After a singularly bad beginning, the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, have finally reached the end.The question is, will Book the Thirteenth in A Series of Unfortunate Events meet the expectations of the series’ myriad fans? Snicket might put it a somewhat different way: if end simply means to cease, the answer is [...]
Martha Stewart’s new home reference book is a must-have for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it’s gorgeous. Printed on thick, glossy pages covered with subtle sepia photos and that perfect Martha-blue as an accent color, Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook is a pretty and practical package for everyone: “all [...]
John Grisham tackles nonfiction for the first time with The Innocent Man, a true tale about murder and injustice in a small town (that reads like one of his own bestselling novels). The Innocent Man chronicles the story of Ron Williamson, how he was arrested and charged with a crime he did not commit, [...]
Barack Obama’s first book, Dreams from My Father, was a compelling and moving memoir focusing on personal issues of race, identity, and community. With his second book The Audacity of Hope, Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values and offers [...]
The antireligion wars started by Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris will heat up even more with this salvo from celebrated Oxford biologist Dawkins. For a scientist who criticizes religion for its intolerance, Dawkins has written a surprisingly intolerant book, full of scorn for religion and those who believe. But Dawkins, who gave us the [...]
If there ever was a pair of docs who can make the small intestine seem truly intriguing, here they are. Dr. Mehmet Oz is an alternative-medicine maverick and a cardiologist known to implement acupuncture during open-heart surgery. Dr. Michael Roizen developed the RealAge concept of calculating one’s biological, as opposed to chronological, age. Here [...]
Five St. Clair County Community College students have been awarded a 2006-07 Nebraska Book Co. Scholarship. Erica Bouldrey of Kimball Township, Charles Garska of Port Huron, Sarah Robinson of Port Huron, Michael Rossi of St. Clair, and Heather Walker of Fort Gratiot each will receive $500. The scholarships are awarded to freshmen or sophomores who [...]
As college-bound students and their families scramble for sources of funding to pay for the coming school year, a new free Internet-enabled resource helps them on their quest.
The just-released “Braintropolis Scholarships” digital book (also called electronic books or ebooks) gives readers a convenient treasury of informative and helpful scholarship-centric articles, covering everything from the
basics (e.g., [...]
Books, books and even more books.
Don’t mind reading a used book? Enjoy saving money bypassing the $35 to $45 versions?
Then the 37th annual Used Book Sale sponsored by the Wilmington Branch of the American Association of University Women is for you.
For four days at the Concord Mall, starting today, you can have your fill of [...]
Book That Enlightens, Empowers and Motivates Children to Get Healthy Included on the Department’s Web-Based List ‘Legal and Social Compliance Approved Out-of-Cycle Instructional Materials’
Child health advocate Merilee A. Kern, co-founder and CEO of www.KidsHealthDepot.com — a soon-to-launch online catalog offering “Solutions That Foster Healthy Children(TM),” today announced that her healthy living-themed fictional children’s book, “It’s [...]