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World Book Night, the celebration of reading which includes the distribution of free books, has arrived.
The 100 best books of all time

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1616: The World in Motion

This lavishly illustrated history of the year 1616 is both enthralling and frustrating.
“We are what we read”: 4 lessons from David McCullough

David McCullough, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author – most recently – of “The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris,” imparted words of wisdom to a sold-out crowd at Boston’s Symphony Hall last week. Here are four pieces of advice from McCullough.
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Horizons Jorge Luis Borges: what made him so good?

Jorge Luis Borges abandoned much that was standard in his writing. And that's what his biographers were forced to do, too.
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Chapter & Verse David McCullough talks about "The Greater Journey" and some of his own favorite books

One of the ways that biographer David McCullough learns about his subjects is to raid their libraries.
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Chapter & Verse Is "Double Falsehood" a lost work by Shakespeare?

After years of disparagement, a play named "Double Falsehood" is now being lifted closer to the Shakespeare canon.
03/16/2010 04:11 pm
A new William Shakespeare play? Long lost play to be published.

Expert says "Double Falsehood" was co-written by William Shakespeare.
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Global News Blog Obama did nothing to deserve Nobel Peace Prize? Hugo Chávez and Mike Huckabee agree!

The choice of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize is still being questioned around the world.
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Global News Blog Chávez gift to Obama shoots book to No. 2 on Amazon.com

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent was ranked 54,295 on Friday.
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