May 20, 2012

Eli Broad writes a book, begins a blog and still wants the Times

Kevin Roderick: Eli Broad speculates in “”The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking” — with a foreword by Michael Bloomberg — that the LA Times will be for sale once the Tribune's bankruptcy closes and says he's interested again. Broad is also now on Twitter and Facebook and has started to blog.

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Eli Broad writes a book, begins a blog and still wants the Times

Book Review – The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars by Michael E. Mann

If you ever wanted to know how it feels to be hunted by a pack of rabid wolves, Michael Mann’s The Hockey Stick is the book for you. The “hockey stick” graph became an icon in the

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Book Review – The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars by Michael E. Mann

Book review: ‘Flagrant Conduct’ by Dale Carpenter

Book review: ‘Flagrant Conduct’ by Dale Carpenter By Michael Bronkski San Francisco Chronicle Published Mar 16, 2012 06:32PM MDT When the Supreme Court decided in Lawrence vs. Texas in 2003 that laws prohibiting sexual acts between members of the same sex were unconstitutional, many Americans thought that our country was finally emerging from the dark ages. Now, during an election cycle in which …

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North LA Writer Wins Accolades for Book

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – A north Louisiana writer is gaining a lot of attention for his coming-of-age story about a teenager in a small town in Arkansas. The Times reports (http://bit.ly/yIc5lo ) that John Corey Whaley has won the American Library Association's William C.

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North LA Writer Wins Accolades for Book

Did Christian parenting book contribute to child deaths?

Is Michael and Debi Pearl’s pro-spanking book “To Train Up a Child” leading parents to cross the line between discipline and abuse?

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Did Christian parenting book contribute to child deaths?

Winfield and Bastine Pen Book on Iroquois Supernatural Stories

Writer and researcher Mason Winfield, an East Aurora resident, and Algonquin teacher Michael Bastine, a South Wales resident, are the authors of a new book, Iroquois Supernatural (Talking Animals and Medicine People).

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Is MSNBC Freezing Out Pat Buchanan Because Of His Controversial New Book?

For 21 consecutive months, MSNBC has been No. 1 among African American viewers in primetime.

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Is MSNBC Freezing Out Pat Buchanan Because Of His Controversial New Book?

Pastor’s corporal punishment advice scrutinized after child deaths

In recent years, several children have died after enduring extreme forms of corporal punishment from parents who had absorbed the controversial child-rearing advice of Tennessee pastor Michael Pearl. Now, the New York Times reports, Pearl himself is under fire. In their self-published book, To Train Up a Child, Pearl, 66, and his wife Debi, 60,

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Pastor’s corporal punishment advice scrutinized after child deaths

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Next American Revolution’

THE NEXT AMERICAN REVOLUTION: HOW THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT STOLE THE AMERICAN DREAM AND HOW WE CAN GET IT BACK By Michael LeGault Tate Publishing, $15.99, 188 pages Anger at the federal government has manifested itself in many ways. On the right, we have seen Tea Party protests in the streets. …

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Comic book store murder jury to continue deliberations VIDEO

The man who prosecuted Michael George more than three years ago said he believes the jury is either split almost evenly or “leaning toward” a guilty verdict.

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Comic book store murder jury to continue deliberations VIDEO