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Essential Books on Andrew Carnegie
There are countless books on Andrew Carnegie, and it comes with good reason, he led the expansion of America’s steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest men in history. It’s also important to note that during the last 18 years of his life, he gave away almost 90 percent of his fortune to charities, foundations, and universities.
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert,” he remarked.
In order to get to the bottom of what inspired one of America’s most consequential figures to the heights of societal contribution, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 best books on Andrew Carnegie.
Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw
Born of modest origins in Scotland in 1835, Andrew Carnegie is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel. His rags to riches story has never been told as dramatically and vividly as in Nasaw’s new biography. Carnegie, the son of an impoverished linen weaver, moved to Pittsburgh at the age of thirteen. The embodiment of the American dream, he pulled himself up from bobbin boy in a cotton factory to become the richest man in the world. He spent the rest of his life giving away the fortune he had accumulated and crusading for international peace.
For all that he accomplished and came to represent to the American public – a wildly successful businessman and capitalist, a self-educated writer, peace activist, philanthropist, man of letters, lover of culture, and unabashed enthusiast for American democracy and capitalism – Carnegie has remained, to this day, an enigma.
Nasaw explains how Carnegie made his early fortune and what prompted him to give it all away, how he was drawn into the campaign first against American involvement in the Spanish-American War and then for international peace, and how he used his friendships with presidents and prime ministers to try to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.
The Tycoons by Charles R. Morris
The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the richest, most inventive, and most productive country on the planet.
Acclaimed author Charles R. Morris vividly brings the men and their times to life. The ruthlessly competitive Carnegie, the imperial Rockefeller, and the provocateur Gould were obsessed with progress, experiment, and speed. They were balanced by Morgan, the gentleman businessman, who fought, instead, for a global trust in American business.
Through their antagonism and verve, they built an industrial behemoth – and a country of middle-class consumers. The Tycoons tells the incredible story of how these four determined men wrenched the economy into the modern age, inventing a nation of full economic participation that could not have been imagined only a few decades earlier.
Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite by Napoleon Hill
In 1908, Napoleon Hill met industrialist Andrew Carnegie for what he believed would be a short interview for an article. Instead, Carnegie spent hours detailing his principles of success to the young magazine reporter. He then challenged Hill to devote 20 years to collating a proven formula that would propel people of all backgrounds to happiness, harmony, and prosperity. Hill accepted the challenge, which he distilled in the perennial bestseller Think and Grow Rich.
Now, more than a century later, the Napoleon Hill Foundation is releasing this epic conversation to remind people that there are simple solutions to the problems troubling us most, everything from relationships and education to homelessness and even democracy. This is revealed in three major principles: self-discipline, which shows how the six departments of the mind may be organized and directed to any end; learning from defeat, which describes how defeat can be made to yield “the seed of an equivalent benefit” and how to turn it into a stepping-stone to greater achievement; and the Golden Rule applied for developing rewarding relationships, peace of mind, and a strengthened consciousness.
Each chapter draws on Carnegie’s words and advice as inspiration, with annotations by Napoleon Hill scholar James Whittaker explaining why they are essential for reaching your goals and prospering – for you, your family, and your community.
His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him “St. Andrew.” British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an “example” for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age 13 and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. The story of his success begins with a $1.20-a-week job at a bobbin factory. By the end of his life, he had amassed an unprecedented fortune – and given away more than 90 percent of it for the good of mankind.
Here, for the first time in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and “The Gospel of Wealth,” a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes. And he practiced what he preached, erecting 1,600 libraries across the country, founding Carnegie Mellon University, building Carnegie Hall, and performing countless other acts of philanthropy because, as Carnegie wrote, “The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”
Meet You in Hell by Les Standiford
The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the riveting story of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, Meet You in Hell captures the majesty and danger of steel manufacturing, the rough-and-tumble of the business world, and the fraught relationship between “the world’s richest man” and the ruthless coke magnate to whom he entrusted his companies. The result is an extraordinary work of popular history.
Carnegie by Peter Krass
One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie used his wealth to ascend the world’s political stage, influencing the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. In retirement, Carnegie became an avid promoter of world peace, only to be crushed emotionally by World War I.
In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in America’s Gilded Age. He transports the reader to Carnegie’s Pittsburgh, where hundreds of smoking furnaces belched smoke into the sky, the air was filled with acrid fumes, and mill workers worked seven-day weeks while Carnegie spent months traveling across Europe.
The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie explains his remarkable early years and how he made his first investments in his initial essay, How I Served My Apprenticeship. He gives remarkable insight into his ability to see potentially lucrative opportunities, even at a young age.
The main focus of this collection of essays is however on The Gospel of Wealth, in which Carnegie outlines his philosophy of philanthropy. He was aware that the United States in the late nineteenth century had produced a great number of self-made super-rich industrialists, like himself, and was concerned that they would waste their newfound wealth through extravagance and instead urges everyone to think of and assist those less fortunate than ourselves.
The following essays within the book cover a wide variety of topics that Carnegie was interested in from labor rights to imperialism, relations between Britain and America to the value of trusts. Each one is a fascinating insight into the opinions of a brilliant nineteenth-century business leader who held views that are still relevant in the modern day.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Andrew Carnegie’s magic formula for success was the direct inspiration for this book. Carnegie demonstrated its soundness when his coaching brought fortunes to those young men to whom he had disclosed his secret.
This book will teach you that secret – and the secrets of other great men like him. It will show you not only what to do but also how to do it. If you learn and apply the simple basic techniques revealed here, you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success – and you may have whatever you want in life!
Advantages of Poverty by Andrew Carnegie
This gem among books by Andrew Carnegie encapsulates the life and wisdom of the millionaire philanthropist with brief biographical information along with portions of his other essays. You will discover the attitude of selfless giving that motivated this innovative businessman who helped various communities, charities, and organizations to achieve greater success during his day. The wisdom of the steel tycoon who immigrated from Scotland will undoubtedly inspire you to recognize the advantages of an exceptional work ethic that overcomes poverty and lack.
Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business by Harold Livesay
In this biography, author and scholar Harold C. Livesay examines the life and legacy of Andrew Carnegie, one of the greatest captains of industry and philanthropists in the history of the United States.
Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each of the titles in the “Library of American Biography Series” focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. In addition, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.
If you enjoyed this guide to essential books on Andrew Carnegie, check out our list of The 10 Best Books on Henry Ford!

