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Raymond Carver: New Books On His Stories And Life

The New York Times | Stephen King | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Raymond Carver Stories, Book Review, Stephen King, Gordon Lish, Carol Sklenicka, Authors, New Books, Books, Raymond Carver a Writer's Life, Raymond Carver, Carver, Books News

It's as a chronicle of Carver's growth as a writer that Sklenicka's book is invaluable, particularly after his career path crossed that of the editor ...

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Clutter Management: Can A Book Clean Your Teen's Room? (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Peter Walsh, It's All Too Much So Get It Together", Oprah, New Books, Teenagers' Rooms, Cleaning, Books, Clutter Management, Teenagers, Clutter, Messy Room, Books News

Peter Walsh, "Oprah's clutter guru," has a new book out to help teens clean their messy rooms called "It's All Too Much, So Get It Together." Watch hi...

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Kick-Ass Advice To Deal With Life's Crap!

Debbie Robins | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Poor Decisions, Road Rage, Driving, Advice, New Books, Shovel It!, Books, What If, Kick Ass Advice, Annoyances, Books News
Debbie Robins

You can add these techniques to your coping repertoire if you have one, or use them as a jumping-off place to build your own survival kit for when the crap hits the fan.

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"Tokyo Vice" Author Goes To Japan Seeking Enlightenment, Ends Up Writing About Organized Crime (VIDEO)

Posted 11.17.2009 | Books

Read More: Jake Adlestein Tokyo Vice, Jon Stewart, Japanese Crime, Tokyo Vice, Books, Organized Crime, New Books, Japan, Buddhism, Jake Adelstein, Books News

Author Jake Adelstein was on Jon Stewart last night talking about his new book, "Tokyo Vice," and the crazier-and-crazier story of how he got mixed up...

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"Going Rouge" Excerpt: Sarah Palin's Top 25 Tweets

Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Or Books, Going Rouge, Sarah Palin Going Rogue, Sarah Palin Twitter, Palin, Twitter, New Books, Going Rogue, Palin Books, Books, Sarah Palin Tweets, Sarah Palin Book, Sarah Palin Memoir, Sarah Palin, Books News

This list, compiled by Sebastian Jones, is an exclusive excerpt from "Going Rouge: An American Nightmare" available only by direct order from OR Books...

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Jewish Liberation From The Ghetto: Excerpt From "Emancipation"

GlobalPost | Michael Goldfarb | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Palestine, Globalpost, Jews, Marx, Judaism, Books, Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto, New Books, Moses Hess, Communism, Michael Goldfarb, Emancipation, Israel, World War II, Books News

Michael Goldfarb GlobalPost An excerpt from Michael Goldfarb's new book, "Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolutio...

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Muslim Revolution: Christopher Caldwell On Colbert With New Book (VIDEO)

Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Muslims in Europe, Stephen Colbert, Authors, Islam, Books, Author Interview, Muslims, New Books, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Europe, Christopher Caldwell, Colbert, Books News

Christopher Caldwell spoke to Stephen Colbert last night about his new book, "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe." Muslims make up a major part o...

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Patricia Cornwell On "The Scarpetta Factor" (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, Bestsellers, Crime Novels, Patricia Cornwell Interview, Patricia Cornwell the Scarpetta Factor, Scarpetta, The Scarpetta Factor, Books, Angelina Jolie, Patricia Cornwell, New Books, Author Interviews, Interview, Books News

Patricia Cornwell was on Good Morning America this morning to talk about her new book, "The Scarpetta Factor." She spoke about the "CSI effect" in cou...

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The Genesis of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us"

Mike Rose | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Kids, School, Why School, American Schools, Education, Literacy, New Books, Education Policy, Books, Learning, Testing, Classroom, Books News
Mike Rose

We hear so much about education these days -- test scores, reform battles -- but little that we hear gets to the heart of why education matters. That's why I wrote "Why School?".

