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Bibliography RSS FeedsAunt Martha's Corner Cupboard (Kirby) - Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard: or, Stories About Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Rice, etc. (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1895), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (multiple formats at Google; US access only)...Feed Source: books.google.com The World at Home (Kirby) - The World at Home: or, Pictures and Scenes From Far-Off Lands (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1869), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (multiple formats at Google)... The Sea and Its Wonders (Kirby) - The Sea and Its Wonders (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1884), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (stable link)... A Flora of Leicestershire (Kirby) - A Flora of Leicestershire (London: Hamilton, Adams and Co.; Leicester: J. S. Crossley, 1850), by Mary Kirby, contrib. by Elizabeth Kirby (multiple formats at Google)... The Discontented Children, and How They Were Cured (Kirby) - The Discontented Children, and How They Were Cured (London: Grant and Griffith, 1855), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby, illust. by Hablot Knight Browne (multiple formats at Google)... Birds of Gay Plumage (Kirby) - Birds of Gay Plumage: Sun-Birds, etc. (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1875), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (stable link)... Things in the Forest (Kirby) - Things in the Forest (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1861), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (multiple formats at Google)... Stories From the Classics, Adapted for the Young (Kirby) - Stories From the Classics, Adapted for the Young (London: T. Bosworth, 1854), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (multiple formats at Google)... Town Planning in Ancient Dekkan (Venkatarama Ayyar) - Town Planning in Ancient Dekkan (Madras: Printed at the Law Printing House, ca. 1916), by C. P. Venkatarama Ayyar (page images at Hathi Trust)... The Government Executive of Modern Peru (Hopkins) - The Government Executive of Modern Peru (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1967), by Jack W. Hopkins (page images at ufl.edu)... The Mechanization of Agriculture in Brazil (Clements) - The Mechanization of Agriculture in Brazil (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1969), by Harold M. Clements (page images at ufl.edu)... Family Planning and Family Size Determination (Carvajal) - Family Planning and Family Size Determination: The Evidence From Seven Latin American Cities (Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, 1976), by Manuel J. Carvajal and David T. Geithman (page images at ufl.edu)... The Process of Rural Development in Latin America (Smith) - The Process of Rural Development in Latin America (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1967), by T. Lynn Smith (page images at ufl.edu)... The Aymara Language in its Social and Cultural Context (Hardman) - The Aymara Language in its Social and Cultural Context (Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, c1981), ed. by Martha James Hardman (page images at ufl.edu)... "1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts" (Kane) - "1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts" (Ridgewood, NJ: The Editor Co., c1915), ed. by William Reno Kane (multiple formats at archive.org)... Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard (Kirby) - Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard: A Story for Boys and Girls (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1875), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (multiple formats at archive.org)... Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands (Kirby) - Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands: Their Haunts and Homes (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1873), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (stable link)... Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts (Reeve) - Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Manual Designed for the Guidance of Writers in Disposing of Their Work (fourth edition; Franklin, OH: Editor Pub. Co., 1900), ed. by James Knapp Reeve (multiple formats at archive.org)... Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts (Reeve) - Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Manual Designed for the Guidance of Writers in Disposing of Their Work (first edition; Franklin, OH: Chronicle Press, c1894), ed. by James Knapp Reeve (multiple formats at archive.org)... The New 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts (Reeve) - The New 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers Who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts (Franklin, OH: James Knapp Reeve, 1922), ed. by James Knapp Reeve and Agnes M. Reeve (multiple formats at archive.org)... The Sea and Its Wonders (Kirby) - The Sea and Its Wonders (London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons, 1871), by Mary Kirby and Elizabeth Kirby (multiple formats at archive.org)... Where and How to Sell Manuscripts (McCourtie) - Where and How to Sell Manuscripts: A Directory for Writers (revised edition; Springfield, MA: Home Correspondence School, c1920), ed. by William B. McCourtie (multiple formats at archive.org)... Organizational Behavior (Bauer) - Organizational Behavior (online edition, c2009), by Talya Bauer and Berrin Erdogan (illustrated HTML with commentary at Flat World Knowledge)... Launch! Advertising and Promotion in Real Time (Solomon) - Launch! Advertising and Promotion in Real Time (online edition, c2009), by Michael R. Solomon, Lisa Duke Cornell, and Amit Nizan (illustrated HTML with commentary at Flat World Knowledge)... Exploring Business (Collins) - Exploring Business (online edition, c2009), by Karen Collins (illustrated HTML with commentary at Flat World Knowledge)... Principles of Microeconomics (Rittenberg) - Principles of Microeconomics (online edition, c2009), by Libby Rittenberg and Timothy D. Tregarthen (illustrated HTML with commentary at Flat World Knowledge)... The Divorced Dad's Handbook (Davies) - The Divorced Dad's Handbook, by Steve Davies (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland (Jackson) - Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles (Santa Monica, CA: Rand, c2008), by Brian A. Jackson, Dave Frelinger, Michael Lostumbo, and Robert Button (PDF files at rand.org)... Bridging the "Know-Do" Gap (Bammer) - Bridging the "Know-Do" Gap: Knowledge Brokering to Improve Child Wellbeing (2010), ed. by Gabriele Bammer, Annette Michaux, and Ann Sanson (HTML and PDF with commentary at ANU E Press)... Blue Water (Wallace) - Blue Water: A Tale of the Deep Sea Fishermen (London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d.), by Frederick William Wallace (multiple formats at archive.org)... Death of President Lincoln (Bush) - Death of President Lincoln: A Sermon, Preached in Grace Church, Orange, N.J., Easter, April 16, 1865 (Orange, NJ: E. Gardner, 1865), by James Smith Bush (multiple formats at archive.org)... "Doughnut" Robbins's Bet (Wallace) - "Doughnut" Robbins's Bet (Shipmate series #3; Stamford, CT: Stamford Foundry Co., c1912), by Frederick William Wallace (multiple formats at archive.org)... A Manual of Style (University of Chicago. Press) - A Manual of Style: A Compilation of Typographical Rules Governing the Publications of the University of Chicago, With Specimens of Types Used at the University Press (5th edition; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1917), by University of Chicago Press (multiple formats at archive.org)... Manual of Style (University of Chicago. Press) - Manual of Style: A Compilation of Typographical Rules Governing the Publications of the University of Chicago, With Specimens of Types Used at the University Press (3rd edition; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1911), by University of Chicago Press (multiple formats at archive.org)... Manual of Style (University of Chicago. Press) - Manual of Style: A Compilation of Typographical Rules in Force at the University of Chicago Press, With Specimens of Types in Use (2nd edition; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1910), by University of Chicago Press (multiple formats at archive.org)... A Manual of Style (University of Chicago. Press) - A Manual of Style: A Compilation of Typographical Rules Governing the Publications of the University of Chicago, With Specimens of Types Used at the University Press (7th edition; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1920), by University of Chicago Press (multiple formats at archive.org)... Manual of Style (University of Chicago. Press) - Manual of Style: A Compilation of Typographical Rules Governing the Publications of the University of Chicago, With Specimens of Types Used at the University Press (4th edition; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1914), by University of Chicago Press (multiple formats at archive.org)... Salt Seas and Sailormen (Wallace) - Salt Seas and Sailormen (London: Hodder and Stoughton, c1922), by Frederick William Wallace (multiple formats at