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John Force puts 1000 round wins in record book 4 May 08, 23:39 ET By Anne Heckman - Motorsport.com John Force celebrated his 59th birthday today with his 1000th Funny Car round win at the O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals at ... more Book Review - ‘Hungry Girl’! 4 May 08, 23:25 ET When I got the opportunity to review Lisa Lillien’s Hungry Girl I couldn’t pass it up. No girl likes to diet, but we all like to fit into our skinny jeans ... more Australia's Leighton boosts order book by winning Indonesian coal ... 4 May 08, 23:14 ET SYDNEY (Thomson Financial) - Australia's leading construction and contract mining group Leighton Holdings Ltd said on Monday its Thiess unit has been ... more Willy Vlautin plays a tune for his book 4 May 08, 22:44 ET By JOHN MARSHALL Willy Vlautin has always enjoyed writing, both songs and stories. He figured one had to have a fancy degree to become a real writer ... more Toll books $235m profit on Govt sale 4 May 08, 22:14 ET By GARETH VAUGHAN - Fairfax Media | Monday, 05 May 2008 Australia's Toll Holdings says it had valued the train and ferry assets sold to the Government today ... more Books turn famous Texans into paper dolls 4 May 08, 21:57 ET By TOM MAURSTAD / Media Critic Texas is a big, colorful state with a big, colorful history full of big, colorful characters. The state has been a productive ... more Win an autographed Prince Caspian Movie Tie-in digest edition book 4 May 08, 21:27 ET The world of Narnia returns to the big screen with the May 16th release of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. M&C is giving away a copy of The ... more Extra, Extra: In Honor of Comic Book Fest... 4 May 08, 21:25 ET KAPOW! A pipe bomb exploded today near the front entrance of the federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. Authorities are still investigating the blast; ... more Astrology: Book profit and keep away from market 4 May 08, 21:20 ET By Major Ajay As per financial astrology 18th week of year 2008 represents Mars. Mars is very famous to bring highest volatility, profit booking in Oil and ... more Book gives women scoop on how men think in business 4 May 08, 21:06 ET By KH CHANG INITIALLY, What Men Don’t Tell Women about Business: Opening up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook (John Wiley & Sons) would appear to be ... more The Ultimate Little Black Book 4 May 08, 20:59 ET By Ellen Nakashima Once upon a time, there was one telephone company. Routing phone calls was pretty straightforward. Now there are hundreds, and it's much ... more Free Comic Book Day in Mesa! 4 May 08, 20:30 ET by Greg Burgas Yes, you could have gone to the CBR front page and checked out their live blog for instant updates on what was happening in Mesa on Saturday, ... more Government's books in good shape 4 May 08, 20:24 ET The Government has recorded a $4.63 billion surplus for the first nine months of the financial year, once investment losses are removed. ... more Miles Davis Gems Resurface -- in French Comic Book: Mike Zwerin 4 May 08, 20:22 ET May 5 (Bloomberg) -- The French love American art forms that America has ignored -- jazz and comic books of the 1950s and 1960s, for example. ... more Superclass Conquers, Ivy Leaguers Flail: Most-Read Book Reviews 4 May 08, 19:38 ET By James Pressley May 5 (Bloomberg) -- David Rothkopf's ``Superclass,'' a guide to the global power elite, led the list of the most-read Bloomberg book ... more Author discusses 150th anniversary book at Bolen Books Monday 4 May 08, 19:11 ET For the last 150 years, the Times Colonist and its predecessors have been covering the news in Victoria and on Vancouver Island. ... more Promotion of book culture urged - The News 4 May 08, 19:09 ET Islamabad: Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik, Chairman National Language Authority (NLA), stressed the need to initiate efforts to promote the book culture by ... more Didak back in the bad books 4 May 08, 18:44 ET Collingwood goalsneak and keen nightclubber Alan Didak is again under fire for his nocturnal activities, this time accused of being kicked out of a trendy ... more A DOUBLE