Literature
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Lecture on women pioneers in architecture, engineeringNov 03, 2016 11:00 pm - In the world of education today, STEM - the much-used acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - has become the buzzword in curriculum development and caree...
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Writer tells readers how to be geniusesNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - Author Eric Weiner has traveled the world, reporting from more than 30 countries and finding along the way how certain locales are hotbeds of genius. Speaking to student...
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Linwood Barclay writes finale to Promise Falls trilogy
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - "The Twenty-Three" (Berkley), by Linwood Barclay Linwood Barclay ends his trilogy set in Promise Falls, New York, with "The Twenty-Three," a slam-bang conclusion that wi...
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Review: 'Blood at the Root' examines 1912 racial turmoil
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Take a look: A 'Reading Rainbow' in the digital ageOct 31, 2016 6:00 am - MIAMI - More than three decades after the TV show "Reading Rainbow" first aired on PBS, the show's longtime host, LeVar Burton, is now focusing his efforts to promote re...
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Cranston details dark thoughts, inspirations in new memoir
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One Book, One Village author visits Arlington Heights ThursdayOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - Eric Weiner, author of the Arlington Heights "One Book, One Village" selection this year, will discuss the book with readers from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Arlingt...
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Five minutes with Taraji P. HensonOct 30, 2016 7:22 am - WASHINGTON - She may play uber-diva Cookie Lyon in Fox's musical drama "Empire," but in real life Taraji P. Henson is as down-to-earth as they come. She hasn't forgotten...
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Oakton series features 'The Virtual Manager' Nov. 3Oct 30, 2016 1:00 am - By 2020, more than half the global workforce will be working remotely, according to a survey by the Global Leadership Summit. Learn more about this growing labor trend b...
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Author events: Meet the Rancics, Gingriches in NapervilleOct 29, 2016 7:00 am - Meet New York Times best-selling author Stuart Woods as he signs copies of his book “Sex, Lies and Serious Money” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 ...