Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States.  August 30th  marks the sixth anniversary of the catastrophe.  For a look back at what happened in Louisiana and other books on natural disasters, you might want to [...]

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Parents and teachers continue to work to understand why boys underperform in school. Strategies and data on this topic can be reviewed in the following books and links. Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men  by Leonard Sax Breaking Through Barriers to Boys’ Achievement: Developing a [...]

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 BE AN ANGEL DAY is a non-denominational event celebrated annually on August 22. This is a day on which people around the world are encouraged to be like the angels and do one small act of service for someone.  The 1st Annual BE AN ANGEL DAY was celebrated August 22, 1993. Books on angels abound [...]

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The United States Army Air Forces were the military aviation arm of the USA during and immediately after World War II.  It was a component of the US Army, which in 1942 was divided functionally by executive order into three autonomous forces.  Although other nations already had separate air forces independent of the army or [...]

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Until only a few centuries ago, the wise men of the Mayan civilization were hurriedly watching the movements of celestial bodies to amass a body of revelations. Here, a noted expert in comparative religious philosophy presents 21 Mayan predictions from the original texts, each accompanied by a beautiful illustration based on Mayan art. Going straight [...]

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Folks are in such a hurry these days. Sometimes they forget to be polite. Take a moment to check your actions. Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct by P.M. Forni Is it Just Me? Or is it Nuts Out There? by Whoopi Goldberg. Miss Manners’ Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding by Judith Martin [...]

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In today’s fast paced global society, conflict seems to be an inevitable part of the landscape.  Conflicts can be between family members or between nations, generations, political parties, religious bodies, labor vs. management, or any other groups one can think of.  How does one go about making peace and resolving conflicts?  We have lots of [...]

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One of our new plays is The Dixie Swim Club by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. The story is about five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, who set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at [...]

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The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany ahead of the Red Army’s advance.  The uprising began on August 1, 1944, as part of a nationwide rebellion, Operation Tempest. Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto by Ber Mark – On the morning [...]

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