Panel at Books and Books to examine 9/11's effect on literature
MiamiHerald.com
Using the quarterly literary magazine Granta as a starting point — its latest issue is titled “Ten Years Later” — Edwidge Danticat, Cristina Garcia and Diana Abu-Jaber will join forces to debate the subject Saturday at Books & Books in Coral Gables. ...
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Books: Boulder author John Shors notches 3000th book-club talk
Daily Camera
At a time when even large publishing houses (Shors is published by New American Library) don't offer many authors much help with marketing, his personal, viral technique has helped keep his career rolling. "It creates a great word-of-mouth buzz about ...
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Tons of books, tons of fun in Glade Spring, Va.
TriCities.com
At least 115 children walked away from Dunn Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon with a bag of freebooks in hand, and perhaps a sweaty brow from playing in a bouncy house or a satisfied smile after listening to a good story. More than 400 books were ...
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Two new books on animal behavior « Why Evolution Is True
By whyevolutionistrue
Two new books on animal behavior. Today's new New York Times has two book reviews of note. The first book was written by one of our own readers, Marlene Zuk, a professor at the University of California at Riverside. Marlene comments ...
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Eureka Books Blog: Annual Books Arts Show kicks off at Arts Alive!
By Scott Brown
Eureka Books is proud to host the Fourth Annual Book Arts show by the North Redwoods Book Arts Guild (NORBAG). The unique and colorful books will be on display through September 30th. NORBAG's annual showcase of local book artists ...
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new service for authors (and publishers) that takes down illegal ...
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The Gatekeepers Post is the leading social media book publishing community on the web....More · Tweet. There's a new service called MUSO that takes down illegal copies of your books (well, you look at each copy to make sure it's illegal, and can request the take downs and apparently they happen pretty fast). the link to the article that discusses this is sign up for ... headline. UPDATES BY EMAIL. stockimg. poll. When will eBooks be the majority of sales, not the minority? 2 years ...
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Online Books Library | Explore-Books.com
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The Howes assembled their collection of the works of major New England authors over a period of one hundred years. Various rare books from the collection are shown as Ives mentions them. This segment also appears on broadcast tape 14. ...
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement - The Rumpus.net
By Seth Fischer
The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement. Seth Fischer bio ↓ · September 4th, 2011 · filed under Homepage Feature, books. Happy Labor Day Weekend from The Rumpus. Here's what we've been up to this week. No Touching Of Girls ...
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EECS-perimental blog: Elena Glassman » Blog Archive » Books and ...
By eglassman
In what has sometimes felt like a vacuum, these books (among countless others) have transformed the way I see the world. Processing and reflecting on the observations and experimental results of these authors, some who are also science ...
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Results 1 - 10 ... Find a great selection of Educational ebooks. Download your favorite books for free right now, right here. Authors, submit with us and we'll promote ...
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E-Books, Recession Dent Sales of Mass-Market Paperbacks
Reuters
So as the publishing industry insists, the market for books lives on. But where the money comes from continues to shift. Related Articles: Those e-Books Are Here to Stay ... Get Used to Them The Good and Bad News About ePublishing.
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Area libraries making popular shift to e-books
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
The e-book is available to only one customer at a time because of publishing agreements. “Obviously, a big advantage is saving space,” Robinson said. “We can make our collection larger without adding walls or shelves.” But the biggest advantage is ...
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Local authors publish their books with different results
Mineral Wells Index
By Gerald Warfield | Special to the Index People are publishing their own books these days. Perhaps you've considered publishing yours? But just how involved is it? What does it cost? Do you get any royalties and, most important, how do you get listed ...
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As school begins, three books for kids
South Bend Tribune
Publishers use this time to lure librarians, teachers and parents who are looking for books to read to and be read by children. So I went through those boxes and selected a few books that are geared toward children between preschool and age 7. ...
