Dan Weaver
I am an antiquarian bookseller and free-lance writer. I have a bachelor's and master's degree in Literature.
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The Death of Osama Bin Laden Not Something to Cheer AboutToday should be a day of reflection not of partying.
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Abraham Lincoln's Looks and Mental Illness Would Keep Him Out of the White House TodayAbraham Lincoln's inherent homeliness and struggles with severe depression would eliminate him from running for office today. -
God Hates Liars. Westboro Baptist Church Lying About Picket SchedulesWhile Shirley Phelps-Roper and other members of the Westboro Baptist Church call other people liars, the proof is in that they are the real liars. -
Is CCHR, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a Church of Scientology Front?Critics of CCHR say it is a Scientology front group. CCHR says that it is an independent organization. Who is right? -
The Schenectady New York Police Department on Twitterschdypolice / Schenectady Police. Officers Richard Barnett and Michael Siler just dumped a black guy off on rural Rector Road in Glenville. Took his shoes. ROFL. 1 12:01 AM from cellphone -
You Can Get an Ivy League Education for Free on YouTube EduThere really is a YouTube University.
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New California Mental Illness-Themed Donut Shop, Psycho Donuts, Does Brisk BusinessPsycho Donuts which opened in late March is creating controversy in California and across the nation. -
Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Funerals of Victims of Binghamton New York ShootingWestboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas has announced that it will picket the funerals of victims of the shootings in Binghamton New York. -
How to Make a Screenshot of the Current Image on Your MonitorThis article shows you the simplest way to create a screenshot of what is showing on your computer's monitor. -
A Review of the Book, Self Analysis, by L. Ron Hubbard, Founder of Scientology and DianeticsSelf Analysis claims that poor eyesight and sinusitis are psychosomatic illnesses, but self analysis can heal them. Read on and see if I am able to get rid of my glasses and sinusitis with this book. -
Attraction to Alternative Medicine Can Often Be a Fatal AttractionFor every person who claims to have been healed by alternative medicine, there are one or more people who have died from it. I know two of them - two relatively young friends who died... -
A Review of SnagFilms.Com The Internet's Best Free Movie SiteTired of lousy movies. This article reviews a website that lets you watch more than 500 quality movies for free.
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Fred Phelps Family & Westboro Baptist Church Protest And Counter Protest In Albany, New York March 6, 2009A short slide show of some of Fred Phelps' family and members of the Westboro Baptist Church protesting in Albany, New York. -
Best Sources for Understanding Rev. Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, KansasAn introductory bibliography of reliable sources on Fred Phelps, the Westboro Bapstist Church of Topeka, Kansas, and their "God Hates Fags" campaign.
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Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church God Hates Fags Campaign Coming to AlbanyRev. Fred Phelps is coming to Albany, or at least some members of his church, the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, are. If you don't know who Fred Phelps is, it isn't because he hasn't tried to get your attention
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The Constancy of True LoveShort love poem written for Associated Content's Short Valentine's Day Poetry Contest (twenty words or less). -
Tips on Making Credit Card Companies Pay You, Instead of You Paying ThemBy carefully using credit card reward programs, you can stretch your budget. Let credit card companies pay you, instead of you paying them. -
The Best Online Sites for Selling BooksA veteran of fifteen years of selling books, the author discusses various bookselling websites he recommends for selling books.
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Should You Buy the Amish Made Heat Surge Miracle Portable Electric Heater Fireplace?The important question is this--if you need a portable heat source, should you buy the Amish built Heat Surge? The answer will depend on what your needs are.
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Elmira New York is Mark Twain Country but it is Difficult to Find His Spirit ThereElmira, New York advertises itself as Mark Twain Country, but Mark Twain fans might find a visit to Elmira disappointing. -
Northeast Parent and Child Society in Schenectady New York Needs to Be InvestigatedNortheast Parent and Child Society's Park Avenue Home in Schenectady New York has many problems that result in psychological and physical harm to some of its residents and needs to be investigated.
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Expanded Definition of Our Borders Raises Civil Liberties IssuesAmerica's borders have been redefined to extend 100 miles inland, and the Border Patrol has used this new definition to harass innocent American citizens.
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What Jim Buhrmaster Has to Do to Beat Paul Tonko in New York State's 21st Congressional District RaceIf Jim Buhrmaster is going to take Mike McNulty's place as congressman in New York state's 21st Congressional District, he is going to have to out-Tonko Paul Tonko.
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A Visit to the Farm Sanctuary in Upstate New York Can Change Your Ideas About Animal Cruelty on Factory FarmsWhat happens when a person who is not an animal rights advocate, hates PETA, is not a vegetarian or vegan visits the Farm Sanctuary near Watkins Glen, New York..