LIFE OF BOOKS & SEX 4 May 08, 18:05 ET The secret as to how the teenager came to own so much cash came to light after she was hospitalised in Kuala Lumpur. The first bombshell she dropped would ... more Mary Tillman's book details her fight for facts in son's death 4 May 08, 18:02 ET The nation and world have been inundated with four years of reports on his life and death, his gridiron glories, indomitable spirit, military service and ... more Penguins dump Rangers to book semi-final with Flyers 4 May 08, 17:45 ET PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AFP) — Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game after seven minutes and 10 seconds of overtime Sunday to give Pittsburgh a ... more Ozark author will sign copies of book at Reader’s Corner 4 May 08, 17:36 ET With three novels already under his belt — one of which was picked up for a motion picture by Twentieth Century Fox — Ozark author Mitch Jayne will visit ... more Local Teen Publishes First Book 4 May 08, 17:30 ET She's upgraded from a Nintendo 64 to a Playstation 2, but 15-year-old Cayla Kluver says she got the idea for her first book from a fantasy video game she ... more Morcha books all vehicles for May 7 4 May 08, 17:29 ET Darjeeling, May 4: The All Transport Joint Action Committee has “advised” tourists to adjust their tour plans for May 7 when most hired vehicles in the ... more Britain split on national song-book effort 4 May 08, 17:26 ET LONDON, May 4 (UPI) -- An attempt to create a song-book for all British primary schools has fallen apart after officials couldn't agree on which tunes to ... more Made-on-Maui children’s book has magic touch 4 May 08, 17:23 ET KULA — A mother and daughter have created a new illustrated children’s book that answers the question, “What Is Magic?” Sharon Mosley, a former attorney in ... more Rebel Track And Field Rewrites Record Book At Mississippi Open 4 May 08, 17:12 ET The Ole Miss track and field team set two new school records, recorded 10 NCAA regional marks and posted several of the school’s top all-time marks to ... more Bulls book berth in final with win over Griquas 4 May 08, 17:06 ET The Blue Bulls put on a scintillating second-half performance to secure themselves a place in the Vodacom Cup rugby final by beating defending champions ... more Doubts raised about accuracy of controversial book on JTF2 - Metro Canada 4 May 08, 17:02 ET MONTREAL - Doubts are being raised about the accuracy of an incendiary first-hand account of Canada's secretive Joint Task Force 2 commando unit, ... more Doubts raised about accuracy of controversial book on JTF2 commandos 4 May 08, 16:55 ET MONTREAL — Doubts are being raised about the accuracy of an incendiary first-hand account of Canada's secretive Joint Task Force 2 commando unit, ... more The Spirit is the Journey: More Book Reviews 4 May 08, 16:50 ET This month takes us on three spiritual quests, ranging from an unsubtle thematic exploration on the rocks and under the tracks, to a sort of allegorical ... more Austinites join in worldwide Free Comic Book Day 4 May 08, 16:29 ET AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, which is intended to put millions of new comic books to the hands of readers of all ages at ... more Book review: "The Downhill Lie," by Carl Hiaasen 4 May 08, 16:27 ET by Bob D. Some golfers hate to review their round after hacking their way around the course. It's just too painful to recall, and those duffers are content ... more Tigers Rewrite Record Books in 9-4 Win over Nebraska 4 May 08, 16:09 ET Lincoln, Neb.-The Missouri softball team (44-14, 11-6) closed out its regular season on the road with a 9-4 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-27, ... more Ron Paul's New book #1 ....in the Amazon! 