking Back For Drama - Anton P Chekhov
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Chekhov is the last playwright and short story writer of Russian literature's golden age. He became internationally famous after World War I with Constance Garnett's English translations. A writer can learn a lot from Chekhov.


  • Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This novel is set in Fairhope, Alabama with diverse, colorful characters. The subject of the story is the healing of the wounds of love and loss.


  • Writing Fiction - What Kind of Main Characters Do the Readers Like?
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] The main character in fiction needs to be likable to make the readers side with him. This means he needs to have vices as well as virtues. Even a corrupt character can be an effective protagonist also, if he has a few contrasting positive assets.


  • Sin by Josephine Hart
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] The theme of this novel is envy between two siblings. As a melodrama, it emphasizes strong, destructive emotions in the main character, while emptying the plot.


  • Ninety Miles - Cuban Journeys in the Age of Castro by Ian Michael James
    [Book-Reviews:Current-Affairs] In this book, the forefront the tragic story of a divided country under a dictator's fierce regime is brought to view. The stories of three displaced Cubans highlight the trauma of all Cubans in our time.


  • Dawn in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This story is in the romance genre with some mystery forced into the plot. It offers lightweight reading based on the Romeo-Juliet theme of feuding families.


  • Kiplinger's Retire Worry-Free - Money-Smart Ways to Build the Nest Egg You'll Need
    [Book-Reviews:Personal-Finance] This book shows how to plan for retirement with savvy advice on different financial issues. It is put together for people who are still young enough to be in their working years rather than retirees.


  • Getting Started - Clicker Training For Cats by Karen Pryor
    [Book-Reviews:Pets] A cat owner can be helped immensely from reading this book. The contents of the book consist of emphasizing the importance of training a cat, acquainting the reader with clickers and how to use them, and teaching the cats tricks and positive behavior.


  • Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This novel is about a young girl who begins to learn to respect herself. Its subject touches the age old themes of survival in a cruel world, teenage pregnancy, the African-American experience, and the fate of women in general.


  • Fiction - Showing The Change In Characters Through The Trajectory Of A Story
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] A story in which characters go through changes has more depth and literary value. Some character changes come about slowly throughout the story; others happen instantly as the result of a dramatic event.


  • Market Trends - Bulls, Bears, Rallies, And Corrections
    [Investing] When an investor has money to invest, he needs to understand what the experts or analysts mean when they say bull market, bear market, or a correction. Understanding the meanings of different market trend expressions helps to plan personal strategies.


  • Opening a Brokerage Account
    [Investing] Some information can make the process of opening a brokerage account easier. A novice investor may need to learn a few basic facts about the different types of accounts, broker's fees, and the procedure for opening an account.


  • A Romantic Event At Sea - The Cruise Wedding
    [Relationships:Wedding] Saying your I do's in front of the captain of a boat is such a romantic way to get married. If you enjoy the sea and the sailing, you should consider a cruise wedding.


  • Baby Showers Are All the Rage
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] A baby shower is away to celebrate the new addition to the human family. A baby shower is given by a close friend, and not a close relative, and it may be given by more than one person as a group.


  • A Brief Look at Writing a Play
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] For a writer, creating stories is like creating life, and plays bring his stories to life with intensity. A good story makes for a potential good play, but failure to make the story work may bring on disaster.


  • The Importance of Dialogue in a Stage or Screen Play
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] In a play, practically the entire story is carried out on the shoulders of the dialogue. The dialogue must fit in with the story of the play smoothly, must suit a character's personality, must be capable of being uttered effortlessly, and must be understood easily.


  • The Power of Nice By Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval
    [Book-Reviews:Business] This book is about being nice to everyone in business and in life. The most important message a reader gets from the book is to treat people with respect, no matter what their job or rank in a company.


  • Roads as Setting in Dramatic Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Many fiction and travel writers and playwrights use concrete descriptions of the roads in their works. A familiar road that plays an important dramatic role in a story delights the readers of any town or city.


  • Conflict in Fiction Writing
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Conflict is at the core of fiction. Without conflict, there is no drama or action. Without action, there is no story.


  • Turning Personal Lives Into Dramatic Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Drama exists in each life, and we need our dramas to feel we are living. When any writing springs from our life, we are showing we have lived and we have kept the account of our dramas.


  • The Dog Ate It - A Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] Dogs need a balanced diet just like people. This book not only serves as a cookbook, but also, addresses the special needs of dogs while offering recipes that may be used for feeding both the people and their dogs.


  • Old Friend from Far Away by Natalie Goldberg
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] This is a writing instruction book, concentrating on writing one's memoirs, and in the process, teaching how to look deep into all life. If a writer follows the instructions inside the book, he may find out that his writing has gained voice and has lost its constrictions.


  • Writing - Constructive Effects of Free-Flow Exercises
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Free-flow writing will silence the critic inside a writer. Writing should not become a fearful feat for any writer, and the solution to that is to find the right key to looseness through free-flow exercises.


  • Dog Heroes of September 11th by Nona Kilgore Bauer
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] Some books are so touching and they invoke such gripping emotions that, even though looking at them tears you apart, you still cannot keep away from reading and loving them. Dog Heroes of September 11th: A Tribute to America's Search and Rescue Dogs by Nona Kilgore Bauer is such a book. The book is a combination of a photo journal and a work of tribute to the brave canines and their handlers who gave so much of themselves during the recovery mission after the 9/11 attacks.


  • Young Adult Fiction - Literature or Fad?
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Young adult fiction is the joint creation of the American experience and the second half of the twentieth century. The protagonists are adolescents and the plots involve teen problems and the way the teens face and overcome them.