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Reading Books in Public Can Be RiskyBe careful what books you read in public because the FBI might want to talk to you or you might be accused of being a racist.
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New York State's Bigger Better Bottle Bill Fails to Pass AgainThe proposed Bigger Better Bottle Bill in New York State will never be passed into law because it has several flaws.
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The Decline of the BarbershopRing Lardner ends his famous story, Haircut, with the question. "Comb it wet or dry?" I have had this same question presented to me dozens of times since Pete Pappalardo cut my hair for the first time in the little sleepy hollow of Sidney Center, New York. Price $1.00.
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Texas District Judge Barbara Walther Should Be Impeached for Her Role in the FLDS FiascoJudge Walther's actions in the FLDS fiasco constitute one of the greatest violations of constitutional rights in the history of the State of Texas. She should be impeached and removed from the bench for her actions.
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An Introduction to Collecting Ephemera: Old Paper Items Are a Valuable Source of History and Are Very CollectibleAn introduction to collecting old paper items
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Amsterdam, New York's Bridge to Nowhere Should Not Be BuiltThe proposed pedestrian bridge across the Mohawk River in Amsterdam, New York is not wanted by most people in Amsterdam and the City could use the money for more important things.
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People Who Make False Child Abuse Claims Need to Be Investigated and ProsecutedSomeone has falsely reported a New York State man twelve times for child abuse and Child Protective Services and prosecutors say they cannot help him.
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The Schenectady County New York Public Library Sale. Part TwoRudeness at the Schenectady County New York Public Library sale is one reason why I go to fewer and fewer library sales.
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Booking at the Schenectady County New York Public Library Sale. Part OneAn account of one of my first ventures into the world of library sales.
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Displaying a Noose Should Not Be Made a CrimeCurrently, it is not a crime in New York State to display a hangmans noose, but proposed legislation, already passed in the Senate, seeks to make it one
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Religious Left Blesses New Planned Parenthood Facility in Schenectady, New YorkWhile the religious right was protesting abortion on the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (January 22), the religious left was praying over and blessing the new Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson (PPMH) facility in Schenectady.
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Going to a Book Sale? Don't Forget to Take Your Children with YouA bookseller takes his children with him on a book buying expedition and finds out that he is not as smart as he thinks he is.
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The Future of the Printed BookIf novelist Robert Coover had his way, all book shops would close their books and doors forever. Coover's vision of books is one in which they will be written, distributed and read by a computer or some other electronic reading device; a future without printed books
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Why and How I Read the NewspaperAlong with sugar and milk, the daily newspaper is the third ingredient I add to my coffee each morning.
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Tips on Starting an Antiquarian and Used Book BusinessStarting a used and antiquarian book business is hard work but requires little capital and is an enjoyable way to earn a living.
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TV or Not TV: The Relationship Between Television and ReadingThe women always wear their hair long, sometimes wrapped up in a bun on top of their heads They never wear makeup and always wear dresses.
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New York State's Mohawk Valley Must Be Preserved Before it Can Be PromotedThe Mohawk Valley's two prime assets are its history and its beauty and both are in jeopardy.
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Late Night RadioA poem about how comforting it was for a child to wake in the night to the sound of his father's radio.
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If Creating Terror is the Main Goal of Terrorists, Then the Terrorists Have WonIf terror is the goal of terrorists, then the terrorists have won because terror is driving politics and policy in the United States.
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Sonnet on the Death of a Baptist Preacher*Sonnet about the death of a Baptist minister.
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Poeple Who Collect and Neglect Animals Need Treatment Not Jail TimeA large percentage of people who collect and then neglect animals are elderly women with mental illness. The problem of animal neglect cannot be solved without the involvement of mental health professionals.
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My Father's JournalHe kept a journal from '63 to '75. After that they kept it for him. Charts of bodily functions; records of taser treatments of the brain
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The History of North Conway, New HampshireThe history of North Conway, New Hampshire is closely linked to its geography. It's location on the Saco River in the center of Mount Washington Valley in the beautiful White Mountains has played a vital role in its history.
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In Pursuit of PropertyHolidays and Saturdays. we'd crawl down dirt roads canopied by branches crossed like swords at a West Point wedding;
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New York State Judges Show Little Judicial Restraint when Suing for Pay RaisesI'm having a hard time working up any sympathy for Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, her cohorts on New York state's highest court, or other judges in New York state who are whining because they haven't had a raise in 10 years.
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Book Review: Amsterdam, New York: Annals of a Mill Town in the Mohawk Valley by Hugh DonlonWhile not the definitive history of Amsterdam, New York, Annals of a Milltown is a valuable history of Amsterdam and its surrounding communities.
