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Sowell: Christmas Books
Creators Syndicate ^ | December 9, 2014 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 12/08/2014 2:40:11 PM PST by jazusamo

This year, Christmas shopping may be an especially welcome respite from the ugly events going on across the country, as mobs take to the streets because grand juries that examined evidence reached different conclusions from those reached by mobs who made up their minds without examining that evidence.

Perhaps more than in other years, shopping malls can become shopping mauls. One of the ways to make Christmas shopping less stressful is to give books as presents — after ordering them on the Internet. There is a good crop of new books to choose from this year, as well as some old favorites that can make good gifts.

For people concerned about current racial issues, Jason Riley's new book "Please Stop Helping Us" cuts through so much of the current toxic rhetoric spread by politicians, hustlers and media pundits. It is amazing how refreshing plain English and common sense can be, especially when backed up with hard facts that are seldom discussed in the mainstream media.

For parents who have a small child who is still not talking, at an age when other children have long since begun to speak, there is no better gift than the new book "Late-Talking Children" by Professor Stephen Camarata of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Professor Camarata has spent decades researching, diagnosing and treating children who are late in beginning to speak. Moreover, he himself was three and a half years old before he began to talk. Parents going through the anguish of fearing for their child's future will find this very readable new book to be like a ray of light piercing through the darkness.

(Excerpt) Read more at creators.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: books; christmasbooks; sowell; thomassowell
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!, Dr. Sowell
1 posted on 12/08/2014 2:40:11 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Yep. Unless you’re at Barnes and Noble and the local fascist pukes stage a, ‘Die In.’ *Rolleyes*

PROUD to have this mans books on my nightstand. :)


2 posted on 12/08/2014 2:43:02 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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One of the ways to make Christmas shopping less stressful is to give books as presents — after ordering them on the Internet.
3 posted on 12/08/2014 2:44:35 PM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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To: jazusamo

Borrowed, ‘The Oxbow Incident’ from the Library, today. Just wanted to keep things in perspective, re: mob violence. :)


4 posted on 12/08/2014 2:45:21 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Tax-chick

I shopped on-line for 2015 calendars today.

Does that count? LOL!


5 posted on 12/08/2014 2:47:47 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Sounds like shopping with no complications. That reminds me, I need to order my FRiend a page-a-day cat calendar.


6 posted on 12/08/2014 2:49:56 PM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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I ordered Page-A-Days, too. Dad likes jokes and Mr. Wonderful LIVES for Trivia. I usually get one that has positive messages every day so I don’t shoot myself after reading the latest from Our Fair Capitol. ;)


7 posted on 12/08/2014 2:52:02 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Tax-chick; Diana in Wisconsin

MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours, my FRiends! :-)


8 posted on 12/08/2014 2:53:26 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin)
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Merry Christmas to you, and thank you for posting Dr. Sowell's articles. Back in the day, I had to subscribe to Forbes to read them!
9 posted on 12/08/2014 2:55:19 PM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

My mom sends me Cats every year.


10 posted on 12/08/2014 2:56:03 PM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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11 posted on 12/08/2014 3:02:03 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Last year I I had Sarah Palin’s Christmas book sent to several friends A Christmas presents WHICH i purchasd on
line at Amazon.


12 posted on 12/08/2014 3:02:13 PM PST by tommix2
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13 posted on 12/08/2014 3:03:35 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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I use to send a Far Side daily calendar to my sister. She loved it.

I still send the Weather Channel calendar to my brother.

14 posted on 12/08/2014 3:03:45 PM PST by mware
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Their expressions say, “We keel you!”


15 posted on 12/08/2014 3:13:09 PM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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To: mware

It helps us keep track of what day it is.


16 posted on 12/08/2014 3:13:41 PM PST by Tax-chick (R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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To: jazusamo

i agree— Dr. Sowell is due credit for getting me started studying the Constitution again-after got out of the US Army. Worst mistake our local paper made was to drop his column in our newspaper.


17 posted on 12/08/2014 3:40:24 PM PST by StonyBurk (ring)
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To: jazusamo

I have had good reading experiences following Prof. Sowell’s book recommendations.


18 posted on 12/08/2014 4:16:30 PM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion ("Liberalism” is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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To: jazusamo

Bump for tomorrows internet shopping


19 posted on 12/08/2014 5:13:06 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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Rush has new children’s books about “Rush Revere”. He mentioned them on Fox News Sunday yesterday, and lo and behold! My son had them on my granddaughter’s wish list with Amazon.

She’s getting 2 of them! (didn’t see the 3rd one there...she might already own it)

She’s a good reader for a 7-year old and I’m so glad our son is instilling this love of books in her and her sister like we did him all those years ago. :)


20 posted on 12/08/2014 6:05:00 PM PST by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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