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The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process by Francesca Lia Block

The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process by Francesca Lia Block

by Sarah Hutchins | Sep 21, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Self-Help

Part autobiography and part writing manual, Francesca Lia Block’s The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process – aptly named after a Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait – discusses growing up in 1980s LA, where she famously sets her...
Stop the Press: How the Mormon Church Tried to Silence the Salt Lake Tribune by James W. Ure

Stop the Press: How the Mormon Church Tried to Silence the Salt Lake Tribune by James W. Ure

by Howard Leighton | May 9, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Religion

While this is a book reporting and exposing the effort on the part of the Mormon Church to “destroy” The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah’s largest newspaper, it is more. Being “more” is especially true for those individuals who know nothing or have read little about the...
Writing Abroad: A Guide for Travelers by Peter Chilson and Joanne B. Mulcahy

Writing Abroad: A Guide for Travelers by Peter Chilson and Joanne B. Mulcahy

by Don Messerschmidt | Apr 16, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Social Science, Travel

Are you a traveler, writer, or arm-chair explorer interested in other cultures and peoples beyond the bounds of your neighborhood, town, or country? This book will whet your appetite and give you new vistas and modes of expression. It is designed to open our eyes and...
Murder in the News: An Inside Look at How Television Covers Crime by Robert H. Jordan Jr.

Murder in the News: An Inside Look at How Television Covers Crime by Robert H. Jordan Jr.

by Sarah Hutchins | Mar 26, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater

If a news station discovers there have been two local shootings, but they only have the resources to send one team at that precise moment, how do the producer, assignment editor, and reporters decide which murder to prioritize? How does the victim and culprit’s age,...
The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain by Victor Prince

The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain by Victor Prince

by Seniye Groff | Dec 29, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Travel

The mystical power of the Camino de Santiago is captured in a provocative way by Prince in this part-travel, part-leadership lessons book. Between jobs Prince decides to do the 500-mile pilgrimage in northern Spain. Prince has tied his lessons around the seven...
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