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Cook Your Way Rich and Thin in 2010!

Denise Brodey | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Diet, Budget, Cookbooks, Recession Cooking, Cooking, Best Cookbooks, Healthy Eating, Recession, Mark Bittman, Culinary Institute of America, Weight Watchers, Books, Cooking on a Budget, Best Books, Books News
Denise Brodey

There are two ways to survive the recession. Cook--and eat delicious healthy stuff that you can save for leftovers. Or don't cook--order out, spend your cash, watch your ass (grow).

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The 17 Coolest Book Covers Of 2009 (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Cover Design, Book Jackets, Book Covers, Books, Slidepoll, Cool Book Covers, Design, Book Art, Books News

We know that we're not supposed to judge books by their covers, but it's pretty hard to avoid sometimes. Especially when it comes to books that have b...

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Cell Phone Dangers And Air Pollution Risk Overblown

Columbia University Press Blog | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Epidemiology, Health Risk Hype, Cell Phone Dangers, Health Risks, Authors, Hyping Health Risks, New Books, Books, Air Pollution, Geoffrey Kabat, Books News

I would contend that one can't really understand what is going on with the hyping of health risks without considering the social context in which mess...

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Charles Dickens Biography Gives A Fascinating New Take On Author's Life

The Los Angeles Times | Tim Rutten | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Biographies, Great Expectations, Michael Slater, Authors, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens Biography, Books, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens Michael Slater, Books News

[I]f you're looking for just one literary life to give as a gift in this holiday season, you won't go wrong by choosing Michael Slater's " Charles Dic...

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Sherlock Holmes: Arthur Conan Doyle's Mixed Feelings Towards His Character

The Wall Street Journal | JOHN J. MILLER | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Detective, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes Christmas, Sherlock Holmes Movie, A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes Books, Books, Books News

For Sherlock Holmes, the most important date on the calendar is Christmas--and not just because the latest film to feature him comes out on Dec. 25. ...

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"Start Over, Finish Rich", David Bach's 10 Steps For Getting Out Of Debt

David Bach | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Economic Recession, David Bach, Emergency Savings, Savings, Getting Out of Debt, Economic Crisis, Start Over Finish Rich, Recession, New Books, Books, Economy, Financial Crisis, Credit Card Debt, Finish Rich, Start Rich, Automatic Millionaire, Books News
David Bach

If you are one of the estimated 50 million Americans who are drowning in credit card debt, know that while it may not be easy you can get out of debt.

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Finishing Not-Quite-First

Todd Zuniga | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Opium App, Mcsweeneys, Opium Magazine, iPhone Apps, Opium, Book Apps, Digital Literature, Iphone, Electric Literature, Books, Books News
Todd Zuniga

The thrill of following our app's rise (and eventual slide -- after day four we slipped from the top 100) gave me the chance to seriously eyeball the Books section and really look at what was in there.

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Saturday Night with Fidel Castro (Part I of III)

Norberto Fuentes | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Fidel Castro, Havana, The Autobiography of Fidel Castro, New Books, Books, Cuba, Castro, Castro Book, Books News
Norberto Fuentes

I felt very close to Castro, but my admiration for him and his achievements didn't seem to be enough. He was desperate to be fussed over. For me to fuss over him, over Fidel Castro.

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Mitch Albom's "Have A Little Faith" Fixes Hole In Church Roof (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Tuesdays With Morrie, Detroit Pilgrim Church, Have a Little Faith, Hole in the Roof, Church, Books, Mitch Albom, Detroit, Five People You Meet in Heaven, Robin Roberts, Mitch Albom Have a Little, Faith, Gma, Authors, Books News

Mitch Albom's newest book, "Have a Little Faith" focuses in part on a struggling Detroit church that didn't have enough money to repair the hole in it...

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"A Christmas Carol" Updated By Gerald Charles Dickens (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Gerald Charles Dickens, Dickens Descendent, Christmas 2009, Christmas, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Books, Dickens, Christmas Carol, Books News

The Associated Press -- Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, performs a one-man interpretation of 'A Christmas Carol' ...

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Christmas Parties: Author Weingarten's Horror (AUDIO)

NPR | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Christmas Parties, Npr, Christmas, Gene Weingarten, Book Parties, Dave Barry, Humor, Books, Small Talk, Authors, Books News

Gene Weingarten, Washington Post columnist and humor writer, hates Christmas parties. They're awkward and require way too much small talk. The only th...

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Author Calling FBI About Negative Amazon Reviewers?

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Anne Rice, Neil Gaiman, Negative Reviews, Book Reviews, Amazon Reviews, Authors, Alice Hoffman, Electra Galaxy's Mr. Interstellar Feller, Books, Candace Sams, Fbi, Books News

This year has seen its fair share of authors kicking off about poor reviews, from Alice Hoffman, who called a Boston Globe critic a "moron" on Twitter...

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Boulder Author Stole His Own Book

Boulder Daily Camera | Vanessa Miller | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Theft, Book Selling, Boulder Book Store, Stealing Books, Independent Bookstores, Bookstores, The New York Times, Authors, Shoplifting, Boulder, Books, Books News

A recent New York Times article about book thefts has the online community atwitter about one mysterious Boulder author accused of feeling a little to...

