Last week I read Jonathan Chamberlain's heart-wrenching memoir, Wordjazz for Stevie (Blacksmith Books, 2010), a beautiful tribute to his late daughter.From reading the back cover blurb, I knew that Stevie only lived for eight and a half short years. But I had no idea that … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Live Like a Superhero in China
Stuart Beaton is back, guest blogging about how to make the most of living in China--without losing your sanity. (And after or even before you read this post, check out his site at http://rastous.podomatic.com.) Without further adieu, here's Stu:I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a … [Read more...]
Hooray for e-books
I have to admit it took me a while to warm up to the idea of e-books. In fact, last year around this time I swore I'd never buy an e-reader. Who wants to hold a sterile electronic device when you can open a book, inhale its pages, and flip back at forth at will?Then my … [Read more...]
Guest blog–To grow rich is glorious
Stuart Beaton is back with another fabulous guest blog post. This time he explains the difference between shopping in China and shopping in the west. Here's Stu!Deng Xiao Peng once famously said, “To grow rich is glorious!”Unfortunately, the path to glory isn’t through my … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Made for You and Me
In writing my memoir, the few independent editors I've used along the way have given me lots of excellent advice. The key, according to all of them, is to read, read, read. And they all gave me a reading list, some of which included overlapping titles.Now I have another to … [Read more...]
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