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‘Michigan Won Title’ Ad Mistake From Detroit Free Press

What a ridiculous ad from Detroit Free Press. It printed a ‘Michigan won title’ ad for a book called “Blue Heaven: The A-Maize-Ing Story of the Michigan Wolverines’ Return to Glory–and Their Second NCAA Title!” that is posted on Amazon…

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Ahmadinejad Nearly Shot by American Secret Service Agent

According to the upcoming book “Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry” written by Marc Ambinder and D.B. Grady, President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was nearly shot by an American Secret Service agent when the agent accidentally discharged a shotgun…

Book, People News

Amanda Knox Interview With Diane Sawyer in April

ABC’s Diane Sawyer will have the chance to interview Amanda Knox, the U.S. college student who was cleared of murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher by an Italian court after four years in prison. Knox was convicted of murder in…

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300-Year-Old Bible Returned To Owner

A 300-year-old Bible was stolen by burglars from an Ohio man, Tim Shier, in December 2011. The Lutheran Bible, written in German Gothic script, contains the handwritten dates of births, deaths and marriages for seven generations of Shier’s family. But…

Book, Economy

Barnes & Noble Closing 20 Stores Yearly

Barnes & Noble announced today that it will be closing 20 stores a year for the next decade to cut expenses. The company currently has 689 retail stores, and 674 college stores. Store executive Mitchell Klipper told the Wall Street…

Book, Sport

Lance Armstrong Sued by Book Readers For Fraud Memoirs

If you have bought one or two of Lance Armstrong’s best-selling memoirs, the you might be interested with this story.  Two readers of the books featuring the life of the disgraced cyclist,  sued Armstrong and his publishers on Tuesday. The class-action…

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National Book Critics Circle 2013 Nominees Announced

The list of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle nominees was announced Monday. The NBCC winners of the different categories — fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, poetry and criticism — will be unveiled at an event at the New School in…

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