4 May 08, 16:04 ET The Amazon River - Authorities have rushed special equipment to stop further pollution to the mighty Amazon river. In recent days literaly tons of sopping ... more Downs book final berth 4 May 08, 15:47 ET POTCHEFSTROOM – The brief to Trott Moloto was to ensure that Mamelodi Sundowns return to their glorious past. And after advancing to their fourth successive ... more Book offers cancer survivors guidance in traditional foods 4 May 08, 15:12 ET May 04, 2008 (Alaska Journal of Commerce - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- -- When she was diagnosed with acute myelocytic leukemia in ... more The Book of American Idol: II David - David Archuleta 4 May 08, 14:55 ET By Garrett Edward Godwin Being the youngest contestant of American Idol is "cool" for David Archuleta, who just made it to the Top 5. ... more Kansas City has up and coming comic book authors 4 May 08, 14:54 ET AP - May 4, 2008 2:54 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City has been churning out many successful comic book writers lately. Matt Fraction is a Kansas ... more Kansas City has up-and-coming comic book authors 4 May 08, 14:45 ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has been churning out more than its share of successful comic book writers. "It's a point of trivia almost, like, 'Well, ... more Fernando Torres enters Liverpool record books with winning goal 4 May 08, 14:44 ET Fernando Torres wrote another piece of history for himself with his 32nd goal in his first season in English football. The Spaniard has now scored in eight ... more Tips for Selling Used Books Online as a Business 4 May 08, 14:27 ET by Patricia G. Starting a part-time business using Amazon.com can be very fun and profitable. I want to share with you a few tips that have helped my ... more Cover Artwork for Star Trek New Frontier Issue 5 Comic Book 4 May 08, 14:16 ET By GustavoLeao / 11:04, 4 May 2008 / Trek Books Here is the cover artwork for issue 5 of Star Trek New Frontier comic book, on sale July 2008. ... more Frederick woman donates husband's archaeology book collection to ... 4 May 08, 13:47 ET FREDERICK, Md. (AP) The writings of an 81-year-old man who died in February may someday help future archaeologists. Spencer Geasey, who spent much of his ... more New book releases from Hawaii authors 4 May 08, 13:33 ET By Rachel Ellen Zangrillo Lahaina resident Zangrillo divides her book of poetry into sections on life, love, family, places, self-awareness and dreams. ... more Escalating steel prices likely to affect 60% of Bhel’s order book 4 May 08, 13:32 ET New Delhi: A delay by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, or Bhel, in meeting its order book commitments may cost the company severely as steel prices have ... more Book Review: I Dared to Call Him Father - The Miraculous Story of ... 4 May 08, 13:21 ET A modern classic in Christian biography (autobiography in this case), I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with ... more THE LIFE OF BRIAN - II: Books for Beer 4 May 08, 13:17 ET By SHALINI GIDOOMAL BOB SMITH, A SUB-EDITOR on the Express newspaper in London and long-time friend of Brian Tetley, first met the latter in April 1978 when ... more Free book for cancer patients 4 May 08, 13:11 ET Half the battle of coping with cancer is dealing with the emotional trauma - but good medicine in book form is now available to Wellington cancer patients. ... more Smith strike books play-off spot 4 May 08, 13:10 ET Tommy Smith's spectacular equaliser proved crucial as 10-man Watford scraped a play-off spot after a 1-1 draw which ensured Blackpool's safety. ... more Smith strike books play 4 May 08, 13:00 ET Tommy Smith's spectacular equaliser proved crucial as 10-man Watford scraped a play-off spot after a 1-1 draw which ensured Blackpool's safety. ... more Stricken sisters' cancer humor book finds laughs amid pain 4 May 08, 12:57 ET FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Admit it, cancer patients, you have at least toyed with the idea of playing the cancer card. You know, the one that gets you special ... more Book of all seasons 4 May 08, 12:38 ET By Henrylito D. Tacio IN THE third century, there was a monk named Antony who lived a lifetime all alone in the endless desert of Egypt. ... more Scott McLemee on books, ideas & trash-culture ephemera 4 May 08, 12:33 ET The latest list of recommended new books from the National Book Critics Circle has just been posted . I must admit that I have read a grand total of one of them. more Group donates books to library 4 May 08, 12:14 ET THE Cebu City Rizal Library and Museum is the latest addition to the roster of recipients of The Basics, a book authored by L. Ron Hubbard. ... more NEWSWEEK Cover: Book Excerpt - 'The Post-American World' By Fareed ... 