May
20
2012
Vatican: New book of leaked documents ‘criminal’Article from The Associated Press:Vatican: New book of leaked documents ‘criminal’
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has denounced as “criminal” a new book of leaked internal documents that shed light on power struggles inside the Holy See and the inner workings of its embattled bank, and warned that it would take legal action against those responsible.
Pope Benedict XVI has already appointed a commission of cardinals to investigate the “Vatileaks” scandal, which erupted earlier [...] Continue Reading…
May
20
2012
Best-selling booksArticle from St. Cloud Times:
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Bestselling teen novels bristle with swear wordsArticle from New York Daily News:Washington, May 18 — Bestselling authors of teen literature often have their rich, attractive and popular characters spout swear words and profanities, [...] Continue Reading…
May
19
2012
Book review: Novel ‘Arranged’ explores finding loveArticle from Deseret News:”ARRANGED,” by Catherine McKenzie, William Morrow, $ 14.99, 388 pages (f)
Red-headed Anne Blythe is 33 years old and newly single after she confronted her cheating boyfriend. It’s just one of a string of relationships that just hasn’t worked out for her.
While she is a journalist with a good job and a potential book deal, she has plenty of reminders of the life she doesn’t have. Her best friend, Sarah, is now engaged to a great guy and her brother, [...] Continue Reading…
May
19
2012
New book reminds us of ‘angry, rebellious’ Ed LeeArticle from San Francisco Chronicle:When Ed Lee was sworn in as interim mayor, he made a point of touting his activist roots, saying, “I was a progressive before progressive was a political faction in this town.”
But more see Lee now as the mayor with the corny sense of humor who loves creating consensus and pushes business-friendly initiatives.
It has taken a new book, “Season of the Witch,” to remind us of our mayor’s roots. It tells the story of San Francisco from [...] Continue Reading…
May
18
2012
Romney cites new book on Obama during NH speechArticle from MyFox Washington DC:Source: NewsCore
HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. — Mitt Romney had a book recommendation for supporters in New Hampshire on Friday, telling them he is reading the latest tome about the Obama administration — Noam Scheiber’s “The Escape Artists: How Obama’s Team Fumbled the Recovery.”Romney cited one anecdote from the book in which former chief economic adviser Larry Summers reportedly told President Barack Obama that health care reform would slow the country’s economic recovery.”They went into this knowing that if they [...] Continue Reading…
May
18
2012
BOOK REVIEW: ‘It Worked For Me’Article from Washington Times:
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Book review: ‘Bring Up the Bodies’ is a compelling re-creationArticle from Los Angeles Times:Bring Up the Bodies
A Novel
Hilary Mantel
Henry Holt: 432 pp., $ 28
Hilary Mantel’s novel about the Tudor political puppet-master supremo Thomas Cromwell, “Wolf Hall,” winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize for fiction, was so richly packed with character and action that it was bound to burst its banks. Originally intended to take [...] Continue Reading…
May
17
2012
New book reveals more about Obama’s riseArticle from SouthtownStar:
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Another book about the Obamas hit the stands this week, and it reveals more about his rapid rise to the presidency, including an interesting tidbit about the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the Obamas’ longtime pastor and spiritual advisor and a Tinley Park resident.
After videos of his fiery sermons became public knowledge in March 2008, the Obama campaign — desperate to contain Wright’s inflammatory, anti-American rhetoric — tried its [...] Continue Reading…
May
17
2012
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERSArticle from San Francisco Chronicle:(05-17) 13:52 PDT , (AP) –
Best-Selling Books Week Ended May 13th.
FICTION
1. “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)
2. “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)
3. “11th Hour” by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)
4. “The Serpent’s Shadow” by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)
5. “Deadlocked” by Charlaine Harris (Orion Publishing Group)
6. “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
7. “City of Lost Souls” by Cassandra Clare (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
8. “Calico Joe” by John Grisham (Doubleday)
9. “The Innocent” by David Baldacci (Grand [...] Continue Reading…
May
17
2012
Book review: ‘Second Person Singular’ by Sayed KashuaArticle from Los Angeles Times:Early in the novel, “Second Person Singular,” a main character known throughout the book as “the lawyer” reads a note in his wife’s handwriting. “I waited for you, but you didn’t come,” the note says. “I hope everything’s all right. I wanted to thank you for last night. It was wonderful. Call me tomorrow?”
The sense of intimacy leaps off the page. But the note was not written for the lawyer. It fell out of a copy of Tolstoy’s [...] Continue Reading…
May
17
2012
New book finally gives noted courthouse architect his dueArticle from Austin American-Statesman:By Esther Robards-Forbes
Special to the American-Statesman
Most Texans have seen his buildings. They picturesquely loom over the square in numerous county seats from La Grange to Gonzales. Now, James Riely Gordon, who designed some of the most elaborate courthouses in the nation, is getting his due with a new book by Chris Meister, “James Riely Gordon: His Courthouses and Other Public Architecture.”
A 327-page tome on courthouse architecture might not seem like a fascinating read to most, but Meister, through [...] Continue Reading…