The Sleazy Side of the Fashion Industry

I’m currently reading a book about the modeling industry.  Titled Bad & Beautiful: Inside the Dazzling and Deadly World of Supermodels by Ian Halperin, the author goes undercover as a model.  He gives a detailed account of what really goes on beyond the glitzy covers of Vogue and Elle.  What he chronicles is a world […]

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Continuing on my theme of economics, I’m currently reading a book called Crash Proof  by Peter Schiff.  If you are a financial news buff like me, you’ve probably seen him on a number of cable news programs.  I’ve noticed with these cable shows the majority repeat what everyone else says.  There’s an echo chamber, which […]

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I know, the term socialism is coming up a lot since the election of Barack Obama.  With government bailouts of every industry, one wonders will the country turn totally socialist?  I’m disturbed by Americans willingness to relinquish their economic freedom bit by bit.  It seems people have forgotten that government should not be involved in […]

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Welcome,  As the title suggests, I am a lover of books!!  The purpose of the site is to showcase all books.  This does not mean books that are on The New York Times or Oprah’s Book Club.  I’m not denigrating these outlets, I just believe there are so many wonderful books that don’t get major publicity.  Does that mean these books […]

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