Bryan Terry
A second-year grad student trying to survive parenthood and a teaching assistantship.
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Film Review of "The Grey" Starring Liam NeesonA group of Alaskan Pipeline workers in their fight to survive and return home when their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan Wilderness. Battling injuries and merciless weather, the men must escape the icy elements and a vicious pack of wolves.
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Reviewing Stephen King's "Under the Dome" Audiobook EditionAfter the stinker that was Duma Key and the disappointment that was Just After Sunset I had almost decided that I was going to stick with King's earlier stuff and then the hype surrounding Under the Dome started and I began to believe again. -
Book Review: Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals"The Omnivore's Dilemma is something that every American needs to read. If it will make you more aware about the consequences of the choices you make in regards to food, no matter which food chain you choose to follow: industrial, organic or forager's. -
Darwin Slept Here: A Book Review"Darwin Slept Here" is a good read, and one I would recommend and a great book to read in this year that is the bicentennial celebration of Darwin's birth as well as sesquicentennial celebration of the publication of "The Origin of Species." -
"My Favorite Horror Story" is a Veritable Who's-Who of the Horror GenreAs soon as I heard about this book from a friend, I had to get a copy because I can't resist a good collection of classic horror stories, and there are some real gems between the covers of this paperback -
Cormac McCarthy's The Road: Book ReviewWhen the man says to his son "My job is to take care of you. I was appointed to do that by God. I will kill anyone who touches you. Do you understand?" (p.77), I found myself making the same mental promise to my son. -
"The Ayatollah Begs to Differ": An Inside Look at Modern IranThe Ayatollah Begs to Differ paints a fascinating picture of Iran. Hooman Majd is uniquely connected and so is able to talk across socio-economic spectrums and present a fuller picture of Iran than the 24-hour news channels have presented lately. -
"The Audacity of Hope" is a Breath of Fresh AirThe Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politics-a politics that builds upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans. -
Zombies in Meryton? You Betcha!"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", is an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. -
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe message of The Grapes of Wrath is one of compassion and understanding. It is a novel that forces us to ask the question of ourselves: What would I give up to help someone else? -
Nancy Pelosi's New Book "Know Your Power" While a Tad Pedantic, Makes a Powerful Statement to America's DaughtersIn these pages, Nancy Pelosi encourages mothers and grandmothers, daughters and granddaughters to never lose faith, to speak out and make their voices heard, to focus on what matters most and follow their dreams wherever they may lead. -
Anne Rice's Second Novel in Her "Christ the Lord" Series Presents a Believable and Very Human Portrayal of Jesus ChristThis is fiction that "transcends story and instead qualifies as an act of faith." -
Who Knew the World of Competitive Giant Pumpkin Growing Could Be so Much Fun? ... Or Even Existed!There is something intoxicating about the idea of growing a pumpkin that is upwards of 1,200-pounds. It seems like it is something that I could really get into. -
Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School YearsMy wife has been using the Montessori method to start preschool with our son and she wants me to get involved. So we are both on the same page, my wife asked me to read this book since it is the one she is using to guide her preschool activities for our son.
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Did I, a 31-Year-Old Twilight Fan, Find Closure in "Breaking Dawn"With the release of the final installment in the Twilight Saga, I dove in and tried to find closure with my obsession with this teenage sensation.
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"The World that Made New Orleans": Ned Sublette's Wonderful History of the Big Easy"The World That Made New Orleans" is an important book. Sublette has chronicled not just the history of New Orleans, but her soul; he has managed to capture what makes New Orleans tick, and that is all the more important in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Just How Stupid is the American Voter?America is headed into the 2008 election hungry convinced that something has gone terribly wrong with American politics. Democrats and Republicans offer different explanations for America's state but can agree on one thing: The American people are entirely blameless.
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Best Baby Diapers for Nighttime Use: A Dad's GuideMy name is Bryan Terry, and I'm a dad with two kids in diapers (one is two, the other is six months), both of whom sleep in the bed with my wife and I. The little leaks and spills of the nighttime accidents take on a new importance when you co-sleep with your children.
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Why Can't I -- a 31-Year-Old Male -- Stop Reading Stephenie Meyer?A book by Stephenie Meyer has once again infiltrated my life and taken it over ... and that's not even a pun.
