The Books That Can Be Judged by Their Covers
New York Times
If a designer produces a printed book that is compelling, possibly because it is luscious to look at, or presents its contents in an unusually ingenious or lucid way, we will still long to read it. Here are four recently published books on art and ...
Preserving Egypt's graffiti, a new book traces the arc of revolution
Fox News
"Wall Talk" — their newly released 680-page book — collects hundreds of photos of graffiti dating from the Jan. 25, 2011 eruption of the revolt against then-President Hosni Mubarak until today. The result is a street history that chronicles image by ...
Neil Young says 1st book came 'off the top of my head'
Minnesota Public Radio
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Entertainment Writer. NEW YORK (AP) -- Neil Young's fans have come to expect wild swings if they've followed his music career since the 1960s. There's the near-violent guitar solos and throbbing rock of his collaborations with Crazy ...
In Collingswood, a 'bravo' for books
Philadelphia Inquirer
Along with the featured authors were more than 250 exhibitors who paid $25 - the price is kept low to make sure all can afford it - to hawk their books and book-related wares. Harry Camisa of Yardville, Mercer County, was there, along with coauthor Jim ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Book Fest returning to Baton Rouge this month
The Daily Advertiser
The Louisiana Book Festival returns to the Capitol grounds in Baton Rouge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 27. There will be more than 125 authors and panelists who will present and discuss their latest works — children's activities, books for sale, food ...
Book review: 'The Gift of Angels' helps readers see angels through trials
Deseret News
She is a three time Whitney Award finalist and a recipient of the March 2006 Book of the Month Award from the Utah Governor's Commission on Literacy. “The Gift of Angels” is a sweet, fast-paced story about accepting trials and moving forward in the ...
Deseret News
'Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher': the vision of photographer Edward Curtis
The Seattle Times
Egan calls Curtis' book a work of "lasting merit." The same can also easily be said for "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher." Seattle writer Charles R. Cross is the author of eight books, including "Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock ...
Local book series inspires video trailer
Central Florida News 13
Book series trailer. High school students are used to having their heads in the books, but Saturday, a group of Sarasota teens got the chance to star in a video trailer about abook. By Eric Sollman, Reporter Last Updated: Sunday, October 07, 2012 @ 08 ...
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BOOKS: 'LIFE With the Beatles'
Grand Forks Herald
BOOKS: 'LIFE With the Beatles'. A new book, “LIFE With the Beatles,” gives an inside peek at the band that split up in 1970. It features hundreds of never-before-seen and rare photos by the late Robert Whitaker, who was granted generous access to John, ...
New Hawk Book Quite Helpful Here
The Ledger (blog)
This book provides advice for sorting things out. One helpful piece of advice is that birdwatchers should never rely solely on one or two field marks to identify a bird of prey. “Use a number of clues and your chances of correctly identifying the bird ...
Book Review | The Round House: Tragedy forces teen to grow up quickly
Columbus Dispatch
Hot Links: OSU-Nebraska · Voters guide · Campaign Ad Watch · What to know about early voting · Video: Casino · Columbus Day closings · Home · Life & Entertainment ·Books; Book Review | The Round House: Tragedy forces teen to grow up quickly ...
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Book Review: Sheila Bair's Bull By The Horns
Seeking Alpha
The book generally proceeds chronologically but is interlaced with passages describing in plain English the operation of deposit insurance and some of the basic banking concepts and metrics. One gets a reasonably good sense of the functioning of the ...
Book fair to look to the future
News24
While the book fair has long come to terms with the advent of electronic books and what they mean for their bound rivals, the share of ebooks in the entertainment literature market in Germany remains less than two percent. "It's not to do with the ...
Morgan column: Banned Books Week no week to celebrate
Shreveport Times
When one of his children were reading a book, whether by assignment or choice, he would also read the book. He told me that there were occasional books he'd have preferred his children to not read yet. However, he did not stop them, but he made certain ...
'May We Be Forgiven': tough times and atonement in suburbia
The Seattle Times
Case in point: Homes' latest book, "May We Be Forgiven," which is launched when George Silver, highflying TV executive and lifelong bully, runs a red light and kills two people in a minivan. Leaving the hospital after the accident, he returns home to ...
'The Casual Vacancy': Rowling begins life after 'Harry'
Philadelphia Inquirer
When, in the history of publishing, has the anticipation for an author's eighth bookbeen so different from the anticipation for her seventh? ... Unlike the Harry Potterbooks, which are never not about the series' titular hero (no matter how ...
