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Hinckley hearing focuses on interest in books on assassination
A Secret Service agent who secretly was watching presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. in a Williamsburg, Virginia bookstore said he got "goose bumps" when he realized Hinckley briefly had looked at a shelf of history books that included some dealing with presidential assassination.
Youngsters receive personalized books
Marla Banta has been encouraging children to read for about 40 years by creating personalized books where they become the star characters, right along with their friends, teachers and families.
Library Offering Program On Borrowing E-Books
PORTLAND — Anyone who got an e-book reader for Christmas can use it to borrow digital books from Portland Library.
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” Nominated for Best Animated Short in 2011 Oscars
Moonbot Studios announced today that its animated short film, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, is one of five animated short films that will be considered for outstanding film achievements of 2011 in the 84th Academy Awards®, which take place on February 26, 2012.
Hinckley hearing focuses on whether he has interest in books on assassination
A Secret Service agent who secretly was watching presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. in a Williamsburg, Virginia bookstore said he got "goose bumps" when he realized Hinckley briefly had looked at a shelf of history books that included some dealing with presidential assassination.
Audiobooks.com Launches a Spotify for Books
Movie and music sellers have proved that selling their content on an unlimited, monthly basis can be appealing to consumers. Now Audiobooks.com hopes to prove the same for books.
'Commonplace Books': The Tumblrs of an Earlier Era
People once copied quotations longhand of writers they hoped to emulate. Can copying and pasting inspire us just as well?So, about commonplace books . Commonplace books became widely used in the early ...
Gay groups angry Kansas anti-sodomy law remains on books
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Gay rights groups are outraged that a Kansas state law banning sex between people of the same gender was left off statutes Governor Sam Brownback wants to repeal, even though the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 ruled such a Texas law unconstitutional. Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Montana are the only states that still have anti-sodomy laws on the books, according to the gay ...
John Hinckley seemed fixated on assassination books
Presidential assailant John W. Hinckley Jr. appeared to become fixated on shelves of books that included titles about a presidential assassination and a near assassination while browsing a bookstore last year, two Secret Service agents testified Monday. Read full article >>
Classics Books distributes nearly $10,000 in books through 'Trenton Books at Home' program
In 2011, Classics Used and Rare Books, a modest book shop located at 117 S. Warren St. in downtown Trenton, distributed $9,955 worth of books to Trenton students. The mass distribution, made possible with the partnership of various local groups, aims to help kids in struggling school districts find surer paths to success. Classics Books, store representative Eric Maywar says, regularly raises ...
