Jeff Kinney had a clear template when it came time to adapt his wildly successful "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" children's books to the big screen.

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'Diary of a Wimpy Kid': from stick figures to sweet flick (Erie Times-News)

Chimen Abramsky, who has died aged 93, was a Jewish intellectual, historian, book collector and bibliographer of world renown. Although he wrote many academic papers, he published few books. Yet his academic legacy was huge.

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Chimen Abramsky obituary (Guardian Unlimited)

Tempering chocolate is probably required for candy sold commercially, but most small-batch chocolate candies eaten at home or passed along as gifts don't necessarily require tempering. Charity Ferreira, author of Brittles, Barks, & Bonbons (Chronicle Books, $16.95), writes that although she works with chocolate all the time, "I almost never temper my chocolate. It's a multistep process involving ...

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Tempering chocolate (The Toledo Blade)

Hollywood actor to read Jim Morrison's poetry on soundtrack album for forthcoming documentary The soundtrack album for a forthcoming Doors documentary will feature 12 of the band's classic songs, five rare clips – and 15 tracks of Johnny Depp reading poetry. The actor appears on almost half of the record's cuts, reciting verse written by Jim Morrison. Depp provides the narration for When You're ...

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Johnny Depp to feature on Doors album (Guardian Unlimited)

My friend André de Wet, who has died aged 75, was a photographer with a sharp eye for news pictures and a rare sense of artistry. Born in Cape Town, he was educated at Wellington boys high school, in Cape Province

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André de Wet obituary (Guardian Unlimited)

Just what makes this mighty media organisation tick? An exclusive extract from a new book about the company offers some insights To visit Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, is to travel to another planet

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A rare peek inside Google's HQ (Guardian Unlimited)

Ola Zuri believes that every child has a right to know that they are loved and accepted for who they are. It was a lesson that was a long time coming for her

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Books open up the discussion (Business Examiner)

Only two pages of artist Erica Van Horn’s book “Folded Napkins” are on display at the Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, but an online version of the exhibition allows guests to flip through the entire volume from anywhere with an Internet connection.

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Beinecke expands Web presence (Yale Daily News)

The dying days of the British Empire in India and other parts of south Asia were captured in a collection of films which will be released today.

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Dying days of British Empire captured in rare films (Daily Telegraph)

Former Curator and Assistant Vice President for Library Services Robert Williams has returned to KSU’s library staff to continue supplying the university with his bibliophilic expertise. Williams retired in October 2009

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Curator returns to KSU (The Sentinel)