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PR for People® Book Reviews: How May I Help You?

Barbara McMichael

June 14, 2017

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The American Dream has always included the idea of satisfying employment and upward mobility, but a new book by Deepak Singh sketches out a less rosy reality.

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PR for People® Book Reviews August 2016

Barbara McMichael

August 21, 2016

Mindfulness and Money

The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness – Bari Tessler

Parallax Press – 296 pp - $22.95

To be a successful entrepreneur, you need a good idea, the guts to develop it into a sustainable business, and the financing to make it happen. Often, it’s that third leg of the stool that presents the biggest problem. But “...

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PR for People® Book Reviews July 2016

Barbara McMichael

July 30, 2016

Beauty is in the hand of the mascara wand wielder

Your Beauty Mark – Dita Von Teese Dey Street Books – 400 pp - $45

Grace & Style – Grace Helbig

Touchstone – 240 pp - $19.99

You want to read up on fashion and style? Try these two very different books on for size –

“Your Beauty Mark” is a lavish book by international burlesque star Dita Von Teese.

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From Denver: The not-so-elusive Poet Devan Kingsford

Patricia Vaccarino

June 09, 2016

Although Devan Kingsford fancies himself as an elusive poet, he keeps a high profile on the streets of downtown Denver. He stakes out a spot in front of the Tattered Cover Book Store on 16th Street, where he sits at a desk, with an old typewriter, and his dog, and writes poems on demand. In fact, the name of his business is Poetry on Demand. He doesn’t charge per poem, but gladly accepts donations.

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PR for People® Book Reviews May 2016

Barbara McMichael

June 04, 2016

By Barbara Lloyd McMichael

Digital Humanitarians – Patrick Meier

The word “do-gooders” originated back in the 1920s as a pejorative that conservatives used against progressives. Now there’s a 21st century deprecation that began in much the same way: take the term crowdsourcing (a word coined in 2006), sprinkle with a bit of Harry Potter magic dust, and presto! – it transforms into “...

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Making a Leg

Patricia Vaccarino

February 03, 2016

While almost anyone can puff up his chest and call himself a writer, developing writing mastery takes as many hours of practice as it takes to become a ballerina. In ballet, it takes many years of training to be able to extend one’s leg in a perfect line that appears to stretch to infinity. It’s called making a leg. Developing correct muscle formation in the feet and legs takes years of practice. No one ever thinks it will happen...