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Comic Book Adaptation of 'The Prince' by Niccolo Machiavelli is Now Available
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
SmarterComics takes best selling business books and turns them into comic-style books. 'The Prince' by Niccolo Machiavelli has been transformed for the 21st Century and the paperback version is now available. 'The Prince' by Niccolo Machiavelli was

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News Corp takes a bet on Christian literature
Financial Times
News Corp is bringing together the two largest religious publishers in the US in a big bet on the market for bibles and Christian literature. HarperCollins, the publishing house owned by News Corp, on Monday announced the
News Corp Acquires Major Christian Book Publisher Thomas NelsonChristian Post

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Cooking the Books on Grandma's Health Care
Wall Street Journal
Medicare patients who get less care have a higher risk of dying. Don't believe the hype that implies otherwise. By BETSY MCCAUGHEY The British medical journal Lancet reported last month that 32% of elderly American patients undergo surgery in the year

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Library book collection to honor former Courier-Journal columnist Betty Baye
Louisville Courier-Journal
A book collection at the Louisville Free Public Library focusing on African American life, history, literature, art and culture will honor former Courier-Journal columnist Betty Baye. Louisville Metro Council member David Tandy is providing $5000 from

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Bernie Madoff's family enters tell-all-book fray
Washington Post (blog)
Bernie Madoff's family is on a full-court-press tour for the book “Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family.” Written by author Laurie Sandell with assistance from Madoff's wife Ruth and their son Andrew, the book details

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Arts endowment hires Ira Silverberg for its literature post
Washington Post (blog)
Getting the American public to read great literature has been a passion at the National Endowment for the Arts. Through its “The Big Read” program, the public has again embraced “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” by Carson McCullers

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Seller Describes Joys and Pitfalls of Fulfillment by Amazon
Auctionbytes
Cynthia Lizana is proprietor of TexCynGoods, a retail business in San Antonio, Texas, that sells women's handbags and wallets. She started as a one-woman, home-based business and built up 10000 feedback selling on eBay and on her own

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Chris Matthews dishes on his new Kennedy book and Obama
Reuters
Matthews already wrote one book on Kennedy's relationship with Richard Nixon, and on Tuesday he will release another book on the 35th President, a biography titled "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero." TheWrap talked with Matthews about the Kennedy myth,

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HarperCollins Acquires Religious Book Publisher
New York Times (blog)
HarperCollins Publishers said on Monday that it would acquire Thomas Nelson, a publisher based in Nashville, bolstering the company's strength in the market for inspirational and religious books. Thomas Nelson, which was founded in
Harper Collins Publishing Group Buys Christian Book Publisher Thomas NelsonChristian Post
HarperCollins Publishers to Acquire Thomas NelsonMarketWatch (press release)

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Library book collection to honor former CJ columnist Betty Baye
Louisville Courier-Journal
A book collection at the Louisville Free Public Library focusing on African American life, history, literature, art and culture will honor former Courier-Journal columnist Betty Baye. Louisville Metro Council member David Tandy is providing $5000 from

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