Monday, June 30, 2008

Home Prices Continue To Fall

The other day I was looking at the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. The indices follow trends in home values in several of the country’s largest metropolitan areas. With almost no exception every index has shown a sharp decline ...

Source: http://www.provanta.com/home-prices-continue-to-fall/

Sunday, June 29, 2008

<b>David McCullough</b> again

Graduates of Boston College had the privilege for having Mr. McCullough give them wise advice in beautiful words as he delivered their commencement address this year. Thanks to MMv, this address is online and you can read it yourself. ...

Source: http://seasonalsoundings.blogspot.com/2008/06/david-mccullough-again.html

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Amazon exclusive: <b>David McCullough</b> introduces &quot;John Adams&quot;

Author David McCullough greets Amazon customers and introduces the HBO miniseries John Adams, which was based on his book. Then he'll take you on a tour of Peacefield, the family home of John Adams. Hope you enjoy it. --David.

Source: http://www.armchaircommentary.com/2008/06/john-adams-a-wo.html

<b>David McCullough</b>: There was no simple time

I'm inclined to agree with McCullough on this one, every time has its complexities.

Source: http://everythingsametaphor.blogspot.com/2008/06/david-mccullough-there-was-no-simple.html

Friday, June 27, 2008

David McCullough’s Must-See Experience

Thank you, fellow Living Legends. Thank you, US of A. # # #. Tags: david mccullough, library of congress, history, exhibits, exhibitions, tourism, tourist attractions, declaration of independence, thomas jefferson, washington dc, dc ...

Source: http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=284

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Floods of the Past

From research in the voluminous records, diaries, letters, interviews with numbers of survivors, and a rare, previously unknown transcript of a private investigation conducted by the Pennsylvania Railroad, David McCullough vividly ...

Source: http://fauquierlibrarystuff.blogspot.com/2008/06/floods-of-past.html

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Related Reading: Education and Classics

Historian David McCullough echoed this idea of established classics in a recent commencement speech, “The Love of Learning” (link from Mental Multivitamin):. Read for pleasure, to be sure… But take seriously–read closely–books that have ...

Source: http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1493

Video: John Adams by <b>David McCullough</b>

About the Program: On the 201st birthday of the Library of Congress, David McCullough, author of "John Adams" delivered a speech entitled "The Enduring Examples of John and Abigail Adams." David McCullough describes John Adams as one of ...

Source: http://sixthcolumn.typepad.com/duckwalls/2008/06/video-john-adam.html

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

New on DVD If <b>David McCullough</b>, and everyone behind HBO’s <b>...</b>

If David McCullough, and everyone behind HBO’s impressive seven-part miniseries adaptation of his book on John Adams is correct, than the founding father and second president of the United States of America was perfectly well aware that ...

Source: http://chrisbarsanti.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-on-dvd-if-david-mccullough-and.html

Monday, June 23, 2008

Quick Highlights!

I also just finished listening to Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough about Teddy Roosevelt. McCullough is by far and away my favorite historian. He does such a wonderful job. I fell in love with the Roosevelt family through ...

Source: http://chatterboxchronicles.blogspot.com/2008/06/quick-highlights.html

Saturday, June 21, 2008

David McCullough: AWESOME speech

Historian David McCullough was the commencement speaker at Boston College’s 2008 Graduation. He gave a truly awesome speech that I think you all, in particular, would appreciate. I haven’t read any of David McCullough’s books, ...

Source: http://thegrammarvandal.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/david-mccullough-awesome-speech/

[ChristianCinema.com] New Release: John Adams Epic 3-Disc HBO <b>...</b>

John Adams, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book from Author David McCullough, is now the critically acclaimed seven-part miniseries from HBO Films! John Adams, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book from Author David McCullough, ...

Source: http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2462&src=rss

Friday, June 20, 2008

CFR Heavy Walter Russell Mead Says Americans Love Israel Like <b>...</b>

As the Truman biographer David McCullough has written, Truman's support for the Jewish state was "wildly popular" throughout the United States. A Gallup poll in June 1948 showed that almost three times as many Americans "sympathized ...

