Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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ADVICE
Be Your Own Boss: How to Start a Home-Based Business
Not Only for New Grads: Common-Sense Job Hunting
BIOGRAPHY
Larger Than Life: Remembering Lincoln Diamant
A Many-Talented Troubadour: Remembering Harry Chapin
A Harry Chapin Miscellany
CURRENT AFFAIRS
What the F*** Am I Doing Here?
A Voter's Guide to Reality in the Middle East, or What the Politicians Won't Tell You
The War Nobody Wanted
The President's Excess Baggage: Three Fallacies About the Middle East
Awakening from History: Iraq, the Dangerous Diversion
The Great Game Goes On
HISTORY
The First Unknown Soldier: Symbol of Another Great Generation
Who Wrote the Bugle Call Taps?
A Short History of Memorial Day
'Twas the Day After Christmas: The Battle at Trenton
General Washington Educates the British: The Battle at Princeton
The Postscripts Roll of Honor: 156 Who Voted Against the Iraq War
"Like Eating Soup with a Knife": Why the U.S. Cannot Win in Iraq
"Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and the Big Fool Says to Push On"
Ghosts of Christmas Past: Exploring the Origins of the Holiday
Guns of the American Revolution: Setting the Record Straight
Lo, the Poor Indian! Notes on Amerindian Origins
In Search of Halloween: Myth and Reality
Those Were the Days, 1: Requiem for the Post Roads
Those Were the Days, 2: Homage to the Concord
Those Were the Days, 3: A Toast to Taverns
Myths of the American Revolution: Setting the Record Straight
More Myths of the American Revolution: Setting the Record Straight
The Anatomy of Terror 1: A Bloody Past
The Anatomy of Terror 2: A New Kind of War
The Improbable Country: Gertrude Bell and the Making of Modern Iraq
Then, as Now--One Year Later
Then, as Now: The Grim Parallelism of Two Wars
HUMOR
The Anatomy of Humor 23: More Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
The Anatomy of Humor 22: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
The Anatomy of Humor 21: The Wit and Wisdom of Dorothy Parker, Part Two
The Anatomy of Humor 20: The Wit and Wisdom of Dorothy Parker, Part One
The Anatomy of Humor 19: One-liners
The Anatomy of Humor 18: Lawyer Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 17: Doctor Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 16: Lightbulb Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 15: Still More Third-Grader Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 14: More Third-Grader Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 13: Third Grader Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 12: Yo Momma So Ugly . . .
The Anatomy of Humor 11: Yo Momma So Fat . . .
The Anatomy of Humor 10: Insult Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 9: Knock-Knock Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 8: More Puns
The Anatomy of Humor 7: The Immortal Pun
The Anatomy of Humor 6: "A guy walks into a bar. . ."
The Anatomy of Humor 5: Scottish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 4: More Jewish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 3: Jewish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 2: Irish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 1: What's So Funny?
LITERARY LORE
A Murder in Peekskill: A Literary Detective Story
Who Wrote "The Night Before Christmas"? 1
Who Wrote "The Night Before Christmas"? 2
Did They Really Say That? Quotations and Misquotations
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
'How Hard Is My Fate': The Arnold-André Affair, 3
'Treason of the Blackest Dye': The Arnold-André Affair, 2
Ill Met by Moonlight: The Arnold-André Affair, 1
First to Fight, First to Die: The Beau Geste of Edmond Genet
Rediscovering Henry Hudson's Half Moon
Far from Home: The Lenape Indians Trail of Tears
The Rivers Ran Red: Gov. Kieft's Holocaust
The Lenape: Westchester's First Inhabitants
The Lenape Series Bibliography
Lest We Forget: An Album of Remembrance
The Trouble I've Seen: The Nils Andersen Story
Naming the Land: What's Your Local Place Name I.Q.?
Days of Hope and Glory: When Croton Water Came to the City
The Old Croton Aqueduct: An Engineering Marvel
'No Irish Need Apply': The Clash of Cultures Along the Old Croton Aqueduct
How Epidemics and Fires Led to the Building of the Old Croton Aqueduct
Queen of the Hudson: A History of Hudson River Sloops
When Sing Sing Was a 'Model' Prison
No Longer on the Map: Forgotten Place Names in Northwestern Westchester
The Riddle of Anthony's Nose
The Two Journeys of Abraham Lincoln
Toqueville's Democracy in America: Solving a Mystery and Exposing a Fraud
Thank You, Henry Hudson: America's Debt to the Dutch
Remembering the First Provisional Regiment: They Guarded New York City's Water Supply
MOVIE TRIVIA
'Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn'
'Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain'
'Play It Again, Sam'
THE NOBODY ASKED ME SERIES
Thank You, Jimmy Cannon
OP-ED
Mr. President: 'We Don't Have a Dog in This Fight."