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'Books to Die For': Writers' heartfelt tributes to fellow writers
Arizona Daily Sun
Before he begins his own novels, Connelly re-reads that book's Chapter 13. "In four pages Chandler teaches reader and writer what it is to write for the ages. What it is to create art," Connelly writes. In turn, Connelly's 1992 Edgar Award-winning "The ...
Blogger's new book gives gay teens hope
Boston Herald (blog)
North Quincy-raised Paul Vitagliano is hoping his first book, “Born this Way: Real Stories of Growing up Gay” (Quirk; $14.95), will break down some barriers. The book, on sale Tuesday, is an extension of Vitagliano's blog born gaybornthisway.blogspot.com.
Book festival: Something for everyone
Charleston Gazette
Turn to the newspaper's Life & Style (section F) today, and wrapped around it you'll find a program and map for the 12th annual West Virginia Book Festival. It's two days long. It's packed with booksand authors, and it's free to the public. About 60 ...
Book Review | Live by Night: 1930s tale of mobster lacks depth
Columbus Dispatch
... Today's Paper. Hot Links: OSU-Nebraska · Voters guide · Campaign Ad Watch · What to know about early voting · Video: Casino · Columbus Day closings · Home · Life & Entertainment · Books; Book Review | Live by Night: 1930s tale of mobster lacks ...
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Book captures the color and history of Texas waterfowl culture
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Thanks to Rob Sawyer, the most meticulous and enthusiastic researcher I've known, this and many other amusing, touching and surprising anecdotes are recorded in his recently released book "A Hundred Years of Texas Waterfowl Hunting." Anyone with a ...
A look at Israeli culture and social networks
Jerusalem Post
Books: A look at Israeli culture and social networks. By URI GOLDBERG. 10/06/2012 21:51. 'What's Next For Startup Nation?' finds connections between 'haval al hazman', 'few against many' and 'chutzpa.' Uri Goldberg Photo: Courtesy/PR. At the end of ...
Book and Art Review…Caribbean Art gains ground ... - Kaieteur News
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Book and Art Review…Caribbean Art gains ground in New York. October 7, 2012 | By KNews | Filed Under News. By Dr Glenville Ashby. Caribbean art has come of age. A slew of exhibits and media coverage in the last month have redefined the region and its unique artists. The art exhibit at the Brooklyn-based Museum of ... I bought “12 Angry Men” for my daughter. I would advise every citizen of this world, never to miss any special sale of old books, music records and... more ...
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New e-book on Catholic voting urges political - Catholic News Agency
Anderson's e-book “Proclaim Liberty: Notes on the Next Great Awakening” will be released by the Random House imprint Image Books on Oct. 9. It contains three speeches Anderson has given in the last year: his National Catholic Prayer ...
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Atom Books News & Blog | Blog Archive | Ghouls Rule Trailer & Win ...
By Kate Webster
If you loved our latest Monster High book, Ghoulfriends Forever, this is the DVD for you. With all your favourite characters, a super spooky storyline and a theme tune you can't stop tapping your toes to, Ghouls Rule is guaranteed to be a hit this ...
Atom Books News & Blog
Why now is a bad time to buy a 7-inch tablet | TeleRead: News and ...
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... EREADERS| · LIBRARY| · COPYRIGHT| · PUBLISHING. More on TechnologyTell: Gadget News | Apple News ... If you've been shopping for a handheld 7-inch tablet—you know the kind: smaller than an iPad, bigger than an iPhone, about the size of a paperback book (remember those?)—now must be tempting time to shine up the old credit ... Edward Forsyth on "The quandary of illustrated e-books - Posted on October 6, 2012. "Sounds like the Paperwhite is really what you want ...
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TOC News » Book Review – Floating on a Malayan Breeze by ...
By Leo Khaw
Book Review – Floating on a Malayan Breeze by Sudhir Vadaketh. Published by The Online Citizen on October 7, 2012. By Renyin -. “Floating on a Malayan Breeze” does not lend itself to simplification. It is at once a travelogue, a commentary ...
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Google settles book scanning dispute with AAP - Computer ...
Content Management News · CBR Staff Writer Published 05 October 2012. The settlement does not cover Google's current litigation with the Authors Guild. Google has signed an agreement with the Association of American Publishers (AAP), ending its ... As per the settlement, publishers will have the option to allow Google to display portions or the entire book content, or to sell the work through Google Play and the books scanned by the search engine in its Library Project can now be ...