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Hollywood fault (Class A) No. 102
Last Review Date: 2000-05-01
citation for this record: Treiman, J.A., compiler, 2000, Fault number 102, Hollywood fault, in Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey website, https://earthquakes.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults, accessed 09/20/2019 02:56 AM.
Holocene active sinistral-reverse oblique fault located along the southern side of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains. Fault location is moderately well defined geomorphically (Dolan and others, 1997 #5918); several successive studies have clarified age and history of faulting in the central portion of the zone (Dolan and others, 1997 #5918; Dolan and others, 2000 #5919). Dolan and others (2000 #5919) reported that the most recent paleoevent probably occurred 7–9.5 ka. The penultimate event probably occurred between 11–22 ka. These observations support a latest Quaternary recurrence interval estimate of 6–11 k.y. Dolan and others (1997 #5918) reported a minimum oblique slip rate of 0.35±0.2 mm/yr, based on the assumption that H:V slip components are equal. Dolan and others (1997 #5918) acknowledged that sinistral strike-slip component could be considerably greater than vertical component.
Recognition of a fault zone in this vicinity was first published by Lawson and others (1908 #5925); part of "Santa Monica fault" of Wood (1916 #5929); part of "Santa Monica segment" of the "Anacapa Lineament" (Hill, 1928 #4959); Hollywood fault first mapped as a distinct trace and named by Hoots (1931 #5921); Yerkes and others (1965 #5930) and Dibblee (1991 #6511) use "Santa Monica" for all or part (respectively) of the fault.
Fault extends eastward from West Beverly Hills lineament (Dolan and Sieh, 1992 #6462) to Los Angeles River, and may continue eastward as the Raymond fault  (Lamar, 1961 #5924; Weaver and Dolan, 2000 #5928). Dibblee (1991 #5916) extends fault west to Sepulveda Canyon this extension discussed as possible, but older, by Dolan and others (1997 #5918).
Fault ID: Refers to number 392 (Hollywood fault) of Jennings (1994 #2878) and number 81 (Hollywood fault) of Ziony and Yerkes (1985 #5931).
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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Compiled at 1:100,000 scale.
Comments: Location of fault transferred by inspection from 1:100,000 map of Dolan and others (1997 #5918) and 1:24,000-scale mapping by Dibblee (1989 #7950).
North-dipping, generally high-angle surface fault is part of east-west frontal fault system (also including Anacapa-Dume , Malibu Coast , Santa Monica , and Raymond  faults) that has accommodated 80° of clockwise rotation of the western Transverse Ranges and perhaps as much as 60 km of sinistral slip since early Miocene (Hornafius and others, 1986 #5922); fault includes several parallel traces in subsurface and intermittently at surface; Holocene movement is combination of continued strike-slip and compression (Dolan and others, 1997 #5918; Walls and others, 1998 #5927; Dolan and others, 2000 #5919); left-step at western end to the Santa Monica fault (Dolan and others, 1997 #5918; 2000 #5919); may continue eastward as Raymond fault.
|Length (km)||14 km.|
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Left lateral, Reverse
Comments: Sense of movement from Dolan and others (1997 #5918).
Comments: Dip of the fault reported to be 50° at Beverly Hills (Yerkes and others, 1965 #5930); 60–95° ( at <60 m depth) and including some shallower dips in the upper 10 m (Dolan and others, 1997 #5918).
Site 102-1, Camino Palmero: study utilized a series of adjacent large-diameter borings, in lieu of trenching, to document Holocene fault history; 14C dating provides control for most recent event and possibly penultimate event (Dolan and others, 1997 #5918; 2000 #5919).
Scarps and faceted ridges, active fan deposition along relatively abrupt mountain front (Dolan and Sieh, 1992 #6462; Dolan and others, 1997 #5918).
|Age of faulted surficial deposits||Holocene alluvial fans/paleosols and late-Quaternary alluvial fans (Dolan and others, 1997 #5918; 2000 #5919); Miocene marine and Cretaceous granitic rock (Dibblee, 1991 #6511).|
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latest Quaternary (<15 ka)
Comments: Most recent event occurred 6–11 k.y. ago but most probably between 7–9.5 ka (Dolan and others, 2000 #5919).
Comments: Long recurrence intervals are suggested by the data presented by Dolan and others (2000 #5919). They interpret most recent event between 6 to 11 ka and penultimate event between 11 to 22 ka.
Between 1.0 and 5.0 mm/yr
Comments: Dolan and others (1997 #5918) reported a minimum oblique slip rate of 0.35(0.2 mm/yr minimum oblique slip rate assumes 1:1 H/V ratio with acknowledgement that strike-slip component could be considerably greater). Clark and others (1984 #2876) suggest a slip rate of 0.33–0.75 mm/yr based on vertical separation only; value does not take into account sinistral component. Slip rate assigned by Petersen and others (1996 #4860) for probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for the State of California was 1.0 mm/yr (with minimum and maximum assigned slip rates of 0.5 mm/yr and 1.5 mm/yr, respectively).
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Jerome A. Treiman, California Geological Survey
#2876 Clark, M.M., Harms, K.H., Lienkaemper, J.J., Harwood, D.S., Lajoie, K.R., Matti, J.C., Perkins, J.A., Rymer, M.J., Sarna-Wojcicki, A.M., Sharp, R.V., Sims, J.D., Tinsley, J.C., III, and Ziony, J.I., 1984, Preliminary slip rate table and map of late Quaternary faults of California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-106, 12 p., 5 plates, scale 1:1,000,000.
#7950 Dibblee, T.W., Jr., 1989, Geologic map of the Los Angeles quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California: Dibblee Geological Foundation Map #DF-22, scale 1:24,000.
#5916 Dibblee, T.W., Jr., 1991, Geologic map of the Hollywood and Burbank quadrangles, Los Angeles County, California: Dibblee Geological Foundation Map DF-30, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
#6511 Dibblee, T.W., Jr., 1991, Geologic map of the Beverly Hills and Van Nuys quadrangles, Los Angeles County, California: Dibblee Geological Foundation Map DF-31, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
#6462 Dolan, J.F., and Sieh, K., 1992, Tectonic geomorphology of the northern Los Angeles basin: seismic hazards and kinematics of young fault movement, in Ehlig, P.L., and Steiner, E.A., eds., Engineering geology field trips: Orange County, Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu, Association of Engineering Geologists, Southern California Section, 35th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, October 2-9, 1992, p. B20-B26.
#5918 Dolan, J.F., Sieh, K., Rockwell, T.K., Guptill, P., and Miller, G., 1997, Active tectonics, paleoseismology, and seismic hazards of the Hollywood fault, northern Los Angeles basin, California: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 109, p. 1595-1616.
#5919 Dolan, J.F., Stevens, D., and Rockwell, T.K., 2000, Paleoseismologic evidence for an early to mid-Holocene age of the most recent surface rupture on the Hollywood fault, Los Angeles, California: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 90, no. 2, p. 334-344.
#4959 Hill, R.T., 1928, Southern California geology and Los Angeles earthquakes: Los Angeles, Southern California Academy of Sciences, 232 p.
#5921 Hoots, H.W., 1931, Geology of the eastern part of the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 165-C, p. 83-134, scale 1:24,000.
#5922 Hornafius, J.S., Luyendyk, B.P., Terres, R.R., and Kamerling, M.J., 1986, Timing and extent of Neogene tectonic rotation in the western Transverse Ranges, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 97, p. 1476-1487.
#2878 Jennings, C.W., 1994, Fault activity map of California and adjacent areas, with locations of recent volcanic eruptions: California Division of Mines and Geology Geologic Data Map 6, 92 p., 2 pls., scale 1:750,000.
#5924 Lamar, D.L., 1961, Structural evolution of the northern margin of the Los Angeles Basin: Los Angeles, University of California, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 142 p.
#5925 Lawson, A.C., Gilbert, G.K., Reid, H.F., Branner, J.C., Leuschner, A.O., Davidson, G., Burckhalter, C., and Campbell, W.W., 1908, Atlas of maps and seismograms accompanying the report of the State Earthquake Investigation Commission upon the California earthquake of April 18, 1906: Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 87.
#4860 Petersen, M.D., Bryant, W.A., Cramer, C.H., Cao, T., Reichle, M.S., Frankel, A.D., Lienkaemper, J.J., McCrory, P.A., and Schwartz, D.P., 1996, Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for the State of California: California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96-08 (also U.S. Geological Open-File Report 96-706), 33 p.
#5927 Walls, C., Rockwell, T., Mueller, K., Bock, Y., Williams, S., Pfanner, J., Dolan, J., and Fang, P., 1998, Escape tectonics in the Los Angeles metropolitan region and implications for seismic risk: Nature, v. 394, p. 356-360.
#5928 Weaver, K.D., and Dolan, J.F., 2000, Paleoseismology and geomorphology of the Raymond fault, Los Angeles County, California: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 90, p. 1409-1429.
#5929 Wood, H.O., 1916, California earthquakes, a synthetic study of recorded shocks: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 6, p. 55-180.
#5930 Yerkes, R.F., McCulloh, T.H., Schoellhamer, J.E., and Vedder, J.G., 1965, Geology of the Los Angeles Basin, California—An introduction: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 420-A, 57 p.
#5931 Ziony, J.I., and Yerkes, R.F., 1985, Evaluating earthquake and surface faulting potential, in Ziony, J.I., ed., Evaluating earthquake hazards in the Los Angeles region—An earth-science perspective: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1360, p. 43–91.

