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1). Book Review: A History of the World in 6 Glasses World History is a long and complex topic. Though many accomplished authors such as Bill Bryson and H. G. Wells have attempted to condense history into a single book, very few have succeeded. There is just too much of it. Attempts to boil down the last 10,000 years have resulted in either superficial books with very little depth, or great textbook ... 2). Book Review: Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed Book Review: Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed 3). Book Review: Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed Almost everyone has been fired from a job, and just about everyone has a story to go along with it. Annabelle Gurwitch, the actor and screen writer, decided to capitalize on this fact by compiling and editing a collection of humorous "down-sizing" stories in her book Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized & Dismissed. ... 4). The Olympic Games - A Brief (And Bizarre) History It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of modern-day Olympics. With so much drama, so much romance, so much pizzazz, it is hard to imagine this world-wide spectacle being anything less than perfect. But you don't have to dig too deeply to discover a humble and oft-times peculiar origin. Truly, it has taken several decades of Hollywood magic t...