4 May 08, 12:01 ET NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are glum at the moment, but the facts on the ground-unemployment numbers, foreclosure rates, deaths from terror ... more The books have won 4 May 08, 12:01 ET By Ruth Moose Sometimes on a Saturday afternoon, my husband would ask, "Want to go to the bookstore?" My answer was, "Does an alcoholic want to go the ... more Harvel Recipient Of Book Of Goldend Deeds Award 4 May 08, 11:58 ET Giles County Little League baseball president Billy Harvel recently received the Pulaski Exchange Club’s Book of Golden Deeds Award. Harvel and his wife, ... more Book it in for next year too 4 May 08, 10:36 ET By Meg Rayner BOOK lovers filled the streets of Clunes at the weekend as poets, novelists, publishers and thousands of visitors attended the annual Back to ... more Dees were closed book for tipsters 4 May 08, 10:26 ET BOOKMAKERS refused to take bets at half-time believing the result such a formality they would not consider taking money for nothing from the gullible. ... more The Book Worm: A festive Festival of Books 4 May 08, 10:22 ET Last weekend, my family and I visited the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. It is the largest book festival in the United States and the guest list included such celebrity authors as Padma Lakshmi, Maxine Hong Kingston, Laurence Yep and Ray Bradbury. more Pioneering book on ‘History of Bunts’ released 4 May 08, 10:21 ET MANGALORE (India): A book on the ‘History of Bunts’, dealing with the origin and development of the Bunt community of the Karnataka west coast, was released ... more Book Club pick set in El Salvador 4 May 08, 10:18 ET By Greg Trott An interview with author David Corbett can be a bit daunting. Subject matter is treated like a pinball, ricocheting from one topic to the next ... more Book Review: Adapting to Web Standards, CSS and Ajax for Big Sites 4 May 08, 09:49 ET There is no piece of Web development for big sites so often viewed as critically important and at the same time pushed into the background of the process ... more Mountain man Barber trims record book 4 May 08, 09:30 ET By Bill Dickens Batting practice at Mountain Empire High finds most of the players taking their hacks with aluminum bats. Only one of the Redhawks is asked ... more Book Review - The Final Move Beyond Iraq: The Final Solution While ... 4 May 08, 09:30 ET Mike Evans, author of The Final Move Beyond Iraq , has impressive credentials as a journalist. A member of The Press Club covering world events for more ... more Patrick Page to tear a page out of Astaire's book in 'Pleasure' 4 May 08, 09:25 ET He's been the Grinch, a surly lion and a chipper candlestick. Now Patrick Page will step into Fred Astaire's shoes as a star of the Old Globe Theatre's “The ... more Washington County Library announces its Books of Month 4 May 08, 09:19 ET Washington County Free Library has announced its monthly BookShare Notable Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction Lists for May. The titles featured on these ... more Greeke puts books in hands of troops overseas 4 May 08, 09:10 ET By Emily Sapienza TENANTS HARBOR (May 4): Paperback books are a lot like rabbits, Ellen Greeke likes to joke; left unattended they seem to multiply beyond ... more The Book of American Idol: I David -- David Cook 4 May 08, 08:53 ET By Garrett Edward Godwin The Book of American Idol will never include a rocker...Just ask Chris Daughtry and Bo Bice. David Cook, rocker for this season's ... more Ex-Clarkson coach's columns now in book 4 May 08, 08:44 ET In just two seasons, Massena native Mark Morris has firmly established himself as an American Hockey League head coach, and he could be working his way ... more Scientist's success with TV, books is no mystery 4 May 08, 08:40 ET By TAHREE LANE Bones have been gold for Kathy Reichs. They’ve taken her around the world and propelled her into successful careers. ... more For Mother’s Day, mom and children can enjoy a book 4 May 08, 08:40 ET This is one in a series