Suffering from erectile dysfunction or benign prostatic hyperplasia? Go out and buy a book.

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Sex, death ... and Reading (Forbes)

Despite his reputation as the mainstream representation of the outcast, Tim Burton is no stranger to box office records. This weekend was another trip to the record books as Alice in Wonderland propelled to $116.3 million.

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Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office Review: Alice in Wonderland Returns Tim Burton to Box Office Record Book (The Huffington Post)

Ghabuntu: "Aside from the book Open Source Licensing and Intellectual Property, there are other freely available books that will enrich your knowledge and understanding of the concept of Free Software and Open Source. The following are 5 of such books that are worth your time."

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5 open source and free software books that are worth your time (Linux Today)

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)

When it comes to books on coin collecting for the beginning coin collector, there is no shortage of books to choose from. Should you decide that you want to become a coin dealer, the situation is quite different.

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How To Buy, Sell, And Invest In Rare Coins (BellaOnline)

Unless you have been in a hole or an incredibly deep pocket, you have heard about the money problems with LSU.

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Buy books, help the library (Tiger Weekly)

Its a story worthy of a banner headline in the Daily Planet.The Holy Grail of comic books - yes, fellow fans, the hallowed edition of Action Comics No. 1 that hit the stands in 1938 for 10 cents - has sold for $1 million.This rare issue - widely known ...

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Rare Superman comic sells for a record $1 million (Charleston Daily Mail)

It's the beginning of the end-game for the The Google Books project -- an audacious attempt to create the most comprehensive library in the history of the world -- as the case moves again to a federal hearing in New York. The story is a complicated one, combining copyright law, anti-trust issues, plain old capitalist competition and the odd problem of orphan books, and Wired.com is here to help ...

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The Fight over the Google of All Libraries: An (Updated) Wired.com FAQ (Wired News)

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s quite rare to see that both father and son in one family are presented with Vietnam’s noble award – the Ho Chi Minh Award: the Ho Chi Minh Award on social science was bestowed on Professor Dao Duy Anh, the father, in 2000; the Ho Chi Minh Award on agricultural science was given to Professor Dao The Tuan, the son, in 2005.

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Prof. Dao The Tuan: My life associated with farmers (Vietnam Net)

The build-up to the release of "One Good Dog" has me going in a vastly different direction than any of my previously published books ever did.

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The Last Word : Word of mouth, facing out (The Martha's Vineyard Times)