Topic: Ernest Hemingway
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Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago
Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.
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Ernest Hemingway: 10 quotes on his birthday
Here are 10 quotes from American journalist and novelist Ernest Hemingway to commemorate the date of his birth on July 21, 1899.
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Stephen King's 10 favorite books
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Reader recommendation: The Paris Wife
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Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago
Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.
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How Ernest Hemingway's cats became a federal case (+video)
The descendants of Ernest Hemingway's cats – dozens of them – freely roam the writer's former home, now a museum. In a controversial court case, a judge says the felines must be regulated under federal law.
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Chapter & Verse William Faulkner sues Woody Allen?
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Chapter & Verse M.L. Stedman talks about 'The Light Between Oceans'
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Chapter & Verse Why is Paulo Coelho slamming James Joyce?
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Ernest Hemingway: 10 quotes on his birthday
Here are 10 quotes from American journalist and novelist Ernest Hemingway to commemorate the date of his birth on July 21, 1899.
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12 best quotes about writing
Twelve famous authors talk about writing.
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Ray Bradbury remembered for sci-fi classic 'Fahrenheit 451' and other literature
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'Expatriotism': the last refuge of a scoundrel?
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Bestselling books: How well do you know the books on the top?
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Chapter & Verse Book world expresses disappointment, outrage over Pulitzer snub
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How the 1 percent lives: Yes, the rich take more candy from kids, study finds
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Global News Blog France celebrates historic sweep of Oscars (+video)
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Stephen King's 10 favorite books
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Mark Twain: 10 reasons we love him
It's the 176th birthday of one of the most iconic of figures in US history. In honor of the day that Samuel Clemens was born, here are 10 reasons why we love the great American author known as Mark Twain.
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Why Mark Twain would be booted from Facebook
A Google doodle gave Mark Twain a warm birthday salute on Wednesday. But Facebook would have given Mark Twain a hard time. It's company policy, Mr. Clemens.
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Mark Twain quotes: 10 favorites on his birthday
William Faulkner called him “…the first truly American writer.” Ernest Hemingway declared that all American writing comes from “Huckleberry Finn,” and “there has been nothing as good since." And Norman Mailer said “Huck Finn” stands up “page for page” to the “best modern American novels.” Wednesday marks the 176th anniversary of the birth of the matchless Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain. His genius lay in his distinctive ability to convey profound wisdom and profane wit in the same breath. Here, in tribute to the man Faulkner called the “father of American literature,” are 10 quotes from Mark Twain.
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Reader recommendation: The Paris Wife
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Hemingway's Boat
From global acclaim to suicide: Paul Hendrickson examines the three final decades of Ernest Hemingway.
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Still no great 9/11 novel?
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Fall books: 12 fiction titles you don't want to miss
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The Missing of the Somme
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