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Looking to elevate basic white rice? Give this Chipotle White Rice a try the next time that you make rice.
I make some sort of rice at least once a week. I just love how versatile rice can be. Rice is super inexpensive and makes a great pantry-staple to have on hand.
What I love about rice is that you can make basic steamed rice or you can switch things up and add different spices to the rice.
Don't get me wrong, I love basic white rice. I make it on a regular basis. Rice is something that I know that my toddler will eat and it's one of his favorite foods.
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This Chipotle White Rice is perfect when you're craving a little heat.
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I tend to overstock our pantry. I like to keep certain staples on hand. You'll usually find dried beans, grains, lots of spices and dried chiles, and one of my favorite pantry staples: Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce.
The canned chipotle peppers can be found in most well-stocked grocery stores. They are usually located in the International aisle in the Mexican/Latin section.
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The best thing about this rice is that you don't have to do much work to add tons of flavor into the rice. One simple pantry ingredient does all the work for you. How great is that?!
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- Place the rice in a glass bowl and cover with hot water. Let the rice soak for 5 minutes. Drain the rice in a fine mesh strainer. Rinse under cold water until the water runs clear. Place the strainer on top a bowl to let all the water drain through. It is important that the rice is dried.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet that has a clear lid over medium to medium high heat. Add the onion and cook 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the drained white rice and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until the rice turns a milky white color, making sure to stir often.
- Add 1 whole chipotle pepper in adobo sauce to the rice and carefully stir it around the rice once. This helps add more flavor to the rice. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the water and salt to the rice. Bring to a boil, stir, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until all the liquid has been absorbed, about 15-20 minutes.
- Once the rice is cooked, turn off the heat and let the rice sit for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff with a fork.
- Garnish the rice with the cooked chipotle pepper.
Nutrition Information:Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 88Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 303mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 1g
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Scottsdale-based DeskHub has leased 18,000 square feet in Portland’s Pearl District for its fifth collaborative, entrepreneurial co-working center.
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You may have seen this statistic before or one resembling it: the average 65-year-old retiring couple can now expect to pay more than $250,000 in health care… Read this article.
The government passed a year-end spending bill in December, and it included one piece of legislation that could have a big impact on retirees. It’s called the… Read this article.
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Top Pitfalls of Sleep Debt and How to Avoid Them
Getting enough sleep is one of the best things a person can do to remain physically and mentally healthy. In this sleep-deprived society, many people accumulate a "sleep debt" that keeps them from feeling and functioning their best. There are a couple common pitfalls people face when catching up on sleep.
What is Sleep Debt?
The average adult needs seven to nine hours of sleep each night for optimum health. More than half the population falls short on sleep, according to Harvard Medical School. Over time, these sleep shortages add up to create "sleep debt." An easy way to think of it is to compare "sleep debt" to financial debt, if someone overspends by $20 each day, that person accumulates a more significant debt after weeks or months, The good news is that sleep debt is not exactly like credit card debt, it doesn't accumulate interest and doesn't require an exact payoff in sleep hours. While awake and active, a chemical called adenosine accumulates in the body. Adenosine is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in the regulation of sleep, according to Livestrong. During sleep, Adenosine breaks down and is released. People who build up too much Adenosine feel dozy and experience slowed reaction time. The good news is that people can catch up on sleep debt. But first, it is important to understand why sleep is so important.
Why People Need Sleep
During sleep, the body heals and restores itself. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), quality sleep is essential for mental health and performance as well as physical healing. Every aspect of health is tied to sleep including maintaining healthy body weight.
Problems Caused By Sleep Debt
- Lack of Sleep May Make People More Accident Prone: Thousands of accidents happen each year due to lack of sleep and driving while sleep deprived is just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated.
- Mental Performance May Suffer When Sleep Deprived: As mentioned, accumulated adenosine causes people to feel groggy and drowsy.
- People Who Get Less Sleep Tend to Weigh More: People who sleep 7 - 9 hours a night tend to be more likely to maintain a healthy body weight, according to the Mayo Clinic.
- Serious Health Issues: Since healing and restoration primarily happen during sleep, lack of sleep leads to chronic and serious health problems over time.
Understanding the importance of sleep and sleep debt empowers people to catch up on sleep. There are a few common pitfalls many people fall into when catching up on sleep.
Does Catching Up on Sleep Work?
People can catch up on sleep by repaying sleep debt. The following section describes some of the most common pitfalls and some practical solutions that help pay off sleep debt and establish good sleep habits.
Common Pitfalls to Paying Down Sleep Debt & Solutions
Trying to Catch Up By Sleeping In on WeekendsThe most common pitfall is to attempt to catch up on sleep over the weekend. For example, someone may get an average of five hours of sleep a night during the week, then stay up even later on Friday night to get four hours of sleep. That person may then sleep in on Saturday and Sunday to catch up. The problem is this strategy is that it also disrupts circadian rhythms. A Better Solution: For sleep debt, a slow and steady catch-up approach works better in the long-run. Instead of catching up on Sunday, try the following tips:
- Go to bed 30 minutes earlier each night while catching up. This extra sleep adds up over time and may even help establish good sleep hygiene.
- Snooze an extra 15 minutes if possible for a little extra catch-up time.
- Those with flexible schedules may benefit from a 15-minute power nap in the afternoon.
Ignoring the Debt and Hoping It Goes AwayMany people persist with their sleep-deprived lifestyle with the hope that their drowsiness goes away. They use caffeine or stimulants to stay alert. Remember the reasons humans need sleep? This strategy leads to burnout and unnecessary health problems. A Better Solution: Acknowledge the importance of sleep and prioritize it. Also, develop habits that promote good sleep hygiene. Some examples include:
- Turn the bedroom into a sleep retreat center by choosing a comfortable bed and creating a calming environment.
- Get enough exercise each day as an active lifestyle promotes sleep.
- Avoid caffeine in the afternoon and evening.
- Consider choosing a relaxing activity before bed such as reading, a warm bath, or other relaxing activity.
Once a person prioritizes sleep, it is easier to catch up on sleep debt and to enjoy the healthy lifestyle of the well-rested.