Source: http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/06/cfr-heavy-walter-russell-mead-says-americans-love-israel-like-cherry-pie.html

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Debt &amp; Medical Issues

For many years it has been readily apparent to those working in the debt relief industry that many of our clients have a medical hardship. This was recently confirmed by an article published by CNN: ...

Source: http://www.provanta.com/debt-medical-issues/

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Using Ken Burns&#39;s &quot;The Civil War&quot; in the Classroom

Viewers who had little interest or knowledge of the Civil War were attracted to the powerful images and sounds as well as the narration by David McCullough and commentary by Shelby Foote - the combination of which served to introduce a ...

Source: http://civilwarmemory.typepad.com/civil_war_memory/2008/06/using-ken-burnss-the-civil-war-in-the-classroom.html

<b>David McCullough</b> on Leadership

Yesterday I read a very insightful interview with author & historian David McCullough in the March 2008 edition of Harvard Business Review. Here are a few notes:. History is essential to anyone who wants to be a leader, because history ...

Source: http://scotthodge.typepad.com/scott/2008/06/david-mccullough-on-leadership.html

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Boston College: <b>David McCullough</b>

Historian David McCullough urged the Class of 2008, "Please do what you can to cure the verbal virus that seems increasingly rampant among your generation...Listen to yourselves as you speak."

Source: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&brand=&vid=e85101ae-ad66-487e-8187-9cb6c83e9fce&f=34&fg=rss

Monday, June 16, 2008

<b>DAVID MC CULLOUGH</b> MADE ME DO IT

Unfortunately, my DVR had other ideas for my stitchy progress last night, since I decided to watch a documentary on the writer/historian David McCullough. I've not yet read anything by this man, but within five minutes of listening to ...

Source: http://spinsterstitcher.blogspot.com/2008/06/david-mc-cullough-made-me-do-it.html

Sunday, June 15, 2008

John Adams, <b>David McCullough</b>

David McCullough breathes new life into one of America’s foremost patriots with this excellent biography. It does everything a biography should do - it covers every detail of Adams’ life, his family, his interactions, and his immense ...

Source: http://chikune.com/blog/?p=90

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Old School

David McCullough is another guy in my list of old school, waspy guys that I find fascinating along with William F. Buckley. I've read his book on John Adams along with the rest of the country, but haven't thought of him much since. ...

Source: http://jassyradlett.livejournal.com/27154.html

Literary Meme

David McCullough is my most recent addition. I began "reading" his books as audio versions while I did other things. I'm now a huge fan of the equitable, honest, fascinating manner that he enlivens history. ...

Source: http://quaintandquirky.blogspot.com/2008/06/literary-meme.html

Friday, June 13, 2008

DVD of the Week - ‘John Adams’ - June 10, 2008

The three disc set also features the 39-minute documentary “David McCullough: Painting With Words,” an affectionate profile of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and the more traditional half-hour “Making John Adams,” which includes ...

Source: http://www.seanax.com/?p=265

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Wednesday Night - June 18, 6:00PM

Please join us Wednesday, June 18th for a potluck meal at 6:00PM, followed by a short time of worship. Please bring your favorite dish and be ready to visit! Pastor David McCullough.

Source: http://agapefellowshipchurch.com/site/wednesday-night-june-18-600pm/

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Comment on The genetic reality of race by <b>David</b> A. <b>McCullough</b>

There’s genotype, there’s phenotype, and there is the word “we” waffling back and forth according to the author’s whim. The difference in the location of the “we” is the difference between what Pagel knows and what he thinks he knows. ...

Source: http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/05/27/the-genetic-reality-of-race/#comment-4706

<b>David McCullough</b> Strikes Again

Dude, you like totally have to read the commencement address that my favorite historian, David McCullough, gave at Boston College on May 19, 2008. Among many other great points he made, he included this gem: ...

Source: http://voyageministries.blogspot.com/2008/06/david-mccullough-strikes-again.html

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

&quot;John Adams&quot; by <b>David McCullough</b>

I purchased a copy of "John Adams" by David McCullough at a local grocery store a couple months ago and finally finished it this last week. The book was first released in 2001 but, since then, the HBO television network has produced an ...

