As we all get finished with our taxes so do the President and First Lady. It turns out that the Obama’s came in with a 20.5% tax rate on income of $789,674 (married filing jointly), including donations worth $172,130. The bulk of that income came from presidential salaries, $394,821, and book sales, $441,369. In 2010, …
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A determined writer – overcomes Rheumatoid Arthritis – creates first full biography of Dennis Hopper
Readers of Peter Winkler’s new biography of the late actor and artist Dennis Hopper may not realize what a labor of love it represents. Winkler suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and cannot reach his fingers to the keyboard of his computer. Yet he was determined to write Dennis Hopper: The Wild Ride of a Hollywood Rebel, so …
World’s longest bridal train – 1.85 miles long and in a hot air balloon
A model rides in a hot air balloon to show the worlds longest wedding dress train during a Guinness World Record attempt in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, March 20, 1012. Romania has set the world record for the world’s longest bridal train. The nearly 3-kilometer (1.86-mile) long ivory train, which took 100 days to stitch, was …
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Bureaucrats around the around – they pretty much look the same
From a fantastic new book called Bureaucratics come these photos of bureaucrats around the world. For the full story check out brain pickings review.
The Intelligent Investor – by Benjamin Graham – "the best book on investing ever written"
The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham, taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham’s philosophy of “value investing” — which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies — has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market …
The Intelligent Investor – by Benjamin Graham – “the best book on investing ever written”
The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham, taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham’s philosophy of “value investing” — which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies — has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market …
Celebrate Black History Month – buy the book “How To Be Black”
“Part autobiography, part stand-up routine, part contemporary political analysis, and astute all over.” Raised by a pro-black, pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years’ experience in being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian …
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Celebrate Black History Month – buy the book "How To Be Black"
“Part autobiography, part stand-up routine, part contemporary political analysis, and astute all over.” Raised by a pro-black, pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years’ experience in being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian …
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Anglophiles rejoice, another British epic – Anthony Powell's novels, A Dance to the Music of Time
Seven Reasons to Read A Dance to the Music of Time In the fall of 2009, I left the United States to spend a school year teaching English in China. There were many things to do before leaving, but one of the more pleasurable was choosing which books would see me through the year. When …
Anglophiles rejoice, another British epic – Anthony Powell’s novels, A Dance to the Music of Time
Seven Reasons to Read A Dance to the Music of Time In the fall of 2009, I left the United States to spend a school year teaching English in China. There were many things to do before leaving, but one of the more pleasurable was choosing which books would see me through the year. When …