archive.org)... Some Account of the Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady Russell, by the Editor of Madame du Deffrand'S letters; Followed by a Series of Letters From Lady Russell to Her Husband (Russell) - Some Account of the Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady Russell, by the Editor of Madame du Deffrand'S letters; Followed by a Series of Letters From Lady Russell to Her Husband (third edition; printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and J. Ridgway, 1820), by Rachel Russell, ed. by Mary Berry, contrib. by Dorothy Sidney Sunderland (multiple formats at archive.org)... The Viking Blood (Wallace) - The Viking Blood: A Story of Seafaring (Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, c1920), by Frederick William Wallace (multiple formats at archive.org)... Manual of Style (University of Chicago. Press) - Manual of Style: Being a Compilation of Typographical Rules in Force at the University of Chicago Press; To Which Are Appended Specimens of Types in Use (first edition; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1906), by University of Chicago Press (stable link)... Introducing Copyright (Hofman) - Introducing Copyright: A Plain Language Guide to Copyright in the 21st Century (Vancouver, BC: Commonwealth of Learning, 2009), by Julien Hofman (PDF and Epub with commentary at col.org)... Gramophone - Gramophone (1923-) (partial serial archives)... Holiday and Travel Security Handbook (Conway) - Holiday and Travel Security Handbook, by Des Conway (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... The Event Manager's Bible (Conway) - The Event Manager's Bible, by Des Conway (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... The Home Security Handbook (Conway) - The Home Security Handbook, by Des Conway (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... The Personal Security Handbook (Conway) - The Personal Security Handbook, by Des Conway (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... How to Publish Your Own Book (Crosbie) - How to Publish Your Own Book, by Anna Crosbie (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... Deportation by Default (Mehta) - Deportation by Default: Mental Disability, Unfair Hearings, and Indefinite Detention in the US Immigration System (c2010), by Sarah Mehta (HTML at hrw.org)... Knowing and Erring (Kalechofsky) - Knowing and Erring: The Consolations of Error (c1997), by Robert Kalechofsky (HTML with commentary at libertary.com)... Home Security Handbook (Crime and Violence Prevention Center ) - Home Security Handbook, by Crime and Violence Prevention Center (Calif.) (PDF at UCSC)... Sundry Great Gentlemen (Bowen) - Sundry Great Gentlemen: Some Essays in Historical Biography (London: John Lane; New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., c1928), by Marjorie Bowen (page images at Hathi Trust)... The Draft Program of the Communist International (Trotsky) - The Draft Program of the Communist International: A Criticism of Fundamentals (New York: The Militant, 1929), by Leon Trotsky, contrib. by James Patrick Cannon (page images at Hathi Trust)... Confederate Engineers (Nichols) - Confederate Engineers (Confederate Centennial Studies #5; Tuscaloosa, AL: Confederate Pub. Co., 1957), by James Lynn Nichols (page images at Hathi Trust)... The Peace Convention of 1861 (Keene) - The Peace Convention of 1861 (Confederate Centennial Studies #18; Tuscaloosa, AL: Confederate Pub. Co., 1961), by Jesse Lynn Keene (page images at Hathi Trust)... The Truth About Eye Exercises (Pollack) - The Truth About Eye Exercises (Philadelphia: Chilton Co., c1956), by Philip Pollack (page images at Hathi Trust)... Forget-Me-Not (Bowen) - Forget-Me-Not (orginally published in 1932 as "Lucille Clery"), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... The King's Favourite (Bowen) - The King's Favourite (orginally published in 1937 as "My Tattered Loving: The Overbury Mystery"), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... Patriotic Lady (Bowen) - Patriotic Lady (1935), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... Dickon (Bowen) - Dickon (1929), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... Dark Rosaleen (Bowen) - Dark Rosaleen (1932), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... The Queen's Caprice (Bowen) - The Queen's Caprice (1933), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... The Bishop of Hell, and Other Stories (Bowen) - The Bishop of Hell, and Other Stories (1949 compilation), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... The Last Bouquet (Bowen) - The Last Bouquet: Some Twilight Tales (1933 compilation), by Marjorie