  • Dogs, Cats, and New Babies - How to Handle the Jealousy
    [Pets] When a new pet or a new baby is introduced into a household, the existing pets may make life difficult for the owner. Getting the pets used to any such novelty slowly may take care of the problems that may happen later.


  • Ideas and Creating Dramatic Fiction from Them
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Ideas may be innate or derived from life experiences. Each piece of writing starts from an idea. To refine the idea from its raw form into a story, a writer needs to focus on the idea's certain aspects.


  • Birth by Tina Cassidy - A Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Health-Mind-Body] This book addresses the experience of birth. With a detailed look at the history of delivery processes, it informs and entertains through fascinating details, established facts, and humorous stories.


  • Helping a Baby Under Six Months of Age Adapt to a Sleep Pattern
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Some babies from six weeks to six months do not sleep through the night. A parent or caregiver, however, can encourage a baby to snuggle down to a manageable sleep pattern.


  • A Good Woman - DVD Review
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] This movie is an adaptation of an Oscar Wilde Play. It entertains with its scenery, costumes, and the startling nature of the plot twist at the end.


  • Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] This is a feel good story about maturation and redemption of self. It appeals to the reader not only through football, but also through its setting and language, the descriptions of Italian food, and the flawless handling of the quirky and distinct characters.


  • Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] This novel is about revenge and forgiveness with fully developed character portrayals and a plot of incredible twists. The reaction of an older sister and the parents to the murder of their two little girls is the focus of the story.


  • Sixty Things to Do When You Turn Sixty - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Lifestyle] This book targets the sixty and sixty plus people who are gearing up to rediscover themselves. Inside it, sixty writers offer sixty recommendations for living an exciting, enthusiastic life.


  • Solitude, Loneliness and Edward Hopper's Message
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Solitude is necessary for the improvement of the spirit. Yet, the negative side of solitude is loneliness and this is the warning message in Hopper's paintings.


  • Whole Health for Happy Cats by Sandy Arora
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] This book is a valuable addition to any cat lover's library. It addresses holistic cat care and raw diets.


  • Sweet Taste of Chestnuts
    [Food-and-Drink] Chestnuts can be used in many recipes. Any guest will enjoy the taste of chestnuts in the holiday season or afterwards.


  • Auguries of Innocence by Patti Smith
    [Book-Reviews:Poetry-Playscripts] This collection of poems by Patti Smith are introspective, universal, powerful, and stunning. The poet is a master with words.


  • Dogs and Gardens - Enjoy Them Both!
    [Pets:Dogs] Gardens can be dangerous for dogs and dogs can be dangerous for gardens. Dogs and gardens, however, can be made to adapt to each other with a little planning.


  • The Little Book of Planet Earth by Rolf Meissner
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] This book is for anyone who wants to know about the planet we live on. The book describes the planet's history, its features, and the tools modern geologists use for exploration.


  • Humor in the Place of Business
    [Business:Workplace-Communication] Humor and a cheerful workplace charge the atmosphere with energy, friendliness, and warmth. Humor encourages employee attendance and production, and business success.


  • Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] This sequel is the story of Odd Thomas among the monks. The writing is fast-paced, humanistic, moral, and full of suspense.


  • Going Green with Holiday Gifts
    [Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] Our planet is a beautiful place. Giving eco-friendly gifts shows our respect for Earth, which is our only home.


  • Writing Resolutions and 2008
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] For a writer, many ways exist to improve his craft. Writing down a list of the options before making any resolutions is the first step.


  • Ask the Dust - DVD Review
    [Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Electronics] This is a film noir, adapted from a John Fonte novel and directed by Robert Towne. A falling-in-love story of two people, it portrays the Depression Era truthfully.


  • Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] In this book, personal drama, romance, and the supernatural pour into one story. The construction, however, is less exciting than the idea behind the novel.


  • The Handbook of Good English by Edward D. Johnson
    [Book-Reviews:Educational-Science] This book is highly informative, practical, easily readable and understandable, and quite comprehensive. As an aid to a writer or a copy editor, it gives solid examples for the trickiest problems.


  • Perfume For The Bride
    [Relationships:Wedding] Each bride needs to smell heavenly on her wedding day. Since fragrance is romantic, a nicely chosen perfume sends a message of happiness to those around her.


  • Marketing the Home-Based Business
    [Home-Based-Business] A home-based business deserves proper marketing. There are many ways to advertise a home-based business and attract customers.


  • Wedding Reception - Guest Tables
    [Relationships:Wedding] Adding special touches to the guests' tables will contribute to the memories of your wedding reception. Their tables at the reception will be one of the outstanding images your guests will cherish and remember after your wedding day.


  • Fiction - Using the Same Characters in Different Stories
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] In the planning stage of a story, most writers do not include the same character and even the same type of a character, even though creating a good quirky character is a job and an already created one can be unproblematic. This is because writers write for the challenge of creating original work, and if they cannot face that challenge properly, their writing does not make sense to them.


  • Grandeur in Literature
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Grandeur and illusion go hand in hand. The grandeur in literature is inseparable from the illusions and achievements of mankind.


  • Places and Poetry
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] At one time or another, each poet is impressed by a place. Places encourage poetic sensibilities and leave their mark on the poet's work.


  • Creating Motion in Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] To keep the interest of the reader, the writer needs to insert motion into his storytelling. This practice will improve the effectiveness in the style of a writer.


