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Friends of the Petoskey Library hosts used book sale
The annual used book sale sponsored by the Friends of the Petoskey Library will take place this week. "We probably have hundreds more books than in previous years," said committee chair Suzanne LaBeau "This year's sale is so big that we've had to expand...Tags: Edmond Rostand, Literature, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
Newfound Poe manuscript to be displayed in Richmond
A handwritten draft of one of Edgar Allan Poe's earliest poems and a letter to author Washington Irving are among a handful of items that will be part of an exhibit opening April 26 at a Richmond, Va., museum devoted to the writer. "This is the kind of...
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Poetry, Edgar Allan Poe, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Book review: 'The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens'
The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens Edited by Jenny Hartley Oxford University Press: 458 pp., $34.95 This is the bicentennial year of Charles Dickens' birth. We need no reminder of his eminence as novelist, but there are celebrations of his other...
Tags: Charles Dickens, John Forster, Wilkie Collins, Book, Authors
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Check It Out: Celebrating 200 years of Dickens
Earlier this month, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens was celebrated in an event held at his burial site in London's Westminster Abbey. In attendance were many writers, academics, and other enthusiasts of the man considered to be...Tags: Science and Technology, Westminster Abbey, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Google Inc.
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Reggie Wayne talks Pagano, future with Colts
Fox59.comTags: Chuck Pagano, Reggie Wayne, Super Bowl, Football
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2 shot in apparent assault-rifle attack in Cypress Park
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New history tea debuts at Ellicott City's Tea on the Tiber
If you’re a history buff but don’t fancy walking up and down Ellicott City’s hills, take note of the new literary (and stationary) tour at Tea on the Tiber.
Now you can have a seat and a sweet in the charming teahouse while listening to...Tags: Ellicott City, H.L. Mencken, Davy Crockett
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Suburban theater for the week of Oct. 14-20
"The Woman in Black": Fox Valley Repertory marks the ghostly season with Stephen Mallatratt's sturdy chiller (which is being turned into a film starring Daniel Radcliffe). An actor is hired by attorney Arthur Kipps to help him exorcise the memory of an...Tags: Oak Brook, Religion and Belief, Daniel Radcliffe, Batavia, Arts and Culture
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Check It Out: Tales get haunting at the Newport library
The unsuspecting public may not realize that the library is home to many restless spirits. Ghostly apparitions and foul aberrations are held at bay within the binding of many well-rumored tomes of lore. Resting on the shelf beside many normal, everyday...Tags: Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture
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On The Chopping Block: List Of Academically At-Risk Schools Out
PIX11.com / @jamesfordtvA new list of academically troubled New York City schools is out, and while parents and students citywide are wondering what their school's fate is, the new list is hitting one neighborhood particularly hard. The building that houses Wadleigh High School...Tags: Fordham, Roberto Clemente Jr., Education, Teaching and Learning, Arts
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Library: Holiday inspiration starts at the Clark County Library
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We hope you have a fabulous and flavorful day with all of your personal pilgrims and Indians. Eat a lot, because you have to get your stomach and metabolism in shape for the rest of the year-end festivities. If you get to...Tags: Holidays, Dance, Santa Claus (fictional character), Entertainment Events, Politics
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