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Recognizing Water for What It's Worth

Dr. Allan Hoffman | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: World Water Forum, Water-Energy Nexus, Water the Epic Struggle, Salinity, Books, Water, Climate Science, Steven Solomon, Hydropower, New Books, Climate Change, Water Policy, Freshwater Scarcity, Fresh Water, Water Crisis, Books News
Dr. Allan Hoffman

Steve Solomon's new book "Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization" is an exhaustively researched and well written contribution to the world's increasing awareness of water issues.

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Book: Osama Bin Laden Tried To Kill Bill Clinton

True/Slant | Jamie Malanowski | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Clinton Assassination Attempt, Bush Administration, Terrorism, Books, Bill Clinton, The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr, Ken Gormley, War on Terror, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News

According to a new book by a professor at Duquesne University Law School, Osama bin Laden tried to assassinate President Bill Clinton during a 1996 vi...

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Facebook Etiquette for Authors

Ru Freeman | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Facebook for Writers, Books, Networking, Self Promotion, Facebook Status, Writers, Book Promotion, Authors, Facebook Promotion, Facebook, Social Networks. Mark Zuckerberg, Books News
Ru Freeman

I realized that we were all descending, en masse, into a vast swamp of self-promotion that is just not becoming of the writerly class. So I have come up with ten-step pathway to grace for writers.

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Ku Klux Klan Former Member Pens Book About His Experiences

The Lakeland Ledger | Cary McMullen | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Violence, Self-Esteem, Racism, Kkk, Richard C. Harris, Ku Klux Klan, New Books, Books, One Nation Under Curse, Richard Harris, Barack Obama, Books News

Harris, pastor of Living Hope Community Church in Lakeland, has been out of the Klan for more than 30 years now. He has been speaking out against the ...

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Ardath Rodale Dead: Former Chairwoman Of Rodale Dies At 81

Philadelphia Inquirer | Sally A. Downey | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Rodale, Rodale Inc., Publishing, Bob Rodale, Ardath Rodale Dead, Book Publishing, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies, Books, Ardath Rodale, Books News

Ardath Harter Rodale, 81, of Allentown, former chairwoman of Rodale Inc., died Friday at her home. ...

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Kids' Book About Parasites Full Of Gross-Out Science

Boing Boing | Cory Doctorow | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Kids' Science Books, Boing Boing, Science Books, Kids' Books, New Books, Books, Children's Books, What's Eating You?, Parasites, Gross Out, Books News

The publishers of "What's Eating You?: Parasites -- The Inside Story" were kind enough to send me a copy of this science picture book for young reader...

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Book Review Roundup

Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Hitler's Panzers, Dostoevsky Joseph Frank, The First Tycoon, Book Reviews, The Man in the Wooden Hat, Crazy Like Us, New Books, London Boulevard, Horns, Books, The Talented Miss Highsmith, The Vintage Caper, Books News

We're back again with your weekly book review roundup: "The Talented Miss Highsmith", Joan Schenkar The New York Times Schenkar's writing is witty...

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First Day Of Winter: Great Books To Give And To Curl Up With On Winter Solstice (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Kennedy, Stephen King, Winter Solstice, Best Books, True Blue, Books, Literary Prizes, Best Books of 2009, Bestsellers, Nobel Prize, Orhan Pamuk, The Help, Thrillers, Andre Agassi, Christmas Gifts, Dean Koontz, First Day of Winter, Daniel Silva, First Day of Winter in 2009, Winter Solstice 2009, Books News

Winter Solstice, the first day of winter, the shortest day of the year. Looking for a good book to curl up with, or perhaps some great last-minute Chr...

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Radomir Luza Dead: Author And Professor Wrote About WWII Horrors

Philadelphia Daily News | John F. Morrison | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Communism, Nazis, The Hitler Kiss, Czech Author, Czechoslovakia, Author Dead, Authors, Radomir Luza, Wwii, Books, Radomir v. Luza, Czech Republic, Books News

From bitter years of fighting the Germans, hiding underground and seeing comrades hunted and killed by the Gestapo, including his own father, then bat...

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Mark Gates Dead: Sales Rep For Farrar, Straus & Giroux Was Much Loved By All

Shelf Awareness | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Farrar Straus and Giroux, Sales Rep, Publishing, Voice Literary Supplement, Book Publishing, Mark Gates Dead, Books, Sales Reps, Village Voice, Mark Gates, Books News

Sad news: Mark Gates, longtime rep for Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Holt, died on Friday at age 57 of lung cancer. Gates got his start in book publish...

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Best Sarah Palin Spoof Yet: Ru Paul In "Going Vogue"

Posted 12.18.2009 | Books

Read More: RuPaul Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Book, Bestsellers, RuPaul Sarah Palin Spoof, Books, RuPaul Going Vogue, Sarah Palin, Going Vogue, Going Rogue, Palin, Rupaul, Books News

Amidst all of the spoofs of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue", RuPaul comes out and tops them all. The new promo for RuPaul's show "RuPaul's Drag Race" feat...

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Bill Clinton Lied, Had Affair With Susan McDougal, New Book Claims

The New York Post | Posted 12.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Bill Clinton, The Death of American Virtue, Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Bill Clinton Affair, New Books, Bill Clinton Susan McDougal, Books, Ken Starr, Ken Gormley, Susan McDougal, Books News

A new book, "The Death of American Virtue" by law professor Ken Gormley, claims that Bill Clinton had an extramarital affair with Susan McDougal, the ...

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