As the Penn State child rape saga continues to unfold and the horrors committed by former defensive coordinator and accused serial pedophile Jerry Sandusky come to light there will be a lot of second guessing and soul searching as to how such a tragedy was allowed to continue for so long.One of the most telling signs and one that is almost impossible to believe is the title of Sandusky's memoir that was published in 2001, Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story.The 'about the author' section on Amazon further states that "Sandusky is the founder of The Second Mile, a charitable foundations...
Build Your Own Bookmobile
"Fun for schools, librarians, kids, adults, and bibliophiles -- because you CAN'T make this on an iPad or a Kindle!" is how Bob Staake refers to his 3-D crafty bookmobile. You simply print it out, fold at tabs, apply a little glue and whammo you're up and running. No library card required.
The Birth of the Occubraian
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‘The Future’ in the hands of Lapham’s Quarterly
One of the consequences of the unparalleled amount of information now available to us courtesy of the Internet is a sort of data paralysis. With so many options and so much to see and read it is becoming an increasing challenge to simply know where to begin. Of course you can search for something on Google but then what? Aside from the politics of search and placement inherent in a Google search, there is simply too much information out there. Enter Lapham's Quarterly. Founded in 2008 by long-time editor at Harper's Louis H. Lapham. LQ removes many of the barriers...
Book Art
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