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Librarians' farewell stories
Walking up the Huntington Beach Central Library's spacious circular driveway and into the high-ceiled foyer, patrons can turn right or left. Right will take readers to the biographies, Charles Dickens tomes and latest John Grisham thrillers, but...Tags: Charles Dickens, Dance, Music, Career and Workplace, Children
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Random House sees 'Fifty Shades' of profit, thanks to E.L. James
Publishing giant Random House posted record profits last year, Publisher's Weekly reports. Thanks to E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy, revenue at the Bertelsmann-owned publisher exceeded $420 million in 2012 -- up a staggering 75% from the year before....
Tags: Dan Brown , F. Scott Fitzgerald, Rod Stewart, Career and Workplace, Entertainment Events
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Virginia is for lovers of book festivals!
Saturday is a big day in Virginia’s writing community. Almost a year of planning and coordinating will culminate in a gathering of more than a dozen nationally best-selling authors in one place, at one time, to describe how they craft the stories we...
Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Literature, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Genres
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Art Callaham: Addicted to books; hopeful for Hub City
I’m an addict. There I’ve said it. I’m addicted to several things, but the one I’m talking about in this column is books. I am a voracious reader and that costs me money, time, a broader behind and a larger girth. None of the costs...Tags: Morgan Freeman, Addiction, Behavioral Conditions, Psychotherapy, Bernard Cornwell
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Jodi Picoult on 'The Storyteller'
Don't mess with Jodi Picoult. The author of a string of best-selling popular novels with weighty themes ripped from the headlines, Picoult pulls no punches. Her latest book, out this month, is "The Storyteller," which is about a young woman who finds...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), The Wall Street Journal, Jonathan Franzen, Ethics, Punishment
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University of Chicago Medicine's top official faces a challenging 2013
Nearly every morning, before 7 a.m., Dr. Kenneth Polonsky is dropped off near the Lakefront Trail on Chicago's South Side, a few steps from Lake Michigan. He carries no briefcase, wears no suit and has no cup of coffee, the standard trappings of his...
Tags: South Africa, Science and Technology, Nelson Mandela, Orthopedic Surgery, Internists
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This week's best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Until the End of Time" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $28). The intertwined stories of two couples, separated by almost 40 years. Last week: 1 2. "Private Berlin" by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown, $27.99). Agent...
Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Al Gore, Murder, Punishment, George Saunders
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Steinberg: Be aware of dehydration
Louisiana swelters in the summer. August is the most intense month, with enervating heat and humidity. Athletes treat admonitions to hydrate well the way we all viewed our mothers' stern warning to stay out of the water for an hour after eating —...Tags: Trials, Disasters and Accidents, Justice System, Merlin Olsen, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Candlelight service planned Christmas Eve
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service Monday, Dec. 24, starting at 10 p.m. The community is invited. The church is at 30 S. Martin St. in Clear Spring. Christmas service On Tuesday, Dec. 25, at 9 a.m.,...Tags: Religious Festivals, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Holidays, LEGO Group
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The bestselling e-book of 2012: 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
If you bought a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" for your e-reader, you are not alone -- not by a long shot. E.L. James' sexy novel about innocent college student Anastasia Steele and her love affair with handcuff-inclined billionaire Christian Grey was the...Tags: Media Industry, Sony Corp., Google+, Literature, Suzanne Collins
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Spaghetti dinner set for Jan. 18
Cub Scout Pack 102 will hold a spaghetti dinner Friday, Jan. 18, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wacohu Grange. The community is invited. Proceeds will go to help the Cub Scouts. Library news The Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Library will hold its Lego...Tags: Libraries, Spaghetti, Arts and Culture, LEGO Group
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Best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Black Box" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99). Harry Bosch discovers that a bullet from a recent crime can be linked to a suspicious murder from decades ago. Last week: — 2. "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Justice System, Punishment, J.K. Rowling , James Patterson
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