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English: Stephen Covey at the FMI Show, Palestrante on June 22, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When I heard the news that Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, died yesterday, my first thought was that I didn't have much to say.
Stephen R. Covey, author, business leader and peace proponent, dead at 79
Examiner.com
Stephen R. Covey, world-renowned author of the best-selling business book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died July 16, 2012. He was 79. What people.
Examiner.com
Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dies at 79
Christian Science Monitor
Stephen Covey, author of the massive self-help bestseller, 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' died Monday in Idaho. Stephen Covey's landmark book sold in excess of 20 million copies in 40 languages and spawned a multimillion-dollar business...
Christian Science Monitor
Donald J. Sobol dies: Author wrote popular 'Encyclopedia Brown' series
Washington Post
Donald J. Sobol, a prolific author of children's books, including the vastly popular mystery series starring Encyclopedia Brown, died July 11 at a hospital in South Miami. He was 87.
"7 Habits of Highly Effective People" author dies
Chicago Tribune
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestselling motivational book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died on Monday at an Idaho hospital from injuries he suffered in a.... His "7 Habits" title has sold more than 20 ...
Donald Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown Author, Dead at 87
E! Online
He gave the world a young hero whose superpower was simply his smarts. Donald J. Sobol, the famed children's author who penned the Encyclopedia Brown series ofbooks, died on Wednesday in Miami. He was 87. His son, John Sobol, confirmed the sad ...
E! Online
Author of '7 Habits of Highly Effective People'
Chicago Sun-Times
SALT LAKE CITY — Stephen R. Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People as well as several other books that together have sold millions of copies, has died. He was 79. In a statement sent to employees of a Utah consulting firm.
Stephen Covey, at 79; '7 Habits' self-help author
Boston.com
Stephen Covey, whose 1989 book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” won millions of followers worldwide and helped fuse the genres of business and self-help, has died. He was 79.
'Encyclopedia Brown' author Sobol dies at 87
Boston.com
MIAMI (AP) — Donald J. Sobol, author of the popular 'Encyclopedia Brown' series of children's mysteries, has died. ... The Encyclopedia Brown books also featured Brown's friend and detective partner, the tough and athletic Sally Kimball. ... The ...
Bush Institute launches book on economic growth
Boston Herald
DALLAS — The George W. Bush Institute is launching its first book, which features experts weighing in on ways for the U.S. to jumpstart the economy toward 4 percent gross domestic product growth. The former president writes the foreword for.
Stephen Covey, author of '7 Habbits of Highly Effective People', dead at 79
Newsday
Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestselling motivational book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died on Monday at an Idaho hospital from injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident in April,
Newsday
Author's '7 Habits' Fueled Business-Book Boom
Wall Street Journal
Stephen R. Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, died Monday at age 79, three months after a bicycle accident. ... The book laid out homespun principles such as "Be proactive" and "Put first things first." Seminars based on its ...
Wall Street Journal
Book Says Supreme Court Gig Crashed Sonia Sotomayor's Personal Life
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
A new book by sitting federal judge Frederic Block pulls back the curtain on some of the most high-profile crimes and judges of our time, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a close friend of Block's. In Disrobed, an advance copy of which ...
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
The Last Book Sale: Author Larry McMurtry holds auction of "book town" inventory
New York Daily News (blog)
Booked Up's collection was frequently purged to rid it of the “bad books that sift in like dust.” In an age of self-published e-books and a changing literary landscape, McMurtry is unconcerned. “I don't have any participation in that, the new book ...
RIP Donald J. Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown Author, 1924-2012
Wired News
We at GeekDad are sorry to hear of the death of author Donald J. Sobol who, according to Reuters, passed away on July 11 at age 87, of natural causes. Sobol was best known for his Encyclopedia Brown series, featuring a boy detective named Leroy ...
Penn State Football By the Book of Numbers
Huffington Post
In his recent book "On Sacrifice," Moshe Halbertal asserts René Girard's belief that religious sacrifice controls violence which would otherwise escalate endlessly amongst people. This is the job priests are born to cultivate and fulfill. They protect ...
'7 Habits' author Stephen Covey dead at 79
CNN
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" has been named one of the most influential managementbooks by several organizations, including Time and Forbes magazines. The audio book is the best-selling nonfiction audio in history, according to the website.
Blurb Enables Adobe InDesign Users to Design ebooks for the iPad
MarketWatch (press release)
Until recently, options have been limited for authors of graphically rich ebooks. Designed for text heavy books like novels, standard ebooks do not respect the layout and design of the file. Blurbebooks are "fixed format," which means the ebook layout ...
'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' author dies
Reuters
Popular motivational speaker, consultant (Updates sales figures from publisher). By Laura Zuckerman. SALMON, Idaho, July 16 (Reuters) - Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestselling motivational book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died on ...
Motivational speaker Stephen Covey, '7 Habits of Highly Effective People ...
Washington Post
SALT LAKE CITY — Considered a pioneer in the self-help genre aimed at helping readers become more productive in their lives, author Stephen R. Covey had an enormous impact on both the corporate world and the personal lives of millions. ... “This was ...
Author Stephen Covey dies after suffering injuries from a bike accident in Utah
Examiner.com
Monday, author Stephen Covey died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho after a bike accident in Utah; he was 79 years old. Stephen Covey wrote the best-selling book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” and was the ...
Examiner.com
Stephen R. Covey dies; author of 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' was 79
Washington Post
In 2004, as self-help books occupied ever more real estate in bookstores, he amended his 1989book with “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness.” As Americans found their lives increasingly busy and cluttered, Dr. Covey emphasized the ...
