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• New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal [Car Books]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 737
  Introduced in the 1970s with a uniquely recognizable shape, the Montreal foreshadowed the automotive excess to come. Now theres a book about it. We havent gotten a chance to stick our noses into this one yet, but based on the photography and the subject alone its worth a peek. At 208 pages its hefty for a book ...
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• “Hamlet: A Novel” by James Marsden

  
  Girl Detective — Authority: 125
  “ Hamlet , Hamlet . Why are you always reading Hamlet ?” asked 6yo Drake when I asked if he’d seen my book, James Marsden’s Hamlet: A Novel . “Because it’s one of the greatest stories, ever,” I replied, wondering how long until I can introduce him to the Dane. My husband G. Grod and I have many ...
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• David A. Carter’s “White Noise”

  
  ZRecommends — Authority: 466
  There has been a renaissance in pop-up papercraft books in the last decade, in part due to the prolific and inspired work of Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart , whose works include Maurice Sendaks Mommy? , adaptations of Alice in Wonderland and Mother Goose , and collaborations on several excellent books ...
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• New Book: Ultra-Fast ASP.NET

  
  Global Nerdy — Authority: 542
  The Empire’s been fine-tuning ASP.NET , SQL Server and the .NET runtime from the get-go, so ASP.NET is a pretty snappy platform. Even so, the fastest of platforms will still run like molasses in January if you don’t do things right. With any platform, there’s a body of best practices for getting the best ...
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• Who is your favorite Robin?

  
  Nerdage — Authority: 502
  I’ve been thinking about the role of Batman’s sidekick lately.  I recently re-read some of the earlier Tim Drake Robin appearances, and was reminded how much I enjoyed that character at the time.   There are also some great Dick Grayson stories as Robin.   Damian Wayne as Robin co-stars in a top-selling book, ...
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• John Cleese: Create a Tortoise Enclosure for Your Mind

  
  mental_floss Blog — Authority: 710
  “I want to be as well-informed as I can possibly be before I die” -John Cleese, in a speech on creativity, sleeping on problems, rewrites, and creating “tortoise enclosures” for your mind by creating boundaries of space and time. This is a brilliant little ten-minute talk for anyone who’s interested in ...
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• How to Avoid Ending Up on a VH1 Reality TV Show

  
  ModLife — Authority: 138
  “Every era has its own concept of charm,” reads the first sentence of Helen Valentine and Alice Thompson’s Better than Beauty . So where should we look to find the epitome of charm today? The Jerry Springer Show? MTV’s The Hills? Surely some hint of it must be seen on VH1’s Charm School 3 with Ricki Lake, ...
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• Today’s bonus tracks: The road ahead for marketers

  
  SmartBlog On Social Media — Authority: 578
  If Google and Facebook manage to keep their holds on Web dominance, it could mean the start of a whole new era in advertising, as marketers stop trying to keep up and start learning to make the most of the new environment. Todd Defren argues that marketing in the future will be increasingly automated, based on  an ...
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• Holiday Gift Guide - Fraggle Rock: A Merry Fraggle Holiday Review

  
  Outnumbered 3 to 1 — Authority: 435
  Welcome to the Holiday Gift Guide and thanks for stopping by. Ive got some great gift ideas to share with you this holiday season so make sure to check back often. Dont forget to see what Casey has to offer today at A Couch With A View too.Music, fun, and holiday adventures with the Fraggles! Come along with Gobo, ...
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• Faith’s Horror Graphic Novel

  
  ...With Intent to Commit Horror — Authority: 118
  “…in your generation there are nearly two thousand women with the powers of the slayer and not all of them have chosen to use their new found abilities conscientiously.” Faith gets a turn in the spotlight in this Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight horror graphic novel. Remember, if you are interested in ...
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• Missing Books, Missing Pages

  
  Exploring Our Matrix — Authority: 602
  Rather frustratingly, I noticed today that a copy of John A. T. Robinsons The Priority of John which I bought years ago in the UK has some printing errors and as a result is incomplete. I also seem to be unable to find my copy of James Dunns The Evidence for Jesus (which can be previewed on Google Books ) ...
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• Jerry Hall to star in TV version of Martin Amiss Money

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Martin Amiss classic novel Money is to be brought to life by the BBC in a new drama starring Jerry Hall. The 1980s exploration of amorality, excess and greed will be televised in a two-part drama following the story of British commercials director John Self, played by Nick Frost, who is thrust into the world of New ...
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• Book Roundup Wednesday: Books About Finding Meaning

  
  The Green Life — Authority: 563
  Every Wednesday, we review a selection of new and upcoming books addressing a specific aspect of environmentalism. Today were recommending books about finding meaning in the natural world. Wild Comfort (by Kathleen Dean Moore, $16, Trumpeter, Mar. 2010): Setting out to write a book about happiness, nature ...
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  a brainless thinker — Authority: 629
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• Once Upon a Time in India

  
  Saffron Tree — Authority: 474
  A couple of years back, an American friend gifted my daughter a set of nine books by Laura Ingalls Wilder called The Little House series. As we read them, first her and then me and then her again, we were both enchanted by this autobiographical account of a pioneer family. The series starts off when Laura is five ...
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• Small press. No, not THAT small.

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 646
  As a writer trying to press into the next stage of my career, how can I emphasize in my publishing history that "small press" isnt always a euphemism for "vanity press"? Having recently completed the first draft of the manuscript for my debut full-length novel as well as a query package for a non-fiction book, I find ...
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• Spike Jonze to sign behind-the-scenes book on Wild Things film Sunday

  
  Jacket Copy — Authority: 690
  The movie "Where the Wild Things Are" has sparked bookish interest around LA. Dave Eggers young-adult reworking of the tale, "The Wild Things," has been on our hardcover bestsellers list for two weeks. Will the enthusiasm continue for Spike Jonze? The films director has a "Wild Things"-related book that hell be ...
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• Comics Cavalcade: Ayn Rand and Wonder Woman

  
  Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — Authority: 695
  Will Everyone Please Stop Freaking Out Over Ayn Rand by Peter Bagge 24 Hour Chalk Comic by JB Winter Eddie and Medicine Man ‘GWC’ pt. 2 by Jesse Moynihan Kate Beaton does Wonder Woman Rain by Elijah Brubaker A 400-foot graphic novel scroll Clyde Crashcup Invents ...
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• Read Music Notes Easily - For Children

  
  Windows Fanatics — Authority: 440
  If you are a parent or music teacher with children taking piano lessons, then this might be the most important suggestion you will ever receive . Most students are excited when they start learning to play the piano or keyboard, but many then quit because they find reading music notes too difficult. They get upset ...
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• Authorized History of MI5

  
  The Awesomer — Authority: 640
  Historian Christopher Andrew’s Authorized History of MI5 is a must for espionage fans; weighing in at 1,056 pages, it spans the history of British Military Intelligence from 1909 to 2009. Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=7743 Price: $40 Related posts: Book: Watchmen (Hardcover) The ...
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