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A self-help guide which tells women to wear sexy clothes while cooking and cleaning as well as follow men’s orders has become a hit in America

From the Daily Telegraph: The Re-education Of The Female, by first-time author Dante Moore, advises women to follow their man’s orders. Despite the chauvinist opinions, copies have been flying off the shelves in the US. One piece of advice reads: … Continue reading

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My Lost & Found Life

 I am very selective when it comes to recommending novels, resisting anything that smacks of the latest must read or is now darling of book clubs everywhere. That stuff – and by "that stuff," I mean the literary detritus that … Continue reading

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Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11

It’s causing me great pain to put down this book long enough to do a little blogging. It’s mesmerizing. All the juicy details on 9/11, many of them not in the commission’s report. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. While most … Continue reading

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The Triumph Of Deborah

  PRAISE FOR THE TRIUMPH OF DEBORAH—  "… add[s] sparkle to an ancient story. . . illustrate[s] the pervasiveness of sexual politics. . . in a world bereft of even the semblance of political and sexual equality."–Lilith, Summer 2008   … Continue reading

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Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America–and How We Can Get More of It (Hardcover)

Christopher Barat writes on Amazon.com: "The author of "Who Really Cares," the tome that turned popular stereotypes about charitable behavior on their heads, is back with more data regarding which groups in the American population report high levels of happiness. … Continue reading

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