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When was the last time a U.S. President’s son lived in the White House?  It was about 45 years ago, when JFK and JFK Jr. inhabited America’s number one address.  Is it possible that the President truly needs to tuck in a son at night in order for him to make pragmatic decisions?  Let’s hope [...]

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There’s an old saying in the book industry: “Better off are you, with a pre-press review.”  If a new book hits the shelves with a comment on the back cover (which will obviously be a positive one), it can only help book sales.  “Love the story, 3 Cheers, Couldn’t Put it Down, I was howling!”—Rickey Jacobs, The [...]

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The phone rang at about 8:00 p.m. on a Friday night. It was 1991, and No More Mac and Cheese, A Bachelor’s Guide to Cooking with Ease had just been published, with enormous fanfare in the U.S…really in California…actually Northern California…maybe more specifically San Francisco…ok let’s be completely truthful–the few blocks surrounding my apartment.  In [...]

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“Rhyme” may not have been the best name for our most recent title.  (And the cover of our cookbook, “No More Mac & Cheese, A Bachelor’s Guide to Cooking with Ease” was in this color green, maybe not the most appetizing for a cookbook.)  But what is wrong with calling a book “Rhyme”?  Rhyme is [...]

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We didn’t expect to be flooded with feedback after citing the possible imperfection of Dr. Seuss rhymes: Should Rhymes Include Only “Real” Words?  December 8, 2009.  But opinions there were, and total disagreement…In fact, we did not hear from a single reader who found Dr. Seuss’s rhyming schemes flawed.  No one had a problem with rhyming [...]

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