Agonizing success of `Artist's Way' (Calendarlive.com) Julia Cameron's journey to guru-dom began, perhaps predictably, in Los Angeles in the 1970s after a failed celebrity marriage and a scotch-and-cocaine binge had brought her to rock bottom. Back then, she was best known as the lush whom Martin Scorsese left for Liza Minnelli, the hotshot writer who swore like a sailor and matched Hunter S. Thompson drink-for-drink....more...local writers join surge in religious book market (Carroll County Online) Bill Hall of Sykesville delivered 28 babies as a paramedic and served on the Sykesville Town Council. During those years, he often wondered about the thief who was crucified next to Jesus....more... Wacky-humor novel SHOUTS!! for attention (The Oregonian) E ditors aren't very fond of ALL CAPITALS. They are the literary equivalent of YELLING and they look messy on the page. Plus there's some arcane wisdom about how you shouldn't force readers to emphasize words -- it's considered bossy....more... Of love and economics (Mail and Guardian) Is this the best of times for South African literature? South Africans are buying more South African books....more... A Poet in Peril (Richmond.com) The acclaimed author of 'The Dante Club' has taken on a new mystery: the death of Edgar Allan Poe....more... Movie Review: Sideways (Blogcritics.org) Nominated for five Academy Awards, and winner of Best Screenplay adapted from an outside source, Sideways turned out to be one of the surprise blockbusters of 2004. Based on the Rex Pickett novel of the same name, Sideways is a clever comedy about wine, life, and a group of friends - each in search of his unique identity. Unlike the plot-driven movies that traditionally dominate ...more... HeloWerks Says Accident Will Lead To A Better Helicopter (The Aero-News Network) Investigation Results In Design Improvements After a May landing accident took its prototype rotorcraft out of commission -- and sent company president and test pilot Tony Pena to the hospital -- representatives with HeloWerks told ANN development work will continue on its WASP helicopter... and that some positives will come from the negative experience....more... AD: Raytheon (The Aero-News Network) AD NUMBER: 2006-12-20 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-20 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Raytheon Model BAe.125 series 800A (including variants C-29A and U-125), 800B, 1000A, and 1000B airplanes and Model Hawker 800 (including variant U-125A) and 1000 airplanes; and for certain Raytheon Model HS.125 series 700A and 700B ...more... AD: Short Brothers (The Aero-News Network) AD NUMBER: 2006-12-18 MANUFACTURER: Short SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-18 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Short Brothers Model SD3 airplanes....more... |