'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)

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

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

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)

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)

My favorite golf books revolve around courses and history. If your passion runs along the same lines and you're looking to give -- or receive -- a last-minute Christmas gift, here are the Top 10 golf books I've come across in the past 12 months.

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Travelin' Joe's Top 10 Holiday Gift Books for 2009 (Sports Illustrated)

One of the rarest maps in the world will be put on permanent display this spring at the University of Minnesota's James Ford Bell Library...

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Rare Map from 1602 Coming to U of Minn. (5 Eyewitness News St. Paul)

If you're looking for a last-minute gift, here are my Top 10 golf books of the year.

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Travelin' Joe's Top 10 Holiday Gift Books for 2009 (Golf Magazine)

Check out the wonderful books reviewed below -- each perfect for year-round reading and as a gift this holiday season.

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Rautzhan: Outstanding books make perfect gifts for kids year-round (Times Herald)

’Tis the season for Christmas books. Here are my criteria for choosing which ones I covered: I eliminated those too large to fit into a good sized Christmas stocking, and I picked potential classics along with one that is considered to be the greatest Christmas story ever told

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Deck your shelves with holiday books (Dayton Daily News)