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Thanks, But I Plan to Stay Poor for Now
Some very creative people on YouTube make a comfortable living just from the ads displayed on their videos. You've seen them, I'm sure. Making videos is hard work, if you've ever tried it. There's nothing "easy" about it, but the government just can't stand that anyone would make a dime without it having at least one fat toe on it. (Read the entire blog entry) (Added by Teresa Summerlee Isanhart on 3/11, 6:03pm)
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Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia by Astolphe Custine
This is the only 19th century book describing Russia which was forbidden in Soviet Union. Normally they loved the criticism of czarist time, but somehow this book analysis was easily applied to them. I remember reading big portions of it typed on typewriter and secretly distributed through SamIzdat. Now I have it on my book-shelve and nobod... (See the whole review) (Added by Maria Feht on 3/09, 4:28pm)
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The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world. They can sit at their ease and gape at the play. If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat. Oscar Wilde
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc
A fellow walks into his doctor's office, complaining that he thinks he might have a tapeworm. The doctor makes a physical examination, listens to the symptoms, and concurs with the self-diagnosis. "I want you to come back tomorrow, to start treatment. And bring a banana and a cookie with you" said the doctor. Despite the seemingly odd requ... (Read More) (Added by Marty Lewinter on 3/07, 7:04pm)
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The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America by Burton W. Folsom
The Myth of the Robber Barons describes the role of key entrepreneurs in the economic growth of the United States from 1850 to 1910. The entrepreneurs studied are Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, James J. Hill, Andrew Mellon, Charles Schwab, and the Scranton family. Most historians argue that these men, and others like them, were Robber B... (See the whole review) (Added by Maria Feht on 3/07, 6:08pm)
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At the end of the day a traditional Muslim is doing the will of a fanatic, fundamentalist, terrorist God. Mosab Hassan Yousef http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703915204575103481069258868.html
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