Topic: John Smith

10 top favorite teen books of 2011

Just in time for Teen Read Week 2011, teens cast more than 10,000 votes to pick their favorite books in a contest sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association. What made it to No. 1?
10/17/2011 06:37 pm

Opinion The perennial vacation question: Why don't we just move here?

The world would still be flat if exploration were up to people like me. I'll be playing in Turkey Bowl No. 40 this year in my hometown of Cleveland. Yet the impetus to strike out is central to Americans' pursuit of happiness. Just remember: Wherever you go, there you are.
08/26/2011 12:01 pm

The Simple Dollar Book review: 'Confessions of a Butcher'

Why is stew meat often not a good deal? That's one of the questions answered by 'Confessions of a Butcher.'
10/04/2010 04:30 am

How to stop the BP oil spill: What else can be tried now?

BP has failed to manually shut the blowout preventer, and it could take three months to drill a relief well. Before then, BP will try to put a giant hood over the leaking wellhead, or perhaps even install a second preventer. But no short-term options have a proven track record to stop an oil spill.
05/03/2010 09:12 pm

In Pictures Sarah Palin and John McCain

Horizons Facebook's vanity URL promises to be a test for the fast of thumb

06/12/2009 01:00 am

'A Voyage Long and Strange' away from myth

Tony Horwitz rewrites early American history
04/29/2008 01:00 am

'A Voyage Long and Strange' away from myth

Tony Horwitz rewrites early American history
04/27/2008 01:00 am