Literature
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Chicago poet to lead discussion at Palatine libraryJan 06, 2014 4:01 pm - The Northwest Cultural Council Second Saturday Poetry Workshop 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 11 at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, will be led by Maureen Tolman F...
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100 Restaurants Over 100: Book profiles restaurants in the century clubJan 05, 2014 10:00 pm - Conventional wisdom has it that many restaurants never make it to their first birthday, never mind their 100th. So it's a little shocking just how many have done not onl...
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Book notes: Cameron Diaz signs new book in NapervilleJan 04, 2014 4:45 am - Ÿ Joelle Charbonneau reads from and signs copies of her new young adult book, “Independent Study,” book two in “The Testing” series, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Anders...
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Texas library turns page on high-tech futureJan 03, 2014 4:15 pm - SAN ANTONIO — Texas has seen the future of the public library, and it looks a lot like an Apple Store: Rows of glossy iMacs beckon. iPads mounted on a tangerine-colored ...
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Is creativity destined to fade with age?Dec 31, 2013 5:00 am - Doris Lessing, the freewheeling Nobel Prize-winning writer on racism, colonialism, feminism and communism who died recently at age 94, was prolific for most of her life....
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Book argues it's possible to 'Get Rich Carefully'Dec 31, 2013 4:45 am - Who wouldn't want to “Get Rich Carefully,” as the title of Jim Cramer's new book promises? The stock market may seem scary, but Cramer says you can make money with resea...
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Batavia's 'One Book' to focus on food, poverty, race, environmentDec 31, 2013 4:30 am - How does a book about a black former professional basketball player who became an expert on urban farming, sustainable agricultural practices and food deserts relate to ...
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Lawsuits, mergers, and, yes, books, in 2013Dec 29, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — In 2013, everything and nothing happened in the publishing industry. It was a blockbuster year for the legal profession. A federal judge ruled that Apple had ...
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Shaken not stirred: Did 007 have alcoholic tremor?Dec 26, 2013 5:00 am - LONDON — He may have a license to kill, but is he sober enough to shoot? British doctors who carefully read Ian Fleming's series of James Bond novels say the celebrated ...
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Chicago area loses its own icons in 2013Dec 26, 2013 4:46 am - Writers, actors, ball players, radio icons and more - in 2013 the region lost some famous people who were part of the Chicago area family. Here is a final look. Kare...