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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Michelle Obama: 8 food and garden tips, stories from the First Lady

8 stories and pieces of advice from Michelle Obama's new book 'American Grown'
Bestselling books the week of 5/24/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors

Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

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Change Agent
Community agriculture transforms a San Francisco neighborhood

Ten years ago, the residents of a crime-ridden San Francisco neighborhood started planting gardens on Quesada Avenue – and everything changed.
Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
First Lady says politics is tough, even for Obama girls (+video)

Michelle Obama said her daughters had learned to be thick-skinned in an election year.
Michelle Obama: politics tough, but 'Dad is always going to be Dad'

First Lady Michelle Obama discusses family life, the need for her daughters to have thick skin and her advocacy for American families to eat right and exercise during interviews to promote her new book on the White House garden.
Michelle Obama: 8 food and garden tips, stories from the First Lady

8 stories and pieces of advice from Michelle Obama's new book 'American Grown'
Climate change allows once-rare British butterfly to thrive

Although it's well known that climate change can prompt plants and animals to shift the ranges in which they live, the brown argus (Aricia agestis) has widened its living quarters with unusual speed, according to an analysis of decades of data collected by British volunteers.
No more big TV discounts? Samsung and Sony push to control pricing.

Samsung and Sony, two of the world's biggest television manufacturers, have begin setting minimum retail prices on their sets.
The Simple Dollar
Save big by asking about returned items

When a store accepts a returned or open-box item, they have to do something with it. Often, you can get these products for a fraction of the original price.
Diggin' It
Smooth phlox is a charming in-between bloomer

Smooth phlox blooms between the end of creeping woodland phlox of early spring and the start of summer's tall garden phlox.
Horizons
Diablo 3 shatters one-day PC sales records: Blizzard

Diablo 3 was plagued by a bug-laden launch. But that hasn't hurt sales, Blizzard said today. 
Bestselling books the week of 5/24/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Chapter & Verse
Teen books: twice as obscene as video games?

A study conducted by a Brigham Young professor found that obscenity is rife in some teen novels and that characters who swear tend to be portrayed as more attractive and popular.
Horizons
Diablo 3: Blizzard issues apology for Battle.net woes

Diablo 3 got off to a less-than auspicious start, reps for Blizzard admitted this week. 
Diggin' It
Basil spices up summer gardens and recipes

Basil is the most popular herb in the U.S. The reason? It's versatile, flavorful, and ideal for summer gardens.
Solar eclipse visible from 154 national parks Sunday

Sunday's solar eclipse will be the first visible in the US this century. The annular eclipse will be best seen from 33 national parks, including the Grand Canyon.
The Simple Dollar
Want the newest iPhone? Wait six months.

Newly released products are exciting, but having the patience to wait for a markdown will pay off big in the long run.
Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors

Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
Diggin' It
Tiarella, or foamflower, does double duty in the shade garden

Foamflower is a perennial plant that comes in two forms, clumping and creeping. Both Tiarellas are favorites with gardeners who have shade.
Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Diggin' It
Peony season

When peonies bloom in spring, it's time to think about adding more next season. Singles or doubles may be the question.
Diggin' It
A look at the 2012 All-America winners

What does it mean when a plant wins an All-America Selections award, and how will perform in your garden?
Modern Parenthood
Kayaking as learning: Navigating life's knowledge whitewater

Kayaking as learning: learning should be more like kayaking, explains one knowledge expert, and the experience of picking information should be treated like an action sport, a whitewater rafting trip navigating the waters of knowledge and interaction.
Bestselling books the week of 5/10/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Diggin' It
Hybrid catmints: Cool cats in your landscape

Prolific blossoms, fragrant leaves, and cold-hardiness make catmint a perfect plant for almost any garden.
Modern Parenthood
Birthday gifts for a 4-year-old: iPhone, Angry Birds, and Temple Run

Dad's got no excuse: Ideas for birthday gifts for a 4-year-old have been clearly stated. She wants an iPhone, Angry Birds, and Temple Run. Oh, and the password to his iPad.