These may be grim times at Microsoft, but co-founder Bill Gates seems to be having a good time in his semi-retirement (he resigned as chairman in February, though he retains a technical-advisor role). Lately, he's been posting entertaining videos to his personal YouTube channel, thegatesnotes, and since it's Friday, and maybe you're looking for a little beach reading, we thought we'd share two of his latest, which have to do with books.In "Summer Books," Gates uses a sprightly musical soundtrack and charming animations to recommend "six really fantastic books" to read this summer. They are "The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion, "The Sixth Extinction" by Elizabeth Kolbert, "Stress Test," by Timothy Geithner, "Business Adventures" by John Brooks (out of print for years, but newly reissued as an ebook thanks to Gates' enthusiasm for it) and "Reinventing American Health Care" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel.Gates does the voiceover, and rather adorably starts to crack up as he recalls a funny plot twist in one of the books. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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The author of ‘1,000 Books to Read Before You Die’ picks Spanish-language titles by authors ranging from Don Quixote to Valeria Luiselli Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This October, new titles coming from mind-body-spirit, religion, and occult publishers can help readers get into the spirit of Halloween. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A hard-to-find book by Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend Mark Judge has appeared online. Copies of Mark Judge’s out-of-print memoir, Wasted: Tales of a Gen-X Drunk, are listed on Amazon for $150 and more, but the book by Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend is now available on the Internet... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Secret pebble pictures featuring famous book covers encourage children to delve into stories. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the heatwave and the World Cup in Russia, the UK print market sold 42 million books for £344.2m between the first week of June and the third week of August, via Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Barack Obama has revealed that Tara Westover’s Educated, Michael Ondaatje's Warlight and An American Marriage by Tayari Jones are among his favourite summer reads of 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Former President Obama has shared his summer reading list, and it shows a drive toward understanding and empathy. Obama posted some of his book recommendations on Facebook on Sunday. The former president praised five books he's enjoyed in the last months, including a novel by a Canadian literary... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teachers and librarians across the country weigh in on what they’ve been reading this summer for sheer entertainment, professional development, and also with an eye toward what they’d like to share with students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Scottish Book Trust has received £40,000 funding for Glasgow Reading Buddies, a project that encourages reading for pleasure in primary schools in Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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'The main barriers to reading books in Lithuania are the lack of time and the lack of interest.' In a handsomely forthright assessment, the Lithuanian Publishers Association looks at its challenges. The post New Warnings from Lithuania of Competition to Books: ‘Reading Is Being Replaced’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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From July 31 to August 5, IKEA Wembley shoppers in London can book slots in its new Reading Room, featuring books on the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist. And they'll get to take their book home free of charge. The post IKEA and the Man Booker Prize Create Reading Rooms With Free Books... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nelson Mandela and Ben Rhodes are among the authors featured on Barack Obama's summer reading list ahead of his trip to Africa. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Given a chance to speak to an audience of consumers, translation specialists brought together by the National Book Foundation, spoke about cultural distinctions, the challenges to finding readership, and bookselling tactics for the uninitiated. The post At the National Book Foundation’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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We’ve narrowed it down to four books. Now help us pick the one book we’ll all read this summer! Summer is the perfect time to unplug and lose yourself in a good book. The best books change the way we view the world, how we interact with others, and maybe even the direction of our lives. And... Continue reading at Fast Company
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'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas and 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely have been challenged on a high school summer reading list by police and other supporters. The post YA Novels Prompt Police Objections to Summer Reading List in South Carolina appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Nick White, author of 'Sweet and Low,' picks books by Kiese Laymon, Jill McCorkle, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the book industry's perspective, the existence of Bill Clinton's novel The President Is Missing makes perfect sense. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's iBooks app may not have buried the Kindle, but it's still one of the most prominent digital bookstores out there. Today at WWDC, Apple announced a total redesign of iBooks, complete with a new name. Apple Books will replace iBooks; it now has... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Targeting a niche in the thriving audiobook market, Triangle Interactive has released an initial list of 1,000 English and Spanish-language children's ebooks from a variety of publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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PBS kicked off 'The Great American Read,' its forthcoming eight-episode documentary on reading in American Culture, by revealing the show’s list of America’s 100 best loved books in front of a lively crowd at the Morgan Library in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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