Children’s Book Reviews - Publishers Weekly
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-547-24515-7 Who better than a husband and wife team to spotlight intriguing partnerships in nature? Among the many

WEEK AHEAD: Primaries, Laura Bush’s new book, British - Thehill.com
The Senate is expected to spend the next two weeks debating financial reform while the White House spends this week pushing its economic message. Several officials, including President Barack Obama, will address the annual meeting of the Business

WNC stars in new book - Asheville Citizen-Times
Western North Carolina's long tradition of spawning and attracting literary giants and best-selling authors will continue when nationally acclaimed writer Cassandra King publishes her newest novel “Bridal Falls.” King grew up in Lower Alabama and

Banned book - Tri-City Herald
Choose reading lists wisely -- I was reading Fast Focus on the reading controversy at the Richland School District and was reminded of the hazards associated with this issue. If a teacher or school board would like to experience real fear or hurt

Associated Press Book Celebrates White House Pets - Media Matters
Sometimes the Associated Press can break the big story and offer some of the most gripping photos in the world. Sometimes, well, they offer something a bit softer. That brings us to the news service's newest book: " FIRST PET ," described in a

Percival Everett Wins the Believer Book Award - mediabistro.com (blog)
Read more here , including an excerpt from the novel:"With a name like a Zen koan, Not Sidney creates a ripple of paradox in the heart of racist America. He does not redefine race relations and is not one the greatest actors of his generation, but he

New Book from Course Technology PTR Reveals Corporate - Earthtimes (press release)
McIntosh, an inductee of the Delaware Business Leaders Hall-of-Fame and a 36-year-veteran of Junior Achievement, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, developed the model for relational leadership based