  • Bed and Breakfasts - Enjoy the Stay!
    [Travel-and-Leisure:Bed-Breakfast-Inns] Bed and breakfasts are intimate lodgings where travelers enjoy a homelike atmosphere. The owners are usually very friendly and willing to help, and they even go out of their way to please their guests.


  • Digging To America By Ann Tyler
    [Book-Reviews:Lifestyle] This book explores the concept of family, adoption, the layering of relationships between people, diversity of cultural and ethnic tastes, the immigrant experience, and illness. The reader finds no stereotypes but real people who stick to living their lives


  • Rules for Old Men Waiting by Peter Pouncey
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This book is a profound, convincing work that is full of subtleties. Its old protagonist, in his last days, arranges his life and his writing by a set of rules.


  • Pugs - The First Book to Read Before Getting a Pug
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] For people who are going to purchase or adopt a pug or are thinking of building a library on different dog breeds, this book is a must-have item. Aside from the useful information inside, the photos will delight anyone, young or old.


  • I Do, Again! - Second Time Weddings
    [Relationships:Wedding] Your second wedding means you have found love again. For its celebration, you have many options.


  • One Billion Customers by James McGregor
    [Book-Reviews:Business] China's power of consumerism and manufacturing has suddenly invaded the business world. This book shows ways of dealing with the difficult Chinese government and intricate business practices.


  • The Innocent Man by John Grisham
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] This is the true story of Ron Williamson and other men wrongly accused and punished because of a defective justice system. Although the men are cleared after serving serious jail time, they are given no aid or reparations.


  • Parading Through Public Trades - The Stock Ticker
    [Investing:Stocks] The stock ticker shows what goes on in the markets. From the time the telegraph was invented, it has evolved from print to electronic display.


  • Lost Cats or Strays - What if You Found One?
    [Pets:Cats] A lost or injured cat or kitten deserves immediate care. Animals that cannot defend themselves depend on us for survival.


  • How Giving Thanks Became a Holiday
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Thanksgiving envelops the concepts of gratefulness and friendship. As a holiday, it has a special history and a plethora of rituals.


  • What It Takes by Amy Henry
    [Book-Reviews:Womens] This book shows women how to succeed in the male-dominated business world. It says women need to know what to say and how to act in addition to following the rules.


  • Charmed Thirds by Megan Mccafferty
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] Charmed Thirds is a coming of age story. The hopes, struggles, and heartbreaks of college life are illustrated through marvelously tart and saucy language of its heroine.


  • Let Your Custom-Made Wedding Gown Dazzle the Eyes
    [Relationships:Wedding] A custom-made gown will have a more flattering style and fit. Also, it will not weigh heavily on the bride's budget.


  • Enterprising Women - 250 Years of American Business
    [Book-Reviews:Business] Enterprising Women is a hefty book, not just in size but also in context. It emphasizes the fact that women were always included in the business world of the United States regardless of social norms.


  • Hot Dogs!
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] Crossbreeding dogs to obtain desired characteristics is becoming popular. This book informs and educates the readers on this subject.


  • The Whole World Over - by Julia Glass
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This story is about personal commitments explored through love, betrayal, forgiveness, and understanding. The plot centers around a pastry chef, and different tastes and settings influence the personalities and lifestyles of the characters.


  • Rococo by Adriana Trigiani
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] Rococo's story centers on the renovation of a New Jersey church. Through skillful writing, the issues of family, faith, and sexuality are dealt with profound and humorous insight.


  • Recognizing Stress in Dogs
    [Pets:Dogs] A certain amount of stress in dogs is necessary so they can communicate their needs. When this stress is in excess, the owners need to recognize it so it doesn't give way to intolerable behavior and physical illness.


  • The Wall Street Journal - Complete Personal Finance Guidebook
    [Book-Reviews:Business] This book is an excellent reference book on financial matters. On subjects like banking, investing, insurance, and taxes, it informs and educates the readers.


  • Fiction - Use of Characters in Dramatic Scenes
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Successful fiction writing presents the story in successive scenes. Although some of the scenes may be expository or may present flavor and pizzazz, a story's each dramatic scene should belong to a character.


  • Ines of My Soul- Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Romance] This story is a brilliant historical epic, full of excitement and suspense. Despite the battles, cruelty, and blood and gore, the central theme is the passionate love and companionship between two lovers.


  • Fiction Writing - Scenes Are Important
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] A scene is one of the basic units to build up a story. The more importance a writer gives to his scenes, the stronger his story will be.


  • Dog Years -Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Inspirational-Fiction] Dog Years is the superb story of the author's two dogs after their death and the companionship they provided to him and his partners. Some passages in the book read like poetry.


  • Whale Season - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Whale Season is a madcap murder story about a town and its people in Florida. Each character, even a villain, is very human, and the writer plays masterfully with their quirks, scars, longings, and dreams.


  • An Exercise: Endings in Fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] A good finish is as important as a good beginning. Expected or unpredictable, the ending should leave the reader feeling glad that he spent his time with the story.


  • eco-chic weddings - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] "eco-chic weddings" promotes stylish and beautiful weddings for the socially responsible couples. The book concentrates on the three tenets of conservationism: reduce, reuse, and recycle.


  • Healthy Aging - A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being -Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Health-Mind-Body] Healthy Aging offers vital scientific information and advice to anyone at any age. The book largely focuses on the acceptance of the aging process.


  • Grammy Awards
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Grammy Awards are the Oscars of the music industry. In 2008, Grammy Awards will celebrate its fiftieth year, a milestone in the music awards business.


