Remember "Up Against the Wall?" Pass on the Tradition

Battle of the best rated book lights - Slate magazine Review

OK, is there actually a booklight that won't slip, won't shed a dim, narrow beam, won't cause you to squirm and shift position constantly? Slate Magazine had a reporter test all the leading reading lights and has come up with a winner. Read the article Best Book Light. If you agree, with the assessment, you can purchase the light here.

It's all about organizing, stupid.

Over the years, have you assembled a personal library that overwhelms tyour capacity to order volumes the way you'd like? One book store owner, decided to divide his books into colors: the red section here, the green section there. Who said you can't judge a book by its cover. It you are intimidated by the vast number of books you've read over the years--From Plath's The Glass Bell to Jean Baudrilaurd's riffs against modernism, maybe it's time to take stop: organize your library, organize your brain. There is a company that can help. If you've done your sting for Habitat for Humanity and want to synthesize all the book learning you done over the decades, there's a firm in Maryland that can help (for a price). See if The Organized Library is for you. I suspect it's not for everyone.

Have You Ever Thought About Ghostwriting?

Ever considered ghostwriting? For the best advice, got to England, or get this book through Amazon.uk. It is by far the best book on becoming a ghostwriter I've ever found, and is not available in the United States.

Babyboomer grandparents: Come clean!

If you were born between 1946 and 1964, let's face it; you could be a grandparent. Oy, you may be saying! Well, if you are still attending rallys -- climate change, Iraq war, No Child's Behind Left, Committee to increase G.W.'s I.Q., or other noble causes, you may feel the urge to do a traditional grandparenty thing mixed in with a bit of the digital age.

The Girl with the Pearl Earring - Buy the Poster

Girl with a Pearl Earring Buy From Art.com

You saw the movie; you read the book--Get a professional print of the painting that inspired both.