Author to talk about Steve McQueen
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By MONIQUE H. HENDERSON
Special to The Press-Enterprise
A journalist and author who has written a best-selling biography on actor Steve McQueen is set to discuss his work during an appearance at the Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs.
Marshall Terrill will speak at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Melvyn's inside the inn.
The inn is at 200 W. Ramon Road in Palm Springs. Tickets are $35 and reservations are required. The event is part of the inn's "Dinner With ..." series.
Terrill is the author of more than 10 books, including the biography, "Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel."
In 2006, he published a biography of basketball legend "Pistol" Pete Maravich.
He also is the author of "Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business," which was published in 2007, and "Skywalker: The David Thompson Story."
Terrill also edited several books on subjects including history, baseball and the film and music industry.
He teaches a college course title How to Get Your Book Published.
Terrill, who lives in Tempe, Ariz., with his wife, Zoe, also is a reporter for Tribune Newspapers and does public relations consulting.
His books have been reviewed in publications including People, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Hollywood Reporter and Readers Digest.
The Ingleside Inn was built as a private residence in 1925, and was converted to an inn in 1935. The inn, which features a classic, old world style, is a Palm Springs Historic Landmark.
Call (760) 325-2323 for tickets or more information.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
New Cassidy book a hell of a read
The World's Greatest Email
Sue Shifrin-Cassidy
Format: Paperback (6x9)
ISBN: 9781434323927
Price: $ 15.95
About the Book
Herein lie the funniest, most inspiring, thought provoking, life-saving communications of our times.
The World's Greatest Email is a collection of cyberspace gems that will entertain and enlighten everyone who reads them.
Is there really a town called F#@*ing, Austria?
What exactly are the physics of hell?
Wnat to know how to tell if someone is having a stroke?
Can your cell phone unlock your car?
Find out the answers to these questions and more in The World's Greatest Email.
About the Author
Sue Shifrin-Cassidy is a multi-platinum award winning singer-songwriter who has written songs for Tina Turner, Meatloaf, Heart, Cher, Smokey Robinson and many more international artists. She is a licensed pilot and the founder of KidsCharities.org, an Internet-based children’s charity that has raised funds for multiple children’s charities all over the world. Sue is the co-founder of EAT’M- Emerging Artists and Talent in Music and is married to actor/singer David Cassidy. They have one son, Beau.
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Subject: The Physics of Hell
This might be the smartest, most creative email I have ever received. I would love to meet the person who wrote this. It is said to be a true story, but unfortunately, according to Snopes.com, it is an Urban Legend.
A thermodynamics professor had written a take home exam for his graduate students. It had one question: Is hell exothermic or endothermic. Support your answer with proof.
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law or some variant. One student, however wrote the following:
First, we postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass. If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls leaving?
I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.
As for souls entering hell, let’s look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to hell. Since, there are more than one of these religions and people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and all souls go to hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.
Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant.
So, if hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter hell, then the temperature and pressure in hell will increase until all hell breaks loose.
Of course, if hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, than the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over.
The student got an A on the exam.
Sue Shifrin-Cassidy
Format: Paperback (6x9)
ISBN: 9781434323927
Price: $ 15.95
About the Book
Herein lie the funniest, most inspiring, thought provoking, life-saving communications of our times.
The World's Greatest Email is a collection of cyberspace gems that will entertain and enlighten everyone who reads them.
Is there really a town called F#@*ing, Austria?
What exactly are the physics of hell?
Wnat to know how to tell if someone is having a stroke?
Can your cell phone unlock your car?
Find out the answers to these questions and more in The World's Greatest Email.
About the Author
Sue Shifrin-Cassidy is a multi-platinum award winning singer-songwriter who has written songs for Tina Turner, Meatloaf, Heart, Cher, Smokey Robinson and many more international artists. She is a licensed pilot and the founder of KidsCharities.org, an Internet-based children’s charity that has raised funds for multiple children’s charities all over the world. Sue is the co-founder of EAT’M- Emerging Artists and Talent in Music and is married to actor/singer David Cassidy. They have one son, Beau.
Free Preview
Subject: The Physics of Hell
This might be the smartest, most creative email I have ever received. I would love to meet the person who wrote this. It is said to be a true story, but unfortunately, according to Snopes.com, it is an Urban Legend.
A thermodynamics professor had written a take home exam for his graduate students. It had one question: Is hell exothermic or endothermic. Support your answer with proof.
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law or some variant. One student, however wrote the following:
First, we postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass. If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls leaving?
I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.
As for souls entering hell, let’s look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to hell. Since, there are more than one of these religions and people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and all souls go to hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.
Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant.
So, if hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter hell, then the temperature and pressure in hell will increase until all hell breaks loose.
Of course, if hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, than the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over.
The student got an A on the exam.