  • A Powerful Tool in Storytelling - Dramatic Irony
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Dramatic irony can occur in fiction, film, theatre, or television. Most writers consider it as the most powerful tool to keep readers’ interest on the story.


  • The Cat Lover's Survival Guide - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Pets] Although directed toward first-time cat owners, this book is a necessary reference material for any cat lover. The information is well-organized, sectioned, and bulleted throughout, and the book is pleasant to look at and read.


  • The Carrot Principle - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Business] The main goal of "The Carrot Principle" is to show how to encourage motivation and enthusiasm in employees. The writers of the book, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, state that the main catalyst for that endeavor is recognition.


  • Fiction - Easing Exposition into a Story
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Exposition is the descriptive material that sets a tone to a piece of writing and introduces the background, the characters, and other facts. It should be used wisely inside the story without boring the reader with long tedious passages.


  • Creating Characters in Fiction - Empathy is the Key
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] A fictional character has to feel real to create empathy inside the reader. For the reader to feel that empathy, the writer has to feel it first.


  • Earl Grey Tea - All the Pleasure in a Cup
    [Food-and-Drink:Tea] Earl Grey Tea blend has been a favorite of many tea drinkers. The specific fragrance and taste of Earl Grey Tea comes from the oil of bergamot.


  • A Good Yarn - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Self-Help] A Good Yarn is a story of the friendship among women who are facing severe life challenges. What brings them together is the knitting class in a yarn shop.


  • Hollywood Musicals - Review
    [Book-Reviews:Music] Hollywood Musicals is a delightful book that comes accompanied by a CD. The CD has been remastered with a good sound quality, and the book is very informative and entertaining.


  • Leaving Your Baby in Someone Else's Care - Babysitters
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] A babysitter's greatest asset is a good reputation. There are, however, a few more important points to consider before you do the hiring.


  • Symbols of Forever - Wedding Bands and Traditions
    [Relationships:Wedding] Wedding bands are symbols of love meant to last a lifetime. From the time of old Egyptians to our day, wearing wedding bands have changed in custom and style.


  • Training Older Dogs - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews] This book is a primer in learning how to deal with older dogs. Training an older dog is different than teaching a puppy.


  • Fiction - Writing the Synopsis
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] A synopsis is an abridgment, an outline or a short presentation of any written work. A synopsis is necessary to tell an editor what the book is about and if its progression is reasonable.


  • The History of Rock Music - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Music] Rock music sprung up from peacetime America but it influenced the entire world. Starting as an act of a rebellion, it soon became the governing music form.


  • Dread -by Ai - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Poetry-Playscripts] Dread is a book of poetry consisting of dramatic monologues. Through her characters, Ai’s poetry arrives at deep and disturbing universal truths.


  • Web of Evil - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Web of Evil is a suspense story about a TV newswoman accused of a crime. The book is good for entertainment purposes.


  • Fiction - Common Story Mistakes
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] True writing is revising and rewriting. Rewrites and revisions are for making the story stronger and accomplishing the writer's story goals.


  • Gerbils: The Complete Guide to Gerbil Care - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Pets] Gerbils are mammals that originated from the Mongolian desert. Fairly cheap to obtain and easy to keep, they require know-how and understanding from their owners.


  • The Antagonist in Fiction: What Makes Him So Powerful
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Drawing the character of the antagonist is an important part of fiction writing. The quality of any story is directly proportional to the quality of the antagonist.


  • Theme In Fiction: So Different From Non-fiction
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Theme enriches and inspires the reader while saying something profound about the human condition. An experienced author does not pronounce what his theme is about inside his story.


  • The Substance of the Story: What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Screenwriters
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Storytelling in Hollywood means screenwriting. Thus, it is a good idea for any fiction writer to pay attention to the principles of screenwriting so his story turns out to be energetic and successful.


  • Welcoming Your Second Baby - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] This book is about preparing the family for the arrival of the second child. It mainly focuses on handling the first child who might be more impressed by and stressed over such a major change.


  • Entertaining for Business: A Complete Guide to Creating Special Events with Style
    [Book-Reviews:Business] For businesses to flourish and form new and profitable contacts publicity is important. For that reason, parties and entertainment events are marketing tools that must be taken seriously.


  • All In: Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews] This book parallels business strategies to the tactics used in the game of Poker. Wits, foresight, and knowledge are musts for a win in Poker and in business.


  • Destination Bride-A Complete Guide To Planning Your Wedding Anywhere In The World-Book Review
    [Book-Reviews] This book gives a lot of information on planning a wedding and on wedding destinations. Inside it, from setting a budget to selecting a location and all the pertinent information on possible locations are included.


  • Ice Cream: The Delicious History-Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:History] This book is about ice cream and its embellished history. It also contains ink drawings of old ice-cream makers and contraptions, and old and new ice cream recipes.


  • An Instant Guide to Dogs-Book Review
    [Pets:Dogs] This book is an identification guide to one hundred plus dog breeds. In each color-coded section, a page is reserved for each breed and is skillfully illustrated in color.


  • Help Your Baby Discover Life: First Toys
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] A baby's basic five senses develop during the first few months. Choosing toys with varied shapes, textures, and colors that the baby can later reach out safely will help the baby in his exploration of the world around him.


  • Walls: Why Do We Create Them?
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Man attaches walls to everything in his life. He is the mason who builds the walls, only to whine about them later.


  • The Perfect Puppy: How to Choose Your Dog by Its Behavior-Book Review
    [Pets:Dogs] The Perfect Puppy is a good, concise reference book for any dog lover. It should be an important part of the research materials for anyone who is about to get a new dog.


