Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
In most American text books, Samuel de Champlain serves as a sort of historical speed bump between Christopher Columbus and Lewis and Clark.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author pens Champlain bio (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they′ll see this message. The idea of “animal subjectivity″ has elicited three broad responses. The first denies its very possibility and/or usefulness for understanding animal behaviour.
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Eye of the beholder (Mail and Guardian)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they′ll see this message. Inspired by ancient Alexandria’s attempt to collect the world’s knowledge, the EU launches on Thursday its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe’s cultural heritage.
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Massive EU online library looks to compete with Google (Mail and Guardian)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
British people like to read, chat and text friends while on the loo, according to a survey released today to mark World Toilet Day. More than 14 million choose to read newspapers, books and magazines to pass the time in the bathroom.
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Millions read, talk and text in the loo (The Herald)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
I got a text message this week from an ex-boyfriend confiriming the worst: I suck at break ups. After an already challenging week, I wasn’t feeling up to my peppy self. Then, I had an unexpected blowout with a good friend.
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do (The Pampa News)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
illustrated by Christian Birmingham. 64 pages, ages 6-10. This superb retelling of a poignant Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale features exquisite artwork that depicts both the glittering beauty and the mortal danger of frigid winter.
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Children’s books (Journal Inquirer)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
var nopreviewimage = “1″; if (nopreviewimage == “”){ document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); } If you thought World Series tickets were hard to get your hands on… try getting tickets to the inauguration. Requests have been pouring into local congressional offices for tickets to see President-elect Barack Obama take the oath of office. Tonight, WFMZ’s Karin …
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Woman Books Bus Early for Trip to Inauguration (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Stakeholders in book industry including the government need to drop sentiments and greed in order to make books readily available and affordable to readers in Nigeria and stop their political propaganda on poor reading culture.
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Nigeria: Coping With Poor Reading Culture (AllAfrica.com)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they’ll see this message. It may be hundreds of years since the colonialists introduced hard currency to Africa, but many Ugandans still manage to get life’s essentials using the barter system.
Continue here: A lively rate of exchange (Mail and Guardian)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Volunteer Tina Wolter re-stocks books Friday during the quarterly book sale at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library. All the money raised at the sale is used to support the local library.
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Book sale (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
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