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RCMP book entire hotel for Vancouver Games 8 May 08, 23:51 ET OTTAWA — Anyone thinking of reserving downtown Vancouver hotel rooms for the 2010 Winter Olympics should scratch the landmark Blue Horizon off their list: ... more New book 'This is Progress' celebrates 10 years of Matix 8 May 08, 23:34 ET Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 8 May, 2008 : - - What Does Progress mean to you? Progress is manifested in many ways; Social, Political, Philosophical, ... more National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets 8 May 08, 23:22 ET It sure is funny how one can have two completely different takes on a movie upon seeing it for a second time. I saw National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets in ... more SA music legend Jimmy Barnes' wild life is now a book 8 May 08, 23:22 ET ADELAIDE'S reformed wild man of rock Jimmy Barnes this week released a book on his extraordinary life - Icons of Australian Music: Jimmy Barnes. ... more Craig Ferguson Writing Tell-All Book 8 May 08, 23:12 ET TV host Craig Ferguson is to write a shocking tell-all autobiography chronicling his past drug addictions and the depression that once led to a failed ... more Lionsgate books Oliver Stone's 'W' 8 May 08, 23:03 ET By MICHAEL FLEMING Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to "W," the Oliver Stone-directed drama about the life and formative years of ... more Taylor leaps into record book 8 May 08, 23:03 ET By S. THOMAS COLEMAN The clouds looked ominous for most of the day at Georgia Olympics XXXVII in Jefferson, but the big thunderstorm stayed away. ... more New book, exhibit honor life of late comedian Chris Farley 8 May 08, 22:31 ET MILWAUKEE -- The first time comedian Chris Farley tried alcohol at age 17 in Madison, he got "blind drunk" and became wilder than normal. ... more Prince Releasing A New Multi-Media Book 8 May 08, 22:26 ET by The Celebrity Truth - May 9 2008 Prince is set to release a new multi-media book entitled '21 Nights', which is based around the 21 straight concerts he ... more The Buzz on Business Books 8 May 08, 22:16 ET WSJ sister blog BuzzWatch runs occasional features on the hottest books, music, films and other entertainments from around the world. ... more Book seeks Seuss parables 8 May 08, 22:00 ET By JOSEPH WHITE - AP | Thursday, May 8, 2008 4:51 PM PDT ∞ What about "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Lorax"? Are those characters metaphors for Christ? ... more Provocative new book challenges today's childrearing practices ... 8 May 08, 21:33 ET CINCINNATI-In her latest book, Ships Without A Shore: America's Undernurtured Children, Anne R. Pierce submits that today's childrearing trends may just ... more Book Review: Taken By Storm - The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson by ... 8 May 08, 21:27 ET Taken By Storm – The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson contains exactly what the title says, for the most part: the record album covers designed by the artist, ... more Put this one in the books 8 May 08, 21:20 ET Man, Filppula just split the D up the middle, leaving Fistric looking like he was standing in hardened cement. Turco should have been pulled after that last ... more History book/movie club to start at county museum 8 May 08, 21:13 ET (Do not delete the text that is already displayed in this field! That text displays the headline for the story you are commenting on) Your opinions won't ... more Reactions mixed on children's marijuana book 8 May 08, 21:02 ET By Anna Song and KATU Web Staff PORTLAND, Ore. - A new children's book is stirring up controversy for the way it portrays what many people believe to be an ... more Giants notes: Zito's 0-7 record is one for the record books 8 May 08, 21:01 ET - On top of everything on Barry Zito's plate, he has a historically bad record. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Zito became the third starter in ... more Plastic Surgeon Writes Book On How To Explain Mommy's New Look 8 May 08, 21:01 ET MIAMI -- A local plastic surgeon has written a book on how to explain Mom's new look to the children. Dr. Michael Salzhauer, who performs surgery in Bal ... more THORN: Book about Spitzer won't be a quickie 8 May 08, 20:57 ET By Patti Thorn, Rocky Mountain News (Contact) Mary Altaffer / AP Penguin has signed two outsiders to write about the downfall of Eliot Spitzer, ... more CLP to throw book at rock chuckers 8 May 08, 20:56 ET The Northern Territory Opposition is proposing to introduce legislation making it illegal to throw rocks at vehicles. Shadow attorney general Jodeen Carney ... more Lencioni’s new book reveals the three signs of a miserable life 8 May 08, 20:55 ET Ever had a miserable job? You know, one of those soul-sucking employment situations that makes you feel like a drone in a corporate hive somewhere? ... more Power authors head to Alpine book fest 8 May 08, 20:37 ET With three months remaining before the event, the Way Out West Texas Book Festival already has an impressive list of authors. The festival, sponsored by the ... more NAB books 26% 1H profit growth 8 May 08, 20:34 ET National Australia Bank Limited posted a 25.8% rise in first half net profit on a year on year basis. The result was slightly better than many were expected ... more Accused slot cheat nominated for Nevada's 'black book' 8 May 08, 20:34 ET AP - May 8, 2008 8:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS (AP) - William Cushing, imprisoned in the 1980s for gambling-related cheating violations and facing trial in November ... more LIFE Delivers Books to Iraqi Schools Project Leads to ... 