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Humane, in life and in literature – Indian Express

Posted November 30th, 2011. Filed under Literature

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Humane, in life and in literature
Indian Express
Dr Indira Goswami, or Mamoni Raisom Goswami as she was known, passed away after an almost year-long illness on November 29. The renowned writer and Ramayana scholar was born on November 14, 1942, in Guwahati. After her schooling, graduation and
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Far East students get to grips with literature in East Lancs
Lancashire Telegraph
EAST Lancashire has become the latest stopping off point for students from the Far East who want to get to grips with literature classics. Groups are being shown Stoneyhurst College, where JRR Tolkien wrote part of the Lord of the Rings,

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Book Review: God, Science, and the Story of the Human Eye
Huffington Post
Which leads to a just published book — a most remarkable book — that needs to be in the library of every school and college, and maybe in every household that can afford it (it's expensive). There aren't many books like this one, transformative books

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Amazon Has a Very Good Reason to Now Support an Internet Sales Tax
The Atlantic Wire
Now that the legislation favors Amazon, in a total turnaround from earlier this year, today Amazon came out and said it "strongly supports" the Internet sales tax. A few months ago, Amazon was acting all baby, filing law-suits and refusing to collect
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Mammoth book fair offers an oasis amid Mexico's woes
MiamiHerald.com
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Retired schoolteacher Carlos Garces beamed with rapture after emerging from consecutive talks by authors at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. "This is an intellectual celebration where we all mix happily:

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'Fahrenheit 451' finally becomes an e-book despite Ray Bradbury's opposition
Entertainment Weekly
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury's seminal work of science-fiction about the perils of book burning, is finally available as an e-book. Simon & Schuster released the novel for download on Tuesday. It might surprise you to hear that
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Scoutmob Joins Foursquare and Look Books from Google
Fox Business
The app brings electronic versions of favorite holiday retailers' look books to iPad and now to Android-powered tablets, so all you have to do is point at what you want instead of dog-earing glossy pages, leaving them for loved-ones to find (and

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Unwritten Literature – Molokai Dispatch

Posted November 30th, 2011. Filed under Literature
Unwritten Literature
Molokai Dispatch
Hula is an unwritten literature. I dance proudly; joy is on my face (minoaka) spirit in my countenance (hemolele). I commend E Hula Nani E, a “leisure hulau” and Halua Hula O Kahili Ona Eka Lau Oho. These kumu keep Hawaiian culture alive now and for

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Westmount Examiner
Book Sale A Bestseller
Springfield Connection
1, for one of the largest used book sales in the area. More than 5000 books will be on sale, most for less than $5, including rare, vintage, autographed and popular bestsellers. "If you love sushi cooking, or you're interested in WWI Naval history,
Library book sale sets another recordWestmount Examiner
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Amazon Executive Asks Congress to Address Online Taxes
BusinessWeek
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Paul Misener, Amazon.com's vice president for global public policy, urged Congress to set standards for collecting state sales taxes from online commerce. Any exceptions to the tax should be kept “very low” for
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