Topic: Sherlock Holmes
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8 gifts for your favorite literature lover
Are you searching for a gift for the bibliophile in your life? Check out these books.
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10 sequels based on a classic book
10 authors who wrote a novel based in another author's literary world.
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10 book-to-movie adaptations coming this holiday season
These movies adapted from both children's and adult books are hitting the screen this holiday season.
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Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss
From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
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Political misquotes: The 10 most famous things never actually said
Did Sarah Palin really say that she could see Russia from her house? Did Marie Antoinette really say 'Let them eat cake?' Learn the true story behind 10 of the most widely believed – but completely bogus – quotations misattributed to political figures.
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8 gifts for your favorite literature lover
Are you searching for a gift for the bibliophile in your life? Check out these books.
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My Ideal Bookshelf
Thessaly La Force's collection of essays on cultural figures' favorite books will fascinate any bibliophile.
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Top Picks: Elegantly bound classic books, a Cold War miniseries, and more
National Geographic showcases some big cats, Nokia does Apple one better by offering clear directions, and more.
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Chapter & Verse
A publishing mystery: Amazon 'buy' button disappearsWas the temporary disappearance of Amazon's 'buy' button from books of major US publishers a mere techno glitch – or a kind of threat?
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Dark energy: Can $40m camera help solve its mystery? (+video)
The Dark Energy Camera, on a telescope high in the Chilean desert, is expected to capture 300 million galaxies, 100,000 galaxy clusters, and some 4,000 supernovae over the next five years.
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Culture Cafe
'Elementary': Is it a fresh take on Sherlock or a tired retread?'Elementary' swaps in a female Watson (Lucy Liu) and updates the story to the present day. Does it work?
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A roundup of fall TV shows
High-profile personalities on TV abound this fall, including Reba McEntire, Lily Tomlin and Dennis Quaid.
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Chapter & Verse
Sherlock Holmes and Tom Sawyer come to TVA modern update of Sherlock Holmes will air this fall, while a show following Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn is being developed.
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Culture Cafe
'Game of Thrones': HBO reveals new season 3 characters'Game of Thrones' fan favorites will be joining the show for the new season.
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World's oldest meteor impact crater discovered in Greenland
Scientists say they found the oldest meteor impact crater yet discovered, caused by a rock that, if it hit Earth today, would wipe out all higher life.
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Horizons
Star Wars 1313: First look at new LucasArts game hits the WebLucasArts has released gameplay footage of its new action title, Star Wars 1313.
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2012 Spelling Bee champ wins with 'guetapens' (+video)
Snigdha Nandipati is the fifth Indian-American in a row to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year old spelled 'guetapens,' which means ambush or trap.
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Spelling bee winner is Snigdha Nandipati
She is 14 and from San Diego, Calif. The winning word was "guetapens."
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The Influencing Machine
NPR’s Brooke Gladstone entertainingly recounts media history in a graphic novel.
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Reader recommendation: The White Company
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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10 sequels based on a classic book
10 authors who wrote a novel based in another author's literary world.
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Culture Cafe
'The Woman in Black': Daniel Radcliffe talks about his new film role'The Woman In Black' star Daniel Radcliffe discusses being inspired by classic horror films with Christopher Lee and the moment in the film that made him jump
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Fantasy goes dark
As new franchises replace 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' a grimmer, more apocalyptic tone haunts the story line.
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Murder at Queen Elizabeth's country estate in England?
Call Sherlock Holmes? A woman's body was found on the rural estate where Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family celebrated New Year's eve.
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10 book-to-movie adaptations coming this holiday season
These movies adapted from both children's and adult books are hitting the screen this holiday season.
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Chapter & Verse
Project Gutenberg founder Michael Stern Hart: an e-book visionaryHart was a college student in 1971 when he first glimpsed the potential of the e-book.
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Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss
From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
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As hurricane Irene steams north, Long Island braces for impact
Storm tracks suggest that hurricane Irene could hit Long Island late Sunday. Residents are emptying basements and moving cars in preparation for a storm surge made worse by high tide.
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'Flash mob' crimes: How good are police at tracking down culprits?
While the ability to track 'flash mob' lawbreakers on Twitter and other social media platforms offers a powerful, futuristic vision for policing, real-life police response has so far been more Sherlock Holmes and less Blade Runner.
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Chapter & Verse
Sherlock Holmes knocked off a school reading listThe Sherlock Holmes novel, "A Study in Scarlet," has been taken off the sixth-grade reading list in a Virginia high school.
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