tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1370708 2009-12-08T16:50:46-06:00 Everything else is just made up TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a7313c32970b 2009-12-08T16:50:46-06:00 2009-12-08T16:54:13-06:00 Emilio Corsetti As I write this post on my laptop, sitting in the comfort of my kitchen, sixteen-year old Jessica Watson is in the middle of the Pacific ocean. She is a month and a half into her attempt to become...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/yiGcYG-koAs" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/12/jessica-watson.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a70af83e970b 2009-12-03T22:48:08-06:00 2009-12-03T22:54:31-06:00 Emilio Corsetti This month's view from the cockpit is another Windows 7 theme. This one is called Flying. To use this theme, click on the image below to download the file. Once the file is downloaded, just double...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/9OBBsg7tRmA" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/12/december-view-from-the-cockpit-flying-windows-7-theme.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d8834012875f5c95c970c 2009-12-01T00:03:25-06:00 2009-12-01T00:03:25-06:00 Emilio Corsetti I added this documentary to my queue based solely on the brief synopsis I read online, which basically said that it was about the auditioning process for a revival of the musical A Chorus Line. I...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/eCsvjZg_wDM" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/review-of-every-little-step.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d8834012875f42947970c 2009-11-30T17:44:50-06:00 2009-11-30T17:44:50-06:00 Emilio Corsetti This is one of the better sports films I've seen in a while. The last football related film I saw was Invincible with Mark Wahlberg. That story was also based on a true story, but the true story...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/0KURjRu3w5o" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/review-of-the-blindside.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d8834012875cf11e2970c 2009-11-24T00:20:27-06:00 2009-11-24T00:20:27-06:00 Emilio Corsetti Fans of fiction often complain that nonfiction books tends to be dry. They obviously haven't read the right books. I started this blog, in part, to expand the reach of great nonfiction. Hunting...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/ND7lMaOIGQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/review-of-hunting-eichmann.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d8834012875be9266970c 2009-11-20T14:30:07-06:00 2009-11-20T14:30:07-06:00 Emilio Corsetti Yesterday I was invited to participate in a local author event at the library. It's always good to get out and do some promotion. Below are a few photos taken at the event. <br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/aLvscGOx35M" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/st-louis-library-event.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a6bbd786970b 2009-11-20T13:16:05-06:00 2009-11-20T13:28:24-06:00 Emilio Corsetti Review of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart directed by Sam Jones Rating *** This is a 2002 documentary about a musical group I had never hear of. The premise is that the director wanted to film the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/DJu8T_T7RDE" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/review-of-i-am-trying-to-break-your-heart.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340128757d32c2970c 2009-11-11T16:34:51-06:00 2009-11-11T16:34:51-06:00 Emilio Corsetti The film Amelia is about fame as much as it is about Amelia Earhart. Her story is an example of how publicity and the right slant can catapult someone into the spotlight. She was at the right place...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/QQkfo-ESFyA" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/review-of-amelia.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340128756e235d970c 2009-11-10T00:28:43-06:00 2009-11-10T00:28:43-06:00 Emilio Corsetti The title Fordlandiais not the catchiest title, but it is an appropriate title because it accurately reflects what this book is about. Fordlandia is the name given to a large parcel of land in Brazil...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/6ecOlOfE-dY" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/review-of-fordlandia-by-greg-grandin.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a660ada9970b 2009-11-07T15:02:18-06:00 2009-11-07T15:05:32-06:00 Emilio Corsetti When I first read about this documentary, I thought it was about the story of Eric Weihenmayer, who became the first blind person to scale Mt Everest. If you look at the image used to promote the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/b2_4zA1mjHA" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/review-of-blindsight.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a6a2db1f970c 2009-11-02T22:45:45-06:00 2009-11-02T22:45:45-06:00 Emilio Corsetti If you haven't had a chance to see the MSNBC documentary Why Planes Crash: Brace for Impact, here's a very good clip about the ALM ditching.<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/3CTgV3VN9AY" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/11/why-planes-crash-a-clip-from-the-msnbc-documentary.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a699ed8e970c 2009-10-31T12:10:51-05:00 2009-10-31T12:21:31-05:00 Emilio Corsetti This month I am offering my first Windows 7 theme consisting of eight of the very best images from my collection. This theme is called cloudscape. To use this theme on you're Windows 7 computer, just...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/OZhCqOgio5c" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/10/november-view-from-the-cockpit.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a638f078970b 2009-10-29T21:00:37-05:00 2009-10-29T21:00:37-05:00 Emilio Corsetti I'll say up front that I in no way take what happened aboard Northwest 188 lightly. The pilots made a very serious mistake that can't be explained away. At the same time, they made a mistake. People...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/UoIKGqLN6QU" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/10/my-take-on-the-northwest-188-incident.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a6344de4970b 2009-10-29T16:58:59-05:00 2009-10-29T16:57:34-05:00 Emilio Corsetti I am drawn to stories of injustice, especially those dealing with wrongful conviction. This story is about prosecutorial misconduct with an underlying theme of racism. The case in question here deals...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/7Pfg65gm1ZY" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/10/review-of-american-violet.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39331b85d88340120a61afac3970b 2009-10-24T12:29:48-05:00 2009-10-24T12:25:15-05:00 Emilio Corsetti I was seventeen when Patty Hearst was kidnapped. It was a sensational story that I followed like everyone else in the country. But my parents weren't readers and neither was I at the time. So my...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingNonfiction/~4/ghraJH72UlY" height="1" width="1"/>http://everythingnonfiction.typepad.com/everything_nonfiction/2009/10/review-of-guerrilla-the-taking-of-patty-hearst.html