BOOKS
Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books
Authors, publishers and rival booksellers worry that cutting the price so low will harm competition and force down the cost of books overall, leading to a reduction in author advances.By Hillel Italie , November 03, 2009
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Recommended books from Grand Forks Public Library and East Grand Forks Campbell Library.October 31, 2009
N.D. author pens new book about ranch life near Medora
North Dakota author Mary Ellen Erickson has published “Who Jinxed the C&G Ranch,” the second juvenile fiction book published in her Peanut Butter Club Mystery Series.By Herald Staff Report , October 31, 2009
Chuck Klosterman analyzes Cobain, Unabomber, ABBA
North Dakota native Chuck Klosterman has a theory. A lot of them, actually. He has a theory about why grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain was like the late cult leader David Koresh, why the read-option offense signifies something deep and meaningful about football, why ABBA will never reunite, and why Garth Brooks created that goofy alter ego a decade ago.
By Michael Hill , October 31, 2009
Dacre Stoker writes sequel to Bram's classic 
“Dracula: The Un-Dead,” by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, Dutton, 424 pages.
Long before Edward Cullen of the “Twilight” series and Bill Compton of HBO’s “True Blood,” there was the original vampire, Bram Stoker’s Prince Dracula, in the gothic horror novel “Dracula.”
By Carolyn Lessard , October 24, 2009
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“You Were Always Mom’s Favorite! Sisters in Conversation throughout Their Lives,” Deborah Tannen. Explores the relationship of sisters and offers advice and techniques to help open communications and strengthen this vital family bond.
October 24, 2009
Sherlock Holms book, other rare volumes kept safe at U of M
When searching for rare art on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, most turn to the aesthetic grandeur of the Weisman Art Museum. But some of the university’s rarest art lies buried beneath 90 feet of shale and limestone across the Mississippi River.
By Associated Press , October 24, 2009
THE LIST: Book signing . . . Craft festival . . . A big weekend, etc.
Karyn Hippen, Thompson, author of the book “Make Me New: One Woman’s Fight to Mend a Broken Past,” will sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. today in the Thompson Community Center.
By Herald Staff Reports , October 21, 2009
BOOK REVIEW: Klosterman poses questions in 'Eating the Dinosaur'
In his new book, “Eating the Dinosaur,” which hits shelves today, Chuck Klosterman grazes on his favorite literary topics – music, sports, science and history. There’s no real connection between the 13 essays – other than they all get Klosterman’s signature prodding and footnotes.
By The Forum , October 20, 2009
Wal-Mart, Amazon.com trigger book price war
Wal-Mart and Amazon.com have started on online book price war.
By Associated Press , October 16, 2009
OBIT: Bruce Wasserstein, 61, prominent Wall Street 'Barbarians at the Gate' dealmaker, takeover artist
The death of the driving force behind Lazard Ltd. raises questions about the future of one of Wall Street's top mergers and acquisitions advisory firms. Wasserstein was the brother of award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein.
By David Pitt , October 15, 2009
Sendak, ever-untamed, sees ‘Wild Things’ adapted
About the hoopla surrounding the film adaptation of “Where the Wild Things Are,” Maurice Sendak is characteristically gruff. “I kind of want it over,” he said. “I’m not used to this invasion.” But that speaks more to the 81-year-old author’s fondness for privacy and quiet than his feelings about Spike Jonze’s film, co-written by David Eggers.
By Jake Coyle , October 13, 2009
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“Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World,” by Rafe Esquith. Demonstrates concepts that help children build character and develop enriching lives.
October 11, 2009
Minnesota author’s latest puts series on a new path
William Kent Krueger is a true stylist, combining thrilling plots packed with social issues, involving characters and a view of northern Minnesota often neglected in novels.
A pertinent theme of his eight novels about former lawman turned private detective Cork O’Connor has been how the traditional culture of Native Americans fits with modern society.
By Oline H. Cogdill , October 11, 2009
Daughter's book captures retired farmer’s wide-ranging life
Retired McCanna, N.D., farmer and former state legislator Oben Gunderson has had his life’s adventures recorded and chronicled in a book called “One from the Heartland: The True Story of an American Farmer,” written by his daughter, Cathi Gunderson.
By Herald Staff Report , October 11, 2009
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