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February 2012 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4
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NEW AND OF INTEREST
C H E C K
The Chemical History of a Candle
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How a candle burns. Page 5
O U T
Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism
Another chance to revel in Updike’s genius. Page 11
Rome: A Cultural, Visual and Personal History A history of a cluttered city. Page 12
Financial Advice Made Personal By Hill Harper Gotham Books, $26.00, 264 pages
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This is quite an interesting fusion of two concepts by Harper Hill: a personal medical crisis blended with financial advice. It seems that the well-known CSI:NY actor has intended this follow-up to his three best-selling books to be a straightforward discussion of personal financial planning. Then in 2010 he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 33 and well, that will tend to alter a man’s plans. I’ll save the reader a Google search by revealing that Hill’s surgery was successful and he has returned to health. That knowledge will not hurt appreciation of the text.
The cancer diagnosis may not have done much for Harper’s peace of mind, although he seems to have handled it ably enough. It definitely did help the book, as the author’s need to call time-out and take a few days to digest the news led him to take the Skychief train from Los Angeles to Chicago in order to reflect and write. This gives The Wealth Cure a narrative line which separates it from the warping shelf of financial self-help books that are released with every sunrise. See WEALTH, cont’d on page 10
Blue Nights
Classic memoir of loss by one of America’s greatest living authors. Page 13
Quick-Fix Gluten Free Gluten-free and so good! Page 15
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