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Published on January 22, 2008
Many great writers of the 20th century (especially American writers) struggled with addictions to alcohol. Some believe that this may have contributed to their great artistic abilities, while others believe that the alcohol served as a medication for other...
Published on January 7, 2008
This list is intended to give guys a good guide for improving their libraries. While it does include two fictional works, most are non-fiction. The books here cover many of the various topics that fascinate men, nevertheless, all of these books would be enjoyed...
Published on December 19, 2007
Nothing quite celebrates the feeling of the Holiday season like an engrossing and wonderful book. Many stories have been written about Christmas and Santa Claus, but very few of those take the theme and make it into something truly special and important. Here are...
Published on December 11, 2007
In 1827, Switzerland's Rudlophe Topffer created a comic strip and continued on to publish seven graphic novels. In 1837, Rudolphe Töpffer published “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck” and it is considered the earliest known comic book. Since then the Comic...
Published on December 10, 2007
The Decameron is a collection of 100 tales by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio written between 1350 and 1353. It is a medieval allegorical work best known for its bawdy tales of love, appearing in all its possibilities from the erotic to the tragic. Many notable...
Published on December 7, 2007
It is time for another competition! We all know that the modern education systems around the world are failing in many areas once thought important in human mental development. The Classical Education system covered all of the topics that we learn today, but with...
Published on December 5, 2007
Dr. Seuss, the pen name of Theodore Geisel, was a writer and illustrator of 40 children's books. His writings have become required reading for anyone who loves rhyme, nonsense, vivid pictures, and wonderful word images and some have even gone on to aid very young...
Published on December 3, 2007
Many cultures find that English might possibly be one of the most difficult languages to learn. Not, in fact, for its words, but for the fact that it has so many unusual and contradictory rules. Just looking over an English study book will tell you that so many...
Published on December 3, 2007
Unfortunately, in modern times, the responsibility of raising your children to be respectful of others has been taken over by government. In virtually every Western nation, political correctness is rife and books are being torn from the shelves by the handful...
Published on November 26, 2007
I have been a Stephen King fan for a long time and for as equally long as I can remember, typically scared witless from his horrific novels. I used to lie awake nights while racing thoughts of the evil this master of the macabre would put in my head danced around...
Published on November 25, 2007
Following on from our first list of words you don't know, we present another 25. Learn one a day and impress your friends!
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