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Seven full time registered practical nursing positions were eliminated between Rosamond Unit and Med/Surg Unit. some of these nurses have worked at the hospital for 25 years! There is sure to be a subsequent reduction of some part-time positions as well.
Morale is low as this move by the hospital will affect ALL nursing staff – eg. instead of 4 nurses on day shift on Med/Surg there will be only 3 carrying the patient load. All nurses believe that patient care will definitely be impacted, despite reassurances by management that it won’t. Our little hospital has such a wide reputation for its caring staff, in particular after surgery.
Monday Mar 16th at noon, there is a RALLY scheduled to protest these nursing job cuts.
This is a message to the Liberal Prov. Health Minister whose dept funds the hospital.


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... nice city indeed, and I love the whole street cafe/bar scene, where even in November hundreds, probably thousands, of people are sitting outside in the street well into the night, a heater provided by the tables the only concession to the oncoming Winter months. It's just that, once you've walked round all the main streets, it's done, and it really only takes a few hours to cover. We had admired the Doric Farmers' Market and browsed some souvenir shops - Squirt bought a pen ...
... to you could walk to the airport from this 'cool' place. In spite of all the extras the rooms were clean and quiet. Taking back the car I'm one piece is always good though I'll miss the freedom. Zagreb airport is small, functional and has a lovely park proving to be a good introduction to the city. The main route to town has a number of green spaces as well. On fact Zagreb itself is a lovely city with parks, promenades and beautiful old buildings. It's small enough ...
... picking us up at his inn and his name was Vladimir. Nevertheless, it was a pretty inn located in a cute village (Skarucna) and he whipped up a pretty fantastic gourmet breakfast for us. He also let us pour large quantities of fabulous local wine out of a barrel tap, so that was a bonus. In fact, we have not had a bad glass of wine in Slovenia or Croatia. Stoked!
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Free iced tea in Zagreb - A new Peach flavoured Iced tea by Nestle. Very nice on a hot day. The freebie worked as we bought one the next day.
Fisherman for what? - This charming man was using his fork to 'FISH' plastic bottles out of the rubbish bins. We saw 3 in the short time we were having our iced tea. The other 2 people were just your traditional fossickers with a big plastic bag to put there 'loot' in to.

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Kilimanjaro just happened to be the place where, for the first time, I felt as if I was brought out of the bubble I was living in and realised just how different and large the world was.
Just before we delve deeper into this blog post, I must warn you that a majority of this post will be mainly a photo blog post just because… this trip was taken more than 12 years ago! We’re talking about a time when smartphones didn’t exist, and I was using my digital camera to take the pictures below, printed these photos from long time ago, and then I had to scan them to my computer one by one just for this post. That said, there are aspects of the trip, the emotions I carried with me, that linger within me that I will do my best to express them in this blog.
Mount Kilimanjaro is famous for being the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. You would think that such a description was the reason why it allured me to sign up to partake in this school trip, but rather, it was my own naiveness and my own bubble that I was living in that really made me participate.
You see, I had just switched schools and I guess was consuming too much information at once at the new location. When a trip to Kilimanjaro was announced, I imagined in my mind to be a Cross Country race instead in Hong Kong, which having been participating in Cross Country school teams, I was like, “Yeah, sure, I could do this.” They even mandated that there would be two extra-curricular sessions per week a month before setting off to raise our fitness levels. Continue reading Mount Kilimanjaro and Tanzania Safari


While the Japanese didn't seem to mind Trump's brashness, there's little doubt that a return to a more ordinary U.S.-Japan relationship is also welcome.
Shinzo Abe has skillfully handled the U.S.-Japan relationship.
Ken Shimura inspired a generation of Japanese, reminding them not to be so serious and to always look for laughs, even in the most difficult of circumstances.
There is a marked difference between how slowly Japan handled its worst-ever air disaster—and its rapid and decisive response to the coronavirus outbreak.
For the first time in my life I'm wondering if our country can stay together.
Instead of simply lecturing young people about the evils of socialism, we should put more effort into ensuring the financial integrity of our system.
In the case of President Donald Trump, many older Christians have learned to look beyond the messenger and embrace the work. Yet many of their children and grandchildren disagree.


