With another season of Major League Baseball set to open Sunday, a new Mike Lupica novel for young readers, The Batboy , is well-timed. The New York Daily News sports writer and ESPN commentator - whose previous books for young readers include Heat and Travel Team - has a knack for pace and plotting, especially when describing critical moments in big games.

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Books for Kids | Tales offer big-league pleasure (The Columbus Dispatch)

Darina Allen’s Ballymaloe is a cookery school in County Cork whose influence is felt worldwide.

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Reclaiming Ireland’s Culinary Heritage, One Roast Lamb or Sponge Cake at a Time (International Herald Tribune)

Christina Paciolla gives today's top stories in the Gloucester County Times. MONROE TWP. Adele Taylor is one of those rare people who centers her energy around trying to improve the lives of others.

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In this 1940s image released by The Jewish Museum, Margret Rey, left, and her husband H.A.

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Curious George Saves the Day at the Jewish Museum (Art Daily)

“The T.A.M.I. Show,” a legendary 1964 concert film long out of circulation, will be released on DVD for the first time on Tuesday.

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Pop History Revealed! Doing Splits! (New York Times)

We are pleased to be chosen to sell the estate of Charles and Reiko Tuttle of Rutland Vt., owners of Tuttle Publishing of Rutland and Tokyo, Japan, and Tuttle Antiquarian Books. The Tuttles were well known Rutland Citizens and Philanthropists

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Robert M. Prozzo - AUCTIONEER - Estates Bought and Sold Rutland, Vermont 05701 (802) 236-5628 IMPORTANT ESTATE AUCTION ... (Antiques and the Arts)

One of the new establishments to open in the Wan Chai neighborhood is the Pawn, once a pawnshop and now a popular gastropub.

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New Life in Old Hong Kong (New York Times)

David Shenk argues that that discipline, not giftedness, is vital to greatness.

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How to Be Brilliant (New York Times)

March 18 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Amazon.com Inc has threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, according to two industry ...

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-18 05:54 PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - March 18 (Interactive Investor)

THEATRE enthusiasts were given the privilege of attending workshops in Kuala Lumpur and Penang by the founder of the Danish-based Odin Teatret, Eugenio Barba.

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Rare treat for theatre fans (The Star)