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China Looks Askance at a New Satiric Novel

Gady Epstein Forbes.com 05/06/2010
China Looks Askance at a New Satiric Novel

A Chinese satirical novel imagines a giddily triumphant country. The authorities are not amused.

8 Things We Hate About IT: How to Move Beyond the Frustrations to Form a New Partnership with IT

Why can't you get what you really want from IT? All you desire is a ready-and-willing partner to help you exploit IT to drive your business. Instead, you get endless rules and regulations, not to mention processes, projects, and technologies that deliver too little, too late, for too much. It's frustrating! How to build a relationship that puts you firmly in control and produces the business results you need?

Unemployed copy editor auctions baseball novel for $650,000

An article on Bloomberg.com tells the success story of an unemployed copy editor, who has recently bagged $650,000 for an unpublished 475-page novel about a baseball team at a fictional Wisconsin college.

BOOK: "The New Global Student" helps students save money while studying abroad

New book "The New Global Student: Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition, and Get a Truly International Education" by Maya Frost offers helpful pieces of advices on how to save money while studying abroad.

BOOK: "The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State" by Shane Harris

In his new book "The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State", author Shane Harris lays out the U.S. government's real-life efforts to see and hear more in the face of growing terrorist threats. He pays particular attention to Total Information Awareness (TIA), a post-9/11 research project spearheaded by John Poindexter, once President Ronald Reagan's National Security Adviser adviser.

Book Review: "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky" by Heidi W. Durrow

"This stunning debut novel finds the beauty – and confusion – in a young life touched by tragedy." - Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor

Become a master adulterer: Guide book teaches how to avoid to being caught

Do you believe your cheating skills need improvement? A self-help book titled "Designing Infidelity: A Reference Guide to the Art of Cheating to Perfection" by J. Frances elevates cheating to a higher level by offering practical advice on how to "cheat on your spouse" successfully.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling accused of plagiarizing from children's wizard book

J.K. Rowling, the world’s richest author, is accused of stealing ideas for "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" from another British author's children’s book. Rowling was added as a defendant to an ongoing legal claim filed against her publisher for alleged copyright infringement by the estate of the late Adrian Jacobs.

New book explores Clinton, Palin candidacies

Ellen Wulfhorst Reuters 12/30/2009
New book exposes 2008 US presidential campaign secrets

A new book is causing quite a stir in Washington DC. It's called Game Change, and it spills dozens of secrets from the 2008 presidential campaign.

New book explores Clinton, Palin candidacies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Hillary Clinton made a strong showing and Sarah Palin was named to the Republican ticket in the 2008 U.S. presidential race, the election of the first female president seemed not so far off.


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