Lieutenant Philip Larimore fought in Southern Europe during World War II, but it wasn’t until he had been married for 50 years and his children were grown that he spoke candidly for the first time about his extraordinary encounters and achievements. The youngest-ever graduate of the Army’s Officer Candidate School and one of the most decorated front-line junior officers in the war, Larimore commanded a front-line platoon, shot snipers out of trees from 100 yards away, won a steeplechase with a Nazi officer in Czechoslovakia, completed a clandestine mission to save Lipizzaner horses from Hitler, became one of the youngest…
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We all wish to go to heaven, don’t we? But we have so many assumptions about heaven and how it looks. The concept of heaven and hell is something we all are aware of; however, Mitch Albom’s perception is heartwarming and heartbreaking equally. What if you meet 5 people in heaven? What do you think whom would we meet? The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a book that makes us meet with Eddie, an 83-year-old man who dies on his 83rd birthday while trying to save a girl. The story follows his past life and the afterlife in…
Entrepreneur, investor and lifelong educator David Parker challenges stereotypes; shares universal, time-tested principles; and discusses both ends of the political spectrum and everything in between in his new book, A San Francisco Conservative. “The laws of money and economics and business are timeless,” Parker said in a recent interview. “You can’t circumvent those laws. You can have the great New Deal and the Affordable Care Act and the War on Poverty, but you’re not going to change the poverty rate.” Parker went back to school at age 50 to gain a deeper understanding of the timeless principles of economics — and the…
As the son of a major league baseball player and a former baseball player himself, author Bob Wilber has lived the athlete life, and in his new book, How Far?, Wilber weaves the compelling story of two disparate athletes who meet and form an unlikely bond. His creative use of first-person writing, having his fictional protagonists appear to write the book themselves in their distinct voices, immerses readers in every thought and word of the two characters. Brooks Bennett is a gifted baseball player (and the son of artist hippies) from Southern California, and Eric Olson is an undersized hockey player…
The University of Arkansas Press today has announced the publication of Stateswomen: A Centennial History of Arkansas Women Legislators, 1922-2022 by Lindsley Armstrong Smith and Stephen A. Smith. On November 15 at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock and on December 6 at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, the authors will present their book. ABOUT AUTHORS Lindsley Armstrong Smith earned a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law and served as a research assistant professor of communication at the university. From 2005 to 2010, she was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.…
The debate of Printed books vs digital books is going on for ages. However, in this article, we will share 5 benefits of being an E-reader. Both have their benefits and advantages. If you are an e-reader, then it is the perfect place for you. With the rising number of technology users, readers are also shifting to reading books on devices like kindle, mobile phones etc. Digital publishing has been blooming over print services for quite some time now. Here are the benefits:- 1. All books in one device When you can have the books in one device, it makes…
The consumer packaged goods industry has faced an onslaught of recent challenges — including calls for more transparent labeling and eco-friendly packaging — with food companies in particular forced to pivot rapidly in response to consumer preferences and legislation. Smaller, more agile companies have the upper hand, according to innovation experts Jonathan Tofel and Carolina Sasson. How can big companies keep up? “Data shows that small to medium food companies are driving 45% of the growth in share in recent years,” Sasson said. “There are clear methodologies that can be harnessed and implemented in large companies with great success.” In…
What does it mean to “become” inevitable? When we think of inevitability, we think of something that is pre-determined or bound to happen. some even associate the word with Destiny, a path set in the stars to a conclusion that was always meant to be. It was never something one could become, rather it was something they would eventually be. Growing up, I was inevitable, according to my mother. My father was extremely abusive to us when I was a child before they divorced. After he left, she had severe trust issues with men, which transferred to me. To her,…
In front of thousands of fans at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre, U2 vocalist Bono began his book tour by singing, making jokes, and shouting out his life narrative. He also performed one Italian song, “Torna a Surriento,” a faultless operatic rendition. In celebration of his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, Bono began his Stories of Surrender book tour on Thursday evening in New York City. He is now a published and best-selling author. The 62-year-old singer, songwriter and humanitarian defined himself as an eternal boy (born Paul David Hewson) with his fists “in the air,” a “grandstanding” rock star…
The latest book by French author Rene Naba examines the nuclear emergency and threat that Pakistan and China’s relationship poses to South Asia and the rest of the world. This week, the Geneva Press Club hosted a book release event for the “Nuclearization of Asia, ” in which 35 people physically attended and 23 engaged through virtual participation. UN press correspondents and Tribune de Geneve, a Geneva-based international radio representative, also participated. The author is the former head of the Arab Muslim world in the diplomatic service of the AFP and vice president of the International Center for the Fight…