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Marketing a Book is Hard!

The Essay in the New York Times Book Review of May 1st comes to mind, since Tony Perrottet wrote a great commentary on “Building the Brand.” I commented on my quest to do just that in the recent June newsletter, so Perrottet’s remarks were preaching to a one-man choir. As he wrote, paraphrased a bit, writing…
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A Real Phantom at the Opera!

Advertisements here locally in the newspaper and on television indicated that Rossini's Barber of Seville, the last of four operas of the season by Austin Lyric Opera, was down to its final one of three performances, at a matinee on Sunday. I really was not familiar with the story, or the music by that matter,…
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Some Thoughts on Global Warming

Global warming is in the news and national conversation these days. Some are fervent believers that it's virtually "The End," and should be the number one priority of the UN and the US. To them it's "Global Warming Warning." Others are climate change and warming deniers and feel we can ignore it altogether as a left-wing…
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My Favorite Newspapers-Part 1

I'm a reader. More than watching  television or movies, it's reading for me. I can do it on my back on the couch in the living room. Perhaps that's the easy way out. I don't know. In terms of  newspapers, one that I find indispensable is ... be ready for a surprise ... The Wall…
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