Got a lot of little short pieces today instead of one long one: The other day I went down to visit a local publisher (Rom: editura) here in Cluj. Knocked on the door, went inside. Nobody was there. Door was open and it was during business hours but nobody was around. There was a sign on the door so I knew I was at the … Continue reading Odds and Ends – January 26, 2011
As I mentioned, last week’s English meet-up involved a book exchange, where people donate their used books to the group in exchange for reading other member’s books. I went home with a short stack of books myself, including two from very well-known authors. One book that I read was written by Mary Higgins Clark, who has to be the worst author I’ve read in a … Continue reading Adventures in Publishing
If you’ve read my book, please fill out the form. I am in the process of writing some promotional material and would like to use authentic feedback from people who have read it. Even though that’s a big square up there, I’m really looking for just a sentence or two. Please only fill this out if you’ve read The Complete Insider’s Guide to Romania and … Continue reading Call for Quotes
Since Romania is currently tens of billions of dollars in debt to western bankers, I thought a short history of capitalism was in order. Interestingly enough, whether Romanian or American or Asian or African, it seems everybody is a lot more familiar with Communism. I’d wager the names “Marx” and “Lenin” slip off the tongues of people faster than similarly important capitalist thinkers. Capitalism is … Continue reading A Very Short History of Capitalism
As I’ve written about before, way back in April of last year (wow!) a Romanian soldier mistook me for a native Romanian, which was quite a revelation to me (since then it’s happened several more times, including Wednesday night at the English speakers meeting). That event sparked me to start writing this blog and then from there it led into me quitting my job and … Continue reading Yates v. United States
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