  • The Devil and Miss Prym (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] This book is a moralistic fable and a parable on good and evil about a small village that represents humanity. The village people all show fallibilities and virtues and all struggle for the integrity of character.


  • Surviving James Dean (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] This book is descriptive and interesting because it points to the complexities of two people who have shared a friendship as well as room and board. It could be, however, written from a biased point view.


  • Nothing to Wear: A 5-Step Cure for the Common Closet (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Young-Adults] This book can be a boon to the youthful set. For those of us who have seen some action in life, it confuses more than it helps.


  • "Stop Working! Start a Business, Globalize It, and Generate Enough Cash Flow..." (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Business] "Stop Working!" can be considered a textbook for serious small business owners or those who are thinking of starting a business. The book addresses starting a business with creativity, entrepreneurship, and courage to make it a global entity.


  • Alchemy: What Was It and Can We Still Use It?
    [Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] Alchemy, in its essence, implies changing the nature of things. It was considered to be as deplorable as black magic at one time; yet at another time and place, it was lauded as being the highest form of science bordering with art.


  • Dolphin Bar at Jensen Beach, South Florida, Where Ambiance Is King
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Dolphin Bar in Jensen Beach, South Florida, is one area restaurant that recovered quickly after the hurricanes. The scenery, ambiance, friendliness, and good food make the place what it is.


  • How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Business] This book instructs, inspires, and motivates the small business owner. If you want to start a small business or to have a general idea of how to run one, this book could give you practical and functional ideas.


  • Doggie Delight: The Food Your Dog Growls About
    [Pets:Dogs] What your dog eats decides the quality of his life. The harder working and the more energetic dogs need more protein and fat in their diet than the more sedentary dogs.


  • The Best is Yet to Be After You Throw the Bouquet: Your Honeymoon
    [Relationships:Wedding] A honeymoon is a serious event. It should be arranged with care and planned in advance.


  • My Life as a Furry Red Monster - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] My Life as a Furry Red Monster is the autobiography of Kevin clash who created Elmo, the muppet. Besides being a life story, the book points to a successful method of teaching and relating to children.


  • Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Young-Adults] The goal of this book is for fathers to raise their daughters as self-confident, happy women. Since through her own medical practice Dr. Meg Meeker has seen many teens in trouble, she has concluded that a father is the most important force in his daughter's life, because he shapes her life.


  • Music of a Life (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Music] The Music of Life is an epic in essence. It tells, with poetic elocution, the life of a musician who faced political upheaval, war, love, and loss.


  • The Key to Midnight (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] The Key to Midnight reads more like a cold war spy story. It is, however, as gripping and well written with perfectly developed characters as the other Koontz novels.


  • Passover - Book Review
    [Book-Reviews:Spirituality-Religion] Passover is a story about preparing the haroset for Seder while uncovering a family drama. The story starts gently but ends with great dramatic impact.


  • Poetry Is Everywhere
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Start from where you are. There is poetry in everything, and poetry is everywhere.


  • Haibun: Loving the Form
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Haibun is a poetry form consisting mostly of prose interspersed with haikus or with one haiku at the end. Haibun’s pliability with word arts makes it appealing to poets and poetry enthusiasts.


  • The Cage Keeper and Other Stories (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Short-Stories] "The Cage Keeper and Other Stories" is a collection of seven short stories by Andre Dubus III. The beauty of this book is in the potency of the characters and the author's mastery of the language.


  • Fiction: An Exercise in Various Beginnings
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] A good beginning is important to a fiction writer, because it is the first part of the story that attracts a reader's attention. There are several ways of beginning a narrative, and not each beginning is suitable for any one piece of fiction.


  • The Oxford Essential Writer's Reference (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Reference-Encyclopedia-Dictionary] For so small a size, the aid this guidebook can give to writers is tremendous. Its nineteen chapters includes succinct information as to the basics of language and other writers' references.


  • The Florida Handbook 2005-2006 (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Reference-Encyclopedia-Dictionary] In this book, most anything about Florida is offered in detail and photographs. For all newcomers and residents of Florida and for anyone who has an interest in the state, the information inside is priceless.


  • The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Business] Long tail is the term for the distribution mechanism of products in any one market. The book observes and celebrates the swing of our economy and culture from the few hits of conventional markets to numerous niches.


  • Autumn Poems
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] The variety of colors that are bound to fade and wither and the cooling weather have always inspired poets. Here are five poems on autumn...


  • The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Romance] This book is really about making choices when it comes to love, life, men, relationships, and marriage. The queens have deciphered a lot about this world, in addition to what makes the world go round.


  • Choosing Your Wedding Gown: Bridal Shops
    [Relationships:Wedding] Choosing the right shop is a crucial step toward purchasing your wedding gown. Searching for the perfect dress is fun and it should be an enjoyable experience, because your wedding dress is the most important dress you'll ever wear in your life.


  • Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Pets] This is the story of an owner and an overactive, highly excitable dog. While the owner tries to help the dog, the dog, too, helps the owner face his own issues.


  • A Child Is Born (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Arts-Photography] A Child Is Born is a book of amazing photographs and informative text that explore the miracle of a baby's coming to life. The unedited, groundbreaking photographs show every detail of life from conception to birth.


  • Clicking With Your Dog: Step-By-Step in Pictures (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Pets] This book can be used as a manual, and a trainer can pick up from anywhere in the book to teach any one trick to a dog. The training concept here is simple, easy, and scientific.


