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Hoaxes from the Holy Land
by Nina Burleigh
views: 110 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
December 01, 2008 04:35 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — Israeli authorities called it "the fraud of the century": fakes passed off as archaeological finds with biblical ties. The most notorious object was the James ossuary, a limestone box inscribed . . . more
Nothing is as ever you imagined it would be
by Nina Burleigh
views: 102 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
November 17, 2008 05:38 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — Well, it's been almost three weeks since Unholy Business was published, and I've been speaking about it a lot to people in person and on the radio. I really enjoy talking about the characters . . . more
The Fraud of the Century
by Nina Burleigh
views: 206 | rating: 10 | comments: 15
November 10, 2008 03:00 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — I became intrigued by the story of the faked biblical archaeology in 2004, when I read in the newspaper that the Israeli authorities had indicted five men for what they were calling "the fraud . . . more
How I Came to Write "Unholy Business"
by Nina Burleigh
views: 122 | rating: 10 | comments: 11
November 03, 2008 09:50 AM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — I felt like I was in a movie, or maybe a character in Sheherezade's 1,001 Arabian Nights. Let me explain. When I was about seven, I wanted to be an archaeologist. Then, around age nine . . . more
December 01, 2008 10:30 AM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — Imagine being in the midst of responding to an email while talking on the phone and faxing your client, when momentarily you forget who you’re writing, talking and faxing to? The rapid pace of information . . . more
November 17, 2008 05:34 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — In the past, when we thought of addiction, we usually associated it with alcoholism or drug abuse. But anyone who has teenagers or even a Blackberry PDA, knows that the access, anonymity, and constant . . . more
November 10, 2008 01:46 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — Laptops, PDAs, iPods, smart phones and other technological gadgets seem to be taking over our purses and pockets with no end in sight. But could they be altering our families and affecting the way we . . . more
December 01, 2008 10:49 AM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — Develop an attitude of gratitude starting with you -- you are worth it! Take a moment right now and look at yourself -- your hands, your feet, and your face -- with the same kind of admiration you might . . . more
November 18, 2008 11:28 AM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — At this time of the year, most of us are looking to wrapping up 2008 and beginning to look toward the new year after the holidays. The most important tool to guide you through this transition is a vision . . . more
Revealed: Answers Top 3 Vision Board Questions
by Joyce Schwarz
views: 285 | rating: 10 | comments: 14
November 11, 2008 05:25 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — One of the reasons that I wrote The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life was to dispel any superstition or ‘woo –woo’ thinking about creating vision boards. It’s my belief a vision board . . . more
The Secret of Why I Wrote ‘The Vision Board’
by Joyce Schwarz
views: 252 | rating: 10 | comments: 23
November 03, 2008 10:08 AM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — Twenty years ago I had an extraordinary opportunity that changed my life and much to my surprise became well known nationally as a contribution to both American popular culture and community outreach . . . more
December 03, 2008 01:53 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — The Gather Team has selected their top favorite comments in the "Share Your Vision" discussion. The writers of all of these comments will receive a free copy of The Vision Board by Joyce . . . more
Is Technology Changing Our Brains?
by Dr. Gary Small & Gigi Vorgan
views: 423 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
November 03, 2008 09:32 AM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2008) — For the past two decades, I've been developing advanced technologies to help us understand how the brain functions and changes over time. My group at UCLA invented a brain scanning technique that . . . more
December 01, 2008 10:12 AM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2008) — Join us here for a live chat, Monday, 12/1 from 2:30-3PM ET (11:30-12PM PT) with Dr Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan, authors of the book, iBrain , one of our featured titles this month in Bright Ideas . . . more
Review of iBrain by Gary Small, M.D. and Gigi Vorgan
by Laura C.
views: 141 | rating: 9.3 | comments: 19
November 26, 2008 03:03 AM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2008) — iBrain  Surviving the technological alteration of the modern mind. This book was hard for me to get into.  I picked it up several times before I was finally able to get through it.  . . . more
November 26, 2008 09:33 PM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2008) —   When I was a child growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, there was a revolution happening, and experts said it wasn't a good one.  For the first time, most homes in the United States . . . more
November 29, 2008 04:49 PM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2008) — A review of Unholy Business, written by Nina Burleigh. This book strikes me as a mass of contradictions.  The subject matter, "a true tale of faith, greed, and forgery in the Holy Land", . . . more
Book Review: Unholy Business
by Amy S.
views: 33 | rating: 9 | comments: 10
November 30, 2008 12:09 PM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2008) —           I was very excited when I received this book in the mail. I started to read it right away. I was not disappointed at any time while reading it! This . . . more
November 30, 2008 02:21 PM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2008) — iBrain - A Review By Charles Calmbacher iBrain is an interesting interpretation by the authors, Gary Small, M.D. and Gigi Vorgan, of the impact of modern technology on the functioning of the brain. . . . more
November 30, 2008 08:55 PM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2008) — I’ve always been a fan of writing down my hopes and dreams for the future.   I firmly believe that taking the time to put your goals into words is a huge step towards making those dreams a reality. . . . more
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