Book celebrates perilous adventures - msnbc.com
NEW YORK - Planes that crash, ferries that sink and crowded buses that tumble off cliffs are enough to make most travelers run the other way, but for travel writer Carl Hoffman they are starting points for adventure. Hoffman's "The Lunatic Express

George W. Bush book 'Decision Points' out Nov. 9 - msnbc.com
NEW YORK - The publisher of former President George W. Bush's book "Decision Points" on Sunday set a Nov. 9 release date, unveiled its cover design and announced new details about it. Bush has said he is not writing a traditional memoir but an

George W. Bush book 'Decision Points' out Nov. 9, to - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Newbery winner Gaiman gives readers `Instructions' British author Alan Sillitoe dies aged 82 Whether you're an owner, a rider or you just love to watch the beautiful, majestic Equus Caballus go through its paces, the 2010 Minnesota Horse Expo is your

Pacifica: Then and Now @ Florey's Book Co. - San Francisco Chronicle
Pacifica and its coast, once envisioned as a string of resorts, casinos, and vacation cottages in place of artichoke fields, was overlooked after the failure of the Ocean Shore Railroad in 1920. Demand for reasonably priced housing revived the boom

New Book on Religion and Obama - Orlando Sentinel (blog)
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George W. Bush book ‘Decision Points’ out Nov. 9 - Gaea Times (blog)
NEW YORK — The publisher of former President George W. Bush’s book “Decision Points” on Sunday set a Nov. 9 release date, unveiled its cover design and announced new details about it. Bush has said he is not writing a traditional memoir but

Minong fire of ’77 remembered in new book - Duluth News Tribune
It started in the early afternoon of April 30 in a field west of Minong with sparks from a small campfire. The Schultz family and friends were about to roast hot dogs after clearing brush at their deer-hunting land. They never got the chance. A

Lovers of literature can feast at spring book sale - Ithaca Journal
Early-bird book worms who descend before dawn scouring for bargains at next month's Friends of the Library book sale will be treated to a little literary entertainment as they wait in line. Actors from the Ithaca Shakespeare Company will be stationed

Star Wars Storm Troopers to descend on Madison comic - Recorder Community Newspapers
MADISON – “Free Comic Book Day 2010” will be taking place locally at Dewey’s Comic City, 13 Park Ave., Madison, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 1, the weekend before the movie “Iron Man 2” is released. “This is our ninth annual

Book Week: 'Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play!' - Examiner
With shows like Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and first lady Michelle Obama's childhood obesity initiative, a movement is on to clean up kids' diets and get them moving more. Add Weight Watchers to the mix with its new book Eat! Move! Play! The