Source: http://www.fozzilinymoo.org/Fozzolog/2008/06/john-adams-by-david-mccullough.html

Monday, June 9, 2008

Amazon exclusive: <b>David McCullough</b> introduces “John Adams”

Author David McCullough greets Amazon customers and introduces the HBO miniseries John Adams, which was based on his book. Then he’ll take you on a tour of Peacefield, the family home of John Adams. Hope you enjoy it. –David.

Source: http://www.insideamazon.com/index.php/news/amazon-exclusive-david-mccullough-introduces-john-adams/

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Author Meme

David McCullough, Shannon Hale, Robert K. Massie, Sarah Miller, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, John and Abigail Adams (letters), Joseph Ellis, the list goes on forever. Those are probably who would pop out. With further reflection ...

Source: http://lookbooks.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/author-meme/

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Die Gidget Pille

Zicklein, ein Wort oder zwei auf Fräulein Sally fangen. Vor einiger
Zeit, im lobenswerten Kampf gegen Osteoporose, warf Gidget eine
Pillebehandlung, die wurde nur angefordert "einmal im Monat." Groß.
Aber Sally war wirklich, einen Taktabstand zu lesen, der... Quelle:
http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1074819

Friday, June 6, 2008

Smear Campaigns: Idiocracy

It never ceases to amaze me how many other debt settlement (DS), consumer credit counseling service (CCCS), and debt management companies like to sling mud at each other. All of these debt relief options have successfully existed for ...

Source: http://www.provanta.com/smear-campaigns-idiocracy/

Historical Narrative

I have never read a David McCullough book. As much as I love history and stories set in them, I have always been drawn to works of fiction. I do read the occasional non-fiction book but by and large I am a fiction novel kind of a girl. ...

Source: http://snapshotsunmade.typepad.com/csny/2008/06/historical-narr.html

Thursday, June 5, 2008

<b>David McCullough</b>, at Boston College, Sees No Evil

On May 19, 2008, David McCullough, gave a commencement address at Boston College, a Jesuit institution. He never said one critical word about the Iraq War or the serial lies of the Bush-Cheney Gang that got the US involved in that ...

Source: http://world.mediamonitors.net/headlines/david_mccullough_at_boston_college_sees_no_evil

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

<b>David McCullough&#39;s</b> commencement address

One of the best things I read over the weekend was historian David McCullough's commencement address to graduates at Boston College. McCullough called it The Love of Learning, and he advised the 2008 graduates to do just that and to ...

Source: http://blogs.usaweekend.com/whos_news/2008/06/david-mcculloug.html

Elitism, Bias, and <b>David McCullough</b> in the Study of History

Do you remember when John Adams by David McCullough first hit the bestseller list? I do. And, being a fan of that era of history, I was probably one of the first to scoop up a copy. And I remember telling a friend of mine - a university ...

Source: http://americanfounding.blogspot.com/2008/06/elitism-bias-and-david-mccullough-in.html

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

1776 by <b>David McCullough</b>

"In this stirring book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success, ...

Source: http://krinek.blogspot.com/2008/05/1776-by-david-mccullough.html

Monday, June 2, 2008

<b>David McCullough</b>: Painting with Words

Flipping channels Thursday night, I fortuitously stumbled on another excellent product of Tom Hanks's current obsession with American history, David McCullough: Painting with Words. This 40-minute documentary provides a glimpse into the ...

Source: http://americanrevolutionblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/david-mccullough-painting-with-words.html

<b>David McCullough</b> Praises Library of Congress

Award-winning historian David McCullough praises the Library of Congress in a speech after being named a "living legend"...

Source: http://americanfounding.blogspot.com/2008/05/david-mccullough-praises-library-of.html

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Mark Twain and <b>David McCullough</b>

I've recently had the pleasure of watching two documentaries--one on the life of Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens (PBS) and one on David McCullough Painting with Words. Anyone who has not researched portraits of their favorite authors, ...

Source: http://raebryant.livejournal.com/6056.html

<b>David McCullough</b> Urges BC Graduates To Speak Properly: Cut The &quot;Like!&quot;

Pulitzer Prize winning author David McCullough has a suggestion for what young people can do for their country. "Please, please do what you can to cure the verbal virus that seems increasingly rampant among your generation," McCullough ...

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/19/david-mccullough-urgers-b_n_102514.html