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Book news along the Treasure Coast: Oct. 7, 2012 » TCPalm Mobile
Book news along the Treasure Coast: Oct. 7, 2012. By staff report. Published Sunday, October 7, 2012. Most-circulated books. St. Lucie County. 1. "Guilty Wives ...
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Dorothy L. Sayers Book News! - Barnes & Noble Book Clubs
Dorothy L. Sayers Book News! Options ... You can "like" Bourbon Street books on Facebook: ...Numerous references to Gaudy Night were in that book!
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Book News, Sept. 29th — The Librarian Next Door
By Meredith | Posted in amazon.com, book news, e-books, gayle forman, hunger games, J.K. ...While you ponder that, here's some book news to ponder as well.
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Mundie Moms: Book News: YA / New Adult Announcements and ...
Recent TMI Movie News (posts) ... I review YA books, as well as Children's book ( posted on Mundie Kids) and enjoy helping publishers and authors promote ...
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TV Book Club: Jenny Colgan on 'Doctor Who' and Finding Andrew McCarthy
Starpulse.com (blog)
A roster of solid authors have been penning BBC Books' Doctor Who novels for years. With the arrival of Dark Horizons, Jenny Colgan has brought her wit and warmth to the TARDIS. Recently, she talked about making the transition from fan to author, and ...
Starpulse.com (blog)
The Casual Vacancy Book Review The JK Rowling Book That Harry Potter Fans ...
PolicyMic
Let me start by saying that I don't agree with any of the naysayers who are either offended by a little bit of swearing (grow up), traumatized by the idea of their children picking up the book (don't let them), or randomly angry at Rowling for not ...
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Readorama | Author unchained; KC's Irish connection; Trillin wins
Kansas City Star
Author, unchained. One-third of the West Memphis Three speaks Friday on the Country Club Plaza. Damien Echols left an Arkansas prison just over a year ago after 18 years of incarceration. Today he finds himself a celebrated author after the release of ...
Kansas City Star
Celebrate National Book Month with local writing workshops
Examiner.com
Write that book. But what happens when you want to get published? Ah, there's the rub, sayeth the iambic pentameter writer of olde. Then it's time to learn more about writing to publish, a whole new can of typewriting worms. Luckily, you and I live in ...
Examiner.com
'A great joy': Author recounts parents' courtship through their letters
Alexandria Town Talk
The book chronicles the courtship of her parents, Alice Baker and Joe Holoubek, during their years apart from one another while in medical school. Fitzgerald transcribed hundreds of letters between her parents while her mother was in Alexandria and New ...
'Our Sarah: Made in Alaska'
Fox News
Now there's a new book that goes into detail about her life. From the beginning until now and it's by two people who should know they know all their life is. Her father and her brother it's called our -- and made an Alaska. Joining us now -- father ...
Author Gray: California Takes 'Business for Granted' — and It's Leaving
NewsMax.com
It shifted from a state that attracted people by the millions to one that sheds them to other parts of the country almost by the same amount,” Gray, who examines the state's exodus in a new book — “The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look” — tells ...
New edition of popular Marley book set for release on singer's birthday
Examiner.com
One of the most popular and controversial books documenting the life of late Jamaican Reggae legend, Bob Marley will hit the shelves for a second time in the New Year. Marley and Me: The Real Bob Marley Story has been scheduled ... The second edition...
Examiner.com
Noted author Lois Lowry appearing at Provo City Library
Daily Herald
A two-time Newbery Medal winner and author of nearly four dozen different books, Lowry is a bit of a living legend in the fields of young adult and middle-grade fiction. "The Giver," in particular, has fascinated readers of all ages since its ...
Tribute planned for author and teacher Doris Betts
Sacramento Bee
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A tribute is being held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for teacher and author Doris Betts, who died earlier this year. ... The book explored the prickly fellowship of three damaged people in contemporary Reno, Nev.
RUSSELL: Author fulfills dream in book on Rwanda
North County Times
"Fourteen hundred students at his school are going to read my book, and then there are going to be all sorts of programs where students born outside the U.S. will tell their stories." As Benaron points out, bad things can happen anywhere. She is a ...
Bestselling author Mark Nepo's new book encourages people to slow down, listen
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
In New York Times bestselling author Mark Nepo's new book, "Seven Thousand Ways to Listen," the Kalamazoo writer shares the importance of reflection. He will appear at a pair of events in the coming weeks in support of the book. Nepo points to great ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
An interview with author Michael McKnight
Easy Reader
Author Michael McKnight. Editor's note: Margo Farris from pages: a bookstore caught up with Michael McKnight this week for a brief interview preceding his book-signing and reading at the store Thursday night, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m.]. Where are you from and ...
