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Answering Beinart’s damning indictment of the American Jewish establishment

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Peter Beinart's "The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment" in last week's New York Review of Books is an important piece important in the same way as John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's 2006 screed "The Israeli Lobby:" It will be widely quoted and pernicious in effect.

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Iraq-US begin talks to reclaim Jewish archive

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Iraq is negotiating with US authorities for the return of millions of documents, including a stash of rare Hebrew-language books and parchments found in a flooded basement by American troops after the 2003 invasion, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

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iPad promises to revolutionize comic-book style storytelling

Friday, April 16th, 2010

As an industry, comic books have managed to remain fundamentally unchanged for 70 years, but just like it did in the Garden of Eden, a little apple has shaken things up recently.

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Come into my parlour (Business Standard India)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Space, says Raavi Sabharwal, is “opportunity”, “challenge” and, most importantly, “fun”. Sabharwal, 63, is the publisher of Timeless Books and owner of Timeless — The Art Book Studio, tucked away in one of the many bylanes of Kotla Mubarakpur, one of the many “asides” of the Capital, cheek by jowl with the upmarket South Extension shopping centre. The 1,600 sq ft space, which you stumble into ...

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Rare book on Supreme Court snubbed by National Book Store? (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Ramos: National Book Store has right to choose what books to carry MANILA, Philippines – The first book that provides an eye-popping look into the closed world of the Supreme Court almost never made it to print and has been snubbed by a major bookstore.

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

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

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)

Gramophone to e books (Hindustan Times)

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Sixty years on, it has kept pace with the times. The rows of books have increased with years and old gramophone records occupy the pride of place with DVDs, writes Manoj Sharma .

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Delhi Public Library turns 60 to showcase India s growth (Hindustan Times)

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

The Delhi Public Library has turned 60 and will showcase in an exhibition India's growth trajectory through rare books, newspapers and gramophone records over the past six decades.

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Rare India (Business Standard India)

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Anand Sankar chances upon a rare books store right in the middle of the national capital that stocks tomes going back three centuries.

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Manila book fair shows printed books aren’t dead yet (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

MANILA - The 30th Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) officially opened on Wednesday, to the delight of hundreds of people who lined up at the SMX Center in Pasay City a few hours before the event began.

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