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Books on Anna quite a hit at expo
Times of India
On Day 1 (Friday), eight books on the anti-corruption crusader were sold. Krantidoot Anna Hazare by Sudarshan Bhatiya and Loknayak Anna Hazare by Deo Prakash Choudhary are two books in Hindi, enjoying popularity among visitors. ...
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Books available that deal with bullying
Auburn Citizen
According to retired English teacher CJ Bott, author of the article “Bully Books: More Than Damage Control,” published in the June 2008 issue of Voice of Youth Advocates, bullying is widespread in schools throughout the nation. ...
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Tablet Boom: E-books Expected to End the Long Run of Paperbacks
Walyou
Presently, several newspapers have also started publishing their news on their websites, online; to cater to the new generation of readers, who prefer the digital medium over print. While the developed nations adapt to electronic books and magazines, ...
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NM classrooms deal with textbook shortage
Houston Chronicle
RRPS board President Don Schlichte said the state requires the district to adopt new textbooks every year but doesn't provide enough money to pay for those books. Many middle and high school teachers have only about 40 books for the 120 to 170 students ...
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9/11 books tell tales of survival, healing
Boston Herald
“Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor” (By Genelle Guzman-McMillan; Howard Books, $24). Genelle Guzman-McMillan was trapped beneath the steel and rubble of Tower One for 27 hours, time she used to reflect on faith she had ...
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LeapFrog creates its own 'iPad'
USA Today
Unique to this device are the new LeapPad Ultra eBooks. These digital booksincorporate interactive cinematics, learning games, the highlighting of words as read and the adjustment of a reading level based on how kids play. Costing $20, Disney Pixar ...
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The second wave of books is sobering
Providence Journal
By Doug Riggs The first wave of 9/11 books crested sometime during 2004-2006. Now with the approach of the 10th anniversary, a second wave, gentler than the first in every respect, is rippling through book stores, the Internet, and the national psyche. ...
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Entries for 2011 Etisalat Award extended to 11 Sept
Khaleej Times
Commenting on the decision to extend the deadline for submission of nominations, Sheikha Bodour said, 'The decision was made both to accommodate the huge response received from variouspublishing houses dedicated to children's books, and to accommodate ...
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Books are mas dangerous in Tucson, not guns and Glocks
Tucson Citizen
by DA Morales on Sep. 04, 2011, under Ethnic Studies, Headline news “Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every Person and Persons whatsoever, who shall hereafter teach or cause any Slave to be taught to write, ...
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Books on growth a hit at Madurai fair
Times of India
While the reader would come looking for a specific genre or title, the general public tend to pickbooks like those of self development,'' says Manusyapputhiran, a popular Tamil poet who runs apublishing house named Uyirmai. However, stall owners say ...
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Leach, Steinmark are subjects of new books
Abilene Reporter-News
By Glenn Dromgoole With the arrival of football season, two new books should be of interest to football fans in Texas. They concern ousted Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach and legendary University of Texas safety Freddie Steinmark. ...
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Delight Little Scholars With Back-to-School Books
Patch.com
I remember enjoying books about going to school with my kids when they were in preschool and kindergarten, and although books can't solve all problems, they can certainly help. These books use sensitivity and humor to help soothe young kids' anxieties ...
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Library card offers more value for patrons in September
Chicago Sun-Times
A library card opens the doors to innumerable resources — books, DVDs and online databases — all the time. But thanks to many local merchants, that library card also earns cardholders additional discounts for goods and services throughout the ...
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Rare books hold appeal for collectors
Poughkeepsie Journal
If you haven't heard of the author, but the book looks unusual, old or comes in surrounded by above-average books, it may be worth looking up. 4. Literary authors are often more collectible than popular authors. 5. Books that have won a literary prize ...
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HEB chief urges parents to Read 3
San Antonio Express
The idea, according to Rogers, is that neighborhood stores will serve as . . . . for literacy, offering everything from the opportunity to meet popular authors to inexpensive or freebooks. Most of all, HEB hopes parents and caregivers of ...
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