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Four Reasons Textbook Costs Will Drop
By Kim Clark -
Education
- July 21, 2008
E-books, textbook rental services, and new laws could help students save money this fall.
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New Book on Petraeus Will Be the Definitive Account of the Surge Strategy
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- July 17, 2008
Another book by David Whitman hits stores in August.
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Bookshelf: Business Books for the Executive's Nightstand
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- July 9, 2008
Ethics for The Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life
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Bookshelf: Business Books for the Executive's Nightstand
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- July 9, 2008
Book: Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs
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Bookshelf: Business Books for the Executive's Nightstand
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- July 9, 2008
Book: Financial Shock by Mark Zandi
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Book Club: Are We Defined by What We Buy?
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- July 7, 2008
"Buying In" author stops by for a chat.
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Read at Work on the Sly
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- July 2, 2008
Site reformats classic books and poems to look like PowerPoint presentations.
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New Book on Lyme Disease Takes Controversial Stance
By January W. Payne -
Health
- June 30, 2008
Can the infection spread by ticks become a chronic condition requiring long-term antibiotics?
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Last Call for Book Club Questions
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- June 26, 2008
The author of 'Buying In' will join us soon.
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Workplace Wisdom Found in Fiction
By Michael S. Wade -
Outside Voices: Careers
- June 20, 2008
Forget this month's business book—skip on over to literature for the best job lessons.
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Join the Alpha Consumer Book Club
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- June 18, 2008
Rob Walker's investigation into consumer culture is the first selection.
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From the Bookshelf: Presidential Speechwriters, Iraq, Watergate, and the Democratic Party
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- June 11, 2008
Reviews of some newly released political books.
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Exposing a Network of Powerful Christians
By Jay Tolson -
Nation & World
- May 28, 2008
A new book claims that the "Fellowship" influences key decision makers.
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Utah Policy Would Restrict Profs' Royalties From Books
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- May 28, 2008
Critics say the policy could "[sow] the seeds of mistrust" between students and professors.
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Why Scott McClellan Is Like Dilbert
By Liz Wolgemuth -
The Inside Job
- May 28, 2008
His new book casts his former employer as inept. So why'd he stay to tell the tale?
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Mailer on the '70s—Decade of "Image, Skin Flicks and Porn"
Nation & World
- May 16, 2008
Norman Mailer won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for The Armies of the Night.
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The Story Behind 'We Were Soldiers Once...and Young'
By Rick Newman -
Nation & World
- May 16, 2008
Joe Galloway's award-winning account of a bloody Vietnam battle became a book and movie.
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You've Heard This Before: Read to Your Child
By Nancy Shute -
On Parenting
- May 13, 2008
But it's how you read to them that makes a difference in their readiness for school.
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Kids Still Read the Classic Books
Education
- May 8, 2008
Kids seem to pick the classics when it's time to read, according to a recent study.
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When It's Story Time, Kids Pick the Classics
By Lucia Graves -
On Education
- May 5, 2008
'To Kill a Mockingbird' beats Harry Potter, according to one study.
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Best and Worst of the Little Books
By Katy Marquardt -
Money Matters
- March 26, 2008
Bogle's wins for 'best investing advice'; Greenblatt's gets 'worst entry.'
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Books Yearn to Be Free of Copy Protection
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- March 5, 2008
Added features haven’t justified the inconvenience of special E-readers.
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Running an Office by Wiki and E-Mail
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- February 28, 2008
Low-cost tools leverage the power of groups at work.
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Award for Heart Transplant Writer
By Avery Comarow -
Comarow on Quality
- February 26, 2008
Amy Silverstein's critics have told her she is ungrateful and never should have written "Sick Girl," her account of her many years with a transplanted heart. Others applaud her honesty.
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Choosing a Place to Live
By Bret Schulte -
Nation & World
- February 14, 2008
Why it's as important as picking a spouse. A Q&A with Richard Florida.
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