I know what you're thinking. "I don't have an Amazon Kindle, this list is of no use to me!" Nothing could be further from the truth. With Christmas just around the corner, Santa may fill your stocking with Amazon's "most wished for product", but even if he doesn't, there...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! As such I thought it would be fitting to regale you with some fast facts about the world's largest online retailer. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, Inc. in 1994, as an online bookstore. A popular legend is that Bezos came up with...
I like to think of EiH as more than just a blog, if for no other reason than that I hate the word (I prefer online magazine). So, in an effort to keep EiH from being just another blog, there are now multiple ways to access the site. EverythingIsHistory.mobi - The mobile...
A week ago, I wrote a post asking readers what they thought about the future of reading. Today, I've come across a website called Scribd, which aims to make writing social. I know what you're thinking, isn't that what blogs are for? Well, Scribd is different, as it aims...
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Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. -- Albert Einstein I'm not what you would call an avid reader. To be sure, I read magazines...
For those of you not familiar with all that is going on in the video gaming world, Madden NFL 10 released today at midnight. The most successful sports video game franchise in history, the series has sold over 75 million copies since its debut in 1988. For many Americans...
One of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s greatest talents was his oratory prowess. To learn how to engage your listeners and become a better speaker, check out the book Great Speeches for Public Speaking. Most people will remember today as being the 41st anniversary of...
On this day in 1775, Patrick Henry famously uttered the phrase, "Give me liberty, or give me death," to delegates to the Virginia Convention, which included Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The purpose of this famous speech was to convince the delegates to supply...