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Iranian Memoir By Freed Prisoner Haleh Esfandiari

The New York Review of Books | Claire Messud | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Women's Rights, Women's Organization of Iran, Lebanon, Evin Prison, Iran Election, Books, George W. Bush, Iranian Government, Hezbollah, Iran, New Books, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Haleh Esfandiari, Prisoner, Saddam Hussein, Cia, Middle East, My Prison My Home, Claire Messud, Saudi Arabia, Iranian Prisoner, Tehran, Woi, Woodrow Wilson Center, Nyr, Books News

In Emin Prison Claire Messud The New York Review of Books "My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran" by Haleh Esfandiari. Ecco, ...

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"Fly By Wire": New Book Suggests That Sully Wasn't So Amazing

The New York Times | DWIGHT GARNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Fly by Wire, Sully, Miracle on the Hudson, William Langewiesche, Planes, New Books, Airplanes, Books, Hudson, Pilots, Chelsey Sullenberger, Books News

Mr. Sullenberger made a good choice to land on the Hudson. But his actual control of Flight 1549, Mr. Langewiesche writes, was "less reflective of unu...

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Mary Karr Interview: "Lit" Part II

Huffington Post | Steve Ross | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Writing Memoir, New Books, Mary Karr Lit, Bestsellers, Catholicism, Cherry, Lit, Writers, Melville, Interview, Writing, Authors, The Liar's Club, Mary Karr Memoir, Author Interviews, Books, Mary Karr, Mary Karr Interview, Memoir, Books News

The following is a continuation of a Huffington Post interview with author Mary Karr on her new memoir, "Lit." You can read the first part here. Hu...

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Navy SEAL Photos In New Book, "SEAL: The Unspoken Sacrifice" (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Stephanie Freid-Perenchio | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Slideshow, Navy Seals, Seals, War, Veterans Day, New Books, Books, Military Families, Photography, War Photos, Photos, Books News
Stephanie Freid-Perenchio

After the events of 9/11, I realized that the world of Navy SEALs was still shrouded in secrecy. I wanted to explore and shed light upon this culture that most people had never seen nor fully understood.

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2012: Books On Mayan Doomsday Predictions

Dallas Morning News | Douglas Brown | Posted 11.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Mayan Legend, December 21 2012, The 2012 Story, New Books, John Major Jenkins, Astrology, Books, Mayan Calendar, 2012, Apocalypse 2012, Daniel-Pinchbeck, Books News

Movies are pushing it, television shows are plotting it, books and Web sites have sprung from its fertile soil. The subject: Dec. 21, 2012. That's th...

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Stephen King On "Under The Dome" (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Books

Read More: New Stephen King, Under the Dome, Authors, New Books, Stephen King Under the Dome, Stephen King, Books, Stephen King Book, Author Interview, Books News

Stephen King appeared on Good Morning America this morning to discuss his new thriller, out today, "Under the Dome," which he says can be read as a me...

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Mary Karr Speaks To HuffPost Books About Her New Memoir "Lit"

The Huffington Post | Steve Ross | Posted 11.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Cherry, Writing Memoir, Books, Writing, Author Interview, New Books, Mary Karr Lit, Lit, Interview, Bestsellers, Authors, The Liar's Club, Memoir, Mary Karr, Mary Karr Interview, Books News

The brouhaha that flared last week when "Publishers Weekly" announced its list of Top Ten Books of the Year, a list that garnered probably unwanted bu...

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Andre Agassi's "Open": Meth, Bitterness, And Bad Hair (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books

Read More: The Tender Bar, Ghostwriting, Books, Addiction, New Books, Tennis, French Open, Andre Agassi Book, Steffi Graf, Brooke SHields, US Open, Wimbledon, Katie Couric, Andre Agassi Open, Open, Book Reviews, Memoir, Andre Agassi, Moehringer, Andre Agassi Meth, Books News

Andre Agassi's new memoir, Open, out today, has been causing a stir because of major revelations in the book -- that Agassi used crystal meth regular...

