More and more people are participating in the gig economy. While the flexibility that this working style provides has many benefits, it can be a difficult road to maintain. Taking the time to learn and thoroughly understand what's required can be the first step on the road to freedom, financial success and accomplishment. Here are some titles…
The Art of Smart Digital Marketing
Running your own small business means you are owner, manager, accountant, marketing expert and much more. Trying to build an effective digital marketing presence is difficult, and seeking guidance on the matter can often leave you even more confused... or overwhelmed! To cut through some of the noise, here are four recent trustworthy titles. Guy Kawaski's The Art of Social Media is under…
What’s Next? Titles for the Career Changer
It's human nature to become paralyzed when faced with too many choices, and that can be exactly what happens when it's time to start over in your career. Once you make the decision to move on, it doesn't get any easier to pick the path forward. In fact, the feeling can be so overwhelming and the…
#TBT: Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the U.K.”
On this Throwback Thursday, we look back at the Sex Pistols’ first single, “Anarchy in the U.K.” The song topped the British music charts 40 years ago, in November 1976. At that time, the band consisted of John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) on vocals, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock, who…
Quiz: Thanksgiving Trivia
Test your knowledge of Thanksgiving in pop culture and presidential history…
Around the Worlds
There's a neat subgenre of history that wants to tell the entire story of human civilization. A lot of the older ones are very much focused on Europe, with a chapter or two devoted to those vague people somewhere else who were doing whatever. For some reason, I find this combination of bias and ambition strangely charming, and…
I Give You Back: Native American Heritage Month
I jumped at the chance to write a post for Native American Heritage Month because I honestly didn't know that many Native American authors. Sherman Alexie, of course, is the first one that comes to mind, and I was happy to read one of his other books. While the books I recommend here are vastly different, they…
1948’s “Health King” of Chicago
In 1948, Henry Pittner was selected from 13,000 members of the Chicago Boys' Club as the healthiest boy in Chicago. A team of doctors reviewed eight finalists from the club and named Pittner the "Health King." Aside from a cavity in his last baby tooth, the Chicago Daily Tribune reported, the 12-year-old had a perfect physical record…
Fantastic Books and Where to Find Them!
Calling all Harry Potter fans! Are you looking for even more magical adventures? The new movie, based on the book Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, explores the wizarding world in America years before Harry Potter was even born. Hold onto your hats, muggles (or, as the Americans call them, No-Majes), this is going to…
Adoption Reads for Middle Graders
Celebrate one of the unique ways that families are created with these great reads for National Adoption Awareness Month. Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire is a spunky African-American girl with a white mother who learns to accept her nontraditional family while working on her fifth-grade Passions Project. Twelve-year-old Jaden's new sibling is Half A World Away in…
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