Foreword hails "The World's Greatest Email"
Foreword magazine says "The World's Greatest Email" doses readers with laughter
The World's Greatest Emailby: Sue Shifrin-Cassidy
Category: Humor Publisher: AuthorHouse Softcover, 240 pages, $15.95 ISBN: 9781434323927
Laughter has long been considered a cheap and effective medicine for the masses. Studies have shown that laughter can help prevent heart disease, boost the immune system, and clear the lungs. We all need to laugh more—at the world, our jobs, our partners, our children, and ourselves.
Thank goodness for the internet. People with email accounts will likely receive at least one joke a day, passed along by family, friends, co-workers, and perfect strangers. But free entertainment comes with a price: unwanted advertisements, chain letters, or pornographic cartoons. Sue Shifrin-Cassidy has done the world a favor by sorting through the spam and plucking out the gems to share in her aptly named book, The World’s Greatest Email.
Shifrin-Cassidy shuffles her emails into ten different categories, such as Smart People / Stupid People, Men, Women, and Sex, and Political / Politically Incorrect. The jokes range from raunchy to religious, lengthy to pithy. In addition to funny anecdotes and one liners, Shifrin-Cassidy also shares emails such as STATE TRIVIA which lists an interesting fact about each individual state, and WORDS OF INSPIRATION, quotes from Mother Teresa about living life in service of God. She devotes one section to those life-saving emails that teach people to recognize a stroke or avoid being abducted. She has done her research, however, and avoids blindly spreading erroneous information by including a disclaimer on those emails that have been debunked by website watchdogs. By including a mixture of emails, Shifrin-Cassidy makes sure she has something for everyone.
Each page is laid out in email format with the sender, recipient, and subject at the top. This design is fairly easy to follow after the first few entries. Shifrin-Cassidy addresses the reader in bold print at the top of most of the emails. She also seems to occasionally interject within the email body as well, which can be confusing, but doesn’t detract from the enjoyment of the joke. A few of the entries are repeats; another read through the book by an editor would have been beneficial.
Be warned: read this book with an open mind! Shifrin-Cassidy spares nobody and includes jokes about Democrats, liberals, conservatives, homosexuals, men, women, politicians, and the elderly. She pokes fun with a light hand, however, and gives fair warning when something might be especially offensive.
Shifrin-Cassidy provides a funny, healthy reading alternative. This is a great book to keep on the kitchen counter, in the car, in the diaper bag, or anywhere else easily accessible during a long commute or a lull in the fractious activity of modern life. Not only does it provoke a hearty chuckle, it might just save a life or two.
Go to www.TheWorldsGreatestEmail.com or www.amazon.com to order a copy of the book.
Review by: Andi Diehn
The World's Greatest Emailby: Sue Shifrin-Cassidy
Category: Humor Publisher: AuthorHouse Softcover, 240 pages, $15.95 ISBN: 9781434323927
Laughter has long been considered a cheap and effective medicine for the masses. Studies have shown that laughter can help prevent heart disease, boost the immune system, and clear the lungs. We all need to laugh more—at the world, our jobs, our partners, our children, and ourselves.
Thank goodness for the internet. People with email accounts will likely receive at least one joke a day, passed along by family, friends, co-workers, and perfect strangers. But free entertainment comes with a price: unwanted advertisements, chain letters, or pornographic cartoons. Sue Shifrin-Cassidy has done the world a favor by sorting through the spam and plucking out the gems to share in her aptly named book, The World’s Greatest Email.
Shifrin-Cassidy shuffles her emails into ten different categories, such as Smart People / Stupid People, Men, Women, and Sex, and Political / Politically Incorrect. The jokes range from raunchy to religious, lengthy to pithy. In addition to funny anecdotes and one liners, Shifrin-Cassidy also shares emails such as STATE TRIVIA which lists an interesting fact about each individual state, and WORDS OF INSPIRATION, quotes from Mother Teresa about living life in service of God. She devotes one section to those life-saving emails that teach people to recognize a stroke or avoid being abducted. She has done her research, however, and avoids blindly spreading erroneous information by including a disclaimer on those emails that have been debunked by website watchdogs. By including a mixture of emails, Shifrin-Cassidy makes sure she has something for everyone.
Each page is laid out in email format with the sender, recipient, and subject at the top. This design is fairly easy to follow after the first few entries. Shifrin-Cassidy addresses the reader in bold print at the top of most of the emails. She also seems to occasionally interject within the email body as well, which can be confusing, but doesn’t detract from the enjoyment of the joke. A few of the entries are repeats; another read through the book by an editor would have been beneficial.
Be warned: read this book with an open mind! Shifrin-Cassidy spares nobody and includes jokes about Democrats, liberals, conservatives, homosexuals, men, women, politicians, and the elderly. She pokes fun with a light hand, however, and gives fair warning when something might be especially offensive.
Shifrin-Cassidy provides a funny, healthy reading alternative. This is a great book to keep on the kitchen counter, in the car, in the diaper bag, or anywhere else easily accessible during a long commute or a lull in the fractious activity of modern life. Not only does it provoke a hearty chuckle, it might just save a life or two.
Go to www.TheWorldsGreatestEmail.com or www.amazon.com to order a copy of the book.
Review by: Andi Diehn
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