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Thrive Detroit
Jan 20, 20145 min read
Book Review: Dred: The Great and Dismal Swamp
Much time has gone by since the 13th Amendment, prohibiting slavery, was passed in December 1865. Black History Month is a good time to...
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Thrive Detroit
Nov 27, 20132 min read
Dean Dauphinais Book Review: “Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair” by Anne
Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair (Riverhead Books, 2013) is the perfect follow-up to Anne Lamott’s wonderful Help,...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 13, 20134 min read
Book Review: The Interestings
Megan Wolitzer’s novel, The Interestings, is as compelling as its title suggests (along with extremely well-written and engaging), but...
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Thrive Detroit
Aug 4, 20133 min read
Book Review: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Many of us don’t contemplate time on a deep level. Sure, we worry about getting to work or appointments promptly, and often lament the...
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Thrive Detroit
Jun 2, 20134 min read
Book Review: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald is a good companion piece that fits with the spirit of this summer’s resurgence of The Great Gatsby,...
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Thrive Detroit
May 17, 20133 min read
Detroit’s Castle
This is the first in a series on historic buildings in Detroit, some of which are being saved and re-purposed Many of you have passed by...
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Thrive Detroit
Apr 1, 20133 min read
Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule the World By Christopher Steiner
The full title of Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule the World may intimidate some readers at first glance, but it is in fact a...
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Thrive Detroit
Apr 1, 20134 min read
Book Review: Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard
Anyone who has ever been on a diet, or worked in a large organization, or even dealt with their family during the holiday season knows...
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 2, 20132 min read
Movie Review: Django Unchained
Warning: this review contains a spoiler. Definitely one of the most talked-about movies in recent years, Django Unchained made its way...
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 2, 20134 min read
Detroit River Rescue-Part 1
It is August 1854 in Detroit, MI. Twelve-year-old Willie studies his school lessons and works as a delivery boy at the bakeshop owned and...
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 2, 20134 min read
Book Review: The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian, with his sixteenth novel, has managed to tell the horrific tale of the Armenian Genocide while maintaining a wonderfully...
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Thrive Detroit
Jan 20, 20134 min read
Book Review: Carry the One
The New York Times’ 100 notable books of 2012 came out the first week of December, and Carol Anshaw’s fourth novel, Carry the One, took...
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Thrive Detroit
Dec 23, 20122 min read
Movie Review: Skyfall
The third and final chapter of the Sam Mendes-directed James Bond films, Skyfall hit theaters in early November and made a big splash in...
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Thrive Detroit
Nov 23, 20122 min read
Movie Review: End of Watch
The latest police-based drama from the creative mind behind Training Day, S.W.A.T., and Street Kings, David Ayer’s End of Watch stars...
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Thrive Detroit
Nov 21, 20124 min read
Book Review:Winesburg,Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
Winesburg, Ohio is a town whose inhabitants, living in the early 20th-century Midwest, ache for fulfillment, passion, and meaning, and...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 28, 20123 min read
Book Review: Gone Girl
Gone Girl was the hot summer read for those who were not reading that other popular “trashy” novel. But Gone Girl cannot be filed in the...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 28, 20123 min read
The Arts: Equipping Detroit Public School Students for Success
As a graduate of Detroit Public Schools, I understand the importance of having a balanced education and access to arts, music, and...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 2, 20124 min read
Book Review: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
A book that combines the stunning settings of 1960’s Italy and present-day Hollywood, and throws in legendary actor Richard Burton as a...
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Thrive Detroit
Oct 2, 20121 min read
Puzzle Piece Theatre Receives Inaugural Kiva Zip Loan
In September, nonprofit organization Kiva announced the launch of Kiva Zip, an extension of the Kiva micro-loan platform that will enable...
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Thrive Detroit
Sep 15, 20122 min read
Movie Review: Total Recall: A Movie Worth Recalling
I don’t think anyone can outdo young Arnold Schwarzenegger in an action film. But the new Total Recall gave him a run for his money for...
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