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Jennifer Garner Named West Virginian of the Year

Garner named West Virginian of the Year - Yahoo! News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Actress Jennifer Garner has been honored as the 2007 West Virginian of the Year by her hometown newspaper.
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The Sunday Gazette-Mail says it chose Garner for her dedication, hard work and service as an ambassador and role model for West Virginia.

Rich Rodriguez wasn’t available?

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Terry Pratchett has early-onset Alzheimer’s

This is horrible news.

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AN EMBUGGERANCE
Folks,

I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early
onset Alzheimer’s, which lay behind this year’s phantom “stroke”.

We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism. For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation and the basic notes are already being laid down for Unseen Academicals. All other things being equal, I
expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments but will discuss things with the various organisers. Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there’s time for at least a few more books yet :o)

Terry Pratchett

PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should
be interpreted as ‘I am not dead’. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as
will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think - it’s too soon to tell.
I know it’s a very human thing to say “Is there anything I can do”, but in this case I
would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.

Heinlein teleplays

Heinlein, Project Moonbase and Others (preorder): Subterranean Press

Subterranean Press is proud to announce a two volume set that will contain virtually the last unpublished material by Robert A. Heinlein.

Project Moonbase contains the screenplay for the now classic sf film, plus twelve finished teleplays and two story outlines for a projected television show, The World Beyond. In addition to original tales (”Ring Around the Moon” and the story outlines “Home Sweet Home” and “The Tourist”) Project Moonbase also contains teleplay adaptations of such RAH classics as “Delilah and the Space Rigger,” “And He Built a Crooked House” and much more.

Important news. I wonder exactly when Heinlein wrote these things and whether this work represents his “A” game.

Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life by Tony Dungy

wfzimmerman's review: "I liked Dungy more after reading this than before. A good guy. One of the most amusing anecdotes concerns his Minnesota college team playing Ohio State in the '80s. OSU came out on the field for warmups and Dungy thought, "hey, they don't look so big." It turned out that those were just the skill position players, and the behemoths had not yet come on field."
Tyndale (2007), Hardcover, 301 pages

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE DAUGHTER OF SPIDER-MAN

Rating: 2
Review of: Whatever happened to the daughter of Spider-Man?

Answer: she was justly relegated to a side-track of the Marvel continuity.

THE LONG REOAD HOME (Doonesbury) by G. B. Trudeau

Rating: 5
Review of: The long road home : one step at a time : a Doonesbury book by Trudeau, G. B., 1948-

Genuinely moving, and must reading for any Doonesbury fan. Find out why B.D.'s last name is "D"!

THE DISCOVERY OF GLOBAL WARMING by Spencer Weart

Rating: 3
Review of: The discovery of global warming by Weart, Spencer R., 1942-

Oddly enough, I found the supporting website for this book to be more useful for my needs. The book is at too high a level of abstraction from the underlying scientific literature (no doubt to appeal to a general audience). The supporting website goes into more depth.

I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!) by Stephen Colbert

Rating: 3
Review of: I am America (and so can you!)

Cute, but not nearly up to the standard of Al Franken's similar non-book from last year.

HOG PILOTS, BLUE WATER GRUNTS by Robert D. Kaplan

Rating: 4
Review of: Hog pilots, blue water grunts : the American military in the air, at sea, and on the ground by Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-

Case studies of a reporter embedded in various military units. Friendly to the military, written for a general audience. I especially liked the profiles of life on board a destroyer and on board a sub.

About COOL MAPS OF IRAQ

Dear Reader,

I'm very happy with how this book turned out.  The color maps print even more beautifully than they look on screen. 

If you are interested in Iraq and its history, I feel sure you will find this a  rewarding purchase.

Cordially,

Fred Zimmerman
Publisher, Nimble Books LLC

Related Reading

Dear reader,

I hope you enjoy COOL MAPS OF IRAQ.  I've read a lot of books about Iraq.  A few must-reads:

  Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq






  Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq






  Red Zone Blues: a snapshot of Baghdad during the surge 






  Imperial Life in the Emerald City









You may also enjoy some of the other books in the Cool Maps series from Nimble Books:

  Cool Maps for Curious Kids #2: Afghanistan, an Unauthorized Tour of the Land of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and THE KITE RUNNER


  THE WORLD IS FLAT: NOT! Cool New World Maps for Kids










Cordially,

Fred Zimmerman
Publisher, Nimble Books LLC

Related Reading

Dear reader,

I hope you enjoy COOL MAPS OF IRAQ.  I've read a lot of books about Iraq.  A few must-reads:


  Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq







  Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq







  Red Zone Blues: a snapshot of Baghdad during the surge 







  Imperial Life in the Emerald City









You may also enjoy some of the other books in the Cool Maps series from Nimble Books:


  Cool Maps for Curious Kids #2: Afghanistan, an Unauthorized Tour of the Land of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and THE KITE RUNNER



  THE WORLD IS FLAT: NOT! Cool New World Maps for Kids










Cordially,

Fred Zimmerman
Publisher, Nimble Books LLC