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WATCH: Burning Books As Art

Posted 03.07.2013 | Books
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Julian Baggini is a writer and philosopher who has just released a video called Bibliocide, of him burning his old set of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. ...

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Andrew Losowsky

Nine Reference Books We'd Like To See Made Into Movies

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Losowsky | Posted 06.13.2012 | Books
Read More: Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster, Guinness World Records Movie, Roget's Thesaurus, Video, Dorland's Medical Dictionary, Reference Books, Guinness World Records, Elements of Style, Dictionary Movie, Reference Book Movies, Slidepollajax, Books News

A "Guinness World Records" movie is in the works, according to The Guardian. No details are yet forthcoming, but how hard can it be to turn a referenc...

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Do Kids Know How To Use An Encyclopedia?

Posted 03.16.2012 | Parents
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This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Once upon a time, people used thick, heavy reference books to look ...

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Lila Shapiro

Last Of A Dying Breed: Former Encyclopedia Britannica Salesman Mourns End Of Print

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 03.15.2012 | Business
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On Wednesday, Myron Taxman, one of the world's last door-to-door Encyclopedia Britannica salesmen, received a flurry of phone calls and emails from hi...

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Encyclopaedia Britannica To Cease Print Edition After 244 Years

Posted 03.13.2012 | Books
Read More: Encyclopedia Britannica, Video, Online Encyclopedia, Britannica Ceases Print, Britannica Goes Digital, Jorge Cauz, Britannica Ends Print, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Last Britannica, Books News

"The Encyclopaedia Britannica", the world's most famous print encyclopedia, has announced that after 244 years in print, it is no longer going to make...

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