Nodding Donkey at Twilight

Big-picture thinking demands better, big-picture reporting

The headline in the New York Times announced dramatically, “US to be World’s Top Oil Producer in 5 Years, Report Says.”  The Washington Post, equally enthusiastically, asked whether the US could – finally – become “Energy-independent after all?” And Reuters

Nodding Donkey at Twilight

Big-picture thinking demands better, big-picture reporting

The headline in the New York Times announced dramatically, “US to be World’s Top Oil Producer in 5 Years, Report Says.”  The Washington Post, equally enthusiastically, asked whether the US could – finally – become “Energy-independent after all?” And Reuters

100 Ways to Make Money Online Cover Textured Featured (Small) (2012)

“100 Ways to Make Money Online”

freetothink books has just released the 2012-2013 edition of “100 Ways to Make Money Online: A Guide to the ‘Net’s Top Freelance Marketplaces, Crowdsourcing Sites and Places to Sell Your Stuff.” Written by veteran journalist and freelancer Shirley Siluk, “100

100 Ways to Make Money Online Cover Textured Featured (Small) (2012)

“100 Ways to Make Money Online”

freetothink books has just released the 2012-2013 edition of “100 Ways to Make Money Online: A Guide to the ‘Net’s Top Freelance Marketplaces, Crowdsourcing Sites and Places to Sell Your Stuff.” Written by veteran journalist and freelancer Shirley Siluk, “100

Gutenberg Bible

Publishing revolution, yes … unprecedented, no

Is the world of writing, reading and literature experiencing an unprecedented revolution, thanks to e-books and the new ease of self-publishing? Yes and no. There’s no question that changes in the publishing model are causing great upheaval in the industry.

Gutenberg Bible

Publishing revolution, yes … unprecedented, no

Is the world of writing, reading and literature experiencing an unprecedented revolution, thanks to e-books and the new ease of self-publishing? Yes and no. There’s no question that changes in the publishing model are causing great upheaval in the industry.

Troy Book Burning Party

How to save a library

How did book-lovers in Troy, Michigan, help overcome an anti-tax campaign that threatened to shut down their library? With a beautifully brilliant strategy that turned the tables on their opponents. As this video details, the strategy was “attention-getting,” “audacious” …”maybe

Troy Book Burning Party

How to save a library

How did book-lovers in Troy, Michigan, help overcome an anti-tax campaign that threatened to shut down their library? With a beautifully brilliant strategy that turned the tables on their opponents. As this video details, the strategy was “attention-getting,” “audacious” …”maybe

Library of Congress Reading Room

Are ‘book people’ doomed? Not so fast

Is the state of book-reading in the US as bad as many have made it out to be? It’s hard to know. As the Mental Floss blog points out, many of the statistics that come up widely on Google about

Library of Congress Reading Room

Are ‘book people’ doomed? Not so fast

Is the state of book-reading in the US as bad as many have made it out to be? It’s hard to know. As the Mental Floss blog points out, many of the statistics that come up widely on Google about

Berlin Walk of Ideas

Long live the e-book … and the print one

E-books are wonderful things, no doubt about it. They’ve delivered — are still delivering — a much-needed kick in the rear end to the book publishing industry, which has long been mired in needlessly time-consuming, wasteful and downright backwards processes.

Berlin Walk of Ideas

Long live the e-book … and the print one

E-books are wonderful things, no doubt about it. They’ve delivered — are still delivering — a much-needed kick in the rear end to the book publishing industry, which has long been mired in needlessly time-consuming, wasteful and downright backwards processes.

Crossword Puzzle

How many words do you know?

Very cool site: Test Your Vocabulary. You’ll go through two pages to choose words you know the definitions for, go to a third page to answer a few questions about yourself (age, sex, level of education, etc.), then submit the

Crossword Puzzle

How many words do you know?

Very cool site: Test Your Vocabulary. You’ll go through two pages to choose words you know the definitions for, go to a third page to answer a few questions about yourself (age, sex, level of education, etc.), then submit the