by michaeld | Jul 1, 2013 | Columns
By Eric Friedman We have an unhealthy relationship with charitable giving. Giving USA reports that Americans donate about $300 billion annually to nonprofits-averaging about $1000 per person. We love the charities we give to and feel good when we give to them. This...
by michaeld | Jun 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by michaeld | Jun 30, 2013 | Columns, NW Author, Writers on Writing
Over 100 critically acclaimed and well known authors from OR, WA and CA will be attending the 5th Annual NW Book Festival 2013, at the Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland. Meet the authors in person, get an autograph, get inspired, and ask questions about their work....
by michaeld | Jun 28, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Urban Fiction
By Karl Taro Greenfeld Harper, $25.99, 253 pages Mark is about to join his friends for breakfast fully unaware that the trajectory of his life is about to change. He sits in a local steakhouse with the other fathers of children at the school, as...
by michaeld | Jun 28, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Run Through the Jungle By Scott F. Parker Inside the Curtain Press, $15.00, 271 pages “I’m like people who meditate for the insights it gives them. They do it for a reason, but the reason is no reason. I run for a reason, and the reason is...