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Thirteen years after his last proper novel in the Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini has at long last released the next entry in his world: Murtagh.  Beware, mild spoilers below! Murtagh Murtagh Murtagh Murtagh The novel takes place some months after the end of Inheritance, and is exclusively told from the point of view of the…

Hello and welcome to March again. It is the height of Tax Season, where most people review last year's finances, and plan for next year's. Today we are covering Finance For the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances. Finance For the People is the masterwork of Paco De Leon, a financial consultant with PBS. Like…

YA Spotlight: Check & Mate Check & Mate Check & Mate Check & Mate Hot off the presses and just in time for Valentine's Day, it's the latest book by Ali Hazelwood (Love on the Brain). The book centers on Mallory, a young woman working a mindless job just trying to support her family. She's…

In celebration of Science-Fiction Day, this year we are taking a look at George Orwell's masterpiece, 1984. George Orwell was born as Eric Arthur Blair, and raised in England. In the 1930s, a disillusioned Orwell travelled to Spain, where he volunteered service in the Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War. As the tide turned…

It's the most wonderful time of the year... and part of that is because of all the festive food available! If you're looking for inspiration for your holiday get-togethers, feel free to check out a few of the items in our collection: The Christmas Movie Cookbook The Christmas Movie Cookbook Christmas Table Cookbook Debbie Macomber's…

Play Monopoly Day

Happy Spooky Season everybody! The Haunted Mansion is one of the most iconic attractions at Disney's theme-parks. Conception of the attraction dates back all the way to 1951 with a vacant mansion included on a sketch of Disneyland. Disney announced construction of the new project in 1961, several years after Disneyland opened, originally for a…

The Two Trees of Valinor, as depicted on Amazon Studios' Rings of Power   Once upon a time, J. R. R. Tolkien simply wanted to write stories. Over time, these stories seemed to fit in their own world, the kind of fantasy one told of the elder days when the world was young and the…

Holiday Spotlight: Oktoberfest   It's a bit early, but one of our favorite cultural celebrations is coming up: Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest is the largest cultural heritage festival celebrated in the world. It takes place over the (roughly)  two weeks leading up to the first Sunday of October (or German Unity Day, if close). As such, Oktoberfest…

Happy Space Exploration Day Though human exploration of space predates July 20, 1969, Space Exploration Day is celebrated on the anniversary of mankind's first steps onto the moon. To celebrate, here's some books for all you future space explorers: Not Necessarily Rocket Science Apollo's Legacy Space Stations Space Chronicles The Farthest Chasing the Moon Space…