Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’

Rare Darwin book found in Tempe home nets $52,500 at auction

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Mary Ann Marcus found the 1859 'Origin of Species' edition on her bookshelf last Christmas.

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Rare Darwin book found in Tempe home nets $52,500 at auction

Trove Of Rare 19th-Century Books Could Fetch Millions At Auction

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

"A 'magnificent' collection of first edition books is expected to fetch up to £15m when it goes under the hammer later this year." The collection "includes a copy of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol complete with author's inscription, first editions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Pride and Prejudice, as well as important works by Charles Darwin, Chaucer and Milton.."

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Yukon player books Mem Cup ticket

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

The road to the Memorial Cup started in Whitehorse and went through Moncton for Ted Stephens.

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Yukon player books Mem Cup ticket

Yukon player books Mem Cup ticket

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

The road to the Memorial Cup started in Whitehorse and went through Moncton for Ted Stephens.

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Yukon player books Mem Cup ticket

The Wimpy Kid does Hollywood (Baltimore Sun)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Md. native says film based on his cartoon stories adds heart to middle-school tales Jeff Kinney, author of that best-selling "novel in cartoons," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," is the rare writer and cartoonist who considers the movie version of his book superior to the source, at least in one crucial way: "What I'm happy about it is the emotional content, which I think is absent from my book," he says ...

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‘Wimpy’ author’s work comes to the big screen (Baltimore Sun)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' opens March 19 Jeff Kinney, author of that best-selling "novel in cartoons," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," is the rare writer and cartoonist who considers the movie version of his book superior to the source, at least in one crucial way. "What I'm happy about it is the emotional content, which I think is absent from my book," he says. "This movie has got a lot of heart."

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'Wimpy' author's work comes to the big screen (Baltimore Sun)

Equator Books in Venice to Close Up Shop Sunday (LAist)

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Photo by sadjeans via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Venice's Equator Books has been a welcoming independent option for book lovers on Abbot Kinney for over five years, but now they have announced that this weekend they are closing their doors for good. In an announcement sent out by email and posted on their website, the bookstore's owners are asking their customers to come by and ...

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Holliston’s Richard K. O’Neill preserves rare treasures (Holliston Tab)

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Robert K. O’Neill of Holliston has been in charge of some 150,000 volumes, 15 million manuscripts and numerous historic artifacts in a special library at Boston College for 23 years.

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Books: ‘City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism,’ the latest on the Berlin airlift and more (The Star-Ledger)

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

In-depth looks at Dubai, World II history and a memoir.

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Books: 'City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism,' the latest on the Berlin airlift and more (The Star-Ledger)

Did Dustin Hoffman exploit the Rain Man? After his death this week, his father makes a startling accusation (Daily Mail)

Friday, December 25th, 2009

A genius who knew 12,000 books by heart but didn't know how to dress himself, his incredible story inspired Rain Man - the role that made Dustin Hoffman millions.

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Did Dustin Hoffman exploit the Rain Man? After his death this week, his father makes a startling accusation (Daily Mail)