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An ancient and priceless book, a murky history of evasions and coverups, an underground of sinister and possibly violent dealers, a former spy who drops tantalizing hints and a wily 84-year-old millionaire who says stuff like, “The problem with this story is that it could damage your health”: Are these the ingredients for a cheesy, improbable historical thriller? Yet “The Aleppo Codex,” Matti …
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“The Aleppo Codex”: The bizarre history of a precious book
Mother’s Day StoryTime Join us at the library for another special story hour event. We are celebrating moms with our Mother’s Day StoryTime
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Library update, 5/2/12
This well-written book tells the story of squid, including the enigmatic giant squid (kraken) and the scientists who study them I first met giant squid in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea . By the time I decided it was safe to go swimming again, I was eagerly devouring reports that crowded into the newspapers about a variety of giant sea monsters, or kraken. The Humboldt jumbo …
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Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid [Book Review] | GrrlScientist
Erin Carlson The late singer's grieving mother convened with publishers this week to shop the story of her daughter. read more
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Cissy Houston Pitching Book on Whitney (Report)
After miraculously surviving a devastating tornado, the story of a tiny kitten continues to inspire in a new children's book, Mouse Breath! magazine reports.
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Toto The Tornado Kitten Grows Up And Inspires A Children's Book About His Amazing Survival Tale
RUSSIA AGAINST NAPOLEON: THE TRUE STORY OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF WAR AND PEACE By Dominic Lieven Viking, $35.95 619 pages REVIEWED BY JOSEPH C. GOULDEN For starters, be prepared to reconsider two things that you think you know about …
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BOOK REVIEW: 'Russia Against Napoleon'
Mike D'Antoni's resignation comes as the Knicks crashed from their story-book run led by Jeremy Lin.
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“A Story of Six Strings” by award-winning music composer and 'sonic branding' pioneer Stephen Arnold in Dallas, Texas is a memorable anthology that spans decades of personal and professional experiences.
In a book deal worth £2.5 million, Amanda Knox will at last tell her story, reports Iain Hollingshead.
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Amanda Knox's trial by autobiography
Like many great Internet and sports starts before him, it looks like New York Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin will get a book deal. Nothing is official yet, but Forbes' Jeff Bercovici reports that Lin has a literary agent shopping his story around:
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Jeremy Lin Will Probably Land Himself a Book Deal
