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What I've Learned about Publishing a Book

What I've Learned about Revising a Dissertation

Sleep talking ? What am I saying?

For the past two weeks, my roommate has been noticing that I talk in my sleep. It's not that it bothers him, because he's usually up at night anyway, but it bothers me. I wonder what I say while I am unaware (he never seems to remember) and I wonder why I just started doing this. Things were quiet around here first semester. Is this kind of thing stress-related? (I've got plenty of that recentl...

Sleep talking ? What am I saying?

For the past two weeks, my roommate has been noticing that I talk in my sleep. It's not that it bothers him, because he's usually up at night anyway, but it bothers me. I wonder what I say while I am unaware (he never seems to remember) and I wonder why I just started doing this. Things were quiet around here first semester. Is this kind of thing stress-related? (I've got plenty of that recentl...

Playing the Expert Game

My brother Jonathan used to wash dishes at a country club in the Seattle area. I remember him explaining the rhythms and efficiencies of his sinks, optimal cleaning techniques, and how social status among kitchen workers affects quality of service. A little later, he worked at a Borders bookstore, ran the self-help section, which stocked a book he himself wrote, and came up with an idea to use ...