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15 Books by Popular UFC Stars to Add to Your Reading List
Riding the wave of fame means appearing in movies and writing books about your life story. Here are 15 books written by popular UFC fighters, a cut man and a referee (with help from ghost writers and editing teams, of course) to add to your reading list or buy as a gift for the UFC fans on your list.
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Teen Books Feature R-Rated Language
A significant portion of books geared toward teens contain curse words strong enough to earn a movie an R rating, new research finds.
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Books With 140 Characters
At 64,000 members and counting, the Twitter-based reading group 1book140 is a global concern.
www.nytimes.com
Books Held by Kings
Eamon Duffy Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination an exhibition at the British Library, London, November 11, 2011–March 13, 2012 British Library An angel appearing to the Magi, from The Queen Mary Psalter , circa 1310–1320 A reader climbing the great staircase of the British Library’s modern premises near St. Pancras Station in London is confronted suddenly by that wonderful building’s ...
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5 Ways to Market Self-Published Books on a Shoestring Budget
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Self-publishing books is on the rise, as even celebrity and well-known authors opt for that route to publication. In fact, Lulu.com reports that the number of new print titles they published ...
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Should College Students Be Forced To Buy E-Books?
McGraw Hill claims it can cut the cost of college text books as much as 60% if all students are required to buy e-books and the cost is billed through the college bursar.
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Is It Time To Rate Young Adult Books for Mature Content?
A new report finds that nearly all young adult bestsellers contain at least some profanity.
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A bet on books' continuing pop-hop
At the new Pop-Hop Books & Print in Highland Park, a pair of print aficionados believes that others, like themselves, cling to the page in the age of ebooks. Like a bad love affair, they kept it a secret from their families as long as they could. Because in 2012, who can admit the thing they want more than anything in the world is to open a bookstore?
www.latimes.com
Amazon now lets self-published authors sell print books in Europe
Many self-published authors are still turning to literary agents to sell foreign rights to their books. In a move that could cut some agents out, Amazon now allows those authors to distribute their print ...
finance.yahoo.com
Elizabeth Dobler: Books about dogs are great for summer
Dogs may be considered man's best friend, but in these books, dogs are the stars. "Pick a Pup" by Marsha Wilson Chall, illustrated by Jed Henry, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2011, ages 2-5.
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