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Fall Fest '08 in the books (14 WFIE Evansville) With the 2008 Fall Festival in the books, all that's left to do is clean up and look forward to next year. us.rd.yahoo.com
New fad: Films, books on sex addicts (The Times of India) LONDON: Forget about the old maid, the fatso and the nerd: a rash of books and films about men or women with uncontrollable cravings for instant gratification suggests that the latest American figure of fun is the "sex addict". us.rd.yahoo.com
Books revel in the pleasures of gardening and the glories of garlic (Seattle Times) From the long line of 2008 gardening books, several stand out as unique and worthy, including "Gardens: A Literary Companion" and "The Complete Book of Garlic." us.rd.yahoo.com
Old books: Sort, scan, resell or recycle (Tacoma News Tribune) In double-sided cardboard boxes 4 feet square, the books arrive by the ton. Moments later, as the books are sorted and then identified by a computer, they will either be tossed into a bin and sentenced to be recycled or they will be given a second life – sold on the Internet or donated to charity, and read again. us.rd.yahoo.com
Vampire, Werewolf, and Beast Books For Teens (BellaOnline) An anotated bibliography of young adult books featuring dragons and other beasties. us.rd.yahoo.com
Poly grad helps kids hit books in Chile (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) When Cal Poly graduate Paul Goldberg was teaching English for a semester at a Chilean university last year, he was shocked by the high cost of books across the South American nation. With high publishing costs and a 20 percent tax added, books are a luxury that many Chilean families can’t afford. So when Goldberg, who was also a Pismo Beach firefighter, won a Rotary ambassadorial scholarship ... us.rd.yahoo.com
So to Speak | Joe Blundo commentary: Tasty books show Ohio thinks fast about food (The Columbus Dispatch) I'm not sure what this says about our dietary habits, but Ohio figures prominently in two books of food history. us.rd.yahoo.com
Group sends books to Iraq (The Post and Courier) The books keep coming. Boxes of them, left on the loading dock, dropped in the office. Thousands of books. All kinds. Adventure stories, romances, histories, sacred texts, classics. The books come from people who have run out of space, who are moving to a smaller home, who are cleaning out garages and attics. They come from widows and widowers, children and grandchildren. On some Mondays, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Books hold advice on breast cancer (The Oklahoman) A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, the American Cancer Society says. It’s a frightening statistic and a frightening disease. Hundreds of books have been written on it and more are released daily. Here are excerpts from a few new ones. →"A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Triumph” edited by Colleen Sell. "The first thing I ... us.rd.yahoo.com
York School seeking used books to sell (The Monterey County Herald) York School is seeking donations of used books to sell during the school's annual Fall Fair, which will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the school campus, 9501 York Road. Books may be dropped off at the school library from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. us.rd.yahoo.com
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