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Book Giveaway: Now is Gone

20 May 2008 by Guinevere, 1 Comment
now is gone

I’m giving away a brand new copy of Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs to one of my readers. I’ve been looking for a good introduction to new media that I can pass along to people who are looking for an overview. I picked up now is gone hoping [...]

Oil! Review

31 March 2008 by Guinevere, No Comments
Oil!

I’ve just finished reading Oil! by Upton Sinclair. I picked up the book because I liked the movie There Will Be Blood so much, which is based on this book. Now I don’t think that movie adaptations of books have to be identical; movies & books are simply two very different ways of story telling. [...]

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Arthur C. Clarke Dies

18 March 2008 by Guinevere, No Comments
Arthur C. Clarke

I was sad to hear today about the passing of Arthur C. Clarke, an author and inventor best known for his novel 2001 Space Odyssey. I met Mr. Clarke when I was 8 years old while I was in Sri Lanka with my parents. We were lucky enough to enjoy dinner with him one evening– [...]

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