of periodic reviews written by four area teachers of children’s literature. Today’s are by Barbara Britsch, professor emerita of ... more Washington County Free Library lists notable new books 4 May 08, 08:00 ET Washington County Free Library has announced its monthly BookShare Notable Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction Lists for May. The titles featured on these ... more Washington County library patrons create edible books 4 May 08, 08:00 ET In celebration of National Library Week April 13-19, Washington County Free Library sponsored its first Books2Eat contest. Pictured are this year’s winners, ... more Life in Wyoming spawns a book about what we do for oil 4 May 08, 07:53 ET By Jim Robbins One is in Wilson, Wyo., a village just outside the wealthy mountain resort of Jackson. It is here that Fuller has what she calls the good ... more Stores offer free comic books in a bid to cultivate new fans 4 May 08, 07:32 ET By Andrea Damewood Much like the bat signal shining in the sky, a sign in front of Emerald City Comics on Saturday lured hundreds with its promise of X-Men, ... more UPDATE: Clone Wars Books Update 4 May 08, 07:22 ET Online bookshop Amazon has made some changes in its listings for children's tie-ins for the Clone Wars animated movie, making the situation a little clearer ... more National Comic Book Day 4 May 08, 07:19 ET The super hero team handed out free comics and signed autographs at the Colosseum of Comics book store at the fashion square mall in orlando. ... more In the 34th International Book Fair Argentina Launches Cuban 5 Book 4 May 08, 07:18 ET As a way to break media silence, the work "Desde la soledad y la esperanza," was launched in the 34th International Book Fair running in this capital, ... more IV volume of memorial Shohrat book published in Turkmenistan 4 May 08, 07:07 ET The fourth volume of Shohrat (Glory) book was published in Turkmenistan ahead of the Day of Victory in the 1941-1945 World War. The book was prepared by the ... more New book unravels 'climate confusion' 4 May 08, 07:01 ET Research scientist Dr. Roy Spencer has authored a new book designed to clear up so-called "climate confusion." Spencer was a senior scientist for climate ... more Book Festival offers writing conference 4 May 08, 06:57 ET There will be tons of authors at the Ann Arbor Book Festival next week. Sure, it's great to meet them - but what if what you really want is to be one of ... more Library starts book club for tweens 4 May 08, 06:53 ET The Ferndale Public Library announces a new Tween Book Club for children in grades 4Ð6. The first book will be "The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane" ... more Book Fair held to benefit Operation Feed 4 May 08, 06:41 ET By PATRICIA A. WEST-VOLLAND ZANESVILLE - Cookbooks, children's, travel, gardening and nature books were just some of the wide assortment of books featured ... more Amazon's Book Surge Gambit Changes The Digital Landscape 4 May 08, 06:19 ET Recently, the industry was shaken by an announcement by Amazon that the company was changing its order fulfillment policy. In a nutshell, Amazon threatened ... more Kids' book explains surgery 4 May 08, 06:12 ET The book by board-certified plastic surgeon Michael Salzhauer, published by Big Tent Books, seeks to answer the insistent questions posed by some young children: Why is Mommy’s nose smaller? Where did her tummy go? And what’s with all those bandages? more Iraq war behind US economic crisis: Book 4 May 08, 05:51 ET New Delhi, May 4: Are wars good for economy? The idea which gained prominence during the World War II has proved to be wrong in the case of US war in Iraq, ... more Writer Pepetela To Release Book Next Week 4 May 08, 05:43 ET Luanda, 05/04 - Angolan writer Artur Pestana "Pepetela" is due to release next Tuesday in Luanda his latest book entitled "O Quase Fim do Mundo", ... more Legendary book turns 10 - Muskegon Chronicle 4 May 08, 05:36 ET and became a ... more Diary of Chicago Heights WWI veteran translated into book 4 May 08, 05:30 ET By David Schwab, staff writer Thirty years after his death, and almost a century after the war, the translation into English of the diary of a World