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Rita Moreno—Superstar!

April 8, 2022

Rita Moreno, an award-winning actor, dancer, and vocalist from Puerto Rico, has had a seven-decade career in movies, TV and on stage....

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Literary Travel: Homo Deus, A Brief History of Tomorrow

April 7, 2022

In "Homo Deus, A Brief History of Tomorrow" (HarperCollins, 2017). Yuval Noah Harari takes readers on a mind-bending intellectual ride....

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A New Museum Dedicated to Moviemaking

December 21, 2021

Courtesy the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened in fall 2021 in Los Angeles, California....

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Literary Travel: “West with the Night” by Beryl Markham

June 14, 2021

"I have lifted my plane from the Nairobi airport for perhaps a thousand flights and I have never felt her wheels glide from the earth into the air..."...

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Literary Travel: “I Married Adventure” by Osa Johnson

April 8, 2021

When attending Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts in the 1960s, I found myself distracted much too often from my academic assignments. The source of o...

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Literary Travel: “Fatu-Hiva” by Thor Heyerdahl

January 26, 2021

With pandemic-related travel restrictions still in place around the world, we allay our wanderlust by reading books by the great explorers. Only...

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Literature For Vagabonds

November 24, 2020

Now is a great time to read about places you’ve visited or would like to visit in the future. Below are some travel-related books, on our shelves for...

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A Call to Action

October 12, 2020

A North Carolina resident, author and former U.S. Congressional candidate, Harry Taylor makes his living as a commercial real estate broker. Over the...

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Rita Moreno—Superstar!

Literary Travel: Homo Deus, A Brief History of Tomorrow

A New Museum Dedicated to Moviemaking

Literary Travel: “West with the Night” by Beryl Markham

Literary Travel: “I Married Adventure” by Osa Johnson

Literary Travel: “Fatu-Hiva” by Thor Heyerdahl

Literature For Vagabonds