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The Help: Kathryn Stockett's Controversial Hit

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Fiction, To Kill a Mockingbird, Book Reviews, The Help, Dialect, Kathryn Stockett, Kathryn Stockett the Help, New Books, Books, African Americans, Bestsellers, New Authors, Books News

First-time author Kathryn Stockett's recent book, The Help, has risen quickly through the bestseller lists despite Stockett being previously unknown a...

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Eating Animals: Jonathan Safran Foer Talks To Ellen About His New Book (VIDEO)

Posted 11.04.2009 | Books

Read More: Eating Animals Jonathan Safran Foer, Factory Farming, Environmentalists, Eating Meat, Agriculture, Parenting, New Books, Global Warming, Jonathan Safran Foer Eating Animals, Bestsellers, Jonathan Safran Foer, Ellen Degeneres, Foer Eating Animals, Vegetarianism, Eating Animals, Food Politics, Books, Farming, Books News

Jonathan Safran Foer spoke with Ellen Degeneres today about his new book, Eating Animals, which uncovers the horrible world of factory farming. (Check...

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The Onion: Our Front Pages Celebrates Years Of Hilarious Headlines

The New York Times | ERIC KONIGSBERG | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Onion Headlines, Comedy Writers, Satire, Our Front Pages, The Onion, Onion Our Front Pages, New Books, Humor, Books, Newspapers, Headlines, Books News

Headlines in the satirical weekly newspaper The Onion tend to function both as punch line and setup, in that order. They are the heart of the paper, a...

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The Tide Always Comes Back

Jean Carnahan | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, The Tide Always Comes Back, US Senators, Ocean, Authors, New Books, Book Titles, Books, Beaches, Tides, Books News
Jean Carnahan

Conceived on the beach, The Tide Always Comes Back is woven with hope, humor and gentle reminders of what we know to be true.

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The Time Of My Life: Patrick Swayze's Wife On His Life And Death (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Women's Conference, Patrick Swayze Book, Lisa Niemi, New Books, Pancreatic Cancer, Books, Grieving, The Time of My Life, Patrick Swayze, Patrick Swayze the Time of My Life, Books News

Patrick Swayze's wife, Lisa Niemi, was on Good Morning America today to discuss the book that she and Swayze wrote together, The Time of My Life. She ...

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Googled: An Excerpt From Ken Auletta's New Book

Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Googled Excerpt, Googled, Media, New Books, Googled Ken Auletta, Ken Auletta, Apple, Internet, Youtube, Books, New Media, Ken Auletta Googled, Google, Auletta, Books News

Googled by Ken Auletta On a sunny July afternoon in Sun Valley, three friends who had competed and cooperated for a quarter century -- Robert Iger,...

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What is Work? Gail Collins: When Everything Changed

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: History, Women's Rights, Ella Baker, Nora Ephron, Civil Rights, Women's History, Little Brown, Ann Richards, American Women, Feminism, Madeline Kunin, When Everything Changed, Gail Collins, Sncc, New Books, Gail Collins New York Times, Gail Collins When Everything Changed, New York Times, Books, Author Interview, Books News
Sharon Glassman

The women in When Everything Changed are gutsy, goal-setting, game-changing, God-chatting, family-loving individuals who share a belief in Change - and an enduring, if irrational love of sexy shoes.

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What's Next For Jonathan Safran Foer And Eating Animals?

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Eating Animals Jonathan Safran Foer, Natalie Portman, Animal Cruelty, Everything Is Illuminated, Book Reviews, Natalie Portman Eating Animals, Eating Meat, Agriculture, New Books, Jonathan Safran Foer Eating Animals, Free Range, Jonathan Safran Foer, Vegetarian, Book Review, Vegetarianism, Eating Animals, Food Politics, Safran Foer Eating Animals, Books, Farming, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Factory Farms, Bestsellers, Books News

Beginning the week of October 26, 2009, we ran a series of reviews on HuffPost Books on Jonathan Safran Foer's new book, Eating Animals. It was a surp...

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