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Owl Book Group
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT
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Word Processing Skills for Beginners
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT
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ESL Conversation Group
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT
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Bethany Totally Toddler
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT
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Bethany Totally Toddler
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT
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Bethany Preschool Storytime
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT
"Whenever you read a good book, it's like the author is right there, in the room, talking to you, which is why I don't like to read good books."
—Jack Handey [Deep Thoughts], Recurring Saturday Night Live comedy bit
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Book Recounts Challenges Of Eradicating Smallpox
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
In Smallpox: The Death of a Disease, Dr. D.A. Henderson recounts the history of the deadly virus, from the development of the first vaccine in the late 18th century to his involvement in the successful global eradication campaign in the 1960s and 70s.
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'The Onion': Mocking All Who Deserve It Since 1988
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500
America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink). Onion editors Joe Randazzo and Joe Garden talk with Renee Montagne about the serious business of being funny. Also: See the fun The Onion has had at NPR's expense.
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Army Relents; Allows Limited Media At Palin Event
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:28:00 -0500
Army officials had said they would prohibit coverage of Palin's on-post event, saying it would turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
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Books That Will Help You Understand Afghanistan
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
The conflict in Afghanistan dominates headlines, but many people seek a deeper understanding of the country and the war the U.S. is fighting there. In the first of a series of suggestions for an Afghanistan "reading list," Washington Post special military correspondent Tom Ricks shares his recommendations, ranging from a collection of Afghan proverbs, to a history of the CIA's involvement in the country.
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'Googled': From Brainchild To Behemoth
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
How much do you know about the company that knows so much about you? In Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, Ken Auletta chronicles the growth of Google, from the brainchild of two computer science graduate students, toiling in a California garage, to the multi-billion dollar, multi-nation corporation it is today.
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Former Prosecutor Pens A Hip-Hop Theory Of Justice
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500
George Washington University law professor and former prosecutor Paul Butler believes that, in order to fight for justice, Americans must sometimes fight the power of the justice system. He speaks with host Michel Martin about his new book, "Let's Get Free: A Hip Hop Theory of Justice," and his vision for justice policy.
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Judith Fox Turns A Close-Up Lens On Alzheimer's
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Hundreds Wait In Mich. Cold To See Sarah Palin
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first stop on Sarah Palin's Going Rouge book tour. The former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate signed copies of her book. Palin fans had waited in line all day for a chance to see her.
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McCann, Stiles Win National Book Awards
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500
The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York. Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize. T.J. Stiles' biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, The First Tycoon, was the nonfiction winner, and Keith Waldrop's Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy won for poetry.
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'Let The Great World Spin' Wins Book Award
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:09:00 -0500
Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize Wednesday night at the 60th annual National Book Awards. T.J. Stiles' biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, The First Tycoon, was the nonfiction winner.
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Matthew Continetti On The 'Persecution' Of Palin
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:22:00 -0500
It's been all Palin all the time ever since the former Alaska governor unveiled her memoir on Oprah on Monday. Matthew Continetti of the Weekly Standard comes to Palin's defense in his new book, The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star.
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Doc Ford Gets To The Bottom Of Florida Mysteries
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
Crime writer Randy Wayne White spent 13 years as a tackle fishing guide before he began to probe the mysteries of southwest Florida. White is best known for his series of crime novels featuring Doc Ford, an NSA agent turned marine biologist living on Florida's Gulf Coast.
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Excerpt: 'Dead Silence'
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Excerpt: 'The Persecution of Sarah Palin'
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Reading Sarah Palin: Will She Run For President?
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate, is now a best-selling author. Palin's book, Going Rogue, made the best-seller list before it was released. She's planning a book tour that will only stoke her meteoric political celebrity. But to what end?
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