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I dislike big shopping centers but this coffee shop is a great oasis. Loved the short Mac and all food is gluten-free which is perfect for my wife. I will have to get over the shopping center anxiety to come here more often. Service very friendly and prompt as well
The gluten free bagels are to die for, we had the turkey, cranberry & Brie. The turkey meat was nice and moist, great flavour & the bagel itself great.
Coffee we had 2 piccolo’s great flavour, well extracted.
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Courage is not a simple word or a single behavior limited to showing bravery and facing fear. Courage is a collection of many good behaviors that are all connected together. It involves kindness, love, care, respect, and many other beautiful virtues. It's realizing how much standing up for it hurts, yet choosing to get wounded rather than being a coward.
It is the most wanted but less found status among humans. "This is what's the most desired for me now and if I were more daring to gain some courage, I would have done better and wouldn't be here right now!", I'm such thoughts bother you frequently.
One mystery of this emotion, the courage thing, is sometimes I feel I need it badly yet I can't bear with getting it; I need to be courageous when I am most afraid, but it is not easy. However, when fear dominates, I believe courage will and always be the remaining exit if we believe enough in ourselves.
When something serious which needs immediate interference occurs, only courage and enough strength to defeat hesitation and lack of confidence can deal with it.
Courage is not the lack of fear, it is going through despite fearing because continuing regardless of being afraid is an act of real courage, not many people can do it. That's why some people succeed in things that others won't dare to take a single step in.
It can become your identity if you manage to do it regularly. Take brave steps and make fearless decisions on a regular basis and you will master courage.
Be brave, be respectful, be thoughtful
Don't be rude or forceful because you need to do what others cannot or to be superior. Instead, try to be reasonable and thoughtful towards people around you while making plans and decisions for your own benefit. You don't need to be aggressive or disrespectful to look brave because the real bravery is to be considerate while showing your strength.
Not anyone can act as courageous and respectful at the same time. Respect others in a way that shows how strong you are, defend the weak, and be kind to people around you even if they are not your friends. Be courageous when it comes to other people's benefits and rights. All of that is courage too. You will gain more than winning situations, you will make allies and build long-lasting relationships.
We're not born superheroes. People are born with the potential, then life and experiences help them grow it. We gain our confidence to do something bold and righteous from people we love and being loved by because when their love is strong enough to feed our souls, we go beyond expectations.
What we need the most in order to be firm and fearless when we are the most scared and terrified is people; really good people! We need to gain as much strength from their care and support as we can so that when our energy depletes they will be the pushing power supplies our exhausted souls.
It's okay to be scared while showing courage
High-quality goods always shine and look catchy even if they have some defects as long as they're not affecting their fineness. It's almost the same here, being reasonable when it calls for bravery makes the one look so brilliant and outstanding giving people around a sense of trust and security, they will believe this one can do anything very well and without hesitation.
This is how it looks from the outside of a brave man. However, he may have been trembling in fear without letting others find out his inner doubts. He is courageous! And like George Patton said, "Courage is fear holding on one minute longer." That's why It's not bad, actually, it's healthy.
There will be a time when your progress and success will be measured by how courageous decisions you will make. Life will give you this test, you will need to choose between being safe while holding onto your fears or being brave to give brilliant results that makes you outstanding. If you choose to stay in your comfort zone, you will find yourself at the end of every year at the same spot, and believe me, you will not like this version of yourself.
This will take you to depression mode and blaming yourself for your weakness. Only by breaking off from your fears and doubts, you gain confidence leading you to the right track once again and courage will start to grow.
Continue to learn and get skilled
You may need to read and discover the act of courage and how people work on themselves to master it. However, this is not all, you need to practice it yourself. Give yourself a weekly task to do something that scares you; a decision you have postponed for a long time or a situation you need to face and will determine how courageous you are.
Give yourself a simple mission at first, you don't have to force yourself, you just need to make it stronger. Sometimes you need to recall your confidence at a certain moment or situation to bring out your courage.
You need to scan your inner heart to figure out what scares it the most and find the reasons for it. It is a good start for figuring out how to strengthen yourself. You are not a coward but at times, you need a reminder of how powerful you are that your fears won't control you. It needs the practice to make your courageous act become an instinct, to appear when it calls for it.
Practicing will help you to manage your emotions, stop your anger, hide your fears, be true to yourself and your feelings. Courage is needed for many situations more than stopping a bully or confronting an unfair boss.
You need your courage the most when confessing your feelings to someone or admitting your wrongdoing against someone. You have to be prepared to show your courage to yourself first by being honest to be able to show it to your beloved ones after that.

