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Mini-Review: Outwitting History

Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books is Aaron Lansky’s account of how he (and those working with him) managed to collect millions of Yiddish books, thereby rescuing them from landfills, water damage, … Continue reading

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Review: Oprah by Kitty Kelley

I’m not an Oprah fan, in the sense that I haven’t watched her show in years, but she’s one of those celebrities you can’t help hearing about unless you live in a backyard bomb shelter that only has ham radio. … Continue reading

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Review: Losing My Virginity

Losing My Virginity, Richard Branson’s autobiography, weighs in at a hefty 578 pages, and Branson occasionally adds new material. The edition I read covers up to 2007, and it looks like it might have been updated since then. I bought the … Continue reading

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Mini Review: Just a Geek

I haven’t watched Star Trek: The Next Generation (ST:TNG) for several years, so Wil Wheaton had fallen off my radar. A friend introduced me to The Guild, a web video series about a fictitious guild of online gamers. While watching … Continue reading

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Work at Home Books

There are two ways to work from home: telecommuting and as an independent contractor. Many regular employees always work from home, or only go into the office on specific days of the week. They still have a boss; they still … Continue reading

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