July 2012
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WatchChaser imitates John’s movements again. And again and again.
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WatchThis is Chaser. She knows more than 1,000 words and understands certain concepts, like imitation. She’s the smartest dog in the world.
Her owner, John Pilley, a former psychology professor has spent years training her and is working on a book that will blow your dog-loving minds. These creatures are far more intelligent and capable than we know.
Chaser and John stopped by our offices...
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i make things up: HuffPo: Book Review: My American... →
Yowza! Fantastic review!
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Originally featured on Huffington Post UK, here’s my review of this brilliant book…
Welcome! In the coming weeks and months I hope to make you cry, laugh, confess undying love, find causes, fill your hearts, enjoy your weekends and change your life with literature. Why not aim big, ay? I…
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Are these the 32 "Great American Novelists"? →
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The Guardian is hoping you’ll say yes, and then help them winnow the shortlist down to one. They explain their somewhat controversial criteria here.
William Faulkner
Saul Bellow
Philip Roth
John Updike
John Steinbeck
Sinclair Lewis
Toni Morrison
Ernest Hemingway
Edith Wharton
Cormac…
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WatchCan character be taught?
A panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival talks about the most important strengths to encourage in our children. Author Paul Tough, whose book HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED comes out September 4, contributes along with Andrea Mitchell, Dave Levin, and more.
Been alive for almost 27 years
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Still haven’t landed on a phonetic spelling of “usual” cut in half.
usje? ugue? usge? yuge? yooje?
HOLY SHIT this plagues me on a daily basis, that and the phonetic spelling of “casual” cut in half.
caz? cas? caze?
According to the stock Dictionary app on my laptop: yo͞oZH and ˈkaZH, respectively. Not sure if they’ll take, but try ‘em out.
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“The book is like the spoon: once invented, it cannot be bettered.”
– So true…
Umberto Eco (via vimoh)
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Watchstoryboard:
Literary Identity: The Composites
Brian Joseph Davis collects faces. Specifically, he collects the faces of fictional characters on The Composites, his blog of police sketches driven by reader suggestions. We talked with Brian about his motivations and process, and we followed him through the creation of one of our own favorite faces.
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“I await you.
Arise and I shall arise,
be my sweet July jasmine
perfuming my...”
– Another installment of Missed Connections Poetry on Craiglist. (via hmhpoetry)
Literary Inspired Happy Hour →
To inspire your happy hour today, take a look at these drinks inspired by literary characters, plots, and authors! Is anyone trying this? Let me know how it goes!
Book inspired menu →
So you all know how much we love food at HMH- here’s a special menu prepared based on some of the greatest novels of all time.
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2 Years Later: The First Instagram Photo
And the world never looked the same.
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2 Years Later: The First Instagram Photo
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WatchLou Beach reads from his collection 420 CHARACTERS.
WHILE I WAS AWAY you managed to rust all my tools. How is that possible? Did you dip them in the bathtub like tool fondue? I do not understand. You deny everything but cannot explain the rusted brad puller, pliers, awl, and bucksaw in our bed. “Maybe someone was playing a joke,” you say, then add: “A wet hammer is still a hammer.”
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“Well, now
If little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you...”
– Happy birthday to Pablo Neruda, born on this day in 1904 (via hmhpoetry)
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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau
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“You could carry your burdens lightly or with great effort. You could worry about...”
– Scott Jurek, EAT AND RUN
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