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As the pool season gets closer, we all want to start partying like lobstars. Now, that’s when the temperature comes in. The water is freezing cold and every year we ask ourselves “Does a pool heat up faster with the cover on ?”
Pool covers do help heat up the water faster, although some more than others. Temperature levels depend on wind contact and sun lightning. Translucent covers -also known as blankets- let most of the sunray energy enter the pool and raise the heat, while all covers reduce the wind contact and evaporation levels.
If you want to get to the deep-end on this topic, here’s everything you need to know to keep your pool warmer with your cover alone.
Does covering a pool make it warmer?
Blankets or translucent covers are transparent to help the sun rays go through. Even though we don’t consider the sun factor many times, it is a great help to warm it up. In fact, the energy transmitted into the pool (80%) can increase the water temperature by up to 12 degrees.
Once the solar energy goes into the pool, the cover traps it inside until a peak is reached. The final temperature will depend on the season, external temperature, and many other factors; but it certainly helps retaining it as much as possible for your splashtastic time.
How else do covers retain the temperature in pools?
An important factor that is often underrated is heat loss. Pool temperature loses heat way faster than you think, which adds up more expensive bills and less fun. That’s why covers exist.
The idea of covering the pool -whether it lets the sunlight in or not- is basically to prevent the pool from getting cold. This is because the wind -especially during nighttime- takes the heat with it, just like when we blow every bite of a meal that is just too hot.
Even when the weather is not that windy, the evaporation of water can take the temperature down up to 10 degrees. So, covering the pool is important to stop the wind from getting in contact with the water, reduce the evaporation levels, and prevent your bills from skyrocketing.
How long does it take for a swimming pool to warm up?
Take into account that all pools are different. They come in different sizes and shapes, which scientifically means more -or less- water volume, an important aspect when asking about timing. For that reason, this answer is addressed to those with average size pools.
In general, pools usually take 24 to 72 hours to heat up by 20 degrees with a heat pump. If you have a cover and a small pool, the timing will probably get closer to 24 hours –Shell yeah. On the other hand, it will get closer to 72 hours.
How long does a pool take to heat up by the sun?
Certainly, it will depend on the time of the year but it usually takes 8 to 12 hours to get to a comfortable temperature. On a clear day of late spring or early fall, a covered pool can heat up 5 to 6 degrees over the day, but there’s a good chance it will lose the energy overnight.
Summertime will make you happy as a clam because all of these numbers change for the better. Pools heat up in 3 to 4 hours and it doesn’t lose all the energy overnight, so it has a much more comfortable temperature on the following day.
What is a comfortable pool temperature?
Most residential pools consider that somewhere from 78 to 82 degrees will put on the slippers on most people. However, hitting the right degree depends on the likes of each person. Some people think that higher is better, while others prefer to save a little energy.
The Red Cross recommends setting the thermostat at 78 degrees for competitive swimming. The American Academy of Pediatrics, on the other hand, recommends using a ranging temperature of 87 to 94 degrees for children under 4 years old. Yet, the elderly physically challenged and people who suffer certain diseases are strongly recommended to look for the right temperature to meet their specific condition to avoid problems and even reduce their own.


The Town of Conception Bay South has released new details about the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling, Boost National, which will take place at the Conception Bay South Arena from December 11-16, 2018. Full event packages will go on sale beginning Friday, May 4. A Host Committee has also been selected to begin planning and promoting the event, and volunteer information is now available.
The Boost National is the fourth event of the 2018-19 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling season, and will take place at the Conception Bay South Arena from December 11-16, 2018. The Boost National features the top 15 men’s and women’s curling teams from around the world. The 30 participating teams will compete in a round robin format, contending for a combined $250,000 purse and a berth in the Humpty’s Champions Cup, the final Grand Slam event of the season.


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Charlie is a wonderful, sweet tempered young man. He is passed the kitten crazies but still loves to play with feathers on a string or his catnip mice. He is a lap sitter and a cuddler and loves to spend time with his family. Is there room in your family for this charming kitty?
Charlie was an outdoor kitty who came to my house. He was injured and had to recuperate and when he was well again, we knew we had to find this sweet guy a home and family of his own.

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Financial shocks, financial stability, and optimal Taylor rules
Verona, Fabio; Martins, Manuel M. F.; Drumond, Inês (22.04.2017)
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JulkaisusarjaJournal of Macroeconomics
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We assess the performance of optimal Taylor-type interest rate rules, with and without reaction to financial variables, in stabilizing an economy following financial shocks. The analysis is conducted in a DSGE model with loan and bond markets, each featuring financial frictions. This allows for a wide set of financial shocks and transmission mechanisms and can be calibrated to match the bond-to-bank finance ratio featured in the US financial system. Overall, we find that monetary policy that reacts to credit growth, a form of the so-called “leaning against the wind”, improves the ability of the central bank to achieve its mandate in the wake of financial shocks. The specific policy implications depend partly on the origin and the persistence of the financial shock, but overall not on the assignment of a mandate for financial stability in the central bank’s objective function.
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Agostini is a 12yo b Mare from New Zealand trained by Murray Hamilton, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Patapan out of the dam Centinize.
Agostini has managed to win 3 races in its career so far. On 27th Nov 2014 at Te Awamutu, Agostini was ridden by Rory Hutchings and scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $7,000 3yo+ Mdn, defeating Lady Jay.
Agostini has concluded its racing career, last running on the 16th Jan 2016 at Greymouth.

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BYRON, Minn. (KTTC) -- A man was killed Wednesday night in an ATV accident in Byron.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a 911 call from a house on 280th Ave. in Byron at 5:03 p.m. Wednesday.
Investigators say Brian Erickson, 53, was riding an ATV when he hit a clothesline cable.
Crews from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, Dodge Center Ambulance and Mayo One all responded, but were unable to revive Erickson.
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At Racold, high priority is given to efficiency and safety. We have expanded our range of world class electric water geysers to include the new CDR Swift water heater. Imbued with Titanium Plus technology, a coating of titanium enamel provides high durability and superior withstanding power to make it a 5-star energy efficient electric storage water heater.
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Youth (teens and adults under the age of 30) is a wonderful time in life. This age group is facing unique challenges brought on by Covid-19 and other social factors. A recent article in USA Today reported that young adults and teens (and especially young adults who are non-white) have experienced a disproportionally high amount of anxiety compared with some other age groups. You can read the article on USA Today’s website by following this link:
According to the above article, the suicide rate has increased significantly from 1999-2018. If you or a loved one are having suicidal thoughts, please seek help. The national suicide crisis line is a good resource: 1-800-273-8255 (the last 4 digits spell “talk” on a phone keypad, which makes the number easier to memorize).
A Need for Increased Independence AND Increased Social Support
Although there has been an increase in anxiety, social isolation, the stigma associated with mental health treatment, and economic challenges are leaving youth extremely vulnerable to mental health problems. A developmental task for youth is developing their own identify and not depend as much on their family of origin as much for the support they need. The current economy has made it extremely difficult to establish independence. Social distancing is a requirement (by law in many areas) and many young people are not receiving needed social support.
Technology Alone is Insufficient
Technology can help overcome the social distancing requirements for some people. Individuals who have the financial means to have tools such as high-speed internet, computers, and mobile devices can use social media and video conferencing software to connect with their peers. Some people do not have these tools and there are a significant number of individuals who do not find social media or teleconferencing as an adequate substitute for in-person socialization.
The Benefits of Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy will likely be increasingly important to this age group for a variety of reasons. The privacy of psychotherapy will help young people to continue to receive social support without dependence on their family-of-origin. Even the wisest of friends and family often have an agenda and are tempted to give advice. Many young people do not need advice as much as they need a healthy venue to struggle with their feelings and arrive at solutions themselves. Psychotherapy is an ideal venue for this process. Finally, there are significant self-care skills that a competent mental health professional can teach young people that they are not likely to learn from non-professionals, such as mindfulness, setting boundaries, and eliminating negative thinking patterns. The majority of youth will experience positive growth during psychotherapy. Mental health professionals are also equipped to identify mental health problems that youth may be experiencing that go beyond normal stress. To summarize, the following are some unique benefits psychotherapy may provide to youth:
- Fostering Independence
- Self-Care skills
- When needed, diagnosing and treating mental health problems
Finding a Psychotherapist
Finding a therapist can be difficult. Therapists are not allowed to advertise in the same manner as some other professions. Due to the stigma associated with going to therapy, people are not as likely to discuss their experiences with local therapists. Finances are one consideration. If you have health insurance, your plan may have a mental health benefit. If you call your insurance plan, they may be able to direct you to a therapist in your area who is covered by your plan.
Although finances are an important consideration, your comfort with your therapist and their effectiveness are also very important considerations. Unlike some other types of healthcare, seeing a therapist requires your active participation and interaction with your therapist. If you are not comfortable talking with your therapist, it will make the process much more difficult. Do you have any preferences in terms of age, gender, or personality type (outgoing and talkative, reserved and quieter, someplace in the middle)? A good resource to help you find a counselor is:
This online database will allow you to search for a therapist by location, insurance, and specialties. You will receive a list of therapists with a bio, picture, and contact information. This database is free for you to use and will give you a starting point for finding a therapist who is a good match for you. It would be wise to have a list of 3 or more names so you can call them and see if they are taking new patients and also get a feel for their responsiveness to you.


