Snippets from the Trenches by Freda Wagman

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"What is moving about this book is the fact that all this preparation doesn't prepare, because NOTHING can prepare her." Susan Choi, Pulitzer Prize finalist, American Woman. The really extraordinary thing about this book is that it tells the story of how one mother embarked on her feverish course of involvement in the AIDS community, in large part to help herself come to terms with the possibility of her son's death. But all that work really doesn't prepare her. She becomes incredibly intimate with a series of strangers, yet she and her son have more and more trouble talking about HIS illness, which is the reason she is doing all this in the first place. She becomes indispensable at the bedsides of countless other people, but when Gary is dying, she still feels helpless, disconnected and as if she'd never set foot in an AIDS hospital room.

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The Supply and Demand Paradox Written by Byron Fisher

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The Supply and Demand Paradox: A Treatise on Economics

Byron Fisher's new book, The Supply and Demand Paradox, is a remarkable book that addresses two fundamental questions within the field of economics: 1) Will a consumer demand a good or service simply because a producer supplies it? 2) Will a producer supply a good or service simply because a consumer demands it? The author answers both questions fully, in presenting a theory that he has developed -- known as the Supply and Demand Paradox (SDP). With logical and straightforward explanations, he makes clear to the reader exactly why the supply of a particular product or service cannot in and of itself generate demand. In stark contrast, demand for any product or service -- whether illicit or not -- will always generate supply, as it spurs one or more business organizations to satisfy that demand in the pursuit of profits. This unique new theory is applied to a host of fields, including evolutionary biology, political science, organized crime, and the origin of financial markets. Anyone with an interest in economics, free markets, and the powerful influences of supply and demand, will find this book well worth reading.

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The Bridge by David Hillstrom

Broken into two parts, The Bridge by David Hillstrom is an intriguing blend of the philosophical and the political. With an exceptionally bold and highly readable prose, the authors nimble revelations provide a benchmark analysis of modern thought that challenges archetypal religious structures and the other usual suspects. Not for the meek, open-minded readers will first examine the human tendencies toward myth and in the latter section, the advent of reliable political structures. Forward thinking is necessary; this work of non-fiction reads as a collection of essays and by fiat builds a human society free of falsehoods and fabrications and the entanglements of outdated human inventions. Occasionally allegoric with some poetic insertions, this serious treatise is compact, convenient and engaging.

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(Ed. We're lovin' that it's "de rigeur" now! 15 years and the world has cauight up!)

With all the doom and gloom hovering over publishing, it's easy to miss the bright spots on the horizon. One of the more promising trends of recent years has been book trailers. If you're rereading that sentence and scratching your head, you're not alone; but while the earliest of these were basically bad PowerPoint presentations, the medium has come a long way. Unlike their older cousins — movie previews — book trailers often avoid plot in favor of a creative response to the release they're promoting; the best ones are more like standalone digital shorts than standard PR ammo. In our feature, Sabrina Jaszi delves into this young wing of the publishing industry that plays by the rules of social media. Of course, we wouldn't leave you without some coverage of honest-to-goodness printed matter, too. This week, we review Mary Gaitskill's latest collection of stories; a nonfiction account of obsession over a lost Amazonian city; and an envelope-pushing memoir about the paradoxes of memory.

- Toby Warner, Managing Editor, Flavourpill

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Do the Best You Can, Sergeant by Thomas Zwemer

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If You Insist on Learning the Hard WayLearn to Laugh

My post-army life was the life of an educator in Academic Health Centers.I grew up farming. I attended both public and private school. I stood at the head of my class, but naïve as country can make one. What I should have learned in Kindergarten took a lifetime. These stories are the tales I told my children and theirs when ever hard knocks came their way.  During World War II, I was a member of Company D 115th Medical Battalion attached to the 40th infantry division. I served in New Guinea, New Briton, Luzon, Southern Philippines, and Korea. I have the Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with three bronze battle stars, one Bronze Service Arrowhead (for three assault landings), and Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two battle stars, and two overseas service bars. I reached the rank of Medical and Surgical Tech. (T/3) although I had been trained to be a dental tech.  

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