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East Orange

18 May 2016

My 50th High School Reunion, Part II: Memories

    Where to start!   I went into my reunion weekend with three distinct expectations, as I listed in last week’s post. They all, to one extent or another, came true.  And, so much more.   One theme that kept coming … Read More

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11 May 2016

My 50th High School Reunion, Part I: Expectations

  This weekend, Woody and I will be heading south for my 50th high school reunion.     I am a proud graduate of East Orange High School (New Jersey), which  also claims Bette Davis, Dionne Warwick, and (I just … Read More

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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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