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Author traces roots of U.S. political conspiracy theories (Reuters)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:31:51 +0000

Reuters – Extremist political conspiracies such as “birthers” and “truthers” may be a dominant theme of post-9/11 America, but in a new book by Arthur Goldwag, he argues that modern conservative groups may be a product of history repeating itself.

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Author traces roots of U.S. political conspiracy theories
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Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon (AP)

creative — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:04:25 +0000

AP – Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com

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Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon
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Massachusetts governor has two-book deal (AP)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:48 +0000

AP – Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has a two-book deal, including a budget-priced e-book and a second work that will build on responses to the first.

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Massachusetts governor has two-book deal
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Barnes & Noble Makes the Right Call Not Selling Amazon Published Books (ContributorNetwork)

publisher — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:58:53 +0000

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | The Associated Press recently reported that book seller Barnes & Noble is refusing to stock titles published by Amazon, its rival, in its stores. The decision only makes sense because rule No. 1 in business is too not help out the competition. Really, Wendy’s is not selling Big Macs, so why should Barnes & Noble be expected to sell titles that Amazon has published

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Barnes & Noble Makes the Right Call Not Selling Amazon Published Books
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Making a case for Elizabeth Taylor as a feminist (AP)

creative — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:52:56 +0000

AP – “The Accidental Feminist” (Walker & Co.), by M.G.

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Making a case for Elizabeth Taylor as a feminist
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Sam Vaughan, editor and author, dead at age 83 (AP)

publisher — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:01:27 +0000

AP – Sam Vaughan, a longtime editor and publisher at Random House and Doubleday who worked with Dwight D. Eisenhower, Duke Ellington and many others has died. He was 83.

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Sam Vaughan, editor and author, dead at age 83
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Debbie Reynolds plans new memoir, ‘Unsinkable’ (AP)

creative — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:28:20 +0000

AP – Debbie Reynolds must have thought she’d said it all in her memoir a quarter-century ago.

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Debbie Reynolds plans new memoir, ‘Unsinkable’
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Dallas Pastor Conducts ‘Bed In’ to Publicize ‘Sexperiment’ Book (ContributorNetwork)

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:51 +0000

ContributorNetwork – Pastor Ed Young of the Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, and his wife Lisa recently conducted an unusual publicity stunt to mark the publication of their new book, “Sexperiment: 7 Days to Lasting Intimacy with Your Spouse.”

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Dallas Pastor Conducts ‘Bed In’ to Publicize ‘Sexperiment’ Book
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Review: Landay’s legal thriller rings true (AP)

publisher — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:17:02 +0000

AP – “Defending Jacob” (Delacorte Press), by William Landay: An assistant district attorney receives a case that will change his life in William Landay’s “Defending Jacob.”

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Review: Landay’s legal thriller rings true
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Review: `Helpless’ is deeply puzzling thriller (AP)

publisher — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:15:15 +0000

AP – “Helpless” (Kensington), by Daniel Palmer: A divorced father with a teenage daughter finds himself plunged into a suburban nightmare in Daniel Palmer’s “Helpless.”

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Review: `Helpless’ is deeply puzzling thriller
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