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5 memoirs to add to your 2013 reading list
A new crop of memoirs takes readers to the worlds authors once knew.
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15 promising nonfiction books for spring 2013
April showers bring May flowers. Here's some fresh non-fiction to check out this spring while you enjoy the new greenery.
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Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home
Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:
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3 novels about home and estrangement
Robert Frost once defined home as “the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” In this week's fiction roundup, three men estranged from their families find out if he was right.
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George Ferris: Here are all 10 of Google's animal odd couples
Google's latest doodle combines two events. The love-themed amusement park celebrates Valentine's Day and the 154th birthday of George Ferris, who invented the Ferris wheel. Clicking on the heart-button located in the center of the doodle makes the two Ferris wheels spin. When they stop, a new couple is formed and they go on a date. Much like real-life dating, some of these dates end well and others, well, let's just say the other dates shouldn't expect a second one. Have you seen all of the couples? If not, here's your chance to see the curious pairs.
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A baseball fan's inner complexities
Being a fan isn't as simple as rooting for the home team.
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Supreme Court lets stand death sentence after Bible reading
A death-row inmate claimed the jury foreman violated his fair-trial rights by reading out loud from Romans.
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'This I Believe II'
Americans from all walks of life share their personal credos in 500-word essays.
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Kenyan officials deport anti-Obama author
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McCain and Obama campaigns go negative in home stretch
With a month to Election Day, the presidential candidates go after unsavory connections in each other’s past.
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McCain seeks to shift race’s focus
Tuesday’s debate is a chance to regain campaign momentum.
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McCain - Palin: Don't stick a fork in us yet!
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Behind big job losses, a tighter credit squeeze
Layoffs are at their highest rate since 2003. A leaner holiday season is more likely.
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Could bailout's pay caps launch Wall Street trend?
Some see the beginning of the end for huge compensation for financial titans. Others say the limits are too weak to bring real change.
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Job hunt: More Americans hit the trail
Networking technology changes, but many tactics remain the same.
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Cedar Rapids: waiting for our new library
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Windy City: A Novel of Politics
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Ready for my armload of books
A flood destroyed her beloved town library. But now there's a plan to rebuild.
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In new move, bands play complete albums in concert
As CD sales plummet, novelty gigs win box office bump and delight audiences.
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Post-Ike gas shortage may take weeks to end
The current gas crisis is worse than the 2005 shortages after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, say some experts.
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Will U.S. bailout work?
The Treasury's $700 billion rescue would push US into uncharted territory.
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The writers who scored this year's MacArthur genius grants
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Biden: I was against the ad before I was for it!
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Joe Biden's harrowing helicopter ride
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Bailout could boost inflation, sink dollar
Oil and gold surged Monday as investors worried that huge new debts will harm US Treasury's credit standing.
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Portland, Ore., tops sustainable cities list
Using criteria in 16 categories, SustainLane ranks Portland as the most environmentally friendly of the 50 largest US cities.
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How far north will figs grow?
Figs can be grown in colder climates than many imagine.
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