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Charlotte observer, book reviews, Susan Wells, A game called Salisbury, snubbed?

Posted on March 11, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Books, Charlotte, Education, Family, Games, Greensboro, History, Life, Literature, Media, NC cities, NC news, Opinions, People, Press, Reading, Review, Salisbury, Writing, culture | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There is a rumor circulating that the Charlotte Observer has snubbed Susan Wells, penname Susan Barringer Wells. Susan has written a new book, “A Game Called Salisbury.” The book is about the murder of the Lyerly Family in 1906 and the subsequent  arrest and later lynching of 3 sharecroppers. The book is also about racial [...]

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A Game Called Salisbury, Susan Barringer Wells, review by Professor George Tex Wood

Posted on February 27, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Books, Education, Family, Games, History, Life, Literature, Media, NC cities, NC news, North Carolina, People, Reading, Review, Salisbury, School, Writing, culture | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Professor George Tex Wood of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has provided a review of “A Game Called Salisbury”, the new book by Susan Barringer Wells:
“…Faulknerian in its revelations and observations of human nature, clearly spotlighting the question of real responsibility not just for active human evil, but also for spawning its activity. [...]

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Board games, Deflection, rocket science, chess and chinese checkers

Posted on February 2, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Education, Entertainment, Family, Games, Greensboro, History, Life, NC cities, NC news, North Carolina, People, Recreation, Tech, Technology, culture | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

What do board games, rocket science, chess and chinese checkers have in common? I can think of numerous links, including high level neural processes. One of my favorite expressions is “I am not a rocket scientist”. I may have used this expression several years ago when I was having a conversation with my good friend [...]

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