(From the Dec. 2, 2008 Christian Science Monitor) Fatima Ndoye has just finished “L’enfant noir,” a novel based on the childhood of Guinean author Camara Laye. She could hardly put it down – except that she hardly had the chance to pick it up, either. …
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Senegalese thirsty to learn find an oasis in a simple library
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Offbeat atlases map architecture, art, and whimsy
http://features.csmonitor.com/books/2008/12/02/offbeat-atlases-map-architecture-art-and-whimsy/Ask to see an atlas at a bookstore or library, or type “atlas” into an Internet search engine, and you might expect a map collection highlighting geographic regions – and yet an atlas can assume myriad identities. An atlas can illustrate global historical and political trends, display migratory bird flights or economic trade patterns. …
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Best novels of 2008
http://features.csmonitor.com/books/2008/12/02/best-novels-of-2008/For a slideshow of the Monitor’s fiction book jackets from 2008, click here. A Golden Age By Tahmima Anam (HarperCollins, 288 pp., $24.95) Bangladeshi author Tahmima Anam’s moving debut novel tells the story of a widowed mother’s fight to keep her son and daughter safe during Bangladesh’s war for independence. …
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Today's Updates to the Year-End "Best of 2008" Books & Music Lists (December 3rd, 2008)
http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2008/12/todays_u...Christian Science Monitor (best short fiction collections) Family Security Matters (best national security books) Librarilly Blonde (favorite books) Metro.co.uk (best music books) Seacoast Online (best cookbooks) "Best of 2008" Music Lists
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Bookninja
http://www.bookninja.comRobert McCrum: rethink the poet laureate Claude Lévi-Strauss a cent années Toni Morrison in conversation (video) MT Anderson, YA without so much Y Spam email drops 2/3… What do you think? Libraries: why we need them
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SMILT
http://smilt.netve spoken well of here (and seem more relevant than ever in these times that refute, oh, everything economists have claimed to be true for decades). (Links in the post, so now you’ll have to go over there.) And the Christian Science Monitor’s book blog also points to the year’s best fiction, including Blue Star, the sequel to the equally great Jim the Boy (and yes, go look for them, too), which we’ve also heralded. Finally, while not a list of this year
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Tuesday Evening Book Reviews
http://authorscoop.com/2008/12/02/tuesday-evening-book-revie...read in a long while. Sean Chercover basks in it for TRIGGER CITY. What? Research between actual book covers? Without Google? Hmmmmm. The premise has merit. And here are five books presented for your consideration for just such a notion. The Christian Science Monitor unveils its best-of list for novels in 2008. LESSONS IN DISASTER by Gordon Goldstein studies JFK’s national security advisor, McGeorge Bundy, his politics and his role in the scene-setting for our foray into Vietnam.
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Concerned Citizens of Brandywine School District
http://brandywineparents.com/Index.htmlAs a result of a third grade writing class a 9 year old now has a two book deal with a major book publisher Harper Collins. The author of "How To Talk to Girls" was interviewed by a local TV station and featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show [insert snide comment]. "How To Talk To Girls II"
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A semana nos arXivs…
http://arsphysica.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/a-semana-nos-arxi...Sonhos de Natal na revista Piauí Fernando Haddad ressalta na ABC a importância da interlocução com a comunidade científica e acadêmica L’affaire El Naschie, The Case of M. S. El Naschie, Continued The Numerati A Brief History of Software Engineering by Niklaus Wirth (PDF) The Feynman Lectures on Physics Science as a Way of Knowing Should you care about particle physics or the Higgs boson? The Incredible Convenience of Mathematica Image Processing
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EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection
http://www.earlyword.comBest Books 2008 Amazon — Top 100 Editor’s Picks Christian Science Monitor — Best Fiction Christian Science Monitor — Best Nonfiction New York Times — Best Art Books New York Times — Best Gift Books New York Times — Janet Maslin New York Times — Michiko Kakutani NPR - Complete Holiday Recommendations
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Best nonfiction books of 2008
http://www.notesinthemargin.org/weblog/2008/12/02/best-nonfi...Best nonfiction books of 2008 | csmonitor.com
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Best novels of 2008
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