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Not for Dummies

The consistency in the Dummies series has a lot more to do with formatting than textual content. From the beginning of the series in 1991,1 different authors and editors have been used for different books. And now that there are gazillions of titles offering instruction in everything from fishing to Einstein, such consistency would be

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Book Review: The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

Sometimes one book leads to another, for a reader as well as a writer. I had seen this book on bookstore shelves, but did not decide to read it until I saw it recommended in Jack Canfield’s The Principles of Success, which I have reviewed here also. Like last week’s book Way of the Peaceful Warrior, this one also

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Book Review: Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

Originally published in 1980, this revised edition came out in 2000. A movie adaptation with Nick Nolte as “Socrates” was released in 2006. Though it sounds odd for a writer to admit (except for screenwriters), sometimes the movie is better than the book. My fiction writing is more influenced by the movies I have seen

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