Daniel Dennett, Author of ‘Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking’ - NYTimes.com: " . . . Sailing was still an apt illustration of the kind of empirically minded problem-solving that Mr. Dennett has long preferred to the abstractions of more traditional philosophy, to the great irritation of some colleagues. “Philosophers can seldom put their knowledge to practical use,” Mr. Dennett said, squinting under the brim of a baseball hat reading “Freedom Evolves,” a play on the title of his 2003 book on free will. “But if you’re a sailor, you can. I just get a kick out of that.”. . ."
Harper Lee sues agent over copyright to To Kill A Mockingbird
The Guardian
The book was published in 1960 to wide acclaim. It won a Pulitzer prize and is a mainstay of literature studies in high schools and universities across America. It has sold more than 30m copies worldwide and was also made into a classic 1962 film ...
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Books: New and noteworthy - USA Today
USA TODAY
The buzz: Is this first book in a young-adult trilogy poised to be the next Hunger Games? Tobey Maguire is ... The buzz: Veteran spy master le Carre is a frequent visitor to USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list, and Our Kind of Traitor reached No. 27 in ...
Author events in Greater Boston
Boston.com
Gary Greenberg (“The Book of Woe”) reads at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store . . . Jennifer Margulis (“The Business of Baby”) reads at 7 p.m. at Back Pages Books, Waltham . . . Juliette Fay (“The Shortest Way Home”) reads at 7 p.m. at Tufts Library, Weymouth .
New book: A Bountiful 'Journey' for young, struggling Mormon
Salt Lake Tribune
In the first book of his promised trilogy, Journey (If Where You're Going Isn't Home), Max Zimmer takes us on a soul-searching trip to 1950s Bountiful, Utah, where he and his fictional adolescent counterpart, Shake Tauffler, grew up in the shadow of ...
Evert 'extremely disappointed' in Connors - USA Today
USA TODAY
"In his book, Jimmy Connors has written about a time in our relationship that was very personal and emotionally painful," Evert said in a statement released Saturday to Reuters through her agent Lawrence Frankopan at StarWing Sports. "I am extremely ...
Book lends support for people without children
Killeen Daily Herald
While parents or parents-to-be might laugh at this book, I think it'll be better-appreciated by anyone who's made a negative decision on the “Baby, maybe” question. If that's you, then ... a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 11 ...
Martha Stewart tells how to live the 'Good Long Life' - USA Today
USA TODAY
In her new book, Living the Good Long Life: A Practical Guide to Caring for Yourself and Others, Stewart arms herself with a team of specialists, including several of the nation's best geriatricians, to reshape a more somber landscape. The entertaining ...
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