A first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species book sold for about 40,000 pounds ($60,000) Thursday, an auctioneer …
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First edition of Darwin’s landmark book sold
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‘Harry Potter’ among those missing from e-library
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The latest J.R.R. Tolkien project lasted six years, more than half as long as the author needed to complete his „Lord of the …
Elizabeth Edwards: John’s affair made me throw up
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Elizabeth Edwards writes in a new memoir that news of her husband’s affair made her vomit in a bathroom.
New books keep Mother’s Day in mind
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With the big day only 10 days away, USA TODAY’s Craig Wilson takes a peek at some new titles that celebrate motherhood.
Book Buzz: What’s new on the list and in publishing
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David Baldacci opens up about his timely new thriller about a kidnapping in the White House; Dave Cullen’s non-fiction book about …
AOL appoints Google exec to head advertising
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Time Warner Inc’s AOL Internet unit said on Thursday it has appointed former Google Inc executive Jeff Levick as president of global advertising and strategy, overseeing its Platform-A advertising sales business.
Disney joins Hulu website, taking ownership stake
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co has reached a deal to become a partner in the popular Hulu video website founded by NBC Universal and News Corp, the media company said on Thursday.
Recession is latest focus of games for change
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RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – With the recession impacting college students, MTV’s college network mtvU is turning to one medium it knows will get attention to help teach students to cope with tough financial times — a video game.
Facebook eyes additional funding: report
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(Reuters) – Social-networking website Facebook has held meetings with private equity firms to explore raising another round of funding, the New York Post reported on Thursday, citing sources.