Speaking of Books . . .
Does Amazon’s new Kindle II herald the end of publishing as we know it? Probably not. But Jacob Weisberg has some thoughts: Book End: How the Kindle will change the world.
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Thomas Sowell Recommends Some Books
Update–Link fixed. (Thank, Ted!) One of America’s best and clearest thinkers talks about books that had a significant impact on him here:
Aaaaand, I'm Back
Four weeks and 50,000 words later, I have emerged from the fortress of solitude. So . . .How’ve you been? We sent the manuscript for Paul Harvey’s America off to the publisher yesterday. I must confess, that’s the most fun I’ve had in a long time–especially the research part. If a guy could make a […]
Speaking of "Paul Harvey's America" . . .
As we push toward the finish line on the book Paul Harvey’s America (see previous post), I was struck by some remarkable photos I saw today of efforts to stem the flood tide up in Fargo/Moorehead. I couldn’t help but think: “This is Paul Harvey’s America right here, captured in a slice of time. . […]
And Now, the Rest of the Story . . .
I now have clearance to talk about the mystery book deal I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. It’s this: Stephen is a friend who also happens to have a couple of New York Times best-sellers under his belt. A few weeks ago, when Tyndale House approached him about a Paul Harvey biography that could […]
What is Iran Up To In Nicaragua?
Todd Bensman is curious. And why is the media ignoring this? (Nevermind, I know the answer to that one.)
Blather History Restored!
A couple of months ago I mentioned that 18 months worth of blather blogging history had possibly been lost in a technical server mishap thingy. Well, I’m pleased to announce that friend-of-blather Brenton has successfully restored the blog database and thus all those incisive pearls are cast once more before angels like you, dear reader, […]
"The Coming Evangelical Collapse"
I sure wish I had time to stop and tell you where I think this guy is wrong, where he’s right, and why. In the meantime, what do you think?
I Have Good News and Bad News . . .
First the good news: I have a book deal. After writing several dozen books for other, more-famous people over the last 15 years, I will be co-writing one with a friend for a real-deal publisher. Now the bad news: It has to be finished one month from today. And I haven’t started yet. The timeline […]
This Explains a Lot
From a Scientific American article titled: Does Eating Fewer Calories Improve the Brain? At the end of three months, the reduced-calorie diet group showed a small reduction in body weight (by 2.4 kilograms), whereas the other two diet groups showed a slight increase in weight (by about one kilogram). There was, however, a highly significant […]