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news from the Mary Kay Empire: an end-user speaks: Mary Kay Color Cosmetics

Posted in paterfamilias, reseña, tagged , on August 28, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Let’s get one thing straight. I know nothing about cosmetics and – except for one forgettable episode at a Halloween party – have never used them.

But my wife does. (more…)

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an unvarnished classic: Foreign Affairs

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, tagged , on August 28, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Foreign Affairs makes no apology for its antiquated typescript, large print, and generally stodgy appearance. It hardly needs to.

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compact guide for travelers and planespotters: Günter Endres, Illustrated Directory of Modern Commercial Aircraft (Illustrated Directory)

Posted in reseña, tagged , on August 28, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Unlike most airplane guides, the compact 8.5 x 6.5″ format of this illustrated directory makes it handy for sliding in and out of a briefcase. Unfortunately, the book’s materials and construction are not durable enough to withstand regular travel in this way.

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a thin and humble sleeper for non-profit leaders: Exempt

Posted in clarity, reseña, tagged , , on August 28, 2007| Leave a Comment »

My organization receives this publication of the NonProfit Times free. If yours does too, don’t make the mistake of tossing it out with the junk mail.

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too little of a great thing: Pimsleur Hebrew I

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Shame on you, Pimsleur, for making us wait more than five years for the successor to this unparalleled introduction to Modern Hebrew. (more…)

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worth something like gold: Christian Management Report

Posted in clarity, reseña, tagged , , , on August 28, 2007| Leave a Comment »

If you’ve never stood and gaped at the periodicals section of a well-stocked Borders store or scanned an on-line list of periodicals, you may not be aware how astonishingly prolific is the publishing of niche magazines and journals. It is one of the too little celebrated marvels of the English-language editorial industry. (more…)

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Anglican in Wheaton, Illinois

Posted in denkschrift, missio dei, tagged , , on August 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »

For those familiar with the internecine warfare that has burst with a force uncontainable by Episcopalian comity since sexual politics have become front and center in the American version of the worldwide Anglican Community, the subtle distinction between those of the tradition who now refer to themselves as ‘Anglican’ and those who retain their identity as ‘Episcopalian’ does not go unnoticed.

The A Word has become a fightin’ word. (more…)

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How to Fly: A dozen ways to make your next business trip a success before you even get there

Posted in clarity, tagged , , on August 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »

This comes to you from 35,000 feet.

I’m not kidding. Some of my most productive work time happens on business trips and in airplane seats. I used to think of business travel as the lost time between origin and destination. No longer.

Now travel means working from another office, one that is almost as productive as my regular office. Plus, they give you pretzels. (more…)

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brainy, shrewd, and accessible: Grove Ethics Series

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, tagged , , , on August 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Ridley College is an evangelically-inclined Anglican college that operates under the umbrella of the UK’s University of Cambridge. The College is also the sponsor of a vigorous menu of thoughtful booklets on ethics, worship, biblical studies and the like. (more…)

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When planespotters go to heaven, they receive a copy: Gunther Endres, Major Airlines of the World

Posted in reseña, tagged , , on August 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Author Günter Endres needs to get out more. (more…)

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