8 May 08, 20:27 ET By Life for Relief and Development As part of its ongoing efforts to alleviate human suffering, the American-based relief organization, Life for Relief and ... more 'Black book' nominee named 8 May 08, 20:25 ET William Cushing, imprisoned in the 1980s for gambling-related cheating violations and facing trial in November on new slot-cheating charges, was recommended ... more KARLA MASS: The week's most talked about book 8 May 08, 20:01 ET My mother has a unique approach for encouraging children to read. She seeks out reading material for her grandchildren, usually on some boring topic like ... more New book details a bygone era 8 May 08, 19:59 ET HAVE you ever stopped and wondered, while carrying out your business in town, about the history of the shops you regularly frequent? ... more Book Review: The Little Man In the Map by E. Andrew Martonyi 8 May 08, 19:54 ET I loved geography as a child. In some boxes I recently came across in my parents' attic, I found a certificate from my junior high 'National Geography ... more Book Review: Hours of Devotion - Fanny Neuda's Book of Prayers for ... 8 May 08, 19:54 ET As an avid reader of Judaica, I have a special liking for women's prayer books. Poet Dinah Berland happened upon an unknown author's Hours of Devotion in a ... more Nevada City man honors Bataan march with book, re-enactment 8 May 08, 19:48 ET By Dan Vierria - dvierria@sacbee.com A Nevada City man has written a book on the famous Bataan Death March during World War II, an event he describes as ... more Sportingbet Profit Surge Predicted: Gambling911 Official Euro 2008 ... 8 May 08, 19:44 ET With an aggressive move into the Canadian market and a presence on the Gambling911.com website, Sportingbet expects operating profit in the three months to ... more National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets [2-Disc Collector's Edition] 8 May 08, 19:43 ET By James Plath Jerry Bruckheimer scored again in 2004 with "National Treasure," an Indiana Jones update that took treasure-hunting adventure out of the Nazi ... more Stranded tramper failed to sign DOC log book 8 May 08, 19:27 ET Trampers are being urged to sign Department of Conservation log books, in the wake of the rescue of a man trapped for six days by rising floodwaters. ... more Book Review: Madison Avenue Maxi by Elke Gazzara 8 May 08, 19:21 ET Having a dog is no easy task. They require a lot of work and personal interaction — talking, walking, bathing, grooming, and just plain old loving — dogs ... more Book Review: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah 8 May 08, 19:21 ET Firefly Lane is a beautiful story about a friendship that survives three decades. At its core are Tully and Kate, who became best friends at age 14 and are ... more Book a date with this sale 8 May 08, 19:20 ET THE world's biggest second-hand charity book sale will open in Edinburgh tomorrow with more than 100,000 books, ranging from a 1578 book of Plato in Greek and Latin to th more Rising High Above the Rest -- New Book Features Author's Amazing ... 8 May 08, 19:17 ET LAS VEGAS, May 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Life is always full of challenges. Not only do people have to strive hard to survive, they also have the ... more Book fair and computer exhibition at Punjab University Pakistan 8 May 08, 19:14 ET A three-day annual book fair and computer exhibition will be held in the Punjab University New Campus from May13 to 15. Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) Nazim ... more 'One Book' meeting tonight 8 May 08, 19:11 ET The impact that one person can have in a neighborhood or globally will be the basis for a community discussion tonight at the Madison-Jefferson County ... more Massive book sale in the library 8 May 08, 19:11 ET Mayo Library is selling off lots of its older books to make space for new stock. This is a once-off opportunity to pick up a bargain or a rare book or a ... more Summer fun for kids, teens: Read a book, win a prize 8 May 08, 19:08 ET Alameda County libraries in Castro Valley and San Lorenzo are hosting "Catch the Reading Bug," a summer literacy game. Game boards resembling bingo cards ... more Wine books: Sips and bites from the Mediterranean 8 May 08, 18:40 ET Restaurateurs Cathy and Tony Mantuano, chef-partner at Chicago's