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Disappeared Uyghur author’s novel translated into English for the first time

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Darren Byler, a Uyghur scholar, joined The World’s host Carol Hills from Vancouver to discuss the book, “The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang.”

Grace Hopper sits behind the UNIVAC (universal automatic computer) keyboard in the early '60s. As a mathematician and rear admiral in the US Navy, she helped design the UNIVAC I and many other related systems.

New book sheds light on overlooked women pioneers who paved the way for today’s internet

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There may be thousands of kinds of jellyfish that have yet to be discovered, even though thousands have already been identified.

New book sheds light on the amazing capabilities of jellyfish, addresses myths and misperceptions

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100,000 Volunteer Proofreaders and a Whole Lot of Books

The World

Tech Week in Review: May 20, 2011

The World

The evolution of e-books and our literary future

Arts, Culture & Media

What would our world look like without paperback books? One publishing company has taken one step closer to the reality of eliminating paperback books entirely. The Takeaway looks at the effects on the publishing industry and on libraries.

The World

Competition for oddest book title

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman shares with us some of the finalists in an unusual competition held in the UK: the contest, hosted by The Bookseller magazine, is looking for this year’s oddest book title.