War I ... more Children's Book Week will include contest 4 May 08, 05:28 ET Children can drop in at the Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St., any time during Children's Book Week, May 12-18, and create a Star Reader door ... more Reader Review: Book paints an ugly picture of Islam 4 May 08, 05:22 ET By James A. Genisio This book is a Main Selection of the Conservative Book Club. It is endorsed on the front cover and back cover by Ann Coulter. ... more Promotion of book culture stressed 4 May 08, 05:22 ET ISLAMABAD, May 4 (APP): Prof. Fateh Muhammad Malik, Chairman National Language Authority (NLA) stressed the need to initiate efforts to promote book culture ... more Seymour Library forming mystery book club 4 May 08, 05:16 ET A new mystery book club called "Coffee and Crime" is forming at Seymour Library in Auburn. Each month, the club will focus on a particular type of mystery and participants will be asked to read one of five books that represent that theme. more Jan Hildebrand column: New book on life of Gov. Walter Kohler Jr ... 4 May 08, 05:10 ET The Sheboygan County Historical Research Center has been sponsoring Second Saturday programs for the past few years. The programs are held every second ... more Morris opens up in book 4 May 08, 05:02 ET By CAP CAREY In just two seasons, Massena native Mark Morris has firmly established himself as an American Hockey League head coach, and he could be working ... more Buddhism: Book connoisseurs can acquire rare book through ... 4 May 08, 04:53 ET Do you have an interest in Buddhism? Would you be interesting in acquiring a highly illustrated book on Buddhism? Are you a collector of books on Buddhism? ... more National Newspaper offers autographed copies of watershed book on ... 4 May 08, 04:52 ET by Peter Tremblay What is our national identity as Canadians, and how can we rejuvenate Canada to affirm the quality-of-living of all Canadians. ... more Famous Canadian author releases new book on The Truth About Canada 4 May 08, 04:52 ET by Various editors Renowned as a passionate Canadian, best-selling author Mel Hurtig has combed through world statistics to see how Canada really measures ... more Book review: How America's economy ran aground 4 May 08, 04:50 ET By Tim Rutten Kevin Phillips' new book, "Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism," would be sobering ... more Stories you never heard in history class: Roberts' new book tells ... 4 May 08, 04:49 ET -- Think political gossip and scandal are afflictions of modern America? Then you never saw the transparent dress Betsy Bonaparte wore to an early ... more Books: 'Rain Before it Falls' a very English koan 4 May 08, 04:44 ET In his latest novel, "The Rain Before it Falls" Knopf, $23.95, Jonathan Coe leaves behind the previous terrain of his highly successful satires of modern ... more Books: The kids are all right 4 May 08, 04:44 ET In case you haven't been paying attention, young adult novels are where it's at right now, never mind the age your driver's license reveals. ... more Book briefs: May 4, 2008 4 May 08, 04:44 ET Such a good poet, in fact, that she won the 2008 Gell Poetry Prize, the annual acknowledgement of an "outstanding unpublished book-length collection of ... more Gay bishop's book gives insight into global furor 4 May 08, 04:42 ET He wore a bulletproof vest under his vestments for his consecration. He loves the Bible and considers scriptures to be holy and inspired - but not inerrant. ... more Review Book about New Orleans highlights multicultural mix 4 May 08, 04:36 ET When television crews panned past the thousands of people stranded at the Louisiana Superdome during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it was impossible ... more Lonely Planet books focus on US parks 4 May 08, 04:36 ET AP Lonely Planet, the guidebook publishing company, is relaunching its series on national parks with four books out this spring: “Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings ... more The new york times book review bestsellers 4 May 08, 04:35 ET hold tight, Harlen Coben. The aftermath of a high school student's suicide rocks a suburb. where are you now?, Mary Higgins Clark. ... more