Spiaggia, have authored their second cookbook, "Wine Bar Food" Straightforward recipes ... more Lions club book sale Thursday-Friday 8 May 08, 18:32 ET By None The McPherson Lions Club book sale is held annually at the Community Building. It will take place from 1-8 pm Thursday and 8:30 am-5 pm Friday The ... more A family that built Saudi Arabia, and shaped a wayward son 8 May 08, 18:26 ET AP - "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" (The Penguin Press, 575 pages, $35): In Steve Coll's "Ghost Wars," the Pulitzer Prize-winning 2004 account of the CIA, Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden, the bin Laden family gets passing treatment. more Italy salutes Israel, suppresses protest at Turin book fair opening - Daily Star 8 May 08, 17:49 ET By Agence France Presse (AFP) TURIN: Italian President Giorgio Napolitano opened the prestigious Turin book fair in the northern city on Thursday, ... more Wager On Horses - Crack the Books, Not The Whip 8 May 08, 17:49 ET By Robby Maddux Following last week's Kentucky Derby tragedy of filly Eight Bells, there's a buzz swarming around The Sport of Kings and online horse ... more Stop Spam. Publish Books 8 May 08, 17:48 ET Can you really stop the global fight against spam AND help to publish books online? Yes, using a nifty website called reCAPTCHA. ... more Daphne High School PTSO To Host The Big Event Book Fair 8 May 08, 17:47 ET The Daphne High School PTSO announced plans to host the Big Event, a book fair at Daphne High School. The event will be held beginning Wednesday, May 14, ... more Games don't create killers, new book says 8 May 08, 17:32 ET Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. ... more Bullock's widow criticizes book 8 May 08, 17:30 ET © 2008 AP AUSTIN — A no-holds-barred biography of the late Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock has drawn some warm reviews, but Bullock's widow and longtime aides say the ... more Book review: Death penalty subject of Picoult’s latest 8 May 08, 17:29 ET By SARAH MAUSOLF Jodi Picoult’s novels are like peanut butter cups. I can’t help devouring them, all in one shot, without stopping to breath. ... more Search Engine Optimization - The Book 8 May 08, 17:26 ET By Shawn Collins I just read Search Engine Optimization by Kris Jones, President & CEO of Pepperjam, and I really loved the format of the book. ... more Walters Stops in Washington for Book Signing Tour 8 May 08, 16:41 ET From her personal life to ABC and "The View," Barbara Walters is telling all in her new book "Audition" and made a stop in Washington during her book ... more Leslie Lehr’s New Book on Life After Marriage 8 May 08, 16:36 ET By Anita Reyes Leslie Lehr, sister of KEYT anchor Tracy Lehr, takes on the issues that touch everyone: marriage, motherhood, and, now, divorce. ... more Traffic cops on Dwarka drive, book 2300 8 May 08, 16:28 ET NEW DELHI: Over 250 traffic cops descended on Dwarka sub city and prosecuted over 2300 drivers for violating traffic rules as part of a massive drive ... more Gameworld: Video games don't create killers, new book says 8 May 08, 16:27 ET By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO, May 8 (Reuters Life!) - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a ... more Video games don't create killers, new book says 8 May 08, 16:26 ET Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. more Books: Identity search comes from a familiar place 8 May 08, 16:25 ET Nora Raleigh Baskin's fifth novel for middle-graders is her first "Jewish" book. Her books are the kind that draw young readers with the simple truth all good writers seem to share: Write what you know. more Why read the book when you can watch the movie? 8 May 08, 16:20 ET A timeless classic of British literature is about to be brought life for the 20th time. Hold on to your bonnets: BBC Films is about to make yet another ... more DQ : The Ultimate in Online 'Books' 8 May 08, 16:19 ET We have ebooks and book social networks. We have book trailers and internet book tv but the folks at DQ Books (nothing to do with Dairy Queen) have come up ... more Journalists and books about media 8 May 08, 15:41 ET Do journalists read books about media? Books written by journalists? My experience is that majority of us do not. Probably because familiarity breeds ... more Jon Turteltaub of National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets 8 May 08, 15:41 ET The missing pages of a diary hold a secret so explosive it could change the course of history in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. ... more Cancer survivor sets airport book signing 8 May 08, 15:38 ET Nashville International Airport is holding a book signing by author and cancer survivor Sigourney Cheek at the Hudson News stand next to Gate C-10 on May 9. ... more Children's book about marijuana sparks wide range of reactions 8 May 08, 15:37 ET By Anna Song and KATU Web Staff PORTLAND, Ore. - A new children's book is stirring up controversy for the