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Niche Marketing for Home Businesses
Did you know... the word "niche" comes from the French verb nicher "to nest?" My name is Barbara Casey AKA "The Tutorial Lady." I'm a firm believer in creating a credible, useful niche for your home-based business... and this page is my "soapbox" where I explain in...
Pride and Prejudice Mini-Series
Pride and Prejudice with the "real" Mr. Darcy - Colin Firth How many times did you watch the Pride and Prejudice mini-series when it aired on the A&E television network back in the 1990s? I mean... it was some of the best BBC TV ever imported into the U.S. And if...
10 Classic Black and White Movies
10 Classic Black and White Movies I Never Want to See in Color These 10 classic films are etched in my memory so vividly, the cinematography so suited to the black and white medium, the lighting so perfect, that color would detract from the overall effect. As a woman...
Charlie Muffin Mysteries in Order
Here are the Charlie Muffin mysteries by Brian Freemantle listed in order. If you like British espionage books, I think you'll enjoy the Charlie Muffin mysteries by Brian Freemantle. Many reviewers call Brian Freemantle one of the top espionage writers today......
Bangkok Mystery Series by John Burdett
John Burdett's Bangkok Mystery Series - Featuring Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep Sonchai Jitpleecheep is a police detective... a devout Buddhist and son of a Bangkok bar owner and an American G.I. In fact, Sonchai is regarded by all -...
Chief Inspector Gamache Novels in Order
Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache novels (Three Pines Mysteries) are best read in order This is one of my all-time favorite mystery series and a heartfelt entry on my Uncommonly Good Mysteries list. If you haven't tried the Three Pines/Chief Inspector Armand...
Kate Shugak Novels by Dana Stabenow
Kate Shugak Novels by Dana Stabenow: Set in Alaska, this is an uncommonly good mystery series by an Edgar Award-winning author Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak novels feature well-developed, interesting characters, a locale known to few (an Alaskan national park) and...
Inspector Shan Series by Eliot Pattison
The Inspector Shan series begins with The Skull Mantra, which won Eliot Pattison the 2001 Edgar Award for Best First Novel In fact, it was The Skull Mantra that inspired my "Uncommonly Good Mysteries" list, which I first started in 2011. I had just read Eliot...
Cold in the Earth by Aline Templeton
DI Marjory Fleming... a character I've learned to love Aline Templeton's DI Marjory Fleming mystery series has been on my radar for four years, ever since one of my favorite mystery writers, Louise Penny, recommended it on her blog. Alas, my library didn't carry the...