&$ &$A new paperback edition of Yu Dan's popular Confucius from the Heart is set for release in 2010.&$ &$ Confucius will feature prominently in next year's literary offerings, besides books on Shanghai and wildlife. Chitralekha Basu reports More than 2,500 years after Confucius handed down his sage insights, the Chinese ideologue continues to appeal to a worldwide audience

Original post:
Words of wisdom (People's Daily)

&$ &$ It is not rare to see books about the strong presence of China at the 60th founding anniversary, but it is unusual to experience the changes in China through the eyes of an ordinary local resident in Beijing.

Originally posted here:
Sixty Years of Life in Beijing: A city dweller's sketch book of changes (People's Daily)

When she founded Literally Alive, Brenda Bell was able to combine her two childhood loves of theater and reading . Now in its tenth season, the children’s theatre company produces original musicals based on classic children’s books and fairy tales.

Originally posted here:
Limecat and Literally Alive: Kids stuff for whole family (Gay City News)

Philadelphia--Ten years ago this month the promise of using normal genes to cure hereditary defects crashed and burned, as Jesse Gelsinger, an 18-year-old from Tucson, Ariz., succumbed to multiorgan failure during a gene therapy trial at the University of Pennsylvania. Today the boardroom of the Translational Research Lab at the university is filled with artifacts reminiscent of the trial. Books ...

Read the original post:
Gene therapy: An Interview with an Unfortunate Pioneer (Scientific American)

At Abraxus you won't find espresso machines and People magazine. You'll find the musty smell of old books, hand-written signs for various genres of books, globes and small sailboats as d/cor.

Original post:
Thursday, May 7, 2009 | Scattered clouds, 46.4 °F (Ballard News-Tribune)