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Why This Woman Wasn't Fined For Retuning A Library Book After 73 Years
Mora Gregg, a retired librarian in Toronto, was simply dusting a bookshelf in her one-bedroom apartment last month when she happened upon a lovingly worn copy of the 1929 children's book "The Postman," by Charlotte Kuh. Gregg's mother had checked it out of a Silver Spring, Md., library in 1946, when Gregg was a toddler.
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Two Dying Memoirists Wrote Best-sellers About Their Final Days. Then Their Spouses Fell In Love
"When Breath Becomes Air," Paul Kalanithi's memoir of his final years as he faced lung cancer at age 37, was published posthumously, in 2016, to critical acclaim and commercial success. "The Bright Hour," Nina Riggs' memoir of her final years as she faced breast cancer at age 39, was published posthumously, in 2017, to critical acclaim and commerci...
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The Stress of the Holidays - and 2016 - May Make This the Perfect Time to Try Meditation
Mindfulness and meditation can help you cope with this special brand of holiday stress.
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Why This Woman Wasn't Fined For Retuning A Library Book After 73 Years
Mora Gregg, a retired librarian in Toronto, was simply dusting a bookshelf in her one-bedroom apartment last month when she happened upon a lovingly worn copy of the 1929 children's book "The Postman," by Charlotte Kuh. Gregg's mother had checked it out of a Silver Spring, Md., library in 1946, when Gregg was a toddler.
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Two Dying Memoirists Wrote Best-sellers About Their Final Days. Then Their Spouses Fell In Love
"When Breath Becomes Air," Paul Kalanithi's memoir of his final years as he faced lung cancer at age 37, was published posthumously, in 2016, to critical acclaim and commercial success. "The Bright Hour," Nina Riggs' memoir of her final years as she faced breast cancer at age 39, was published posthumously, in 2017, to critical acclaim and commerci...
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The Stress of the Holidays - and 2016 - May Make This the Perfect Time to Try Meditation
Mindfulness and meditation can help you cope with this special brand of holiday stress.
