Archive for the ‘Rare Book News’ Category

A Story of a Deeply Compassionate Man

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

It’s rare that we are given an opportunity to look inside the life of someone whose job it is to study our lives, but that’s exactly what happens in “Not by Chance Alone: My Life as a Social Psychologist” by Elliot Aronson (Basic Books: $27.50).

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Book Review – Bob Dylan In America – By Sean Wilentz

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The historian Sean Wilentz situates Bob Dylan in a long continuum of American music, literature, religion and politics.

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New in crime books

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

A guide to the latest thrillers and mysteries. This week: Martin Cruz Smith, Laura Lippman and more

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Discovering the Art of Boscoe Holder, Trinidadian Master

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Last spring in Berlin, Peter Doig and Hilton Als co-curated an exhibition of portraits —mostly by young, unrecognized or forgotten artists—a show that included a rare look at the work of the remarkable but little known 20th-century Trinidadian painter Boscoe Holder (1921–2007). Here is a selection of his work, along with excerpts of a conversation I had with Doig and Als about the artist and his ...

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C&T Publishing sale in Concord

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Lucky Bay Area shoppers: C&T Publishing, an industry leader in the publishing of books and products for quilters and fiber arts markets worldwide, has its headquarters and distribution center in Concord. On Saturday, it will open its warehouse for its annual...

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Other world literature

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

From total believers to complete sceptics, the author of Mirage Men selects books that are 'informative, entertaining, puzzling or all three at once' Mark Pilkington is a writer with a fascination for the further shores of culture, science and belief. He also publishes books as Strange Attractor Press .

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How Dick Fuld morphed from trader to banker

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The rumors persisted of Lehman Brothers' being taken over again, and it was against such a background that Dick devised his pièce de résistance.

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Cover story

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The first printed books came with a question: What do you do with these things? Book - Shopping - Literature - Arts - Children

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Tweeting comedians – being funny in 140 characters or less

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

NEW YORK - Earlier this summer, Michael Ian Black took to his blog to defend himself against those appalled that the comedian was - gasp! - inserting rare advertisements to his popular Twitter feed.Black explained that occasionally...

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Author to sign new Frank Lloyd Wright books

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

RACINE - For half a century, the SC Johnson Research Tower hasstood as an example of the ingenuity of the architect who defiedconvention to design it. It's also seen as a testament to theinnovation of one Racine's most successful companies.

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