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- Tim Harford's top 10 undercover economics books (Guardian Unlimited)
Tim Harford's new book, The Logic of Life: Uncovering the new economics of everything, argues that the most unexpected people - oversexed teenagers, Las Vegas slot addicts, juvenile delinquents and even your boss - are rational, unconsciously weighing up risks and rewards and complying with economic logic. The author of The Undercover Economist, Harford is fond of unearthing economics in ...
- Church born again as library, community center - Sun and Press
Karol Proppe of McDonough remembers the town's little white Calvary Episcopal Church as part of her childhood: sitting in its wooden pews, marveling at the artistry of its stained glass, dusting its windowsills. Her great-great-grandfather, William ...
- Gifts for a Gator Graduate - SF State Campus Headlines
SF State Campus HeadlinesGifts for a Gator GraduateSF State Campus Headlines, CA - 1 hour agoAspiring filmmakers can get a sampling of alum Alum Steven Zaillian's screenplay superiority by picking up the American Gangster DVD. ...
- Swimming in Cannes' Big Pool - Washington Post
CANNES, France, May 20 -- There are big films and little films here; documentary films and animated films; films with movie stars and films from Belgium. But by far the most numerous are the many, many films that no one will ever see. This is the ...
- Jackson: Obama win 'watermark moment' (The Washington Times)
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading figure in the U.S. civil rights movement for decades, compared the significance of Sen. Barack Obama capturing the Democratic presidential nomination with such seminal American events as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery and the accomplishments of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther ...
- A tribute to Kilin, "the humble giant of Maltese literature" (Malta Star)
What will we do to make the best of his legacy? Kilin, one of the greatest figures in the Malta’s literature history, passed away on Tuesday night, at the age of 90.
- The Truth Force at the Met (New York Review of Books)
at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, April–May 2008.
- Robert Brustein to Be Honored at O'Neill's Global Legacy Conference - TheaterMania.com
Robert Brustein to Be Honored at O'Neill's Global Legacy ConferenceTheaterMania.com, NY - 12 hours agoProfessors Stephen Black and Jackson Bryer will also be honored at the conference. A noted playwright, author, and scholar, Brustein is also the founding ...
- Rumi for beginners - Turkish Daily News
If one were to ask anyone from Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan, who the greatest poet in their history is, they will all give the same answer without hesitation: Rumi. Or Jelaluddin Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, to be more specific. Thanks ...
- Lecturer advocates for reading and writing camps for children - Joy Online
Lecturer advocates for reading and writing camps for childrenJoy Online, Ghana - 4 hours agoHe urged educational authorities to revisit story-telling sessions, local games, poetry recitals and modernize them for children to cultivate to improve ...
- Activist and artist known as one of 'Catonsville Nine' - Baltimore Sun
Forty years ago next month, Tom Lewis and eight other Vietnam War protesters strode into the offices of U.S. Selective Service Board 33 in Catonsville and left a mark on history. The "Catonsville Nine" emptied file cabinets, hauled 600 draft records ...
- Grape escapes (Adelaide Now)
AN eclectic guide to the best wineland accommodation in Australia and New Zealand.
- Guttman to Participate in Artsweek Book Fair - Hamilton College News
Guttman to Participate in Artsweek Book FairHamilton College News, NY - 2 hours agoWet Apples, White Blood was recently awarded the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Book of Poetry in 2007. For more book fair information go to: ...
- He was Fredericton's man (The Globe and Mail)
With his Atlantic Canada performances, 73-year-old Leonard Cohen is warming up for a major national and international tour, his first since the early 1990s
- Will the real Shams stand up? (Payvand Iran News)
Khoy Member of Parliament Mo'ayyed Hosseini-Sadr was enraged by the recent claim by the Tabriz City Council, declaring Shams is buried in Tabriz and not in Khoy.
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