Federer returns to No. 1 with Wimbledon win
Roger Federer is back at No. 1.
Federer returned to the top of the ATP rankings Monday, a day after winning Wimbledon by edging Andy Roddick 16-14 in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam final history.
Federer moves up from No. 2, switching places with former No. 1 Rafael Nadal.
“It’s fantastic, because definitely, when you lose No. 1, you never know if you’re ever going to return to it,” Federer said Monday at the All England Club. “I always thought it was easier staying No. 1 than getting there.”
A year ago at Wimbledon, Nadal beat Federer in the final and overtook him atop the rankings in August. That ended Federer’s record stay of 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1, a streak that began on Feb. 2, 2004, after his first Australian Open title.
“Once I was No. 1, everything just clicked, and everything was easy,” Federer said. “I beat all the other top-10 guys, I won every final I played, and so I hope that’s going to return again, that I’m able also to dominate my fellow rivals again and go from there. I’m delighted, of course, I’m No. 1 again.”
Nadal did not defend his Wimbledon title, citing sore knees. His lead over Federer had taken a big hit when Nadal lost in the fourth round at the French Open this year, after having won that major title four consecutive years.
Sunday’s title was Federer’s sixth at Wimbledon and record-breaking 15th major overall.
The rest of the men’s top 10 was mostly unchanged, with Roddick remaining at No. 6.
Dinara Safina kept her hold on No. 1 in the WTA rankings, ahead of Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, who stayed at No. 2, and runner-up Venus Williams, still No. 3.
Serena beat Venus in straight sets Saturday for her third Wimbledon title and 11th career major championship. Serena has won three of the past four Grand Slam titles.
Safina, meanwhile, was beaten 6-1, 6-0 by Venus in the semifinals at the All England Club – the most lopsided loss ever by a reigning No. 1 woman.
Safina – No. 1 since April – hasn’t won a Grand Slam title, going 0-3 in major finals.
“I’d rather definitely be No. 2 and hold three Grand Slams in the past year than be No. 1 and not have any,” Serena said Saturday.