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Teaching Grammar to Kids: Finding Effective ApproachesGrammar. Students hate it, and teachers have to teach it. Isn't there a better way than simply cramming it down students throats claiming it is, like broccoli, something that is "good for them"?
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The Top 15 Books for Beach Reading This SummerAs summer gets rolling, people start heading to the beach. If you are like I, summertime and time spent on the beach means time during which you can read without any sort of real time constraint or guilt.
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Father's Day Gift Ideas for the Book-Loving DadSome dad's aren't into sports, don't need ties, aren't "gear-heads" and don't collect gadgets. For those dads, here are five book ideas to give as Father's Day Gifts.
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Top Ten Songs for Fourth of July Parties and BarbecuesHere are my recommendations for the ten songs to best get the "patriotic juices" (so to speak) flowing at your Fourth of July picnic, get-together or barbecue.
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Still More Confessions of a 31-Year-Old "Twilight" AddictWhy can't I seem to put these stupid books down? Well, I don't know. Maybe you can tell me...
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What I, as a Father, Think of "Stephen King's the Mist"I recently watched "Stephen King's The Mist," released on DVD last Tuesday (March 25, 2008), and as a Father I am horrified, as a Stephen King fan I feel betrayed, and as a movie-goer I feel cheated. Why? The last ten minutes of the film.
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The 10 Scariest Books to Read for HalloweenOne of my obsessions is collecting horror novels from the '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s, so when I talk about scary books ... it is with no small amount of modesty that I say I know whereof I speak.
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The Best 10 Ghost Stories for Long Dark NightsWhat better time of the year could there be for reading ghost stories? There is a chill in the air, the nights are longer, and things start to go bump in the night.
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More Confessions of a 31-Year-Old Male "Twilight" AddictAt the school I work at I have to pretend I don't know what the seventh- and eighth-grade girls are talking about when they debate the merits of "Edward v. Jacob" like it was the latest verdict handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. This is my story...
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Return of the Revenge of the Next Top 10 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Videos Found OnlineGoogle has added more episodes of MST3K to their digital archive, so in true MSTie fashion, here is Revenge of the Return of the Next Top 10 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Videos Found Online ...
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Check Out "Magus of Stonwylde" by Kit BerryNow, what Kit Berry has done with Magus of Stonewylde is create one of the most amazing worlds and some of the most vibrant and fully-fleshed characters that I have encountered in my reading career.
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Confessions of a 31-Year-Old Male "Twilight Addict"My name is Bryan Terry and I am a "Twilight" addict. It has been 24 hours since I last read anything by Stephenie Meyer. This is my story...
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Haunted Alaska, Second in a Series of "These Haunted States of America"10 haunted locations in Alaska
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Haunted Colorado, Sixth in a Series of "These Haunted States of America"10 haunted locations in Colorado
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Haunted California, Fifth in a Series of "These Haunted States of America"30 haunted locations in California
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Haunted Connecticut, Seventh in a Series of "These Haunted States of America"10 haunted locations in Connecticut
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10 Haunted Places to Visit During Your Next Trip to Alabama10 haunted locations in Alabama
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Haunted Arkansas, Fourth in a Series of "These Haunted States of America"10 Haunted locations to visit in Arkansas
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Haunted Arizona, Third in a Series of "These Haunted States of America"Ten haunted locations to visit in Arizona
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The Top 10 "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Videos Found Online"In the not too distant future," one can hope that "Mystery Science Theater 3000" will return to the airwaves and start making fun of all new movies that are horrible, but until then, fans will have to content themselves with the DVD sets and what they can find online.
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Ancient Lava Found in Egyptian DesertOn Monday, April 2, 2007, Egyptian archaeologists revealed white pumice stones that are believed to have been carried across the Mediterranean Sea to the Sinai desert by an ancient tsunami
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Northern California Man Claims to Have Created SpongeBob SquarePantsIn a suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Troy Walker claims to have been the creator of the original SpongeBob SquarePants.
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Not so Wild About Harry25% of British independent booksellers have said they will not stock the 7th Harry Potter novel due to it's high cover price.
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"Big Brother" Gaining Ground in Great BritainBritons may be denied passports and other travel documents if the refuse to register their personal information with a nation ID card program.
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"The Simpsons Movie" May Not Translate to SpanishSpanish-speaking "Simpsons" voice-over actors threatening to strike if not included in the Spanish version of "The Simpsons Movie."