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Greatest Lost Books

A brief look at some of the greatest books to be lost forever to history or flames.

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What name should I name my Dog?????????

 Dogs can live up to twenty years, so choosing a name you both can live with is an important step.  There is a joke about a woman who had the police at her house quite often because she named her dog...

11 comments    family pets dogs
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Funny Whale News, Jokes and Trivia

Do you know that a whale penis is called a "dork"? So when people tell me I'm such a dork, are they actually calling me a "whale penis"? Read odd and fun trivia about whales. Plus, explore some quirky...

6 comments    entertainment news jokes
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Quotes About Sober

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion. -Pythagoras "If you make this decision to get involved in drugs and alcohol, you will pay a price for it." -Todd Crandell...

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The History Of Starbucks

What does almost every small, medium or large sized town or city in the developed or developing world have in common? Well most of them will have a McDonald's restaurant, most will have a KFC takeaway and...

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Herman Melville's contribution to a Biblical presence in Literature

What's in a name? The names of the characters are significant in the tale of Moby Dick. The names I will mention here are all biblical names and interestingly enough the meaning behind the name or the...

0 comments    literature bible christian
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Shadows in the Modern realist movements

In the painting of the 20th century, the shadows were practically banished. The first cubism and the following abstract art movements were loyal to the bidimensionality of the canvas. The shadowsappeared...

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Fishermen at Sea (1796) by J.M.W. Turner (public domain)    77

The Old Man and the Sea

The "Old Man and the Sea" was written in the Cuba of 1951 during the Cold War. It was the last major successful written work accomplished by Ernest Hemingway, after a decade of negative criticism of his books. After a long decade of work he was, at last, successful again.

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Whale Watching on an "America"n Beauty

I recently had the pleasure of enjoying the beautiful sailing ship "America" on a whale-watching excursion while visiting San Diego.  You may recall that Dennis Conner sailed the great “Stars & Stripes,”...

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Some Books which have Influenced my Life

Books which have Influenced my Life. One of the factors which made me into a rather mediocre, yet prolific, journalist was undoubtedly the fact I have been an avid reader all my life. In fact, as a rough...

3 comments    books ayn rand atlas shrugged
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