Easy Reader
'Wooden Floors' Pack Hidden Thrill In Author's Debut
NPR
The book has some suspense, some twists and, suffice it to say, something ends up happening to the floors. By the end ... "I mean, when I started writing the book, I was sharing a flat, and obviously the note is the passive-aggressive bombshell of flat ...
Smell of the book sell at '60 Minutes'
New York Post
CBS promoted and published its Schwarzenegger book. Astonishing, ain't it, how the show for years has been able to get first crack at “exclusives” with authors of newbooks written while the author was in the employ of CBS's publishing division. Last ...
New York Post
Author of 'Chocolat' to talk about new book at Lowcountry luncheon
Hilton Head Island Packet
"Peaches" is the third book to chronicle the life of the mystical Vianne Rocher and her daughter. The first was "Chocolat," published in 1999, and it catapulted the Englishauthor to stardom. The movie starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp was ...
Hilton Head Island Packet
Author examines culture of indigenous UK manufacturing
Equities.com
Author John Fenton sets out to show readers how a revival of manufacturing industry is crucial to counteract unemployment in his nonfiction treatise, “New Ways for Indigenous Manufacturing: How Research Revelations have Defined a Future Path” ... to ...
RIP Society: Teen Girl Gets Book Deal For One Direction Fan Fiction ...
By Jessica Wakeman
A 16-year-old girl named Emily Baker's has gotten an e-book deal from Penguin for Loving The Band, which she originally penned online. For those readers who are not 14-year-old girls, One Direction is a boy band from the UK with that really ...
The Frisky
Google Play Books review | Expert Reviews
Google Play Books review £0 A good start for Google, but the competition from Amazon, Apple and Kobo offer a more cohesive package. ... Titles can be sorted by date, title and author, sliding around obligingly when shifting between each.
Expert Reviews
Neil Barofsky's book is depressing. « The Confluence
By riverdaughter
Not only that but the HAMP program was constructed in such a way as to encourage mortgage foreclosure fraud by the servicers. Tim Geithner is not a nice guy. Oh, no, he isn't. He's a sociopath. I don't know if I can handle Sheila Bair's book, ...
The Confluence
Flavorwire » 10 Essential Books for Book Nerds
By Emily Temple
What makes a book nerd? Reading a lot of books — and liking to talk about said books — is a major requirement, of course, but there's often something a little more nebulous involved: book nerds are the kinds of people who get a little thrill ...
Flavorwire
Book Review: The Lost Civilization Enigma: A New Inquiry Into The ...
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... Fresh Comments · About Blogcritics · Advertise · Write for Blogcritics! Find out how. Home Books Book Review: The Lost Civilization Enigma: A New Inquiry Into The Existence of Ancient Cities, Cultures, And Peoples by Philip Coppens ...
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Book Shelves #41, 10.07.2012 | biblioklept
By Biblioklept
Book Shelves #41, 10.07.2012. by Biblioklept. 20121001-205929.jpg. Book shelves series #41, forty-first Sunday of 2012. Lots of lovely books and mags with pictures. Several years worth of subscription to The Believer, with an unsorted stack ...
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Read to Grow program collecting books for kids | The Weston Forum
By The Forum Staff
Read to Grow is in need of new or gently-used books to restock its inventory for Connecticut children. Read to Grow typically provides more than 1500 books.
The Weston Forum
This Week's Book Notes (or, Sarah still finds time to read)
By Sarah Reinhard
Today it's being kicked off right here at Patheos by the Anchoress herself.) Now, on to this week'sbook jottings… The Good Pope and His Great Council: A Biography of Saint John XXIII and Vatican II, by Greg Tobin – Biography, 4 out of 5 stars ...
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Book Review: Voices from Iraq | We Meant Well - Peter Van Buren
By wemeantwell
Voices from Iraq: A People's History, 2003-2009 is an imperfect book, much as could be expected from a first oral history of the civilian side of the war. Author Mark Kukis interviewed those he could reach, restrained by the continuing violence ...
We Meant Well - Peter Van Buren
Book Review: Politics and the Emotions: The Affective Turn in ...
By blog admin
Politics and the Emotions: The Affective Turn in Contemporary Political Studies. Simon Thompson and Paul Hoggett. Continuum Books. May 2012. Find this book: Bill Clinton's famous capacity to 'share your pain' has been widely regarded as the ability of an astute politician to connect ... She is the author ofJulia Kristeva and Feminist Thought (Edinburgh University Press) and is currently completing a book on Judith Butler's international political philosophy (Routledge, forthcoming).