The Frightening Bush Legacy
Will 2012 Be "the Elephants' Graveyard" of American Politics?
High Jinks in the Arrogant World of High Finance
Iran: Imminent Threat or Paper Tiger?
What Manner of Man: Meditations on the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
Who's the War Party Now? 25 Ingredients for a Republican Disaster
Three Words that Shook the World
I Am the American Veteran, Remember Me?
A Tale of Two Cities
Shame on Us
The View from Hubbert's Peak
QUOTABLE QUOTES
Dogs, Wonderful Dogs!
Top Ten Notable Quotables of 2008
Bushspeak Roundup: The Final 20 Days
Bushspeak Update, First Half of 2008
Bushspeak Update, Second Half of 2007
Bushspeak Update, First Half of 2007
Three Little Words: George W. Bush's Infatuation with the Sound of His Favorite Phrase
The Weird World of Bushspeak, Updated Again
The Prequel: Early Examples of Weird Bushspeak
TECHNICS
Peter Paul Schilovsky: Genius of the Gyrocar
The Peter Cooper Story, 1: The Lost Peekskill Years
The Peter Cooper Story, 2: A Man Ahead of His Time
Does Mourning Become the Electric? 1: The Rise of the Electric Car
Does Mourning Become the Electric? 2 : The Fall and Resurrection of the Electric Car
The Preston Tucker Story 1: Ordeal by Trial
The Preston Tucker Story 2: Triumph and Tragedy
A Short History of the Air Rifle
Of Viruses, Worms and Spyware: The Dangerous Underworld of the Internet
Who Invented the Bowie Knife?
The View from Hubbert's Peak
THEATER LORE
Disinheriting the Wind: How Broadway and Hollywood Distorted History
Almost Famous: The Spelvins, the Plinges and the Smithees
WALKING CLASSICS
Companions for the Trail: Walking Classics
A Spring Walk
Books for Walkers
Where the Forest Murmurs
Emerson at Yosemite
The Pleasure of Walking
THE WRITING CLINIC
Clear Writing: How to Achieve and Measure Readability
Come Blow Your Horn: Do-It-Yourself Book Promotion for Authors
Get the Word Out: Secrets of Successful News Releases
Your Slip Is Showing: Making Your Writing Look Professional
So You Want to Be a Writer? Frequently Asked Questions
The Work Habits of Highly Successful Writers
Be Your Own Boss: How to Start a Home-Based Business
Not Only for New Grads: Common-Sense Job Hunting
BIOGRAPHY
Larger Than Life: Remembering Lincoln Diamant
A Many-Talented Troubadour: Remembering Harry Chapin
A Harry Chapin Miscellany
CURRENT AFFAIRS
What the F*** Am I Doing Here?
A Voter's Guide to Reality in the Middle East, or What the Politicians Won't Tell You
The War Nobody Wanted
The President's Excess Baggage: Three Fallacies About the Middle East
Awakening from History: Iraq, the Dangerous Diversion
The Great Game Goes On
HISTORY
The First Unknown Soldier: Symbol of Another Great Generation
Who Wrote the Bugle Call Taps?
A Short History of Memorial Day
'Twas the Day After Christmas: The Battle at Trenton
General Washington Educates the British: The Battle at Princeton
The Postscripts Roll of Honor: 156 Who Voted Against the Iraq War
"Like Eating Soup with a Knife": Why the U.S. Cannot Win in Iraq
"Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and the Big Fool Says to Push On"
Ghosts of Christmas Past: Exploring the Origins of the Holiday
Guns of the American Revolution: Setting the Record Straight
Lo, the Poor Indian! Notes on Amerindian Origins
In Search of Halloween: Myth and Reality
Those Were the Days, 1: Requiem for the Post Roads
Those Were the Days, 2: Homage to the Concord
Those Were the Days, 3: A Toast to Taverns
Myths of the American Revolution: Setting the Record Straight
More Myths of the American Revolution: Setting the Record Straight
The Anatomy of Terror 1: A Bloody Past
The Anatomy of Terror 2: A New Kind of War
The Improbable Country: Gertrude Bell and the Making of Modern Iraq
Then, as Now--One Year Later
Then, as Now: The Grim Parallelism of Two Wars
HUMOR
The Anatomy of Humor 23: More Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
The Anatomy of Humor 22: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
The Anatomy of Humor 21: The Wit and Wisdom of Dorothy Parker, Part Two
The Anatomy of Humor 20: The Wit and Wisdom of Dorothy Parker, Part One
The Anatomy of Humor 19: One-liners
The Anatomy of Humor 18: Lawyer Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 17: Doctor Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 16: Lightbulb Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 15: Still More Third-Grader Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 14: More Third-Grader Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 13: Third Grader Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 12: Yo Momma So Ugly . . .