Bowen (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)... A History of Federal Science Policy from the New Deal to the Present (Blanpied) - A History of Federal Science Policy from the New Deal to the Present (2010), by William A. Blanpied (HTML with commentary at Rice University Press)... Acts and Resolutions of the Third Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, held at Richmond, Va. (Confederate States of America) - Acts and Resolutions of the Third Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, held at Richmond, Va. (1861), by Confederate States of America (multiple formats at archive.org)... A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both With Regard to Sound and Meaning (Sheridan) - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both With Regard to Sound and Meaning: One Main Object of Which is, To Establish a Plain and Permanent Standard of Pronunciation; To Which is Prefixed a Prosodial Grammar (fourth edition, 2 volumes; London: Printed for Charles Dilly et al., 1797), by Thomas Sheridan (stable link)... Lincoln as the South Should Know Him (Blacknall) - Lincoln as the South Should Know Him (third edition; Raleigh, NC: Manly's Battery Chapter, Children of the Confederacy, ca. 1915), by O. W. Blacknall (multiple formats at archive.org)... A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. (Little) - A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. (Tuscaloosa, AL: R. E. Rhodes Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, ca. 1905), by George Little and James Robert Maxwell (multiple formats at archive.org)... Provisional and Permanent Constitutions, Together With the Acts and Resolutions of the Three Sessions of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States (Confederate States of America) - Provisional and Permanent Constitutions, Together With the Acts and Resolutions of the Three Sessions of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States (bound with the Acts and Resolutions of the fourth session; Richmond: Tyler, Wise, Allegre and Smith, Printers, 1861-1862), by Confederate States of America (multiple formats at archive.org)... Going to Live in Australia (Neilson) - Going to Live in Australia, by Mary Neilson and Mathew Collins (illustrated HTML with commentary at HowTo)... Getting Into Australia (Collins) - Getting Into Australia, by Mathew Collins (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... Shattered Crystals (Kanner) - Shattered Crystals (revised electronic edition, 2009), by Mia Amalia Kanner and Eve Rosenzweig Kugler (multiple formats with commentary at shatteredcrystals.net)... The True Story of My Life (Diehl) - The True Story of My Life: An Autobiography (London and New York: John Lane, 1908), by Alice M. Diehl (stable link)... The Leopard and the Lily (Bowen) - The Leopard and the Lily (London: Methuen and Co., c1920), by Marjorie Bowen (multiple formats at Google; US access only)... Eve Lester (Diehl) - Eve Lester: A Novel (3 volumes; London: R. Bentley and Son, 1882), by Alice M. Diehl (stable link)... The Burning Glass (Bowen) - The Burning Glass (New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1920), by Marjorie Bowen (multiple formats at Google; US access only)... Dr. Paull's Theory (Diehl) - Dr. Paull's Theory: A Romance (New York, D. Appleton and Co., 1893), by Alice M. Diehl (stable link)... Entrapped (Diehl) - Entrapped (London: J. Long, 1904), by Alice M. Diehl (stable link)... A Man in Love (Diehl) - A Man in Love (London: Digby, Long, and Co., 1903), by Alice M. Diehl (stable link)... Address by W. E. Poulson, Camp 8 U. C. V., to the Chicago Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy (Poulson) - Address by W. E. Poulson, Camp 8 U. C. V., to the Chicago Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy (1906), by W. E. Poulson (multiple formats at archive.org)... Address of Hon. Legh R. Watts of Portsmouth, Virginia, Before the Sidney Lanier Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, at Macon, Georgia, January 19th, 1908 (Watts) - Address of Hon. Legh R. Watts of Portsmouth, Virginia, Before the Sidney Lanier Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, at Macon, Georgia, January 19th, 1908 (Macon, GA: Anderson Printing Co., 1908), by Legh Richmond Watts (multiple formats at archive.org)... Confederate Memorial Verses (Tucker) - Confederate Memorial Verses (Norfolk, VA: Pickett-Buchanan Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, ca. 1904), by Beverley Dandridge Tucker (multiple formats at archive.org)... A Souvenir Book of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association and the Unveiling of the