  • So Glad We Waited: A Hand-Holding Guide for Over-35 Parents (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Womens] "So Glad We Waited" is directed at mature parents. The book contains sound advice and parenting tips for new mothers.


  • Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Business] "Real Money" is a book that educates its readers in commonsense trading principles. This book could help any investor who decides to follow the counsel of its writer.


  • Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack (Book review)
    [Book-Reviews:Business] The book, Alpha Dogs by Donna Fenn, focuses on eight small businesses and their inspiring stories. Any small enterprise may prosper with the strategies and tips learned from these businesses.


  • Hidden Lies and Other Stories (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Short-Stories] Hidden Lies and Other Stories is an anthology of short stories addressing people of diverse backgrounds. The stories are written by Vivian Gilbert Zabel and Holly Jahangiri, two very capable authors.


  • Most Toilets Flush in E-Flat: Chewing the Fat on a Useless Fact
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] "Most toilets flush in E flat," a useless fact says. Musically speaking, it may have a point.


  • Kristallnacht: Prelude to Destruction (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:History] "Kristallnacht: Prelude to Destruction," through eye-witness accounts, makes the reader relive the history of a horrifying night and its repercussions. The tragic personal stories and the mob behavior of a nation are lessons of history we have to learn from.


  • Walking the Earth--Life's Perspectives in Poetry (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Poetry-Playscripts] Walking the Earth is an inspirational anthology, suitable for family and school libraries. It exhibits varied paths in life that its seven poets with wide-ranging points of view ponder upon.


  • The Google Story (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:History] The Google Story is about the birth and the coming of age of the search engine Google. Although the book follows a certain chronology, its writers present the human side of Google with well-chosen details.


  • 1001 Events That Made America: A Patriot's Handbook (A Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:History] This book provides information about the evolution of USA, starting from 40,000 BC and ending in 2005. The 1001 key events are well-chosen and concisely explained.


  • 100 Promises to My Baby (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Womens] 100 Promises to My Baby is a book that brings attention to a child's soul and how a mother could connect with her baby on the soul level. This book was born out of the author's pledge to her baby so the baby could fulfill her potential and purpose in life.


  • Where There Is a Metaphor
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing, concept, or action in terms of another one. When wisely used, metaphors help create exquisite poetry.


  • Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed over War and Hard Times (Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:History] This book is about the history of champagne and the Champagne region. It contains real-life vineyard and war stories of human interest, adding to the glamour of the drink.


  • Weddings and Murphy's Law: Sometimes It Is a Good Thing
    [Relationships:Wedding] Weddings are deeply personal and spiritual life events. Since life isn't perfect, laughing at a wedding's spontaneous flaws allows us to embrace each other with love, laughter, and support.


  • The Notion of Love: A Lifetime's Challenge Can Be a Poem
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] True love can transform a person into a higher being. Love inspires poetry, sacred and spiritual.


  • Buzzmarketing: Get People To Talk About Your Stuff (A Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Business] Buzzmarketing is an entertaining and informative book. It teaches its readers and marketers how to make themselves known without using the pushy conventional techniques.


  • Naming Your Baby: A Fitting Name Can Enhance the Life of a Person
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] The name of a baby is a signal to world and that signal should boost the child's self-image. Finding an appropriate name, therefore, is an important task.


  • Rocky: The Irish Setter Who Talked on the Phone
    [Pets] Rocky, a Red and White Irish Setter, was a dog my uncle adopted from the local pound. Intelligent, energetic, and regal, Rocky became the highlight of my childhood.


  • Understanding Human Grief in Dealing with the Death of a Pet
    [Pets] In the writing site I belong to, many animal lovers sometimes lose their pets. Losing a pet to death is very painful and the pet owners need help and understanding.


  • Gray Matters: The Workplace Survival Guide (A Book Review)
    [Book-Reviews:Business] "Gray Matters: The Workplace Survival Guide" is one-of-a-kind workplace strategy book. Funny and entertaining with cartoons and a narrative, it is full of practical advice.


  • Among the Keepsakes of Wedding Traditions, Superstitions Are the Longest Lasting
    [Relationships:Wedding] Superstitions connected to weddings originated from old beliefs and they reflect the playful side of us. They are not to be taken seriously but they are there to be enjoyed.


  • The Exes: If You Think Babies Do Not Sense Divorce, Think Again
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] When the parents of babies divorce, they need to make the welfare of their babies their priority. To grow up properly, a baby needs consideration from both parents.


  • Donate Your Brain to a Brain Bank to Help Future Generations
    [Health-and-Fitness] A brain bank is a bank for collection of actual brains collected from donors after their death. Becoming a brain tissue donor helps to unlock many diseases such as Autism, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorders, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.


  • Love Poetry and Its Countless Faces
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Love poetry transforms the feeling of love into something sacred and spiritual. Many types of love poetry exist in literature.


  • Grief of Loss and Healing through Poetry
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Grieving is humankind's way of dealing with loss. Poets have effectively voiced their grief throughout history.


  • "Pizza, A Slice of Heaven" - A Book Review
    [Book-Reviews] "Pizza, A Slice of Heaven" by Ed Levine is a delightful book. It is divided into seventeen chapters containing celebrity anecdotes, recipes, and photos.


  • Poetry in Weddings: Let me Count the Ways
    [Relationships:Wedding] A poem can be the most meaningful wedding gift. Offering poems during the wedding ceremony has a long history.


  • The War Against Violence: The Only War We Need to Win
    [News-and-Society:Politics] Violence shows deviant behavior and there is no reason why the world cannot live under the same humanitarian laws. If the international nonviolence idea suffers, no war can be deemed holy or just.