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|Born||July 11, 1950|
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|Occupation||Playwright, screenwriter, author|
|Education||Northwestern University (BA)|
Yale University (MFA)
David Ives (born July 11, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is perhaps best known for his comic one-act plays; The New York Times in 1997 referred to him as the "maestro of the short form". Ives has also written dramatic plays, narrative stories, and screenplays, has adapted French 17th and 18th-century classical comedies, and adapted 33 musicals for New York City's Encores! series.
Ives wrote his first play when he was nine. He attended a boys Catholic seminary. "We would-be priests were groomed for gravitas," he has said. At the end of the year the seniors could be a part of a school show called "The Senior Mock," in which the students satirized the teachers. Ives played the role of "the chain-smoking English teacher who coached the track team (while smoking)", and he wrote and performed a song. This school experience, along with seeing a production of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance, starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, were two early events that inspired his interest in theatre.
Ives attended Northwestern University, majoring in English. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. He traveled to Germany, where he taught English. Ives graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts in 1984.
His play, Canvas, was produced in California in 1972, and then at Circle Repertory Company in New York City. In New York Ives worked as an editor for William P. Bundy, the editor at Foreign Affairs magazine. Ives wrote three full-length plays: St. Freud (1975), The Lives and Deaths of the Great Harry Houdini, and City of God. In 1983 Ives was playwright-in-residence at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts where The Lives and Deaths of the Great Harry Houdini was produced.
In 1987 his short play Words, Words, Words was presented at the Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, followed by Sure Thing, Variations on the Death of Trotsky, Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread (1990), and The Universal Language. A two-act play, Ancient History was produced Off-Broadway in 1989 by Primary Stages.
Ives' All in the Timing, an evening of six one-act plays, premiered at Primary Stages in 1993, moved to the larger John Houseman Theatre, and ran for 606 performances. In a review The New York Times said "there is indeed a real heart ... There is sustenance as well as pure entertainment." Critic Vincent Canby wrote, "Ives [is] wizardly ... magical and funny ... a master of language. He uses words for their meanings, sounds and associations, spinning conceits of a sort I’ve not seen or heard before. He’s an original." It won the Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award for Playwriting, was included in Best Plays of 1993 — 1994, and in 1995 — 1996 was the most performed play in the country after William Shakespeare’s plays.
Ives’ full-length play, Don Juan in Chicago, premiered off-Broadway in New York at Primary Stages, on March 25, 1995. The Red Address, a full-length drama, premiered in New York at Second Stage Theater in January 1997.
An evening of one-act plays, Mere Mortals and Others, opened off-Broadway at Primary Stages in New York, May 13, 1997. Peter Marks of The New York Times described it as "a collection of six fast and ferociously funny comedies ... a madcap evening of one-acts", and noted that Ives has the "gratifying ability to unharness the intoxicating power of language and at the same time entertain."
Polish Joke, a full-length play, has been described as loosely autobiographical. It premiered in the summer of 2001 at the Contemporary Theatre of Seattle, and then opened in New York at the Manhattan Theatre Club in February 2003, in the cast in New York was Walter Bobbie, who would later be the director of Venus in Fur.
The Blizzard is a short play that was written as part of a theatrical concept that began in 1995 on the lower East Side of Manhattan, in which a group of writers, actors and directors would gather together to create a play from scratch, rehearse it, and perform it — all within 24 hours. The Blizzard, and eight of Ives' other short plays, was produced on the radio by Playing On Air, directed by John Rando and starred Jesse Eisenberg.
Primary Stages presented a revival of All in the Timing in January 2013. This new production was directed by John Rando.
His plays have been published in the anthologies All in the Timing, Time Flies, and Polish Joke And Other Plays.
In the mid-1990s, Ives contributed pieces to Spy Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker. New York magazine named him one of the "100 Smartest New Yorkers". When asked by the magazine to comment on being so listed for the same issue, Ives’ response began, "Grocery lists. Spelling lists. Laundry lists. The very idea of lists has something inherently narrow, petty, unpoetic about it. "List, list, O list!" cried Hamlet’s father's ghost in exasperation, and I couldn't agree more ..."
His translation of Georges Feydeau's farce A Flea in Her Ear was produced at Chicago Shakespeare in 2006, and won the Joseph Jefferson Award for "new adaptation". His play, Is He Dead? adapted from an "unproduced 1898 comedy" by Mark Twain, ran on Broadway from December 2007 to March 2008. New Jerusalem, concerning the excommunication of Baruch Spinoza, opened Off-Broadway in January 2008 (previews from December 2007) in a Classic Stage Company production. New Jerusalem won a Hull-Warriner Award.
In 2010, he adapted Pierre Corneille's comedy The Liar for The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. It won the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play at the Helen Hayes Awards in Washington the following year. In 2011 his version of Molière’s The Misanthrope premiered Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company under the title, The School For Lies. Also in 2011 his adaptation of Jean-Francois Regnard’s Le Legataire universel premiered at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. under the title, The Heir Apparent. The Heir Apparent opened Off-Broadway in March 2014 (previews) at the Classic Stage Company, and ran through May 2014.
Venus in Fur opened Off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company in January 2010 with Nina Arianda and Wes Bentley. Venus in Fur premiered on Broadway in October 2011 (previews) at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Nina Arianda returned to the role she created Off-Broadway and Hugh Dancy played the role originated by Bentley. Walter Bobbie once again directed. The play transferred to the Lyceum Theatre in February 2012 for an extended run with Arianda and Dancy reprising their performances.
All in the Timing was, after Shakespeare plays, the most produced play in the United States during the 1995–1996 season, and Venus in Fur was most produced, after Shakespeare plays, during the 2013–2014 season.
His Lives of the Saints began in previews Off-Broadway at Primary Stages in February 2015, running through March 27, 2015. Directed by John Rando, Lives of the Saints consists of seven short plays. The plays are: Enigma Variations, The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage, Babels in Arms, Soap Opera, Lives of the Saints, Arabian Nights, and Captive Audience. Several of the plays had been produced previously. The Lives of the Saints was produced with five of the plays at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, Massachusetts in August and September 1999.
His play, The Liar, based on a 17th-century play by Pierre Corneille opened at the Classic Stage Company in New York January 26, 2017.
He has continued to base plays on 17th century French plays: in 2017, The School for Lies, based on Moliere's play The Misanthrope, opened at the Lansburgh Theatre in Washington, DC.
In April 2018, Red Bull Theater presented the New York premiere The Metromaniacs, his "transladaptation" of a rediscovered French farce by Alexis Piron at The Duke on 42nd Street directed by Michael Kahn.
In the early 1990s Ives started working in musical theatre, writing the libretto for an opera based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden (music by Greg Pliska). It premiered in Philadelphia in 1991 at the Pennsylvania Opera Theater.
He then became a regular adapter for the New York City Center Encores! series of American musicals in concert, starting with Out Of This World in 1995, Du Barry Was A Lady in 1996, and working on two or three a year until 2012. As of 2013, Ives ended his writing for Encores!, saying "I've very happily done 33 adaptations for Encores! But there comes a time when it's time for someone else to have that pleasure, especially given how full my platter is these days." His Encores! adaptation of Wonderful Town moved to Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre in 2003, directed by Kathleen Marshall.
He adapted David Copperfield's magic show, Dreams and Nightmares, which premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre in December 1996. He also adapted Cole Porter's Jubilee (1998) and Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (with Reba McEntire) for concert performances at Carnegie Hall, as well as My Fair Lady for a staged concert at Avery Fisher Hall in New York in 2007.
He helped to rework the book for the Broadway version of the musical Dance of the Vampires, with book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman and original German book and lyrics by Michael Kunze. The musical opened on Broadway in October 2002 in previews, and closed in January 2003 after 56 performances. He co-wrote the book for Irving Berlin's White Christmas, which premiered in San Francisco in 2004 and then went on to tour across the United States. It had a limited engagement on Broadway from November 2008 to January 2009, and also from November 2009 to January 2010.
He is collaborating with Stephen Sondheim on a new musical, not yet titled, based on two of the films of Luis Buñuel. It is set to premiere in 2017. On April 27th 2021, Sondheim announced the show was no longer in development.
Ives wrote The Phobia Clinic, a full-length narrative verse-novel published in 2010. It is described as a philosophical horror novel written in verse. It is, according to the author, "grotesque, satirical, personal, sometimes funny, but mostly reflecting the mood of the title." Inspired by Dante, The Phobia Clinic employs the verse form of the Divine Comedy, known as terza rima, with the lines grouped in threes, and each group, or tercet, following the rhyme scheme ″aba, bcb, cdc, ded, ... ″ throughout Ives’ 55 cantos.
Ives wrote a young adult book, Monsieur Eek, which was released in 2001. The book is set in 1609, and is a "fairy tale–like story full of absurd characters who make bizarre interpretations ..." His next book was Scrib (2005), set in the American West in 1863. His book Voss: How I Come to America and Am Hero, Mostly, was released in 2008.
Ives lives in New York City with his wife, Martha Ives, a book illustrator and a linoprint artist.

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