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Thursday, May 10, 2012
MAD WOMEN by Jane Maas
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"Was it really like that?" As soon as people find out I actually worked at an advertising agency in the Mad Men era, they pepper ...
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Uh oh. Will we be able to afford Medicare?
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We'll be hearing a lot about Medicare between now and November. Obama wants to tweak it. Romney wants to reinvent it. Everyone who wan...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
QUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN'T STOP TALKING by Susan Cain
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I almost wish they hadn't added that "New York Times bestseller" strip across the top of the book jacket - it disturbs the coo...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Shame on Aunt Millie's. Shame on Whole Foods.
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I just discovered I've been duped. This is painful, because I like to think I know how to read labels. I also like to trust products...
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ALMOST AMISH by Nancy Sleeth
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If I had seen just the title of Almost Amish, I probably wouldn't have been attracted to it: I'm not a fan of Amish fiction , and I...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Scary Nuns Terrify Vatican
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Catherine of Siena explains to Gregory XI why he should move to Rome The Vatican has always been scared of forceful nuns. Even (and pe...
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Friday, April 13, 2012
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein
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Book publisher's marketing department's hypothetical dream plot, 2012 version: Jacqueline Kennedy's toy poodle, having been tran...
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