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Notes From My (Book)shelf: Week of April 23, 2012

Roxanne Coady | Posted 04.24.2012

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Roxanne Coady

Since there is an astonishing amount of information out there, I thought it might be fun to share with you items I have noticed, learned or was curious about in the past week.

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Best Film Books of 2011 Are Biographies

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 02.11.2012

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Thomas Gladysz

Here are 10 compelling film books published this year, listed alphabetically by title. Admittedly, I love old movies and classic Hollywood -- and this list reflects that preference.

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Read Across America: 11 Obscure Titles For Adventurous Book Clubs

Peter Steinberg | Posted 12.09.2011

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Peter Steinberg

Looking for your book club's next read? Don't waste your time with the hottest new titles -- half your club has already read 'em.

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Dead Tree Test

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Forget profitability, forget the market. Over a year ago, we raised the question of whether or not a book should pass a dead tree test in order to jus...

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Top 5 'New Year, New You!' Books for 2011

Nicole Berrie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nicole Berrie

Focusing on inner transformation, five authors might have what it takes to bring you happiness in 2011. As the great Greek historian Plutarch famously said, "What we achieve inwardly will change our outer reality."

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HuffPost Readers' Picks

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The new year brings the opportunity for new books. And we want to know what you're excited about reading. Yesterday we asked on Facebook and Twitter ...

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The Guardian: Worst Books Of 2010

guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rejoice! 'Tis the season to be merry! Garland the tree with sprigs of holly! The angels are singing! Father Christmas is coming! Take a break from the...

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Get Your Scrooge On!

The Huffington Post | Gabe Habash | Posted 05.25.2011

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With all the holiday cheer going around, we thought ... well, we thought we'd ruin it! That's why we put together this list of the 5 worst books to gi...

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Books For Christmas: Alternative Titles For The Holiday

guardian.co.uk | Benedicte Page | Posted 05.25.2011

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Forget the celebrity memoirs, selling in their dispiriting droves to the imaginatively challenged in search of a Christmas present-by-numbers. Elsewhe...

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This Christmas, Give The Gift Of Knowledge About Islam

Haroon Moghul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Haroon Moghul

In that holiday spirit, I'm sharing a list of great books about Islam and Muslims, in the hope that you'll share them too, as profound (and affordable) presents.

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Thanksgiving Day

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thanksgiving Day 2010 is here and we wanted to know what books you'd be grateful for this year. Below are choices from HuffPost readers, HuffPost edit...

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Thanksgiving Books

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thanksgiving Thursday marks the annual event featuring family gathering, lots of eating and way too much football. While it may seem counter-intuitive...

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Holiday Travel Anxiety?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Travel anxiety: it ranges from being uptight about missing the plane, to being terrified of flying, from being annoyed by security checks to abhorring...

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Reading Over Thanksgiving

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.11.2011

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For many, Thanksgiving represents not only the gathering of family and stuffing your face full of food, but also some well deserved time off to read. ...

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Will Giving Kids Books Make Them Not Want To Read?

Telegraph | Michael Morpurgo | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I was seven years old, my stepfather handed me a novel to read. It was a yellowing copy of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens -- a story which he ha...

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Stephen King Has A New Book Out

Peter Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Steinberg

For the thorough King readers out there, the slideshow below includes every book of short stories and novellas he's ever written

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21 Of The Coolest Book Covers This Year

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anis Shivani

Book cover design is an underappreciated art form, yet it can help make a book. What goes into the thought process, and how do all involved collaborate?

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Huffington Post Readers' Picks

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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We're sick of mean book reviews. You're sick of mean book reviews. Seriously, what's the point of reading about books that a reviewer doesn't like? ...

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Flashlight Worthy

Peter Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Steinberg

I recently read the gentlest, most thoughtful post-apocalyptic novel I've ever read. It's about how our lives would change if we simply... ran out of...

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'Chicka Chicka Boom Boom' Makes 'Most Read' Library List

Lancaster Eagle Gazette | Posted 05.25.2011

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Well, that's one of the most-read first-lines to come out of the Fairfield County District Library. As one of the library's most-read titles, "Chicka ...

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Young Adult Novels Called 'Soft Porn'

Sammy Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

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An associate professor attacked the reading list of a Missouri public school district this weekend, calling three books "soft pornography." The profes...

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The Austerity Reading List

PBS | Jessa Crispin | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we're going to do this, if we're going to "make do," and "do more with less," then we are going to need better inspiration than the guides they han...

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9 Unforgettable Books About September 11

Peter Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Steinberg

I think that no matter your literal or emotional distance from Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 there's at least one book on this list for you.

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6 'Flashlight Worthy' Novels That Will Take You Back to Campus Life (PHOTOS)

Peter Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Steinberg

If you're not fortunate enough to be a student returning to college in August, you can still get that collegiate feeling by settling into a comfy chair with a great campus novel.

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Best Books For 20-Somethings

newyorker.com | Posted by Macy Halford | Posted 05.25.2011

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But sometimes the grimmest stuff provides the best fodder for novels, and sometimes being in the midst of the struggle allows for the best reading of ...

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