Authors: Daron Acemoglu & James A. RobinsonPages: 529Published By: CURRENCYCopyright: 2012 by Daron Acemoglu & James A. RobinsonISBN: 978-0-307-71922-5 About the Authors Daron Acemoglu is a Turkish-American professor of economics at MIT, widely recognized for his work on political economy and development. He ranked third in a 2011 survey of…
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House Rules
Author: Jodi Picoult532 pages in paperbackPublished by: Simon & SchusterCopyright: 2010ISBN: 978-0-7432-9644-1 Summary House Rules explores the story of Jacob Hunt, an 18-year-old child with Asperger’s syndrome, his younger brother Theo, and mother Emma.There is something very familiar about Jacob. Every time I read his words, thoughts, or mannerisms, I…
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Mercy
Author: Jodi Picoult400 pages printed on paperbackPublished by: Washington Square Press PublicationISBN: 978-0-7434-2244-4Copyright: Jodi Picoult, 1996 Mercy is my fourth book from the author Jodi Picoult. I got this book at a used bookstore during a vacation. Not the genre I thought I would spend most of my recent adult…
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TREASURE ISLAND
Author: Robert Louise StevensonIllustration by: Louis RheadPaperback Edition 153 pagesISBN: 978-91-7637-241-8Publisher: Wisehouse ClassicsCopyright: 2016-Sweden “Shiver me timbers” “Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” These are two of the most iconic phrases used by pirates.We also have the image of the one-legged seaman, black sails on pirate ships, and X’s on…
Creative Writing
The First Pineapple
Once upon a time, in a remote village in what is now known as South America, there lived a young girl named Maria. Maria lived with her Father Ramon, Mother Julia, and a younger brother Felipe. Felipe enjoyed helping his Father work the farm. Maria helped her mother with the…
DIY Home Improvements Projects
Lotion Flow Limiter
We’ve all seen this before. A liquid soap or a lotion dispenser that dispenses too much product. This reminds me of those toothpaste commercials where they put toothpaste on the whole length of the toothbrush. That amount of toothpaste is not necessary. Toothpaste about the size of a pea is…
DIY Home Improvements Projects
How I Made My Fireplace PlexiGlass Cover
Our fireplace was old. It no longer generated enough heat or burned with a beautiful decorative flame. But mostly it is just old. Its age was showing. I guess it is time for change. But first, we had a few decisions to make before starting. Should we replace the entire fireplace…
DIY Home Improvements Projects
How I replaced the screen on my patio door
After years of neglecting the issue, I can no longer ignore the fact that the patio screen door is stuck and no longer slides properly. The rollers have broken, and the door slides off the track. It’s time to deal with this problem. Initially, I considered hiring someone to replace…
The Politics of Design: A (Not So) Global Design Manual for Visual Communication
By: Ruben Pater192 pages of colored paperbackISBN: 978-90-6349-422-7Published by: BIS Publisher, The Netherlands. “Is this a book on how to design?”. This was my first thought after I picked up this book. And this was almost the same question my daughter had when I handed her the same book many…
DIY Home Improvements Projects
Upgrade your Toilet with a Bidet
I have always wondered about the buying habits of people during an emergency. For example, in an approaching snowstorm, there is always a run on milk, bread, and toilet paper. Stores run out of shovels, snow scrapers, and even snow blowers. I always wondered, “What happened to the shovel and…