Tag: books
Disturbing books for Mother's Day
When searching for a gift for Mother's Day, you could give a book about a horrible mother, to remind her of how good your mom really was....
Three Cups of Tea: Can the good be saved?
Fabrications exposed in "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson are calling into question the future of humanitarian work inspired by the book....
US drones set sites on Gadhafi's Libya
Military leaders in the United States are fighting against Moammar Gadhafi using unmanned airplanes. But the use of drones may provide only the illusion of security. ...
re-CAPTCHA-ing the word
Google is digitizing the world's books, with the help of website users decoding of smudged or blurry texts in a technology called reCAPTCHA....
David Foster Wallace's new book, the 'Pale King'
Michael Pietsch, David Foster Wallace's longtime editor, talks about his role as an editor and the new, posthumous book by Wallace....
Bookstores are added to the endangered species list
As online shopping and electronic books become more popular, independent bookstores consider what is necessary to stay afloat. ...
The other side of the American Revolution
During the American Revolution, many colonists, had good reason for not breaking with the crown. ...
The fantasy side of Florida in 'Swamplandia!'
A new novel about a family of bogus Native American alligator wrestlers offers a critique of Florida culture. ...
Food in times of war
In conflict areas, food can bring people together, create community, and it can also create battlegrounds for disagreements....
A poetic account of the Amistad revolt
Poet Kevin Young has written an epic poem about the Africans who revolted aboard the ship Amistad in 1839. ...
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