Throw the Book at Penn State
New York Times
On Thursday, the same day Louis Freeh, the former director of the F.B.I., issued his damning report about the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky's sexual crimes by the Penn State hierarchy, the N.C.A.A. lowered the boom on — are you ready for this? — the ...
Donald J. Sobol Dies: Author Wrote Popular 'Encylopedia Brown' Series
Bloomberg
Donald J. Sobol Dies: Author Wrote Popular 'Encylopedia Brown' Series By T. Rees Shapiro July 17 (Washington Post) -- Donald J. Sobol, a prolific author of children's books, including the vastly popular mystery series starring Encylopedia Brown — the ...
Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author: 'A force of human nature'
First Coast News
At a workplace of the future conference during his presidency, Bill Clinton cited The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as one of three books every worker should read to "dramatically" boost the nation's productivity. Chief Executive magazine chose 7 ...
First Coast News
'Encyclopedia Brown' author
Chicago Sun-Times
MIAMI — Donald J. Sobol, author of the popular Encyclopedia Brown series of children's mysteries, died on July 11. He was 87. Mr. Sobol's series featured amateur sleuth Leroy “Encyclopedia” Brown, who unraveled local mysteries with his encyclopedic ...
Beach Books With Heart and Soul
Huffington Post (blog)
That said, I'm not much for iconic summer books. Oh, I'm no literary snob and I can appreciate a good trashy read as well as the next woman, (although I seem to be among a small minority of middle age women who could not get beyond the first book of ...
Steamy book grows in popularity
KIII TV3
It's the book that seems to be a hot topic of conversation. "It's really been pushed on TV and in magazines," said a reader who's skeptical of the books. The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy isn't only flying off the shelves at the bookstore; one of ...
Book Forest: Berlin Turns Fallen Tree Trunks Into a Free Book ...
By Lori Zimmer
Forest Books by BauFachFrau is a book exchange kiosk in Berlin made from fallen trees. ... The Berlin Book Forest encourages literacy, while also promoting education on the supply chain ofbooks- from forest to wood to paper. The Book ...
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And the Worst Book of History Is ... - NYTimes.com
By By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER
History News Network readers vote David Barton's "The Jefferson Lies" as the least credible book, followed by Howard Zinn's "People's History of the United States".
ArtsBeat
The new John Broome book — Marginal Revolution
By Tyler Cowen
I agree with Tim's comment on this. I know we rely on Tyler to read so we don't have to (most of us are too lazy to read the 100s of books a year that our gracious blogger does) but some context on occasion would be extremely useful. Reply ...
Marginal Revolution
Donald J. Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown Author, Dead at 87
By Neetzan Zimmerman
Donald J. Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown Author, Dead at 87. Donald J. Sobol, known to legions of kids around the world as the man behind the boy detective book series Encyclopedia Brown, passed away last Wednesday in Miami. He was 87.
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Stephen Covey, 'The 7 Habits' author, dies | The Salt Lake Tribune
Perhaps the most well-known Utahn of his generation, Stephen R. Covey catapulted himself to international fame and fortune with the 1989 publication of his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." Praised ... Covey, a former Brigham Young University business management professor, went on to write a string of books playing off "The 7 Habits" themes that reportedly sold more than 20 million copies in 38 languages, became a management guru for companies and government ...
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E-Books Are Sales Tax Free, At Least For Now
By The Huffington Post News Editors
SmartMoney: Those who order “Fifty Shades of Grey” in paperback generally pay sales tax, but in most of the country the e-book version is tax free. ... Download Tax: Connecticut Considers Tax On Ring Tones, E-Books ... E-Books Exempt from ...
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No. 1 Inspirational book in America is …
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1 rank in the Inspirational category for Amazon's Kindle e-books, and the No. 2 spot for all Inspirational books. The brand-new work by bestselling author Joe Kovacs reveals the answers to life's biggest questions, including the true meaning of life, what in the world God is actually doing with human beings, and what really happens after we die, all based on many underpublicized Bible verses. “I thank God in heaven for this abundant blessing,” said Kovacs upon learning of the top ...
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New York Magazine publishes its first ebook, with Byliner » Nieman ...
By Justin Ellis
Instead of going on its own, the magazine figured there were new audiences to be gained by working with the ebook publisher. ... But even though ebooks can cut out plenty of middlemen — traditional publishing houses, distributors, bookstore chains — when New York decided to publish its firstebook, it added a new middleman: Byliner. Today, New York and ... They've also worked with a number of notable authors including Buzz Bissinger, Nick Hornby, and Paul Carr. Over email ...
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“7 Habits” Author Dies Doing “Good” « Urban Velo
By Scott Spitz
The author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” died Monday from the “residual effects” of a bike wreck he experienced back in April. According to this AP article, Stephen Covey was knocked unconscious after an accident (no one else ...
Urban Velo
Arizona's Banned Book List » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names ...
Arizona's Banned Book List. ... New Books Available from CounterPunch. Other Books Available from CounterPunch. More Books Available from CounterPunch ...
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Sales taxes for ebooks? Issue is heating up | TeleRead: News and ...
TeleRead - News and views on ebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics ... generally pay sales tax, but in most of the country the e-book version is tax free. ... Most Americans who read books on their Kindles, Nooks and iPads have been ... Part 2: How to Publish Your Ebook (Preparing and Producing) ... Free e-books ...
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Kobo's Michael Tamblyn: 'Publishers Should Experiment More'
Digital Book World
Kobo also recently introduced Writing Life, its self-publishing service competitor to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and Barnes & Noble's PubIt!. And, perhaps most importantly, Kobo now has deep-pocketed backers in Rakuten, a dominant online ...
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