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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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Texas man reportedly arrested due to overdue library book
A Texas man had the book thrown at him when he failed to return an overdue study guide to a local library, resulting in jail time and a $200 fine, KWTX.com reported.
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Mary Shelley’s Handwritten Manuscripts of Frankenstein Now Online for the First Time
Thanks to the newly-opened Shelley-Godwin Archive, you can read “for the first time in digital form all the known manuscripts of Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley’s finest work and arguably the most famous work of British Romanticism.
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Is Amazon bad for publishers?
Duff McDonald has a wonderful review of Brad Stone's new book on Amazon in the NYT; he's a fantastic nonfiction book reviewer.
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Jeff Bezos' Wife Trashes The New Book On Amazon, Gives It 1 Star, Says Lots Of Facts Are Wrong
Jeff Bezos' wife left a devastating review of the big new book about Amazon by Bloomberg Businessweek writer Brad Stone. On Amazon (naturally) she gave the book 1 star titling her review, "I wanted to like this book."
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Neil Gaiman: 'Face facts: we need fiction'
It's essential that children are encouraged toread and have access to fiction if we are to live in a healthy society
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FREE Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Recipes Ebook Download
Need some ideas for Thanksgiving?-Get a FREE Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Recipes ebook Download
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The Art of Battling Giants (infographic)
Inspired by the new book by Malcolm Gladwell, a look at how we perceive "giants" and how they aren't always at an advantage as you might believe.
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The Science Behind Earth’s Many Colors
Photographer Bernhard Edmaier is a geologist by training, and it is this knowledge base of the processes that create geological features that he leans on when selecting locations to shoot. For almost 20 years, he has hunted the world over for the most breathtaking views of coral reefs, active volcanoes, hot springs, desert dunes, dense forests and behemoth glaciers.
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The way out of a room is not through the door
It started with the jitterbug, or with a ketchup bottle. Kathleen Maddox couldn’t get away with dancing in her hometown. Ashland, Kentucky in 1934 was too small, and if she let a boy hold her hand word would always get back to her mother Nancy, a strict Christian widow...
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War poet's lost novel uncovered
A previously unknown novel by a celebrated World War One poet has been described as a "jewel of a find".
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Pakistan private schools ban Malala book
Two private schools associations say Taliban victim's work is "tool of the West" and does not represent Pakistan.
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George Orwell’s Five Greatest Essays
Every time I’ve taught George Orwell’s famous 1946 essay on misleading, smudgy writing, “Politics and the English Language,” to a group of undergraduates, we’ve delighted in pointing out the number of times Orwell violates his own rules—indulges some form of vague, “pretentious” diction, slips into unnecessary passive voice, etc.
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The Most Popular Books of All Time
This is a visualisation of data on the most popular books every written. It includes number of editions, number of translations and units sold.
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People who go vegetarian after reading a 'life changing' book tend to get back on the burgers within a year: study
Thanks to unprecedented choice, dinner has become a deeply moral concern, imbued with guilt, class connotations and politics. To psychologists, this is a goldmine
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Is There an Expiration Date on Evil? Former Nazi Guards Face Trial
In Germany a prosecutor has recommended 49 men and women who allegedly served as guards at Auschwitz face trial, but what’s the point? Leonard Rosen says history will judge.
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North Korea endorses ‘Double Down’ as proof that ‘The U.S. is the root cause of all sorts of evils’
North Korea's official media arm, the Korean Central News Agency, will seize on just about anything that helps it portray the "U.S. imperialist dogs" as the innately evil cause of all the world's suffering. On Sunday, KCNA found a new source for its media campaign: "Double Down," the gossipy new book chronicling the 2012 presidential election.
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Costco apologizes for calling Bible 'fiction'
What do the Bible, "The Hunger Games" and "Fifty Shades of Grey" have in common? All three are works of fiction, according to the booksellers at Costco. Pastor Caleb Kaltenbach made that shocking discovery last Friday as he was shopping for a present for his wife at a Costco in Simi Valley, Calif.
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