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Schiff’s Backstage Tour of Cleopatra

Despite the unpleasant coating of the cover, akin to toad skin, I could not put down Stacy Schiff’s entertaining biography Cleopatra A Life. To avoid parting with the fascinating metropolis that was Alexandria, and the larger than life single-mother-queen-goddess of … Continue reading

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Biography Trapped in Steve Job’s Reality Distortion Field

Walter Isaacson has written once again a biography for the masses, wrapped in a pretty high gloss dust jacket, that could have come straight from the Apple design factory, featuring Steve Jobs on front and back. The book was not … Continue reading

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Einstein’s Little Princess

I have just finished Walter Isaacson’s hefty book Einstein: His Life and Universe. It was a real page turner. Isaacson has taken the general relativity, and the man behind it, to tell a compelling story. Surprisingly, not even the calculations … Continue reading

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A Digital Desk Drawer

Are you looking for a story that reads like a grown-up romance, unfolds like a mystery, and at the end opens up for interpretation? Take a peek at the beginning of 7 Days and Counting and join Informal Editors. “Something David … Continue reading

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Writer’s block and other excuses

The summer is almost over, and I haven’t been able to scribble more than ten lines of Still Counting that I feel confident enough to share publicly. Those were the only words that I was able to commit to when … Continue reading

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Who are the stealth readers?

I like numbers, as the title 7 Days and Counting might reveal. The reoccurring prime number seven, in particular, is my favorite. The simultaneous simplicity of it combined with the promise of several, sets seven apart from other one digit … Continue reading

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Still Counting – The Sequel

I’ve began to write a sequel for 7 Days and Counting, and would like to invite anyone, who is interested, to sign up and get a chance to read it, while it is still work in progress. The blog version … Continue reading

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It is 7 Days and Counting folks

The story is now nearly complete, though the book is not finished. I’d like to thank all of you for helping me to get this far. Particularly those, who took their precious time to give me comments, as well as … Continue reading

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Protected: 7DP35 – Seventh day, 8th of October

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Protected: 7DP34 – The date, 7th of October

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