The Anatomy of Humor 11: Yo Momma So Fat . . .
The Anatomy of Humor 10: Insult Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 9: Knock-Knock Jokes
The Anatomy of Humor 8: More Puns
The Anatomy of Humor 7: The Immortal Pun
The Anatomy of Humor 6: "A guy walks into a bar. . ."
The Anatomy of Humor 5: Scottish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 4: More Jewish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 3: Jewish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 2: Irish Humor
The Anatomy of Humor 1: What's So Funny?
LITERARY LORE
A Murder in Peekskill: A Literary Detective Story
Who Wrote "The Night Before Christmas"? 1
Who Wrote "The Night Before Christmas"? 2
Did They Really Say That? Quotations and Misquotations
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
'How Hard Is My Fate': The Arnold-André Affair, 3
'Treason of the Blackest Dye': The Arnold-André Affair, 2
Ill Met by Moonlight: The Arnold-André Affair, 1
First to Fight, First to Die: The Beau Geste of Edmond Genet
Rediscovering Henry Hudson's Half Moon
Far from Home: The Lenape Indians Trail of Tears
The Rivers Ran Red: Gov. Kieft's Holocaust
The Lenape: Westchester's First Inhabitants
The Lenape Series Bibliography
Lest We Forget: An Album of Remembrance
The Trouble I've Seen: The Nils Andersen Story
Naming the Land: What's Your Local Place Name I.Q.?
Days of Hope and Glory: When Croton Water Came to the City
The Old Croton Aqueduct: An Engineering Marvel
'No Irish Need Apply': The Clash of Cultures Along the Old Croton Aqueduct
How Epidemics and Fires Led to the Building of the Old Croton Aqueduct
Queen of the Hudson: A History of Hudson River Sloops
When Sing Sing Was a 'Model' Prison
No Longer on the Map: Forgotten Place Names in Northwestern Westchester
The Riddle of Anthony's Nose
The Two Journeys of Abraham Lincoln
Toqueville's Democracy in America: Solving a Mystery and Exposing a Fraud
Thank You, Henry Hudson: America's Debt to the Dutch
Remembering the First Provisional Regiment: They Guarded New York City's Water Supply
MOVIE TRIVIA
'Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn'
'Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain'
'Play It Again, Sam'
THE NOBODY ASKED ME SERIES
Thank You, Jimmy Cannon
OP-ED
Mr. President: 'We Don't Have a Dog in This Fight."
The Frightening Bush Legacy
Will 2012 Be "the Elephants' Graveyard" of American Politics?
High Jinks in the Arrogant World of High Finance
Iran: Imminent Threat or Paper Tiger?
What Manner of Man: Meditations on the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
Who's the War Party Now? 25 Ingredients for a Republican Disaster
Three Words that Shook the World
I Am the American Veteran, Remember Me?
A Tale of Two Cities
Shame on Us
The View from Hubbert's Peak
QUOTABLE QUOTES
Dogs, Wonderful Dogs!
Top Ten Notable Quotables of 2008
Bushspeak Roundup: The Final 20 Days
Bushspeak Update, First Half of 2008
Bushspeak Update, Second Half of 2007
Bushspeak Update, First Half of 2007
Three Little Words: George W. Bush's Infatuation with the Sound of His Favorite Phrase
The Weird World of Bushspeak, Updated Again
The Prequel: Early Examples of Weird Bushspeak
TECHNICS
Peter Paul Schilovsky: Genius of the Gyrocar
The Peter Cooper Story, 1: The Lost Peekskill Years
The Peter Cooper Story, 2: A Man Ahead of His Time
Does Mourning Become the Electric? 1: The Rise of the Electric Car
Does Mourning Become the Electric? 2 : The Fall and Resurrection of the Electric Car
The Preston Tucker Story 1: Ordeal by Trial
The Preston Tucker Story 2: Triumph and Tragedy
A Short History of the Air Rifle
Of Viruses, Worms and Spyware: The Dangerous Underworld of the Internet
Who Invented the Bowie Knife?
The View from Hubbert's Peak
THEATER LORE
Disinheriting the Wind: How Broadway and Hollywood Distorted History
Almost Famous: The Spelvins, the Plinges and the Smithees
WALKING CLASSICS
Companions for the Trail: Walking Classics
A Spring Walk
Books for Walkers
Where the Forest Murmurs
Emerson at Yosemite
The Pleasure of Walking
THE WRITING CLINIC
Clear Writing: How to Achieve and Measure Readability
Come Blow Your Horn: Do-It-Yourself Book Promotion for Authors
Get the Word Out: Secrets of Successful News Releases
Your Slip Is Showing: Making Your Writing Look Professional
So You Want to Be a Writer? Frequently Asked Questions
The Work Habits of Highly Successful Writers
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