Goodbye, Internet!
June 3, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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It has been one year, almost exactly, since the birth of the Tarcher blog. I know this not only because our hosting service recently emailed me saying “it’s been a year! We’d like more money, please,” but also because creating... Read more
Neil Fiore: Keeping Motivation Up When the Economy’s Got You Down
May 27, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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Dr. Neil Fiore, author of The NOW Habit, is offering a seminar at The Smithsonian (S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, DC) on Saturday June 13 called “Ignite Your Motivation & Achieve Your Goals: Keep Motivation... Read more
What Are You Passionate Enough About to Scavenge?
April 15, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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From joemason.files.wordpress.com I never really thought of myself as a scavenger until I was reading Anneli Rufus and Kristan Lawson’s The Scavengers’ Manifesto. I tended to think of scavengers as people who dumpster dive and pick up things... Read more
Happy, happy. Joy joy.
April 8, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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Photo from Camilla (http://www.myspace.com/camillaasplen) My family is pretty evenly divided between two types of people: the positive thinkers and the more “realistic,” (some might call it “pessimistic”) sort. I fall squarely... Read more
And the winner is…
April 7, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our poll! We’re glad to see so many of you turn out to vote on a collection of facts about farts and maggoty cheese. You know what’s important! But, only one title can win. What’s the... Read more
Meet the Author(s)
March 30, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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When was the last time you attended an author event? If you haven’t been to one in a while, mark your calendar! Coming up, we have: Anneli Rufus & Kristan Lawson THE SCAVENGERS’ MANIFESTO ——————————————————– Thursday,... Read more
Cover Art Showdown!
March 29, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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This past fall, we were thrilled when the wonderfully gross Why You Shouldn’t Eat Your Boogers & Other Useless or Gross Information About Your Body by Francesca Gould made the extended New York Times bestseller list – proving once and... Read more
What are you reading?
March 26, 2009 by Tarcher/Penguin
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A number of us at “Team Tarcher” recently attended a meeting led by two members of our esteemed sales force. The topic: The kinds of books that are doing well in this economy. One predominant theme emerged from this discussion and that is... Read more
