Teen with illness raises awareness
Sunday, August 29th, 2010From the first familiar sign of stiffness, Leland Smith knows what's coming. An arm or a leg becomes stiff, then numb.

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Teen with illness raises awareness
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From the first familiar sign of stiffness, Leland Smith knows what's coming. An arm or a leg becomes stiff, then numb.

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Teen with illness raises awareness
NEW YORK - Author Suzanne Collins, her gentle smile and soft features framed by waves of blond hair, looked out upon hundreds of fans crowded into the Books of Wonder store in Manhattan and unveiled the most anticipated young adult novel of the summer, "Mockingjay."

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The fans turn out in NY for midnight 'Mockingjay' release
Its a pity readers dont want to pay for stories about the death of traditional media, because otherwise journalists and commentators would be riding a big fat cash cow. In recent months its been impossible to open a newspaper or magazine without being drenched by a tidal wave of waaaaahs and woahs and oh my God were all doomeds from those of us who make our living selling words

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Forget Ads In Books, Lit-Lovers Face An Even More Hideous Prospect
Jersey Shore's Snooki could still win the trademark rights to her nickname for use in books. The sisters who wrote The Adventures of Snooky, staking a prior claim, are willing to discuss a deal.

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Local sisters offer Snooki a trademark deal
Amar, abrir la puerta prohibida To love is to open the forbidden door quotes a character in Christopher Brookhouse's title story, Loving Ryan, one of three novellas in his new volume from Asheville's Safe Harbor Books.

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Rob Neufeld on books: Caribbean winds enchant Asheville writer's trio of novellas
He belongs to a rare breed of dancers, the kind unheard of locally. Meet Hilton, male belly dancer.

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Belly good boy
On MormonTimes.com: Before the doors at Ken Sanders Rare Books officially opened for business Wednesday morning, a unique...

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Unique group views Smith family Bible
The report says thousands of textbooks are not bar-coded or returned by students and poor communication between schools has led to unnecessary purchases. An audit of textbooks at 21 local high schools has found that lost books and excessive purchases at these campuses cost the Los Angeles Unified School District nearly $10 million.

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LAUSD lost almost $10 million due to inefficient inventory system, audit finds
You may remember hearing of the April estate auction of chess books in Buffalo, N.Y. This writer interacted with bidders, at least one of whom spent $10,000 to purchase rare volumes dating back to the 19th century.

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Chess
You may remember hearing of the April estate auction of chess books in Buffalo, N.Y. This writer interacted with bidders, at least one of whom spent $10,000 to purchase rare volumes dating back to the 19th century

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CHESS Stephen Dann