"Pride and Prejudice" Reduced by 99.99%

From 122,618 words (or thereabouts) to 12.

A Library of Classics, Edited for the Teething Set. (The New York Times, 10/26/2013)

More than a step up from the traditional version.  ..... today’s babies and toddlers are treated to board books that are miniature works of literary art: classics like “Romeo and Juliet,” “Sense and Sensibility” and “Les Misérables”; luxuriously produced counting primers with complex graphic elements; and even an “Art for Baby” book featuring images by the contemporary artists Damien Hirst and Paul Morrison.



One-word, one-image format.

• friends
• sisters
• dance
• mean
• sick 
• muddy
• yes?
• no!
• write
• read
• walk
• marry

Dang!  I just gave away the story.

I'll let you read this one for yourself.

Say Hello Again to "Fear Street"

R. L. Stine to Revive "Fear Street" Series.  (The New York Times, 10/24/2013)

A sampling of LINKcat holdings.

Except for The Sleepwalker, all copies have a status of "available".

The World of R. L. Stine.

Let's Take a Peek Under Thomas Sowell's Blanket Statement

The Bad Fruits of Race Hustling. (National Review, 10/22/2013)

Curious headline, under which is a photo of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton Jr.

Sowell really doesn't like those 2 guys.

Blanket statement. There have been black generals in the Air Force.

Well, sure, you can't argue with that.

But I'm more interested in learning how many African-Americans have achieved the rank of United States Air Force four-star general.   (Henry H. Arnold was the first of 198 men and 1 woman to achieve the rank on March 19, 1943)

• Daniel James Jr. (September 1, 1975)
• Bernard P. Randolph (August 1, 1987)
• Lloyd W. Newton (April 1, 1997)
• Lester Lyles (July 1, 1999)
• Edward A. Rice Jr. (November 17, 2010)
• Larry O. Spencer (July 27, 2012)

Related reading:
African Americans still rare in top US military positions.  (WAXX-TV, 8/15/2010)

Blacks still rare in top U.S. military ranks.  (USA Today, 7/23/2008)