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Everything you know about Steve Jobs and design is wrong, according to one man who should know
Hartmut Esslinger was already a big name in the field of industrial design in 1982, when his firm, Frog Design, bid on a secret project to help Apple become the company that would transform computers from “business machines” into consumer goods.
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The Secret Lives of Mushroom Hunters
Langdon Cook's new book, the Mushroom Hunters, delves into the secretive and sometimes dangerous subculture of mushrooming.
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National Book Award finalists announced, with free e-books
The 2013 National Book Award finalists were announced on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday, and for the first time, the National Book Foundation has offered a free e-book series with samples of all the finalists' work available for download.
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A brief history of young adult literature
Monday marked the start of 2013's Teen Read Week, but with young adult literature regularly burning up the bestseller lists, it's clear many young adults don't need an excuse to seek out the written word: Sixteen- to 29-year-olds are the largest group checking out books from their local libraries, according to a Pew survey.
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The Big Problems Behind the Delay in a New 'Bridget Jones' Movie
Bridget Jones isn't getting any younger. But there seems to be no sense of urgency to marry her off to a Hollywood suitor. Film rights remain available to Helen Fielding's latest adventure, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the third literary outing for the self-deprecating heroine who counts calories and units of booze consumed with the fervor of a Nobel-winning chemist.
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These 7 Books Predicted The Future With Eerie, Unbelievable Accuracy
The late Tom Clancy was known for his uncanny ability to accurately predict future events with his fiction writing. His 1994 novel, "Debt of Honor," describes a September 11th-like attack, and his 2010 book "Dead or Alive" describes the capture of a Bin Laden-like public enemy.
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7 Works Of Art Made Entirely Out Of LEGOs
A new book from artist Mike Doyle shows the amazing things you can do with just a couple thousand LEGOs. "Beautiful LEGO" features beautiful, hi-def photos of sculptures built entirely out of the miniature building blocks. From replicas of everyday objects to mini versions of famous monuments, the artwork shown here is sure to amaze.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Writes Children’s Book Telling Kids to Get Off Facebook
In what can only be interpreted as a highly uncomfortable familial move, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sister is publishing a children’s book telling kids to put down their smartphones and tablets and sign off social media.
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Trapped in the web with Dave Eggers' 'The Circle'
From "Brave New World" to "The Hunger Games," dystopian fiction generally presents a closed, ostensibly perfect society from the point of view of the outsider who doesn't fit in. The less-often told story is what it's like to be part of the crowd. Who accepts the words of the powerful? What kind of person would that be?
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Inside Julian Assange's Alleged Plot to Steal The Fifth Estate Book
The time: January 2011. The location: Ellingham Hall, an elegant mansion northeast of London. The scene: Julian Assange sits in front of a fire, entertaining a visitor from America. The conversation is light at first, but as it turns serious, they stop talking and start passing messages jotted on pages torn from a notepad, tossing each in the fire after reading.
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7 reasons why Isaac Asimov is the greatest science fiction writer ever
In a career spanning forty years, Isaac Asimov wrote over five hundred books. This is just one reason why we think he's the greatest sci-fi writer ever. Read on to find out the others.
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Mark Twain is back! Volume II of his autobiography just out
Insights into the just-published second volume of The Autobiography of Mark Twain.
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Can E-Books Save The Neighborhood Bookstore?
A startup called Zola Books has paired with the popular novelist Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, to try to save brick-and-mortar shops.
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Why Billy Collins Is America’s Most Popular Poet
He’s read by many—you can even find his poems in New York City subway cars—but what makes Billy Collins so loved? Austen Rosenfeld reads the latest collection to see what’s special about a Billy Collins poem.
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Did Hollywood studios help the Nazis?
The Collaboration: Hollywood’s Pact with Hitler a controversial new book claims movie studios gave into the wishes of Hitler’s Germany. How true are its claims? Tom Brook investigates.
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8 Predictions for the Future of Storytelling
Latitude helps the world’s foremost media and technology companies understand how the evolving online and mobile landscape—and emerging user behaviors—translate into new business opportunities.
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The King David You Never Knew
In the Bible, he’s the wise king who authored the greatest poetic wisdom of all time and was a portrait of repentance. But the real King David was a lot nastier—and more fascinating.
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Bill Bryson changes course for 'One Summer',America 1927
In his new book, "One Summer: America, 1927," author Bill Bryson explores the turmoil and triumph of a few months in American history.
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The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic
Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles’ electrifying War of the Worlds broadcast, in which the Mercury Theatre on the Air enacted a Martian invasion of Earth.
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Did Hitler escape to Argentina? The bizarre new theory that has historians at war
THOUGH it was approaching midnight in Berlin, the streets were far from dark. On every street, fires raged out of control as the intense and savage Russian artillery bombardment crept closer to the centre of the Third Reich.
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