An ex-high school coach and a former pro ballplayer are among the heroes of Sam Kean’s book. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-06 11:59:33 UTC ]
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WH Smith has reported a “strong trading performance” for Christmas trading, with total sales up 6%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The next generation of workers will thrive by embracing creative literacy. Let’s face it, the robots are coming for our jobs. Artificial intelligence expert Kai-Fu Lee writes in his recent book AI Superpowers that as many as 40% of professions will be automated in the next 15 years.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social network brings in independent charity in attempt to tackle misinformationFacebook’s fact-checking operation is launching in the UK, with the independent charity Full Fact selected to be the first British publisher to review and rate the accuracy of content on the social network.Posts,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim West, co-founder of The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green, plans to open a new, co-operative bookshop locally in the wake of the closure of the bricks and mortar Big Green store. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's Becoming (Viking) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third week, leaping 26% in volume week on week to shift 116,920 copies for £1.87m in the seven days to the end of 22nd December. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is tackling sales of counterfeit textbooks on its US site after suspending the accounts of booksellers allegedly selling counterfeit books in a major online sting. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Sean Parker crossed California's beach access police over his wedding in Big Sur, the tech billionaire agreed to create a coastal access app for the people. The app launches Thursday after an unusual collaboration between two very different, but very California, worlds. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Dials has acquired the first book by a Manchester bombing survivor, What Makes Us Stronger, authored by 16-year-old Freya Lewis with journalist Amisha Desai. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bomb threat forced the evacuation Tuesday afternoon of a building on Facebook’s campus in Menlo Park, Calif., authorities said. Bomb detection dogs searched the building at 200 Jefferson Drive and found no suspicious packages or devices, the Menlo Park Police Department said. The incident began... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has bought a straight-talking self-help book from serial entrepreneur and NYU professor Scott Galloway, author of The Four, about applying simple algebra for a happier life. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookshop Band will play a 15-date tour across America next month, with sponsorship from Gardners and US-based entertainment distributor All Media Supply. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Texas Observer published an interesting piece Tuesday about a 74-year-old Dallas-area Republican activist named Ray Myers, who was a 2016 Republican National Convention delegate for Ted Cruz and a co-author of the 2018 Texas Republican Party’s official platform. Myers recently posted a... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookful's Benny Arbel explains how AR technology can help children engage with stories and information. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Cuyahoga County Public Library’s writer-in-residence program demonstrates the library’s increasingly critical role in our literary ecosystem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By the time the Marvel Cinematic Universe experienced its Big Bang with the 2008 smash “Iron Man,” Stan Lee had long since retired from official duties at Marvel, settling into a role as a revered spiritual grandfather to the comic book world, as close to a flesh-and-blood superhero as fans could... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through Spider-Man, the X-Men and others, the godfather of comic books inspired positive change. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After stiffing publishers on money owed from its programmatic business, Defy Media, which operates popular YouTube brands such as Smosh and Clevver, shut down Tuesday.It's unclear exactly what prompted its closure, but the digital media company had been dealing with money problems. Back in June,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the United States goes to the polls for the 2018 midterms, Facebook's influence is once again under scrutiny. The social network has published a report it commissioned in August from Business for Social Responsibility (BSR). The San Francisco&ndas... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Remember Milo Yiannapolous? The self-described provocateur who now lacks a job at Breitbart, a book deal with Simon & Schuster and a Twitter account can add one more deletion to the list: an Instagram post. Unlike Alex Jones, Yiannapolous has mai... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s clearer than ever: the theft and leaking of Democratic emails were key to Clinton’s election defeatIn the process of announcing the US Justice Department’s July 2018 indictment of a dozen Russian military intelligence officers for hacking Democrats’ computers and publishing the contents, US... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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