Monument, Richmond, Va., June 3rd, 1907 (Tyler) - A Souvenir Book of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association and the Unveiling of the Monument, Richmond, Va., June 3rd, 1907 (Richmond: Whittet and Shepperson, ca. 1907), ed. by Alice M. Tyler (multiple formats at archive.org)... Ferriby (Bowen) - Ferriby (London: Methuen and Co., 1907), by Marjorie Bowen (multiple formats at archive.org)... George Davis (Connor) - George Davis (published by Cape Fear Chapter no. 3, UDC, ca. 1911), by Henry G. Connor (multiple formats at archive.org)... The Giddy Gusher Papers (Fiske) - The Giddy Gusher Papers (New York: The New York Dramatic Mirror, 1889), by Mary H. Fiske, ed. by Harrison Grey Fiske (multiple formats at archive.org)... The Governor of England (Bowen) - The Governor of England (fifth edition; London: Methuen and Co., 1917), by Marjorie Bowen (multiple formats at archive.org)... A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century (Lipscomb) - A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century (published by the S. D. Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, 1909), by W. L. Lipscomb (multiple formats at archive.org)... Jefferson Davis (Morrison) - Jefferson Davis: Historical Essay (Washington: Printed by order of Stonewall Jackson Chapter #20, UDC, ca. 1921), by Alice S. Morrison (multiple formats at archive.org)... Jefferson Davis and His Complicity in the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, and Where the Traitor Shall be Tried for Treason - Jefferson Davis and His Complicity in the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, and Where the Traitor Shall be Tried for Treason (Philadelphia: Sherman and Co., 1866) (multiple formats at archive.org)... The Life of the Grasshopper (Fabre) - The Life of the Grasshopper (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1920), by Jean-Henri Fabre, trans. by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (multiple formats at archive.org)... My Experience in the Confederate Army and in Northern Prisons, Written From Memory (King) - My Experience in the Confederate Army and in Northern Prisons, Written From Memory (Clarksburg, WV: Stonewall Jackson Chapter #1333, United Daughters of Confederacy, 1917), by John Rufus King (multiple formats at archive.org)... Roster of Confederate Soldiers in the War Between the States Furnished by Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1861-1865 (United Confederate Veterans. North Carolina Division) - Roster of Confederate Soldiers in the War Between the States Furnished by Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1861-1865 (Lincolnton, NC: Journal Print, 1905), by United Confederate Veterans North Carolina Division and United Daughters of the Confederacy North Carolina Division (multiple formats at archive.org)... A Short History of the Confederate States of America (Davis) - A Short History of the Confederate States of America (New York: Belford Co., 1890), by Jefferson Davis (multiple formats at archive.org)... Some Reminiscences and Early Letters of Sidney Lanier (Clarke) - Some Reminiscences and Early Letters of Sidney Lanier (Macon, GA: J. W. Burke Co., 1907), by George Herbert Clarke, contrib. by Harry Stillwell Edwards and Sidney Lanier (multiple formats at archive.org)... The Story of Corpus Christi (Sutherland) - The Story of Corpus Christi (Corpus Christ, TX: Corpus Christi chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, 1916), by Mary A. Sutherland (multiple formats at archive.org)... To Know Our Many Selves (Hoerder) - To Know Our Many Selves: From the Study of Canada to Canadian Studies (2010), by Dirk Hoerder (PDF with commentary at aupress.ca)... The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada (Barnetson) - The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada (c2010), by Bob Barnetson (PDF with commentary at aupress.ca)... Deserted Cities of the Heart (Shiner) - Deserted Cities of the Heart (Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, c1988), by Lewis Shiner (PDF at fictionliberationfront.net)... Frontera (Shiner) - Frontera (Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, c1984), by Lewis Shiner (PDF at fictionliberationfront.net)... Glimpses (Shiner) - Glimpses (Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, c1993), by Lewis Shiner (PDF at fictionliberationfront.net)... Putting Heads on Beds (Cockman) - Putting Heads on Beds, by Michael Cockman (HTML with commentary at HowTo)... Vote now for the Not the Booker prize shortlist! - Today is polling day for the books blog's coveted award: time to choose which of the many nominated books should make the shortlistGiven that so many people sent so many excellent nominations in for the first round of this year's Not the Booker prize, you might think I'd start this blog by beaming with plea... The Marxist Miliband - For Ralph Miliband governments could never tame capitalism. New Labour thought otherwise ? and then came the financial crisis. But what will David or Ed do if they gain the leadership? By John GrayViewed from one angle Ralph Miliband was a theorist of revolution who failed to notice the radical transformations going on around him. A lifelong Marxist, he never doubted that the future would be shaped by the struggle against capitalism. In fact it was capitalism th... Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikötter - The horrors of China's Great Leap Forward are unveiled in this masterly study of the hateful planFrank Dikötter has written a masterly book that should be read not just by anybody interested in modern Chinese history but also by anybody concerned with the way in which a simple idea propagated by an autocratic national leader can lead a country to disaster, in this case to a degree that beggars the imagination.The basic narrative of the great famine that hit the People's Republic around 1960 has... Extract: The Whales by Evie Wyld - Evie Wyld, whose debut novel After the Fire, a Still Small Voice won the 2009 John Llewellyn Rhys prize, has written a short story, The Whales, exclusively for Booktrust, where she is currently writer-in-residence. Here we join Jimmy, Elaine, Terry and Yvonne, deep in the bush after five days of walking. The conclusion will appear on the Booktrust website tomorrowThere are four of them footslogging single file along the trail. They swea... The books that send me back to school - It's the start of another school year and I'm dreaming of new pencil cases, satchels and the books I read in class. But what are the books you remember from your own school days?Fourteen years after I finished school, there's still something about September which feels like the start of the year, and I'm nostalgic this morning for new pencils and felt tips, satchels and packed lunches. As the hope of the nation barrels back into classrooms, I'm also thinki... China Miéville and Paolo Bacigalupi tie for Hugo award - The City and the City and The Windup Girl draw equal numbers of votes for prestigious science fiction prizeFor only the third time in its 57 years of existence there has been a dead heat in the Hugo award for best novel, with China Miéville's The City and the City and Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl tieing for first place.The two books scored an equal number of votes from members of the World ... Christopher Hitchens asks fans not to pray for him - The author and well-known advocate of atheism, who is suffering from cancer, has asked that people refrain from 'troubling deaf heaven' over his plightAuthor and vociferous atheist Christopher Hitchens, who was diagnosed with cancer this summer, has appealed to his religious fans and friends not to "trouble deaf heaven" with their "bootless cries" for his recovery.... Random House and Stardoll co-launch online story project - Mortal Kiss will be a serialised paranormal romance targeted at teenage girlsThe publisher Random House is exploiting the trend for vampire romance through an interactive story project in partnership with Stardoll, the social gaming site for teenage girls.Mortal Kiss has be... Dan Brown tops Oxfam's 'least wanted' chart - For the second year running, the bestselling author's books are the most-donated to the charity shop chainDan Brown has hung on to the dubious honour of being the author whose books readers most want to get rid of, topping the list of writers most-donated to Oxfam shops for the second year running.The bestselling American author, whose latest cryptographic thriller The Lost Symbol ? filled with such gems as "Is there life after death? Do humans have souls? Incredibly, Katherine had answered all of these que... Purple Ronnie creator wins baby book award - Giles Andreae wins the Booktrust Early Years award with Emma Dodd for I Love My MummyHis latest creation is a long way from Purple Ronnie, but the creator of that ubiquitous stickman, Giles Andreae, has been named winner of an award for the best book for babies.As well as churning out endless rhymes for adults as Purple Ronnie (sample: "This poem says I love you/And you make my life complete/Except for all your bottom burps/And your stinky feet") Andreae is also a prolific children's autho... Tony Blair's A Journey is hot ticket at booksellers - Retailers predict high sales for former PM's