Donald Finkel, 79, Poet of Free-Ranging Styles, Is Dead
Donald Finkel, a noted American poet whose work teemed with curious juxtapositions, which in their unorthodoxy helped illuminate the function of poetry itself, died on Nov. 15 at his home in St. Louis. He was 79. The cause was complications of Alzheimersmore
Book Review: The Dream by Gurbaksh Chahal
The dotcom boom years were full of tales of entrepreneurs starting in bedrooms and going on to become millionaires. Gurbaksh Chahal is one such, setting up an advertising company in his bedroom at 16 and selling it two years later for $40m. His book Themore
Book Review: The Dream by Gurbaksh Chahal
The dotcom boom years were full of tales of entrepreneurs starting in bedrooms and going on to become millionaires. Gurbaksh Chahal is one such, setting up an advertising company in his bedroom at 16 and selling it two years later for $40m. His book Themore
Soul of the Desert
presents paintings by Philippa Nikulinsky of plants and animals from the Australian deserts. Most are botanical but birds and other animals feature, from bull ants to monitor lizards. The paintings are arranged in sixty four double page 'plates' dividedmore
Book review: Schneier on Security
Tin-foil-hat syndrome is a career hazard in the IT security industry. Bookstore shelves are crammed with paranoid tracts written by those convinced that everyone with a computer is out to seize and abuse data. But despite a lifetime of experience in ITmore
Book review: 'Stalin's Children'
Stalin's Children Three Generations of Love, War, and Survival By Own Matthews Illustrated. 308 pages. Walker & Company. $26. Sometimes the best way to get to know someone is to see his words on paper. And sometimes that's the only way. When Borismore
Book Review: The Dream Gurbaksh Chahal
How to start internet companies and sell them The dotcom boom years were full of tales of entrepreneurs starting in bedrooms that went on to make millions. Gurbaksh Chahal is one such, setting up an advertising company in his bedroom at 16 and selling itmore
Voters Are Red, Voters Are Blue
THERE once was a poet named Bud Trillin, Who cast George Bush as his villain. He sounded like a new Ogden Nash, Writing doggerel with real panache, Chronicling the reign of Bush Two, And Roves quest to wipe out the blue. The prez was famous for gaffes,more
Book review: The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham
You need to sign in if you want to use the Watch List. You should not, ?know the price of everything and the value of nothing?. In stock investing, consider yourself part owner of a company, not a trader. When Benjamin Graham first started working onmore
Book review: The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham
You should not, ?know the price of everything and the value of nothing?. In stock investing, consider yourself part owner of a company, not a trader. When Benjamin Graham first started working on Wall Street in 1914, most investing took the form ofmore
Film review: Choke
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Book review: "Autophobia" and "Just After Sunset"
Autophobia Love and Hate in the Automotive Age By Brian Ladd 227 pages. University of Chicago Press. $22.50. 'We can't build our way out of congestion.' For years this has been the rallying cry against the continuing accommodation - either in the U.S.more
Book Review: The Dream Gurbaksh Chahal
The dotcom boom years were full of tales of entrepreneurs starting in bedrooms that went on to make millions. Gurbaksh Chahal is one such, setting up an advertising company in his bedroom at 16 and selling it two years later for $40 million. His book,more
The Botox Diaries - by Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger
by Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger deals with two women in their 40s, searching for meaning in their lives while battling the issue of age. Jessica Taylor, the central character in , has been divorced for more than ten years from an extremelymore
Mine Are Spectacular - by Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger
by Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger Women in their 40s can be spectacular no matter what life throws them! The story centers on Sara Turner, a divorced mother of one who is about to get remarried. Her two best friends are Kate Steele, a famousmore
Eat. Pray. Love - by Elizabeth Gilbert
by Elizabeth Gilbert The story of one woman's journey through Italy, India and Indonesia to find inner peace. The story of former journalist Elizabeth Gilbert could have been tragic. A young writer faced with a marriage crumbling before her eyes staredmore
Book Review: The Dream Gurbaksh Chahal
25 mins ago Iain Thomson in San Francisco The dotcom boom years were full of tales of entrepreneurs starting in bedrooms that went on to make millions. Skip related content Gurbaksh Chahal is one such, setting up an advertising company in his bedroom atmore
Book Review: The Dream Gurbaksh Chahal
The dotcom boom years were full of tales of entrepreneurs starting in bedrooms that went on to make millions. Gurbaksh Chahal is one such, setting up an advertising company in his bedroom at 16 and selling it two years later for $40 million. His book,more
Book Review: The Dream ? Gurbaksh Chahal
How to start internet companies and sell them Written by Iain Thomson in San Francisco The dotcom boom years were full of tales of entrepreneurs starting in bedrooms that went on to make millions. Gurbaksh Chahal is one such, setting up an advertisingmore
Poetry review: Fire to Fire by Mark Doty
[Congratulations to Mark Doty for winning the 2008 National Book Award for his poetry collection Fire to Fire. This review of Fire to Fire by Elizabeth Lund originally ran in the Monitor on ] Mark Doty holds a magnifying glass to his subjects. He usesmore
Book Review: C Programming: A Modern Approach by K. N. King
'The author of this book has obvious and deep roots in teaching. The book is an impressive 832 pages in length. I believe that the size is warranted because of the detail that is needed for a full understanding of the language.more
BOOK REVIEWWhen Life Hands You Lemons...
Surfers who have been privileged enough to spend time traveling are aware of the irreplaceable self-discovery that it yields. Many of these realizations are most valuable when applied to everyday life. Unfortunately, the abrupt shift back into ourmore
For Studio, Vampire Movie Is a Cinderella Story
LOS ANGELES - Until now, tiny Summit Entertainment has been largely ignored by the major studios and looked down on by A-list agents and managers. But because of a classic bit of Hollywood bungling, the fledgling movie company finds itself sitting atopmore
Book Review: American Nerd
'As is clear from the title, American Nerd sets out to concentrate on the American nerd, and to define what a nerd is. As with a lot of social labels, it's not so easily defined. Nugent defines two categories of nerd; those who are intellectual andmore
The Fire, By Katherine Neville
Just like The Da Vinci Code ? but much better Reviewed by Barry Forshaw Search Search Go Independent.co.uk Web Bookmark & Share Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has become instant shorthand for those who consider it the last word in dumbed-down,more
V. S. Naipaul, a Man Who Has Earned a Knighthood, a Nobel and Enemies Galore
Books about literary friendships (James and Wharton, Kerouac and Ginsberg, Melville and Hawthorne) drop into bookstores with numbing regularity. Books about literary revenge are more rare and thus more interesting. In 1998 Paul Theroux published Sirmore
P1 Book Review: Blood Lessons: What Cops Learn From Life-Or-Death Encounters
with Lt. Dan Marcou When does it happen? When do police officers find themselves in that mud room between life and death, fighting desperately to enjoy all the rest of the days of their life? As Trooper Matt Swartz explains in Chuck Remsberg?s newmore