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Bible Bill from WatervilleThe first time I saw Bible Bill, back in 1978, he was walking alongside the Trans-Canadian Highway, about an hour north of Fredericton, New Brunswick, with his thumb in the air.
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Remembering the Tandy Color ComputerThe Tandy Color Computer was and still is a highly prized computer.
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A Global Warming NightmareThe year was 2025. The United States was finally out of Afghanistan and Iraq and almost completely out of the State of Florida.
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Defining the Mohawk Valley in Upstate New YorkIt's not easy to define the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. The Mohawk Valley Heritage Commission defines the valley in terms of political geography.
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Guide to Rating the Condition of a Used BookIf you are buying, selling or collecting books, condition is everything. A book in poor condition just isn't worth bothering with unless it is very rare, or unless you simply want to read it.
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Book Collectors Are Haunted by the Books They Let Slip AwayWorse than the occasional single book I have let get away from me since I became a book collector are the two housefuls I let get away. I am especially haunted by daydreams and nightmares of an old house in the heart of the heart of New Brunswick, Canada...
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Do You Remember Where You Were the Day C. S. Lewis Died?Almost everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. However, if you ask people where they were and what they were doing the day C. S. Lewis died, they do not remember.
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An Overview of State Child Abuse and Neglect RegistriesAlmost everyone knows that each state maintains a sex offender registry, but few people know that each state also maintains a child abuse and neglect registry. Unlike sex offender registries, people are placed on child abuse registries prior to due process.
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Herman Melville Scholarship Headed in the Wrong DirectionCurrent scholarship concerning one of my favorite novels, Moby Dick by Herman Melville seems, like the ship Pequod, to be heading for the bottom of the ocean.
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MySpace is a Window into the Minds and Lives of Our TeensRecently, I took a look inside a local high school via myspace. I was surprised at what I found. I was not looking for anything in particular. I was simply interested in what students were writing about themselves and others
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Sex Offender Laws Restricting Where Sex Offenders Live Do Not Protect ChildrenThe continual front page coverage of sex crimes and the resulting clamor by the public make lawmakers feel that they have to do something, even if that something is essentially worthless.
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Old Diaries Give Insight into the Everyday Life of Times Gone ByI love old diaries, so I began reading the one I had bought with great excitement. A farmer kept it during the year 1917. But my excitement turned to disappointment when I discovered that his most common entry was "Today I spread manure."
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Collecting Date Due Cards From Old Library BooksWhile I love to collect books, I also love to collect artifacts, ephemera and other items related to books. These include bookmarks, bookends, bookplates and date due cards.
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Collectors Should Not Ignore Remaindered BooksIf you are a book collector, you should not ignore remaindered books. Remaindered books are those books you often see piled high on tables in front of Borders or Barnes & Noble, selling at a fraction of their original price.
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Collecting Armed Services Editions BooksOne series of paperbacks that has always intrigued me is The Armed Services Editions (ASE). These books which were published from 1943-47 were distributed to soldiers at the front in World War 2.
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A Review of The Dangerous Book for Boys, by Conn & Hal IgguldenThe Dangerous Book for Boys, by Conn and Hal Iggulden does not put down girls, but it is unapologetic about the idea that boys and girls are different.
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Amish Way of Life Still RelevantEvery month or two, my wife and I travel out to what we call Amish country. On Hickory Hill Road, Stone Arabia Road, and Route 5 near Palatine Bridge in Montgomery County, New York, there are Amish farmhouses where women rise early
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Tips for Buying Used and New Books OnlineThere are several things you need to consider before purchasing books online and price is only one of them.
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The Need for Child Protective Services Reform in the United StatesChild Protective Services took my child in October 2004 based on false allegations. I had to fight to get her back and finally did, but not before Child Protective Services had caused great harm to my child and my family.
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Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls WilderI have often wondered if I am the only man who has read the entire Little House series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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New York State's New Governor, David Paterson - He's Black, Blind, and He Has a BeardDavid Paterson is the first black governor of New York State and the first blind governor of any state. But Governor Paterson has a third B besides black and blind, one that hardly anyone has mentioned but is as obvious as the hair on his face--he has a beard
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America's Victory Book Campaign During World War III had been in the book business for fourteen years before I became aware of The Victory Book Campaign. I had purchased some books at an estate sale, and when I opened up one of them, stamped in the front was this message: "Gift of The People of the United States."
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What Should I Do When Child Protective Services Knocks on My DoorEven if you are a good parent, you might find Child Protective Services at your door someday. What should you do if this happens? Knowing what to do in advance can save you the grief that I went through when CPS took my daughter.