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• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (The Classic Collection)

  
  Book Critic — Authority: 141
  Okay, we all know the plot, so there’s no sense in rehashing it; but this book has generated a great deal of heat and very little light lately, it’s been banned in some school districts and attacked as racist garbage, so this review will address the question: Is "Huckleberry Finn", in fact, a racist book? The ...
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• Late “Epiphany” For Financial Elites

  
  Voices from Russia — Authority: 474
  _______________________________ It seems that Klaus Schwab , the founder of the World Economic Forum , learnt some basic tenets of Karl Marx ’s economic theory. In particular, he learnt about the widening gap between the rich and the poor. In an interview with Financial Times Deutschland he said, “In its ...
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• Album Spotlight: Various Artists-Just Because I Am A Woman

  
  NIna D'Angelo — Authority: 114
  Dolly Parton is seen to many as megacountry star parading as a dumb blonde. Shes definitely not the Backwoods Barbie she often portrays and is considered not just the Queen of Country, but also one of their best songwriters. In fact, shes said she  sees herself not as a singer,  but asa songwriter. So, it would ...
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• Google+ and Pseudonyms: A Step in the Right Direction, Not the End of the Road

  
  News Worldwide — Authority: 466
  Google+ and Pseudonyms: A Step in the Right Direction, Not the End of the Road Nearly four months after first announcing it would support pseudonyms, Google rolled out changes to the account creation process for Google+ yesterday. The changes will allow users the option of choosing a nickname/alternate name to ...
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• Mark Twain Flays Deerslayer

  
  Word Dreams... — Authority: 107
  Last week, I reviewed Toxic Feedback , a discussion on how harmful the negative opinions of well-meaning people can be to writers. This next is a great follow-up, sent to me by one of the members of my writers’ critique group. To have your writing flailed by the man whose picture likely appears next to the ...
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• Why Rosemary Sutcliff translates so well into German

  
  Rosemary Sutcliff — Authority: 109
  Anjy posted a fascinating comment at the You Write! page about how well Rosemary Sutcliff‘s style translates into German, and about her powers of description. I have been addicted to Sutcliff’s book for about 40 years now. I have read everything by her in German and a lot in English and she is one of the [...]
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• Quotable Quotes: Pithyisms

  
  MAPping Company Success — Authority: 110
  Quotable Quotes: Pithyisms Post from: MAPpingCompanySuccess It is always useful to have a pithy way to get a point across, but how many of us can think that fast? So in the interest of making my readers sound both brilliant and cool here are four “pithyisms” to use at your discretion—with attribution, one ...
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• Remove Warts

  
  Skin Tag Removal At Home — Authority: 114
  Wart – Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia A variety of traditional folk remedies and rituals claim to be able to remove warts . In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain has his characters discuss a variety of such remedies. … Read Article What Are Some Types Of warts ? · Flat warts are ...
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• Life on The Mississippi

  
  Book Critic — Authority: 141
  This book–at times disjointed, rambling, self-referential, and irreverent–is decades ahead of its time. It’s an interdisciplinarian’s dream as Twain takes on economics, geography, politics, ancient and contemporary history, and folklore with equal ease. Mostly though, one appreciates his knack for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Nice Shania Twain photos

  
  Where Art & Engineering Collide — Authority: 144
  [IMG: http://www.tkrphoto.com/images/Nice-Shania-Twain-photos_2086146554.jpg]
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• Custer State Park Ramps Up Pine Beetle Fight

  
  PORTAIL ECONOMIQUE DE TURQUIE — Authority: 145
  A two-hour biography examines one of the most celebrated and controversial icons of 19th-century America, General George Armstrong Custer. As part of the excellent American Experience: Wild West collection profiling some of the most controversial and By Brian Cleary Contributor January 16, 2012 1:52PM After a strong ...
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• Custer State Park Ramps Up Pine Beetle Fight

  
  Kelly Mclaughlin Page — Authority: 145
  “We are constantly seeking new ways to make rebates simpler and easier for consumers, and reducing wait times has been a top priority,” said Joe Custer, President of Young America. “Our new digital submission process gets the reward into the consumers A two-hour biography examines one of the most celebrated and ...
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• The War Prayer by Mark Twain

  
  YABAN — Authority: 138
  It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the receding and fading spread ...
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• Shania Twain to Start Residency at The Colosseum in Las Vegas December 1st

  
  The Dead Hub — Authority: 117
  Las Vegas draws the hottest acts in the music business to town.  The city was the host to many icons such as Bette Midler, Cher, Celine Dion, and Toni Braxton just to name a few. In 2012 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will host Shania Twain’s big comeback starting December 1 st , 2012.  Her dates run through ...
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• Iconic Black and White Photos Amazingly Recolored

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 740
  We first saw this series of famous black and white photographs made new with a little recoloring over at Thaeger . While the concept isn’t earth-shattering, the results are pretty amazing — taking moments from the history books and reinventing them for a new generation. How else are we to fully appreciate Albert ...
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• A Tuesday Tour of Tunes

  
  Decatur Metro — Authority: 466
  Eddie’s Attic put Decatur on the map in terms of the national folk/acoustic music scene. I adore Eddie’s and I consider myself spoiled by the quality of shows there — I’ve been known to slip out of the house and up to Eddie’s on a Wednesday night to sit in a corner in the back [...]
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• Life on The Mississippi

  
  Book Critic — Authority: 141
  This book–at times disjointed, rambling, self-referential, and irreverent–is decades ahead of its time. It’s an interdisciplinarian’s dream as Twain takes on economics, geography, politics, ancient and contemporary history, and folklore with equal ease. Mostly though, one appreciates his knack for ...
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• 10 Things You Should Never Say to an Irish Person

  
  Slices of Life! — Authority: 111
  (picture credit: jpmpinmontreal) Stereotyping can get up people’s noses, and national stereotypes can really cause offense. Unfortunately, the Irish have been much maligned by such blinkered thinking and applying stereotypical notions of the Irish when speaking to them can get you in trouble. Here are some examples ...
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• What I’m Reading: Edward Burke

  
  BOOK SA - Magazine — Authority: 117
  By Kate Sidley for the Sunday Times: Edward Burke is the author of the martial arts travel memoir The Swordmaster’s Apprentice I have been travelling in the US recently and have filled my iPad with American classics. I particularly enjoyed Mark Twain’s Roughing It , which describes his journey across ...
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• Wedding Memories: You’re Still The One Brown Eyed Girl – enjoy these Little Moments because It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

  
  Stacy Uncorked — Authority: 482
  We’re halfway through January – how’s the New Year treating you so far? It’s Monday and you know that that means – fun music to start the week off right.  This week’s theme is songs from your wedding or your wedding year, or songs from when you were 21.  Let’s go with wedding, shall we? [...]
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