political memoirAnd so the journey ? well, A Journey ? begins. Tony Blair's heavily embargoed, highly anticipated political memoir hits the shelves this morning, amid feverish predictions from booksellers.The book, running to over 600 pages, leapfrogged into top position in Amazon.co.uk's bestseller chart this morning from 11th place last night, overtaking bestselling books by Stieg Larsson, Stephenie Meyer and Terry Pratchett. The online bookse... Pass notes No 2,841: Julia Stuart - You may not have heard of this British novelist, but Barack Obama has taken her latest book on holiday with himAge: Early 40s.Appearance: Surprisingly happy for a novelist.That's one hell of a grin. Has she just signed a multimillion-pound rights deal? Not that we know of.Or won a pointless but lucrative literary prize? That neither.Hmm. So why should we care about some la-di-... Letter: Sir Frank Kermode obituary - Francis Mulhern writes: Sir Frank Kermode (obituary, 19 August) described himself as "a university teacher of English". He supervised my doctoral research at Cambridge in the mid-70s with exemplary care and tact. He kept me working; responded promptly and constructively to my draft chapters; dealt with routine university paperwork by return of post, whatever the time of year; and when I got in trouble, he took action on my behalf.He did all this ... Tony Blair scrapped London book signing to avoid protest 'hassle' - Former prime minister worried BNP might have caused trouble, and says he wanted to prevent 'extra strain on police resources'Tony Blair today took the last-minute decision to cancel his key book signing in central London because of security fears, days after unrest at a signing in Dublin saw the former prime minister pelted with eggs and shoes.Blair said he was cancelling the event, due to take place on Wednesday at Waterstone's booksho... Poem of the week: Lycidas by John Milton - This time, a remarkable supple kind of pastoral that makes room for a number of unexpected and daring fusionsDr Johnson, while recognising Milton's genius, took a famously dim view of this week's poem. "Such is the power of reputation justly acquired that its blaze drives away the eye from nice examination. Surely no man could have fanc... Tony Blair scraps London book signing - Former PM cancels scheduled appearance at Waterstone's store in Piccadilly days after eggs and shoes were thrown at him in DublinTony Blair today cancelled a high-profile signing of his new memoirs in central London amid warnings that he would face a hostile reception from anti-war protesters.The former prime minister scrapped the event on the day he signalled a desire to return to domestic politics as he conducted a round of interviews to promote his book, called ... Natascha Kampusch autobiography: Austrian kidnap victim tried to slit wrists with a needle - Kidnapped Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch's autobiography reveals details of her 3,096 days in captivityNatascha Kampusch, the Austrian woman who was kidnapped and held captive for more than eight years, has told of how she tried to kill herself after being beaten up to 200 times a week by her captor.In her forthcoming autobiography Kampusch, 22, said Wolfgang Priklopil called her "my slave" and demanded she ... Waterstone's has forgotten what bookselling is about - Bookshops are crucial infrastructure for any free society. The retail chain, which once exemplified this, seems to have lost touch with thisWhatever happened to Waterstone's? Like many bookshop lovers, and fans of Tim Waterstone's achievements in the 1980s, I have watched the decline of a great chain with dismay. How could it have all gone so wrong?Something has been rotten in the state of Waterstone's for years; last week I got a tiny glimpse into th... Tony Blair may cancel London book signing - Former PM considers pulling out of event, citing concern about 'hassle and cost' to police following skirmishes at previous signing in DublinTony Blair is considering cancelling a book signing in London after eggs and shoes were thrown at him at a similar event in Dublin.Blair said he did not want to incur extra policing costs, and that his memoirs, entitled A Journey, were selling well enough not to need further promotion.... The Book of Common Prayer, part 3 | Alan Wilson - With the Book of Common Prayer, marriage takes its place at the heart of domestic and civil societyThe solemnisation of matrimony, best loved and known of the Book of Common Prayer's occasional offices, looks backward and forward. The rite recapitulates, in terms reminiscent of Chaucer's ... Science Weekly podcast: Scientific feuds; Tevatron's