Monthly Archives: August 2011

Life Beyond Books

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

You may have noticed that the “For Fun” section of this blogsite wasn’t always about books. Today I have relocated those items and added a new tab section called “Life Beyond Books.” I anticipate adding material to this new section … Continue reading →

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Early Onset Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Kudos to Pat Summitt, age 59, for the way she is facing her newest competition, early onset dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. She wondered at her erratic behavior and got herself checked out at Mayo Clinic. She didn’t hide from … Continue reading →

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Renting Textbooks … Is It for You (and Yours)?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

The most expensive textbook I had to purchase in college cost $29, if memory serves. I think on average I was probably spending about $15 per book, so the most expensive one was about twice the normal cost. In the … Continue reading →

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Book Marketing, Part 4

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

You’re familiar, I’m sure, with movie trailers. You’ve also now seen a book trailer or two on this site. Most book trailers are like slide-show presentations of praise blurbs, sample illustrations (in a children’s book), excerpts of publisher’s or author’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review(s), After All

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Despite my original plan not to include book reviews on this blogsite, I have gone and written one. I just can’t be trusted after all. Here’s what led to my downfall: (1) I have been writing a few articles for … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering the Joy of Reading

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Once I became entrenched in the business of textbook publishing, I hardly ever read for fun. The 60–80 hour workweeks left little time for food and laundry, let alone reading. When at work, most of the reading I did was nonfiction–either … Continue reading →

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Kids Reading and Creating

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

On the heels of a family vacation last week, grandchildren Tim, Lauren, and Jeremy (and their parents) spent a few days with us. Of course, I asked who was reading what these days. The books I remember being mentioned were … Continue reading →

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