It is difficult to overstate the impact of Philip Caputo’s A Rumor of War. The book, which chronicles Caputo’s experience as a Marine in Vietnam, is widely considered one of the most important works of Vietnam War literature. Not only did it provide readers with a first-hand account of the horrors of war, but it…

I don’t know about you, but I have had days where everything seems to go wrong. You know the kind of day where you wake up on the wrong side of the bed and nothing seems to go right from there. Well, Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible Horrible Very Bad Day is a book…

This is a spell compendium for the second edition of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. It was written by Jon Pickens and published by TSR in 1989. This book contains over 200 spells for wizards, divided into nine different categories. The categories are: Abjuration, Conjuration/Summoning, Divination, Enchantment/Charm, Illusion/Phantasm, Necromancy, Alteration, Invocation/Evocation, and Psionics. Dungeons & Dragons…

A Rulebook for Arguments 4th Edition by Anthony Weston is a great book for anyone who wants to learn how to argue effectively. The book covers everything from what an argument is, to fallacies and how to avoid them, to the different types of arguments. It also includes a section on debating, which is extremely…

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner is one of the most famous short stories in American literature. The story is about a young woman named Emily who falls in love with a man named Homer Barron. Homer is from a different social class than Emily, and her father does not approve of the relationship….

I don’t know about you, but there are days where everything just seems to go wrong. You know the kind of day I’m talking about. Maybe you slept through your alarm and had to rush to get ready for work. Or maybe you spilled coffee all over your shirt right before an important meeting. Whatever…

An acupressure points chart can be a helpful tool for anyone interested in learning more about this ancient healing art. Acupressure is based on the same principles as acupuncture, but uses finger pressure instead of needles to stimulate the body’s natural self-healing process. There are over 800 known acupressure points on the human body, each…

“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” by Judith Viorst is the story of a young boy who has a very bad day. He wakes up with gum in his hair, and things just go downhill from there. He gets into trouble at school, has to eat lima beans for dinner, and…

In A Return to Love, Marianne Williamson returns to a Course in Miracles and its teaching that love is the fundamental truth of our existence. Williamson posits that it is only through love that we can find true healing and lasting happiness. She addresses some of the common fears and misconceptions about love, such as…

Active Portfolio Management (APM) is an investment strategy that seeks to maximize return by actively selecting and managing a portfolio of assets. The key to successful APM is understanding the relationships between risk and return, and using this knowledge to make informed decisions about which assets to include in the portfolio and how to weight…