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Egypt: “The Yacoubian Building” by Alaa Al Aswany
The situation in Egypt is moving far too quickly for me to give you a solid investment recommendation. I doubt anyone could right now; this country is a gamble. Egypt has an educated population and a diversified economy, but the economy has not been growing and it does not have oil. This has greatly contributed… [Read More]
A great good fortune
From Lao Sze Chuan in Chinatown, Chicago.
Advice on Blogging
Given that this month is the WordCount Blogathon, it was appropriate that a friend asked me to talk to her high-school class about writing non-fiction and blogging. She teaches at Lake View High School, which is where the movie My Bodyguard was set. The students were great. They had a lot of questions and ideas,… [Read More]
