Children's And Young Adult Book Recommendations: January 2013

This Month's Children's And Young Adult Book Recommendations: January 2013
Huffington Post
The upside of her decision, for us, is that she has more time to find -- and recommend -- great kids'books. So far, 2013 is looking good. Corneal ... releases and a couple of vintage gems. Here's to a happy new year filled with delicious hours of ...

Strategic Advice, Long Before You Invest
New York Times
TWO market veterans have new books out, offering thoughts about how to invest. But their suggestions come with a twist. Enlarge This Image. Jake Guevara/The New York Times. Enlarge This Image. Jake Guevara/The New York Times. Instead of telling you ...

Weekend picks for book lovers
USA TODAY
USA TODAY's picks for book lovers include Sue Grafton's new collection of Kinsey Millhone stories, and the latest from Girl With a Pearl Earring author Tracy Chevalier. Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton; Putnam, 286 pp.; fiction. Every two years ...

'Avalanche of Books' immerses kids in reading
San Francisco Chronicle
WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Dozens of middle school students found themselves buried inbooks Friday evening, part of an educational program mixing learning with fun. Pamela Gasway, librarian and teacher of West Vigo Middle School, said the annual ...

Business book reviews: The Org and New Mega Trends
Dallas Morning News
Business book reviews: The Org and New Mega Trends. Comments ( ) A Text Size. 1, of, 2. By JIM PAWLAK. JIM PAWLAK The Dallas Morning News. Special Contributor. Published: 12 January 2013 06:44 PM. The Org. Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan (Twelve,...

Dallas Morning News

Why do e-books cost so much?
Christian Science Monitor (blog)
Today I can self-publish an e-book, put it on Amazon, spread the word on the Web, and price it however I like. And I'm about to do exactly that. We recently partnered with other voices in the personal finance space to create books about money. We're ...

Christian Science Monitor (blog)

5-star ratings pour in for book on apologetics
WND.com
I know the Lord has blessed this book.” Its release last summer was followed immediately by its No. 1 ranking among best-sellers in Science and Religion on Amazon. Within weeks it had reached the top 400 of the many millions of booksavailable on ...

WND.com

'My Beloved World' By Sonia Sotomayor
Boston Globe
And when they do make a public appearance or publish a book, their topics tend toward the esoteric — Supreme Court history, textual interpretation, the proper role of the judge in a democratic state. Not so Justice Sonia Sotomayor's new book, a memoir ...

Led Zeppelin book may be final word, unless band writes more
Allentown Morning Call
So he decided to put together a book — sort of an oral history, told largely through the recollections of "the people who were there. Have everybody that was there tell their stories [about how they] watched the band start from the ashes of The ...

Hindu holy book coming to a nightstand near you - CNN's Belief Blog
By The Editors
Pope's book debunks Christmas myths · Evangelicals: Speak out on guns · Where was God at Sandy Hook? Opinion: Six things not to say after mass shooting · Christmas exposes atheist divide · My Take: Danger of calling things 'biblical' ...
CNN Belief Blog

The Burdens Of A Book Club - By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
By Andrew Sullivan
As the only writer in her book club, Marcy Campbell plumbs the group for insight into today's literary market, including the many reasons members will reject a book: I'm in the heads of these ladies, imagining the silent demerits they will offer to ...
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Trevor Aaronson, The Terror Factory ...
By emptywheel
banter between FBI employees (when Mohamud was not present) includes comments about whether superiors at FBI headquarters will find the case “sexy enough”; mention of a possible book deal; and what [Mohamud's lawyer] described as ...
Book Salon

Jeff Gundlach's Favorite Book - Business Insider
By Sam Ro
Jeff Gundlach's Favorite Investment Book Of All Time ... "It shows how human nature, fear and greed never really changes," said Gundlach. Read more about it on Amazon.com. SEE ALSO: The Most Important Finance Books Ever Written > ...

Money Game

News about New England books and authors - The Boston Globe
The book launch party, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Boston Public Library, ... Liz Walker will emcee and moderate a Q&A with the author, a Newton resident.
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