As the son of a major league baseball player and a former baseball player himself, author Bob Wilber has lived the athlete life, and in his new book, How Far?, Wilber weaves the compelling story of two disparate athletes who meet and form an unlikely bond. His creative use of first-person writing, having his fictional protagonists appear to write the book themselves in their distinct voices, immerses readers in every thought and word of the two characters. Brooks Bennett is a gifted baseball player (and the son of artist hippies) from Southern California, and Eric Olson is an undersized hockey player…
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The University of Arkansas Press today has announced the publication of Stateswomen: A Centennial History of Arkansas Women Legislators, 1922-2022 by Lindsley Armstrong Smith and Stephen A. Smith. On November 15 at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock and on December 6 at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, the authors will present their book. ABOUT AUTHORS Lindsley Armstrong Smith earned a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law and served as a research assistant professor of communication at the university. From 2005 to 2010, she was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.…
The debate of Printed books vs digital books is going on for ages. However, in this article, we will share 5 benefits of being an E-reader. Both have their benefits and advantages. If you are an e-reader, then it is the perfect place for you. With the rising number of technology users, readers are also shifting to reading books on devices like kindle, mobile phones etc. Digital publishing has been blooming over print services for quite some time now. Here are the benefits:- 1. All books in one device When you can have the books in one device, it makes…
The consumer packaged goods industry has faced an onslaught of recent challenges — including calls for more transparent labeling and eco-friendly packaging — with food companies in particular forced to pivot rapidly in response to consumer preferences and legislation. Smaller, more agile companies have the upper hand, according to innovation experts Jonathan Tofel and Carolina Sasson. How can big companies keep up? “Data shows that small to medium food companies are driving 45% of the growth in share in recent years,” Sasson said. “There are clear methodologies that can be harnessed and implemented in large companies with great success.” In…
What does it mean to “become” inevitable? When we think of inevitability, we think of something that is pre-determined or bound to happen. some even associate the word with Destiny, a path set in the stars to a conclusion that was always meant to be. It was never something one could become, rather it was something they would eventually be. Growing up, I was inevitable, according to my mother. My father was extremely abusive to us when I was a child before they divorced. After he left, she had severe trust issues with men, which transferred to me. To her,…
In front of thousands of fans at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre, U2 vocalist Bono began his book tour by singing, making jokes, and shouting out his life narrative. He also performed one Italian song, “Torna a Surriento,” a faultless operatic rendition. In celebration of his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, Bono began his Stories of Surrender book tour on Thursday evening in New York City. He is now a published and best-selling author. The 62-year-old singer, songwriter and humanitarian defined himself as an eternal boy (born Paul David Hewson) with his fists “in the air,” a “grandstanding” rock star…
The latest book by French author Rene Naba examines the nuclear emergency and threat that Pakistan and China’s relationship poses to South Asia and the rest of the world. This week, the Geneva Press Club hosted a book release event for the “Nuclearization of Asia, ” in which 35 people physically attended and 23 engaged through virtual participation. UN press correspondents and Tribune de Geneve, a Geneva-based international radio representative, also participated. The author is the former head of the Arab Muslim world in the diplomatic service of the AFP and vice president of the International Center for the Fight…
After more than a year of anticipation, Prince Harry has revealed his memoir’s title and release date. The book titled “SPARE” will be released on January 10, 2023. The book’s title is “Spare,” and Penguin Random House describes it as a story written with “raw, unflinching honesty” and full of “insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the enduring power of love over loss.” In a statement released on Thursday, Penguin Random House recalled the shocking death of Prince Harry’s mother, Diana, in 1997 and the accompanying picture of Harry and his brother “going behind their mother’s coffin as the…
Hacking the God Code: The Conspiracy to Steal the Human Soul delivers what author Patricia Cori calls a “booster shot of truth” to all who are ready to hear it. “It exposes the sinister web of lies and manipulation that has been perpetrated upon humanity at all levels of society and the institutions we have been taught to trust,” Cori said. “At this time of incredible upheaval, I expose the tactics of a corrupt and unfathomably ruthless global cabal, whose aim it is to enslave us by destroying our precious DNA connection to God-Source energy.” With “the determination of an investigative…
More products. More productivity. More profits. More activities. More accomplishments. More accolades. More performing. More pleasing. More perfecting. More pay. More PTO. More perks. We buy into the belief that we have to do more, to have more, to be more, and that will sum up to success. Then, along comes the Pandemic Pause. Followed by The Great Resignation. The Great Reconfiguration. The Great Reevaluation. Something isn’t adding up and it doesn’t take a calculus class to solve for the differential. The heart behind the headlines is that the “more” on offer isn’t summing up to success for most of us. And, as a result, we’re channeling our collective curiosity toward a more courageous question. More…of what? Maybe you’re on a…