  • Diapers, the Welfare of Tiny Tushies, and the Environment
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Cloth diapers are proven to be safer for the babies and the environment. They come in many different shapes and styles and offer a more sanitary alternative to disposable diapers.


  • Adopt a Cat to Do More than to Save a Life
    [Pets:Cats] The overpopulation of cats in the world subjects these animals to cruelty and death. When you adopt a cat from a rescue organization, not only are you getting a friend for life, but also you are saving more than one life.


  • Elegant Wedding Favors Add to Memorable Weddings
    [Relationships:Wedding] Wedding favors are given to wedding guests as mementos of a wedding. They need to reflect the wedding's theme and the personalities of the couple.


  • The Use of Colors in Poetry
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Throughout history, the use of colors in poetry has been frequent, image producing, and usually symbolic. Colors have a strong connection to emotions.


  • Who Is Afraid of Poetry?
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Poetry is an important factor of human life. Since it involves itself with people matters, it deserves better coverage by the media.


  • Mountains: Because They Are There - II
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Mountains have inspired myths and insights to people. Living on a mountain encourages respect for nature.


  • Mountains: Because They Are There - I
    [Travel-and-Leisure:Outdoors] Climbing a mountain can be a metaphor for life. Each mountain leads its climber to an individual focus and a different understanding of himself.


  • What's a Mother To Do But Enjoy Her Day
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Mothers' Day is the celebration of the nurturing side of all women. Children's love for their mother and a mother's love for her children strengthen the backbone of human societies.


  • Touring through Barcelona; Part II - Tapas Bars and Bookstores
    [Travel-and-Leisure] While I was in Barcelona, tapas bars impressed my taste buds. This city's artistic aura and its variety of bookstores make this city a must-visit attraction.


  • Touring through Barcelona; Part I - Chinatown, Churches, and Stores
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Barcelona is a beautiful Spanish city on the Mediterranean. It has quite a few diverse neighborhoods and interesting residents.


  • Take Another Look at Those Wild Surreptitious Weeds
    [Home-and-Family:Gardening] Weeds are not totally bad. Under controlled conditions, they can help the environment and even improve our gardens.


  • Crows as Pets? Don't Even Think About It!
    [Pets] Crows are very intelligent, loving, and self-sufficient. As wild migratory birds, however, they are not meant to be pets.


  • Londoners in the Rain and the Tower of London
    [Travel-and-Leisure] The rain in London plays tricks on the imagination. The same goes for the yeomen warders who act as tourist guides, telling the visitors of the ghosts inside the Tower of London.


  • Londoners Are Gentle Folk No Matter What Their History
    [Travel-and-Leisure] London is an impressive city. More than that, Londoners are very special people.


  • I Smell a Rat in My Future: The Rat as a Pet
    [Pets] Rats make great pets, especially because they are hypoallergenic. Learning about rats is a good idea before one gets a rat as a pet.


  • Water: The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner and the Need to See Ourselves
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Water is our most important natural resource that we are guilty of polluting. Since we try to make salt water drinkable, we also need to make our human relationships workable.


  • All for One, One for All: Fireants
    [Reference-and-Education:Science] Fireants are descended from wasps, which accounts for their aggressive behavior. Each ant colony is a unit, as a whole and most of their workers are females.


  • The Wedding Cake: A Ceremony by Itself
    [Relationships:Wedding] Wedding cakes have a long tradition trailing to the Roman times. They also play an important role in today's wedding receptions.


  • Where Books and History Intertwine: Charing Cross Road
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Charing Cross Road is a very old street in London. This small strip where books are sold shoulders a sad and romantic history.


  • Be Aglow at Your Wedding: Start Caring for Your Skin Ahead of Time
    [Relationships:Wedding] Among the things you do while you plan for your wedding, get your skin wedding-ready. If you start early, your skin will dazzle everyone on your wedding day.


  • The Music of the Beaks: Understanding Canaries
    [Pets] Canaries make wonderful pets that need special care, lots of attention, and a large space to live in. One should learn a lot about bird care before attempting to purchase canaries.


  • Falling in Unrequited Love with a Siamese Mix: Yoda, the Cat
    [Pets:Cats] Yoda, as a Siamese mix, carries most of the looks and the temperament of the purebred Siamese cats. This intelligent breed is famous for getting attached to only one owner.


  • Physical and Emotional Availability: Fathers Are of Utmost Importance to Babies
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] The father's nurturing plays a very important role in a baby's development. The more involved a father in the care of his baby is, the healthier the baby turns out to be.


  • What If a Baby Cries
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] A baby cries to communicate his needs. Sometimes, a baby's crying is a warning that he has a health issue or he is suffering from colic.


  • Lugano: A Piece of Italian Heaven in Switzerland
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Lugano is a city in Ticino, an Italian Canton in Switzerland. The view, the food, and the city itself with its very friendly people is worth every minute of a visitor's time.


  • Your Best Weapon in a Job Hunting Campaign: The Cover Letter
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Your cover letter sells you as the potential hard-worker. A well-written cover letter grabs the attention of an employer easily and may be an essential aid for getting you an interview.


  • Groups, Committees, and Boardrooms: Making Meetings Run Smoother
    [Business:Management] Meeting of any group runs smoother if the group leader conducts the meeting with tact. The preparation before the meeting and the leader's insight are just as important as the meeting itself.


  • Bern: The City of Bears, Tourists, and History
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Bern is a historic Swiss city in the Bernese-Oberland region. Bears are its mascots and tourists crowd its streets.


