"At long last, scientists have developed a 'sniff test' to measure the telltale aroma of old books and irreplaceable historical documents. You know the smell - that 'combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness,' as the authors put it.

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The Smell Test: Using Aroma To Date Rare Books (Arts Journal)

CHATHAM — Tens of thousands of donated books are being sorted into more than 30 categories from Autobiographies to Zen for the Library of the Chathams annual Book Sale. The sale starts on Saturday, March 13, where, for the first...

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Library of the Chathams' annual Book Sale begins March 13 (Independent Press)

Grand Blanc used book store offers readers reduced book prices and book clubs.

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R & B Used Books in Grand Blanc has stories to tell (The Flint Journal)

Get your a.m. dose of celebrity news and gossip from The Plain Dealer's Melodie Smith.

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Angelina Jolie, author Patricia Cornwell ready Scarpetta film; rare 'Star Wars' images; and more: The Morning After (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

What's up with that?: Polydactyl cats not so rare

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What's up with that?: Polydactyl cats not so rare (Observer-Reporter)

PAUL Reid should be dead.

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Can apricot kernels keep cancer at bay? (North Queensland Register)

Horst Wein is known in the world of hockey as much as he is in football, a rare multi-faceted character. The legendary coach  has a piece of advice for Indian players: Focus more on the mental aspects of the game.

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Hockey structure in India is stricken by cancer Horst Wein (Hindustan Times)

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)

A discussion of privatized transit service has to look at labour, service and risks to taxpayers, say those who have tried it.

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Privatized transit? Less rare than you’d think (Toronto Star)

This winter is going down in Tallahassee record books as the coldest in more than 30 years.

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Winter temperatures hit more than the pocketbook (Tallahassee Democrat)