Horace Greeley never really said “Go West, Young Man.” Nevertheless, our expansion westward was an exciting time in history. Perhaps you would like to take a trip down memory lane and explore accounts of those courageous pioneers. We have lots of titles to get you started: “Faith and Betrayal : a Pioneer Woman’s Passage in [...]
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Are you ready to tickle your funny bone? We have lots of great titles about humor: “What are You Laughing At? : How to Write Funny Screenplays, Stories, & More,’ by Brad Schreiber; “Red Green’s Duct Tape is Not Enough : a Humorous Guide to Midlife,” by Steve Smith; “Help, I Can’t Stop Laughing! : [...]
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” The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Perhaps it is so. Once again the Ohio Shakespeare Festival will be performing at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens from July 8th thru August 15th, 2010. Enjoy some of our delightful tomes about Shakespeare: “Shakespeare in the Garden : a Selection of Gardens and an Illustrated Alphabet of [...]
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Robert Young may have tried to portray “the father who knows best” in the famous TV series of the 1950′s, but he probably didn’t know everything there is to know about being a good father. We have some interesting titles published 50 years later in the 21st century: “Wisdom of our Fathers : Lessons [...]
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Americans celebrate Father’s Day every June. Here are some titles on the subject of fatherhood: “Pop : a Celebration of Black Fatherhood,” by Carol Ross; “Fathers : a Celebration in Prose, Poetry and Photography of Fathers and Fatherhood,” edited by Alexandra Towle; “Fatherhood : an Anthology,” edited by John Lewis-Stempel; and “Thank You, Dad : 100 [...]
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