Book dealer gets jail for stolen Shakespeare tome - Post-Bulletin
LONDON — An unemployed book dealer who paraded as a wealthy playboy was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for possessing a stolen first edition of Shakespeare's plays, a rare volume described as a

Book Now Before the Deals Have Flown With AirTran Airways' New Sale Fares - SmartBrief
ORLANDO, Fla. , Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched a sale for travel to all of the airline's destinations with special low fares

White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $406 - Biloxi Sun Herald
HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 30 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) reported an adjusted book value per share of $406 at June 30, 2010, a decrease of 1% for the quarter. Ray Barrette

Connecticut AG Probes Apple, Amazon Over E-books - Billboard Business News
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating deals struck by Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc to offer low prices on electronic books, saying the agreements may block rivals from providing attractive

Comic book writer wins lawsuit over Spawn - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Madison - Comic book writer Neil Gaiman has won a federal court battle against artist Todd McFarlane over money owed related to the creation of three characters in the classic Spawn series. Gaiman argued the

Hotels Slow To Book For World Equestrian Games - msnbc.com
(AP) - There are still hotel rooms to be had in Lexington during the World Equestrian Games. The Lexington Herald-Leader quoted John Johnson of Short's Travel - the event housing bureau - who said up to 65 percent of the

Book Review - Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman - Associated Content
skill, Parkman tells the story of the most historically decisive war ever fought on the North American continent. I won't spend time here summarizing the war's historical events; I've already covered that

Fannie Mae says new loan book soundest in a decade - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stricter lending standards adopted last year by Fannie Mae ( FNMA.OB ) are beginning to pay off as the mortgage finance giant's "new book" of business is the strongest in a decade, the

Comic Book Buff from Alaska Selling Rare Copy of Batman No. 1 - Art Daily
A 1940 Batman issue #1 comic book owned by longtime Fairbanks, Alaska comic book buff Mike Wheat is shown. Wheat has put the rare comic on the auction block through Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries, where it's

Bieber's life to be told in film, book - Everett Herald
LOS ANGELES Justin Bieber is adding movie star to his resume. Paramount Pictures, MTV Films and Biebers record label, Island Def Jam, say the 16-year-old pop star has signed on to appear in a feature film about his life