  • The Newfoundland: A Hero in History and Most Loved Companion
    [Pets] The Newfoundland dog is a favored pet for its loyalty, intelligence, and gentle demeanor. It is also a working dog and a hero in history.


  • The Touch of Love: Massaging Your Baby
    [Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Massage calms babies down and helps them bond to other people. Premature babies, newborns, or infants with developmental lag or disabilities benefit from massage and show improved growth on all areas.


  • Zermatt, the Eternal Alpine Snow, and a Peek at Switzerland
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Snow defines the Swiss. Zermatt, at the feet of Matterhorn defines the snow-bound living. In Switzerland, several languages are spoken.


  • Talking to Strangers
    [News-and-Society:Politics] Talking to strangers comes naturally to people who need to connect to others. In a true conversation, there is no upper-handedness but the generosity of exchange between human beings.


  • Hand-Crafted, Artistic Wedding Invitations Ensure Unforgettable Wedding Memories
    [Relationships:Wedding] The most important part of a wedding is the wedding invitation. Since it is the first memory and the most important item that will be preserved, it deserves the highest artistic consideration.


  • Trekking Through Amsterdam 2
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Visiting Amsterdam includes visiting restaurants, shopping for food, and sampling beer. Old houses in Amsterdam have unique qualities. Canals, public squares, antique churches, and masses of immigrants complete the image of this spectacular city.


  • Trekking Through Amsterdam 1
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Amsterdam is a picturesque city of surprises. The splendor of its museums can only be topped by its fantastic view and the Dutch certainly have a unique way of looking at things.


  • Bouillabaisse Is Not Just Any Fish Soup
    [Food-and-Drink] Bouillabaisse is a some sort of a fish chowder, which has become the pride of the French. A travel anecdote has made this soup unforgettable for one family.


  • The Kindness Bug: Catch It and Pass It On
    [Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Kindness is a brave act and it is contagious. Accepting kindness is as important as showing kindness. Kindness empowers people and societies.


  • Celebrating Romantic Love
    [Relationships:Love] Celebration of love dates well back into Greek mythology and comes all the way into our time. The notion of romantic love is based on the genuine concern of the happiness of one's partner and this makes the celebration of love or Valentine's Day very important.


  • Distractions: Irritants to Writers
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Writers may face annoying distractions. Of these, distractions coming from inside the mind of the writer are harder to deal with.


  • Alps and the Neuschwanstein Castle
    [Travel-and-Leisure] Alps, all in their grandeur, are the focal point of Europe. Neuschwanstein castle on the Bavarian Alps has been the story book castle of the last couple of centuries, inspiring Disney. Despite its gaudily furnished interior, the castle is a sight to see.


  • Consider the Worker When Arranging an Office for Efficiency
    [Home-Based-Business] When organizing a home office, the worker's specific needs have to be considered first. Although technologically advanced machinery is available, the worker needs to be able to use the machines that he has easily. The arrangement of the room has to be of concern in regard to efficiency also.


  • Your Wedding Photos and Videos: Make Them Eternal, Artistic Keepsakes
    [Relationships:Wedding] During the initial stages of planning a wedding, talking to and hiring a photographer and a videographer is a good idea. A photographer with a good eye can counsel the couple on the color, style, and motifs of the wedding. This way, the photos and the video recording will become cherished keepsakes and won't turn into blurred images.


  • Owning a Wild Pet Does Not Show Class
    [Pets] Wild animals belong in the wild for many reasons. Keeping them as pets is cruel and dangerous.


  • Chain E-Mails and Unnecessary Bulk Mail: Stop the Insanity
    [Business:Ethics] Unnecessary bulk mail and chain-letters are a menace to the receiver and to the business community. Since there are no legal weapons on our hands to fight this, the only actions we can take are not to forward such mail and to delete the spam that reach our inboxes immediately.


  • Bananas in Performance
    [Food-and-Drink] Bananas are an important nourishment. Banana plants are cultivated in Africa and in the Americas; their fruit comes in different colors. We have admitted bananas into our lives in terminology, in jokes, and in many art forms.


  • How to Cope with Criticism: 2 - Facing the Critic
    [Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Do we ignore or confront the critic? Could there be truth in his criticism? A few pointers in this article and determination to succeed in facing criticism may strengthen your personal power and increase your self-esteem.


  • How to Cope With Criticism: 1-The Motives Behind Criticism
    [Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] To react positively to a criticism can be difficult. We may, however, be able to get the most out of a criticism by first understanding the motives of the critic. Some of the criticisms are thrown our way with positive intent; others may conceal negative motives.


  • Poetry Slams: Performance Plus Art
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Poetry Slams are poetry performance competitions. Although in our time they have been around since 1986, their roots are grounded in the earliest human communities. Poetry Slam Inc and The National Poetry Slam are organizations that promote poetry combined with acting skills.


  • A Classic Art Form: Silhouette-Making
    [Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Silhouette making is an old art form. During the eighteenth century Europe, it became the favorite hobby. During the earlier decades of US history silhouttes captured a part of the US heritage.


  • Looking Forward to 2006
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] 2006 will come carrying many new trends, some good, some great, and others... Oh, well. Internet connections and other technologies will prosper and diseases will take a new face.


  • Introducing New Ideas or Innovations
    [Business:Presentation] New ideas or inventions are usually met with resistance. There are several approaches to overcome this difficulty. If these approaches do not work, one's own resourcefulness may produce much better results.


  • Making Resolutions
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