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The Secret Life of an Unknown Housewife: Book Reviews and ...
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If you scroll down my right hand side bar you will come across a Blogcritics button which will take you to my page on their site, or you can click on my Book Review tab at the top of my blog page to read my reviews. I don't get paid for any of this, but I do get sent a copy of the book to read. I rather like it because I can choose books by authors I might never have heard of and read books that are sometimes brilliant and sometimes ... not. I write honestly, as is my wont, and am under no ...
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Book Review: Brian Froud's Trolls | Parka Blogs
By Parka
Art Book Reviews, Anime Artbooks, Animation & Digital Painting. I'm from Singapore. ... Book Review: Brian Froud's Trolls. Submitted by Parka on October 7, 2012 - 12:50pm. Brian Froud's Trolls. Brian Froud continues to explore the fantasy world, this time looking at trolls. His previous bookswere on faeries (Faeries: Deluxe Collector's Edition and World of Faerie) and goblins (The Goblin Companion). This is a ... Self-publish your artbook with Basheer Graphic Books. Email your ...
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Book Review: Media Practices and Protest Politics: How Precarious ...
By Blog Admin
Book Review: Politics and the Emotions: The Affective Turn in Contemporary Political Studies → ...This is why Alice Mattoni's new book, focused on the political mobilisation of precarious workers in Italy, is a timely and important intervention.
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By Blog Admin
Book Review: Politics and the Emotions: The Affective Turn in Contemporary Political Studies → ...This is why Alice Mattoni's new book, focused on the political mobilisation of precarious workers in Italy, is a timely and important intervention.
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ALL HALLOWS EVE 2012 – GUEST AUTHOR ... - Book Chick City
By Carolyn
100 Books in a Year Challenge 2012 ... ALL HALLOWS EVE 2012 – GUEST AUTHOR: Niki Valentine “Real Horror” & Giveaway (ends 31/10/12) ... ABOUT THE BOOK: Who do you trust when you can no longer trust your own mind? Emma's ...
Book Chick City
On reviews and book buying and nostalgia | The Attorney at Large
By The Attorney At Large
In any case, we've been going back and forth about how we review books. I had been under the impression that, well, I'm a tough reviewer. (I mean, I wasn't very nice about the last book I reviewed here, but then again, that was a sunny ...
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New Book Evaluates Canada's Evolving Foreign and Defence ...
By David Pugliese
Here is a news release about a new book (somewhat short….only 160 pages) about Canadian defence and foreign policy: Toronto, Ontario – CANADA AND CONFLICT evaluates Canada's evolving foreign policy in a world that changed a ...
Ottawa Citizen » Defence Watch
T's Book Cafe Open 7 Days Till Late | PRLog
T's Book Cafe in Randwick has extended their trading Hours. New trading hours are ... T's Book Cafe is still the place to get great second hand books at great second hand prices in Sydney and now its open till 10pm EVERY NIGHT! The new ...
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Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: How To Be a Grouch
By Burgin Streetman
I don't think I can possible communicate how much I LOVED THIS BOOK AND RECORD when I was little. It is one of the most classic bits of Sesame Street memorabilia anyone can possibly own. Abook all about how to be a grouch. Not only ...
Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves
The 9 best books you haven't read yet | Gallery | Glo
Glo asked Edan Lepucki , author of the novella If You're Not Yet Like M e and a staff writer for The Millions , to share her picks for nine books you won't be able to ...
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Fracking book authors to visit book store | Press & Sun-Bulletin ...
Authors Seamus McGraw and Tom Wilber will discuss their books at 7:15 p.m. ... McGraw's book, 'End of Country, Dispatches from the Frack Zone,' is a memoir ... Shale rush on the author'shomestead in northeastern Pennsylvania, and the ...
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Writers' forum - Children's books | authonomy writing community
A simple children's book is not going to have 10,000 words. I have a one and a half year old and I look at all of these books thinking someone had to write these, ...
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A simple children's book is not going to have 10,000 words. I have a one and a half year old and I look at all of these books thinking someone had to write these, ...
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Goodreads: Book reviews, recommendations, and discussion ... Discover new books on Goodreads... 1 literary prize-winner, 1 local author, 1 non-fiction, and during the summer we read one lengthybook that we then discuss in September.
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Straight From the Top: Roy Spence, author and CEO of GSD&M Idea ...
In the inaugural edition of “Straight From the Top,” hear from Roy Spence, author and CEO of local advertising firm GSD&M Idea City.
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