Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Being a Boy Scout saved my life. I was a bookish, introverted kid, shy and withdrawn, unhappy and easily bullied. I was also gay, although I didn’t know it yet. I should’ve been miserable. But being a scout got me out of myself and into the world.

Christopher Bram, Op-Ed: My Life as a Gay Boy Scout, the Advocate


(If you read one Op-Ed on gay Boy Scouts, make it this essay.)

“Utopias are boring. Dystopias, on the other hand, are interesting.” –Robert Silverberg
6 Best Dystopian Novels
The outside world has become unforgiving; your only hope for survival is to live deep underground. Those who long for a chance to experience the unknown are given the worst sentence: They are sent to experience the cruelties of the world outside. Hugh Howey makes the dangers of the outdoors a reality in his bestselling Wool series. The success of the series has inspired renewed interest in dystopian fiction, so we’ve gathered a collection of novels that we think you will enjoy as much as Wool.
Read on.

“Utopias are boring. Dystopias, on the other hand, are interesting.” –Robert Silverberg

6 Best Dystopian Novels

The outside world has become unforgiving; your only hope for survival is to live deep underground. Those who long for a chance to experience the unknown are given the worst sentence: They are sent to experience the cruelties of the world outside. Hugh Howey makes the dangers of the outdoors a reality in his bestselling Wool series. The success of the series has inspired renewed interest in dystopian fiction, so we’ve gathered a collection of novels that we think you will enjoy as much as Wool.

Read on.

The Daily Meal loves Canal House Cooking’s Corn, String Bean & Potato Succotash Salad so much, they featured it as one of their Go-To Summer Recipes. Get the recipe Get the ebook

The Daily Meal loves Canal House Cooking’s Corn, String Bean & Potato Succotash Salad so much, they featured it as one of their Go-To Summer Recipes.

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Discover another world and dive into a series by award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors. Affordable ebook collections by Octavia E. Butler, Elizabeth Hand, Patricia C. Wrede, and more. 
Browse the collection, or find your perfect science fiction series here. 

Discover another world and dive into a series by award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors. Affordable ebook collections by Octavia E. Butler, Elizabeth Hand, Patricia C. Wrede, and more. 

Browse the collection, or find your perfect science fiction series here

Award-winning author David C. Hall navigates the murky waters of morality and transports the hard-boiled American thriller to the Mediterranean, giving a cosmopolitan twist to this action-packed tale of murder, sex, and betrayal.
Check out an excerpt of this evocative thriller today: http://bit.ly/16OsIci

Award-winning author David C. Hall navigates the murky waters of morality and transports the hard-boiled American thriller to the Mediterranean, giving a cosmopolitan twist to this action-packed tale of murder, sex, and betrayal.

Check out an excerpt of this evocative thriller today: http://bit.ly/16OsIci

This note on the homepage of her website is one of the many ways in which Fay Weldon is so awe-inspiring.
Love Fay? Check out her incredible body of work.

This note on the homepage of her website is one of the many ways in which Fay Weldon is so awe-inspiring.

Love Fay? Check out her incredible body of work.

Science fiction by Sarah Zettel is available in ebook. Read about them here

Got the diploma? Now get the job. 
Learn how to stand out above the crowd with 101 Great Resumes and 101 Great Answers to Interview Questions.

Got the diploma? Now get the job.

Learn how to stand out above the crowd with 101 Great Resumes and 101 Great Answers to Interview Questions.

“When humor goes, there goes civilization.” —Erma Bombeck
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“When humor goes, there goes civilization.” —Erma Bombeck

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Whatever your weekend plans, there’s nothing like a great read to help you get away. 
Check out convenient ebook collections that let you shop less, read more, and travel light. 

Whatever your weekend plans, there’s nothing like a great read to help you get away. 

Check out convenient ebook collections that let you shop less, read more, and travel light.