By Jeremy Hill | for the Technology Tell network Oh boy, Amazon pulled an Apple yesterday. The Kindle media event yesterday showed Amazon in a totally.
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Pentagon Says Navy SEAL Author Broke Secrecy Contract
Slate Magazine (blog)
MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can followauthors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. 75829797. Navy SEALS await a night mission to capture Iraqi insurgent leaders July 27 ...
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Book Review: Physics on the Fringe: Smoke Rings, Circlons, and Alternative ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
The book ostensibly follows the work, in some detail, of “outsider physicist” Jim Carter, who has come up with a rather odd, but extensive, theory of everything. Carter's theory is rooted in his observations and pioneering desire to DIY. Author ...
Book Review: Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross
Blogcritics.org (blog)
As Neil Cross points out in the acknowledgements at the end of his new novel Luther: The Calling, a prequel to his hugely successful BBC series Luther, in the usual sequencing of these things the novel would beget the series. In this case it is the TV ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
BOOK REVIEW: 'Gold'
Washington Times
By Corinna Lothar - Special to The Washington Times. Friday, September 7, 2012. Enlarge ...
Washington Times
Book Review: The Cornerstone by Zoe Oldenbourg
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Once arrived at our chalet, I did what I do—I started perusing the book shelves. I stumbled across a faded-yellow paperback, The Cornerstone by Zoe Oldenbourg. The cover proudly boasted, “A masterpiece of historical fiction.” I thumbed through it, did ...
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BOOK REVIEW: 'The Wives'
Washington Times
Pegasus Books, $27.95, 332 pages. Alexandra Popoff's “The Wives” is a book that most women will love and most feminists will hate — the story of six great Russian literary partnerships, each one consisting of a husband and wife. More particularly, it ...
Washington Times
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Parties Versus the People'
Washington Times
To that end, Mr. Edwards builds his book on a set of proposals for reform of the political process and the role parties play in it. Among them: eliminate partisan gerrymandering by relieving state legislatures of the responsibility for redistricting ...
Washington Times
BOOK REVIEW: 'Gorra'
Washington Times
The novel began as a serial run in October 1880 in both the Atlantic Monthly and Britain's Macmillan's Magazine; it did not appear in book form until the following year, and it quickly became a commercial success. James revised it in 1906; this is the ...
Washington Times
Book Review: A maternal and perinatal health 'how-to manual' with a difference
PLoS Blogs (blog)
The book, with chapters written by authors from the low and high-income countries, clearly explains the current global situation where maternal and perinatal health is integral to population health, a marker of the performance of a complex health ...
Book Review: 'Automate This,' by Christopher Steiner
Businessweek
Things will only get worse, according to Christopher Steiner and his new book, Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World. Steiner traces the rise of algorithm-based trading on Wall Street, beginning in the late 1980s and carrying through to ...
Magnum Contact Sheets: a Highly Recommended Book [REVIEW]
By Darren Rowse
In the case of this book it gives a fascinating glimpse at not only some great images but the shots that were taken in the lead up to and after those particular images were taken. For example – this famous image of Muhammad Ali taken in 1966 by Thomas Hepker is ... 2012 at 6:03 pm. $90 for a book of contact sheets seems a bit steep to me. There are a lot of goodbooks out there that teach about composition and inspiration, and one could purchase several of them for the same price.
Digital Photography School
Fat Head » Book Review: Don't Die Early
By Tom Naughton
I read the book before it was published and again last week, and it's excellent. When I consider recommending a book (publishers send me books I don't recommend, by the way), I ask myself two questions: 1) Is the information useful to ...
Fat Head
S. Krishna's Books: Book Review: Radiant Shadows & Darkest ...
By Swapna
While Radiant Shadows seems to be like previous books in the series, there's so much more going on underneath. From the beginning of the first book, it's been clear that there's a war brewing, and over the course of the series, each piece has ...
S. Krishna's Books
BOOK REVIEW: Sharps by K.J. Parker - SF Signal
By Nick Sharps
BOOK REVIEW: Sharps by K.J. Parker. By Nick Sharps | Thursday, September 6th, 2012 at 2:00 pm. REVIEW SUMMARY: Mostly good characterization and decent plotting. MY RATING: MYREVIEW PROS: Some of the characters are well developed and there is a good amount of ...There are better fantasy books out there but this one does offer a unique change of pace and scenery. ... Michaele Jordan commented on Anarchy Books Offering a Free eBook Every Day in September ...
