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  I’m in a Facebook group where someone (an admin) posted their disappointment with a slice of pizza and mentioned they’re from Brooklyn. That was basically it. No, “it wasn’t as go...

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A Rare Interview with Superman's Godfather,  The Man Who Took You to Krypton; WAYNE BORING BY RICHARD PACHTER  Interview first published in Amazing Heroes 41 February 15, 1984 Wayne B...

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  BOOK STRESSES CURBING VILE WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR It may no longer be necessary to tolerate really bad behavior in the workplace, according to this new book, which also discusses how to modif...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2021/04/the-no-asshole-rule.html

This was originally written in 2007 for Moli.com, a hybrid business-social site, now defunct, that published a substantial amount of original content. I was business editor. This was the first...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2018/06/comics-seriously.html

I was super-happy to learn that Groupon hired Tiffany Hadish for its 2018 Super Bowl spot. Her hilarious anecdote on Jimmy Kimmel about using a Groupon to take out Will and Jada Smith is hilar...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2018/01/tiffany-haddish-super-bowl-spot.html

HADRIAN'S WALLS. ROBERT DRAPER. KNOPF. 326 PP. REVIEW BY BY RICHARD PACHTER Special to the Sun-Sentinel The best thing a novel can do is to reveal a heretofore-undiscovered world. Forme...

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SERIOUS EFFORT IN THE HUMOROUS SERIES IS A GOOD EFFORT BUT HARDLY REVELATORY BY RICHARD PACHTER THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO BUSINESS SURVIVAL GUIDE: HOW TO SURVIVE THE RECESSION, HANDLE LAYOFFS...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2016/07/worse-to-worst_6.html

SCARS OF SWEET PARADISE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JANIS JOPLIN. ALICE ECHOLS. METROPOLITAN BOOKS. BY RICHARD PACHTER The only Janis Joplin songs on the radio these days are Me and Bobby McGee, ...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2016/05/janis-joplins-spirit-eludes-detailed.html

Back when I reviewed biz books for the Miami Herald, I'd get — as you'd imagine — numerous inquiries from publishers, authors, publicists and others who wanted me to review their books. Som...

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Note: In 2005, I was intrigued by the Free Fiona fan campaign , so I pitched and wrote this for The Miami Herald. It was picked up by a few other papers, running in a severely edited form. The ve...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2012/12/fiona-apples-extraordinary-machine.html

COMIC WARS: HOW TWO TYCOONS BATTLED OVER THE MARVEL COMICS EMPIRE — AND BOTH LOST. DAN RAVIV. BROADWAY BOOKS. 320 PAGES. BY RICHARD PACHTER The business of comic books is a fascinating o...

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Words to live and write by BY RICHARD PACHTER Word nerds (like me) usually look askance at most tomes on writing and language. After all, pedantic autodidacts and over-educated sesquipedalian...

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"What can I help you with RIGHT NOW?" "Is there a project that you're working on that I can help you complete? Something to write, proofread, edit, design (etc)?" Instead of waiting for an a...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2012/04/for-freelancers-one-simple-powerful.html

E-MAIL MARKETING: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CREATING SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS. HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS. AMACOM. 304 PAGES. $24.95. Let's check our e-mail. Hmm. . . In addition to a few messages from ...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2012/02/avoid-horrors-of-e-mail-marketing.html

Author Dan Solin explains how to get the most for your money for retirement.   THE SMARTEST RETIREMENT BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ. DANIEL R. SOLIN. PENGUIN GROUP. 272 PAGES . BY RICHARD PACHTER ...

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Two authors examine the preparations that must be made before one retires. Or not. BY RICHARD PACHTER Retire? For some it's not a viable option. For others, it's a possibility, but their fina...

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Three books on the fundamentals of investing offer advice and wisdom from those experienced in the art of finance. BY RICHARD PACHTER Aside from professional traders, speculators and hobbyists...

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The great Bob Lefsetz graciously alowed us to repost his review. For more Lefsetz, please visit his blog, HERE . To subscribe to the Lefsetz Letter by e-mail, CLICK HERE . ANYTHING YOU WANT. ...

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I recently read "ANYTHING YOU WANT" BY DEREK SIVERS, the founder of CD Baby. Terrific! Short but superb entrepreneurial memoir. Not everything he writes will apply to you, nor will you...

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Web logs provide new ways to attract and interact with customers, according to two books. BY RICHARD PACHTER Blog is short for Web log. It's an Internet site or sub-site where a person or org...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2011/06/can-your-business-benefit-from-blogging.html

JOSH KAUFMAN EXPLAINS THE REASONS HE CHOSE NOT TO PURSUE HIS MBA, AND WHY HE FINDS THE DEGREE TOTALLY UNNECESSARY. BY RICHARD PACHTER   THE PERSONAL MBA: MASTER THE ART OF BUSINESS. JOSH ...

http://www.richardpachter.com/2011/03/is-getting-mba-wise-business-decision.html

  AMERICAN ON PURPOSE: THE IMPROBABLE ADVENTURES OF AN UNLIKELY PATRIOT. CRAIG FERGUSON. HARPERCOLLINS. 268 PAGES. BY RICHARD PACHTER Acknowledged that this may seem to be a left-field ...

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  WORKAROUNDS THAT WORK: HOW TO CONQUER ANYTHING THAT STANDS IN YOUR WAY AT WORK. RUSSELL BISHOP. MCGRAW-HILL. 256 PAGES. BY RICHARD PACHTER Most of us look for shortcuts, "macros" or wo...

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I was a music promotion guy when I first encountered Neil, who was doing middays on WINZ in the early eighties. I’d been turned on to his show by my brother, Steve, who’d lived in Chicago...

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The future is what we make of it and what it makes of us. BY RICHARD PACHTER   I LIVE IN THE FUTURE & HERE'S HOW IT WORKS. NICK BILTON. CROWN BUSINESS. 304 PAGES. Toward the end of Nick ...

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