stay of execution; plus Stephen Hawking dismisses God - again - What happens when fierce scientific rivals go head to head? Joel Levy discusses some of history's most epic battles to discredit the work of colleagues. Do these often petty quarrels help or hinder the progress of science?Joel's book Scientific Feuds: From Galileo to the Human Genome Project is out now. Museum director Tony Hill takes us on a tour as Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) undergoes an £8m redevelopment. Peek behind the scaffolding on our video tour. The Science Weekly team question why Stephen Hawking's views on the existence or otherwise of God are making headlines, again; ... Germaine Greer: Reading rooms are an oasis - Reports that library services will be cut have been met with orchestrated outcry. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport softened us up for the bad news by revealing that the "proportion of adults visiting a library" had decreased from 48.2% to 39.4% in the four years to 2010. What they didn't say was how many non-adult people had begun to use libraries and what... A dance of death at the Venice film festival - Natalie Portman is superb as a troubled ballet dancer, Robert Rodriguez gets trashy, and a Jerusalem-set drama provides this year's turkey at the Venice film festivalThe Venice film festival began with a feverish combination of burning heat and rainy thunderstorms that swept the Lido, and its opening film was appropriately hotwired with psychodrama, melodrama and ionosp... Looking for Tony Blair's memoir? Try the crime section - Facebook protest group takes time to 'reclassify' the former prime minister's memoirs in British book shopsWhen Tony Blair called his much-awaited memoirs A Journey, he probably expected its journey into bookshops would be relatively straightforward.But a Facebook page was today inundated with pictures of the former prime minister's book in... Getting readers off to a good start | David McKie - The opening sentence of a novel should pique the curiosity. But its closing should be masterlyTo Fowler, for the English language, and Roget, for words that elude one, and Brewer, for almost everything else, I now have to add a new name among reference books: Weaver. He's Bruce L Weaver, compiler of Novel Openers ? First Sentences of 11,000 Fictional Works, Topically... Letter: Stephen Wall obituary - Philip Roberts writes: Stephen Wall (obituary, 1 September) taught me between 1960 and 1963 at Oxford University. Rather, he educated me in that mild, unassuming, self-deprecatory manner which was his trademark.Stephen would urge me to see the latest François Truffaut film, or to read Samuel Beckett's Murphy, bits of which he would then quote, and laugh at. I, clutching my latest effort on Milton, would think that he would do anything ... Extract: Bomber County by Daniel Swift - The prologue to Daniel Swift's study of 'the lost airmen of world war two', longlisted for the Guardian first book award... Tony Blair's book signing in Dublin mixes Good Friday with bad Iraq - Protesters chanted 'Butcher Blair', but others noted his achievements for peace in Northern IrelandLiterature and politics have always laid claim to Dublin's O'Connell Street, bookended by statues of James Joyce and Catholic emancipator Daniel O'Connell. Tony Blair, in his modest way, was no doubt hoping connections would be made with both traditions by choosing to launch A Journey here yesterday morning.Easons bookshop... Sylvia Plath fans call for a fitting memorial to the poet - Bid to end long-standing friction over the unassuming resting place in the Yorkshire village of Heptonstall of Ted Hughes's tragic partnerA small stone in a cemetery in the Yorkshire village of Heptonstall marks the unassuming grave of Sylvia Plath, the American poet and novelist whose fame has grown each year since her suicide in 1963. And growing every year, too, are the numbers of foreign visitors who make a pilgrimage to the grave.Frequently they find it lookin... Mary Beard: 'The best thing about the Blair book was the stuff about boozing' - The professor of classics at the University of Cambridge gives her verdict on Tony Blair's memoirThe best thing about the Blair book was the stuff about boozing. I had always imagined that New Labour was a "Perrier-and-rocket-salad" party, and that they dispelled the stress of government with 30 minutes on the treadmill. Here was Blair confessing to a stiff G and T and a half bottle of wine (aren't GPs always told to... Daily Dose for Mon, Sep 6: Get-It-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More -
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