SF Signal
Book Review: The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns ...
By Kylee Baumle
The best time to write a review on a book is usually right after you've read it. But sometimes, taking a little time to think about what you've just read is better. Of course, not all books are worthy of much thought once you've turned the last page, ...
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'Gatsby' Author Fitzgerald Rests In A DC Suburb
NPR
F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, was born in St. Paul, Minn.; he's associated with that city, as well as Paris, the Riviera and New York. But he's buried in Rockville, Md., outside Washington, D.C., next to a highway between strip ...
NPR
'50 Shades Of Grey' Author: 'I'm Not Such A Pervert'
Business Insider
Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James on sex, sequels and the time her husband bought her a tin opener as a romantic Christmas present. EL James gave a rare interview to launch Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album, which features music that ...
Business Insider
Author: Tried to describe Paterno's real life
Philadelphia Inquirer
Posnanski, the author of Paterno, found the coach to be an "extremes guy," someone who generated love and hate from a wide cross-section. "I went back and read hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of stories written about him and it's unbelievable," ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
'No Easy Day' Author's Offer To Donate Proceeds From Osama Bin Laden Book ...
Huffington Post
After storming straight to No. 1 on Amazon, it's safe to say that the controversial book about killing Osama bin Laden is poised to earn a lot of cash. But one Navy SEAL charity isn't interested in any of it. The ex-Navy SEAL who detailed the raid that ...
British author Nicola Barker gets e-launch in US
Wall Street Journal
Associated Press. NEW YORK — An acclaimed British writer will soon be getting an e-launch for American readers. Seven e-books by Nicola Barker, whose "The Yips" is on the long list for this year's Man Booker Prize, will be published in the U.S. in ...
Author Richard Bach still in serious condition
Sacramento Bee
He suffered a head injury and broken shoulder when his small plane crashed last Friday on San Juan Island. The 76-year-old Richard Bach had a New York Times No. 1 best seller in 1970 with "Jonathan Livingston Seagull." Order Story Reprint icon ...
The Readers' Writers: NYT and USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Ivy ...
Norwich Bulletin
Regency Historical fans may already be familiar with the very talented author Deborah Raleigh – also known as Alexandra Ivy – and her nearly 40 published books. In fact, Alexandra Ivy's “Immortal Rogues” series was originally released under Deborah's ...
Local author launches second book series
Ventura County Star
Trine is a children's book author who came to reading and writing late in life. On the verge of the release of his second series named "The Adventures of Jo Schmo," Trine's books are becoming not only popular, but also a joy for him. He'll be at the ...
'My Two Moms' Author To Highlight Gay Rights At Convention
NPR (blog)
Wahls is the author of the book My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family. It's been a big year for gay rights and the Democratic Party. The convention, which included a meeting of the Democrats' lesbian, gay, bisexual ...
Gymnast Gabby Douglas to publish book in time for Christmas
Los Angeles Times
American gymnast Gabby Douglas captured hearts and gold medals with her performances at the Summer Olympics. Now she'll be telling her story (with the help of a co-writer) in a memoir due out by Christmas. The book, titled "Grace, Gold and Glory: My ...
Author E.L. James -- Fifty Shades of Lewinsky? | TMZ.com
By TMZ Staff
Here's bestselling "Fifty Shades of Grey" author E.L. James in London on Thursday (left) -- and President Clinton's infamous intern Monica Lewinsky back…
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Gabby Douglas, now an author, ready for VMAs – The Marquee ...
By breeharecnn
Gabby Douglas is an Olympic champ turned author - more on that in a minute - but she still has her fangirl moments. The gold-medal gymnast will appear with the rest of the Fierce Five at tonight's MTV Video Music Awards, and there's one ...
The Marquee Blog
Dutch author: 'If only Africans would complain a bit more' – Africa is a ...
By Maria Hengeveld
In a recent interview, Pepijn Vloemans, a regular commentator in Dutch mainstream press and the author of the book 'Wat hebben we weer genoten' (What a joy we had), described how his drive for adventure and experimental urge to test ...
Africa is a Country
Guest DJ: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Junot Diaz : NPRDominican author Junot Diaz joins us this week on Alt.Latino. .... NPR reserves the right to ...
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