Day: September 26, 2017
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Danielle Lucia Schaffer
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Reviewed by: Johansson M, PsyD
About Danielle Lucia Schaffer Writer known for her City Girl Gone Mom blog. She writes about motherhood, style and travel. She launched a podcast titled “The Mom Confidential.” She lived in New York City before moving to San Diego. She is a contributor to Today Parents. Danielle Lucia Schaffer Her children are named Jackson, Dylan,…
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Billy Beane
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Reviewed by: Johansson M, PsyD
About Billy Beane Oakland Athletics s General Manager who inspired the 2003 book and 2011 acclaimed film Money Ball. He played for the Mets, Twins, Tigers, and Athletics during his 5-year playing career as an outfielder. He was named one of the Top 10 GM s of the Decade by Sports Illustrated in 2009. Billy…
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Steve Reich
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Reviewed by: Johansson M, PsyD
About Steve Reich Won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his 2009 composition “Double Sextet.” He became one of the pioneers of minimal music in the 1960s by employing tape loops to create phrasing patterns in compositions such as “It s Gonna Rain.” He received a BA in philosophy from Cornell University in 1957. He…
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Frederick Barthelme
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Reviewed by: Johansson M, PsyD
About Frederick Barthelme An American novelist, short story writer, and literary magazine editor, he is best known for his novel Bob the Gambler. He was a founding member of an avant-garde rock band known as The Red Krayola. He developed a reputation as a minimalist writer. Frederick Barthelme His father, Donald Barthelme, was a modernist…