D. RANDALL FARO

In the Greg Iles novel, Mississippi Blood, Penn Cage’s sister, Jenny says to him: “I think you want Ward and June Cleaver back.” Without...

Incentive is a word we all know. Put simply, it is something that encourages a person to do something. Incentive is intrinsic to...

For $12K and change an American can pay Global Sporting Safaris, Inc. for assistance in killing an Atlantic Walrus. For the “privilege”...

It pays for an author to ensure that the words say what the brain thinks. The neighborhood in which I live circles a small lake. A short...

Most people are likely aware of the apocryphal statement, “My mind is made up; don’t confuse me with the facts.” Acknowledge it or not,...

Stephen Covey wrote the wildly popular book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. If you go to BrainyQuote you’ll find beaucoup...

I’d like to see the results of a survey that asked American high school students to define success. My guess is that a preponderance of...

Did you ever blow dandelion fluff off the end of a stem with a soft puff of your breath? Have you enjoyed a gentle, cooling light breeze...

It’s always a pleasant surprise to find an enjoyable book by a heretofore unread author. Such is the case with Pushing Brilliance by Tim...

The need to be right is quite often not a bona fide need at all. There is a difference between genuine, absolute needs and felt needs...

In an attempt to be funny, comedian Steve Martin quipped during one of his acts: “Sex is one of the most beautiful and natural things...

Henry Ford said: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Obviously, one cannot always do what one thinks one...

It behooves an author to confirm the sensibility of each scene. Put another way: does the crafted word-picture make sense? In a good...

Fear is a very real thing . . . and something to be respected. The catch-phrase “No Fear” might sell clothing, but there is good fear and...

In his book One Crowded Hour, Tim Bowden writes about a small war in Borneo in 1964. The nations of Indonesia and Malaysia got into a...

With regard to books one can actually hold in one’s hand, bookmarks are handy. I love them and have a modest collection. A...

Well-being is a complex construct that concerns optimal experience and functioning. Research done by the NCBI (The National Center for...

In Randy White’s book, Black Widow, one of the characters muses: Death has everyone’s number – but we don’t have to answer when the...

The root of the problem is “johns” . . . that being a colloquialism for men who patronize prostitutes. It’s bad enough when occurring...

Checking the internet for a description of critical thinking, you’ll find something like this: “The objective analysis and evaluation of...