way it portrays what many people believe to be an ... more Small book is full of inspiration 8 May 08, 15:36 ET It’s the merry month of May. I think of new birth, beginnings, flowers, planting and growing children. We have three birthdays around the beginning of May ... more Prof Edits Book on Trauma Healing 8 May 08, 15:27 ET A specialist in trauma healing at Eastern Mennonite University has edited a book on the subject, published by University Press of America. ... more New books at the Latah County Library 8 May 08, 15:04 ET Bound: A Novel by Sally Gunning. A young girl travels from 18th century London to join her father in America only to find a very different future than the ... more PTO will have book fair May 13 8 May 08, 15:04 ET The Potlatch PTO will host a Scholastic Buy One, Get One Free Book Fair Tuesday, May 13, to purchase books. Families, teachers and the community are invited ... more Book club to meet 8 May 08, 15:03 ET The JK and 7 Ridge's Book Prowlers book discussion group will meet this Tuesday, May 13, at 4 pm at the Juliaetta Library. The book to be discussed, ... more 47th annual AAUW State College Branch book sale slated for weekend 8 May 08, 14:37 ET This year's AAUW State College Branch Used Book Sale will be held Saturday, May 10, through Tuesday, May 13, at the Snider Agricultural Arena on Penn ... more Italy book fair honours Israel 8 May 08, 14:33 ET Giorgio Napolitano, the Italian president, has opened the Turin book fair amid anger and boycott calls by some Muslims over the choice of Israel as the ... more Turin book fair showcases Israeli writers amid controversy 8 May 08, 14:30 ET TURIN, Italy (AFP) — The prestigious Turin book fair got underway on Thursday showcasing Israeli writers to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the ... more Book review: From Distant Villages 8 May 08, 14:11 ET By Jim Eagles By Stephen A Jelicich When I was growing up, I was unaware there was a land called Croatia, though I did know we often dealt with people with ... more Famous Children’s Book Author Will Visit Rochester School 8 May 08, 14:08 ET The Rochester School PTO will bring famous children’s book author and illustrator, Robert Blake, to the school Monday, May 19 at 9 am This event is being ... more A Novel Approach: Author’s Book Exposes Possible Link Between ... 8 May 08, 14:07 ET “What if you knew something was a poison and...you knew that the government knew it too but adamantly denied that it was so. Would you be a terrorist if you ... more The Joys of Writing Poetry and Books for Children 8 May 08, 14:05 ET Laura Purdie Salas chatted with Gayle Jacobson-Huset, Assistant Editor Stories for Children Magazine about the joys of writing for children. ... more When All Else Fails, Books Can Lead the Way 8 May 08, 14:04 ET According to this New York Times article, it wasn’t technology or business that rejuvenated the Minneapolis Warehouse District. It was books. ... more Library holds annual used book sale 8 May 08, 14:02 ET Donation drop-off dates for the sale will begin Saturday, May 10 and run through Thursday, May 15, during regular library hours. The organizers welcome the ... more Minnesota GOP is still trying to clean up its books 8 May 08, 13:57 ET AP MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Even as the state Republican Party calls DFL US Senate candidate Al Franken to task over problems with his personal finances, ... more Book review: The Gunners 8 May 08, 13:55 ET By Gavin Ellis By Alan Henderson, David Green & Peter Cooke The official history of the New Zealand Divisional Artillery in World War II ended with the ... more Book Review: Superstar India By Shobhaa De 8 May 08, 13:55 ET Here is a lady who has written over fifteen books, written thousands of columns, has a frisky personality, gift of the gab and more and glamor that gets her ... more Chef Ramsay's Fast Food book among new arrivals 8 May 08, 13:46 ET New fiction titles to the library this week include Dead Time by Stephen White; Hold Tight by Harlan Coben; The Lady Elizabeth: a novel by Alison Weir; ... more I Never Buy the American Book Review : But I Will and You Should Too! 8 May 08, 13:46 ET I never buy the American Book Review, but I'm going to make an exception for their latest issue and you should too! The current issue features Women of ... more Go by the books, says DoC after rescuing tramper 8 May 08, 13:43 ET Trampers are being urged to sign intentions books in Department of Conservation huts after an Auckland man spent six days stranded by a river and efforts to ... more Book Review: The Philosopher At The End Of The Universe by Mark ... 8 May 08, 13:28 ET Most books on philosophy are a bore because a) unlike art, which is ideas in motion, philosophy is merely ideas (no matter how wonderful or complex they may ... more PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS 8 May 08, 13:27 ET AP - 1."Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) more USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS 8 May 08, 13:25 ET AP - Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback more WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS 8 May 08, 13:25 ET AP - 1. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) (F-H) more Author Shocks Readers with His New Literary Release Lost Innocents ... 8 May 08, 13:24 ET Lost Innocents, Book 1 - The Fallen One invites you to a dark underworld of obscene perversion and violence, a place where demonic possession reigns and ... more Mears Book Signing Set For Books-a-Million in Kingsport on May 10 8 May 08, 13:19 ET A Pre-Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day book signing of the new book, Rays Mears' Big Orange Memories, will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 2 to 6 pm, ... more BOOK REVIEW: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and The Struggle ... 8 May 08, 13:17 ET by Jim Miles Muqtada – Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and The Struggle For Iraq. Patrick Cockburn. Scribner (Simon & Schuster), New York. 2008. ... more Tensions greet guest of honour Israel at Turin book fair 8 May 08, 13:12 ET As he opened the Turin book fair, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was highly critical of protestors calling for a boycott of the fair due to the choice ... more Gay Penguins Book Tops "Challenged" List Again 8 May 08, 13:11 ET by Kilian Melloy For the second straight year, a tale of a family headed by two dads has received the most complaints from people wishing to see the book ... more Penguin Tale Tops List of ‘Challenged’ Books 8 May 08, 13:08 ET A children’s story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most. ... more Book Review: The Wisdom Of Whores by Elizabeth Pisani 8 May 08, 13:08 ET It's close to thirty years since British rocker Ian Drury had a hit with the song "Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll". Somehow or other nobody had strung the ... more A Book Club Just For Boys 8 May 08, 13:00 ET MICHIGAN CITY - Nine young men gathered together during a recent lunch hour, but it wasn't for a baseball game. It was time for the Barker boys book club. ... more ABC News' Cokie Roberts to discuss, sign copies of new book at ... - The Birmingham News 8 May 08, 12:59 ET In her 2004 best-seller "Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised our Nation," author and political commentator Cokie Roberts introduced readers to the ... more Best Selling Photography Book ‘The Natural World’ is a Quiet Call ... 8 May 08, 12:47 ET by Aria Munro OMAHA, Neb. — Wondrous and enchanting yet fragile and at risk, “The Natural World” (ISBN: 978-189031042-4), as seen through the eyes of ... more No laughing matter: Comic books encourage literacy 8 May 08, 12:45 ET In conjunction with Free Comic Book Day, Titusville Intermediate School gave away free comic books to students. more Book Review: Spark - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and ... 8 May 08, 12:32 ET Exercise is good for you. You've heard that before, but probably not the way John J. Ratey, MD says it. According to him (and the many studies he cites), ... more Police books impersonator posing as PM’s Advisor 8 May 08, 12:32 ET ISLAMABAD, May 8 (APP): The Islamabad Police have booked an impersonator Sohail Anjum for posing himself as Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister. ... more 'Sex And The City book tells different story' 8 May 08, 12:27 ET A book based on the movie Sex and the City is out and the lead actress Sarah Jessica Parker claims it will surprise fans as it features characters and plot ... more Royal book title will leave you highly amused 8 May 08, 12:23 ET BULLETIN bookworm and sometime Blender, the bookish Michael Jacobson, is enjoying a bookfest retreat down on the Apple Isle and a colleague is filling in. ... more Community books are special to a number of cooks 8 May 08, 12:21 ET By ANDREA BUSHEE, Correspondent She used to go hunting at yard sales for them each weekend and frequented a used bookstore in search of them. ... more James Bond Tackles Most Difficult Task Yet: Saving Book Publishing 8 May 08, 11:50 ET James Bond is back. Again. According to a story in The Wall Street Journal, America's favorite British secret agent will return in Devil May Care his 23rd ... more Books with Julie Morgan 8 May 08, 11:48 ET NEVER TOO YOUNG: Youngsters from the ABC Nursery visited Whitehaven Library for a story telling session by library assistant Ruth Giles. ... more Turkish author features at Waterstones book signing 8 May 08, 11:45 ET TURKISH author Dr Duran Akbulut signed copies of his latest book at a London branch of Waterstones recently. The book, titled Istanbul Istanbul, ... more Sleight-of-Hand Book Flips Open Review Contest: Magicians Need Not ... 8 May 08, 11:41 ET PALISADES, NY--(Marketwire - May 8, 2008) - Do you know that arguably the greatest sleight-of-hand trick in history is one that even the greatest magician ... more Barbara Walters Book "Audition"