Obama leads McCain by 10 points: poll - Reuters Canada

Monday, October 13th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Obama leads McCain by 10 points: poll - Reuters Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, according to a Washington Post-ABC News opinion poll released on Monday. Sixty-four
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Discontent Buffets the Nation; Bush Craters, Obama Benefits - ABC News
A tornado of economic discontent is buffeting the nation, sending satisfaction with the country’s direction to a 35-year low, George W. Bush’s approval rating below Richard Nixon’s worst – and Barack Obama, boosted by economic empathy, to his best
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Indonesia stocks down 5.7 pct as market opens after 3-day halt - Forbes
JAKARTA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia Stock Exchange said its benchmark composite index fell 5.7 percent when the market reopened on Monday morning after a three-day trading halt aimed at containing a financial slump in Southeast Asia’s biggest
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There's no debate: Kids win with Ellerbee - Boston Globe

Saturday, October 11th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

There's no debate: Kids win with Ellerbee - Boston Globe


Boston Globe
There's no debate: Kids win with Ellerbee
Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours ago
By Joanna Weiss When it comes to choosing a president, do adults really care what kids think? Probably not. Hopefully not. But that doesn't mean kids …
Kids will quiz the candidates NewsOK.com
Linda Ellerbee: The Kids Are All Right Newsweek
Kids and politics do mix — and they can vote on 'Nick' San Antonio Express
Washington Post - Chicago Sun-Times
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New Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition - Washington Post

New Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) — Brain oxygen levels and blood pressure may play a role in the complex relationship between sleep-disordered breathing …

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Financial crisis knocks kids' college funds off course - Dallas Morning News

Financial crisis knocks kids' college funds off course
Dallas Morning News, TX - 2 hours ago
The extent of the damage depends on the types of investments, financiers say, but parents face tough questions: Should their kids go to community college …

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Clemente

Friday, October 10th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Clemente
From the bestselling’ author of When Pride Still Mattered… a sports biography destined to become a modern classic…

On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. David Maraniss now brings the great baseball player brilliantly back to life in Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero .

Maraniss offers thrilling accounts of Clemente’s underdog Pirates’ two World Series victories, but Clemente is far more than just another baseball book. Roberto Clemente was a work of art in a game too often defined by statistics. He was also that rare athlete who rose above sports to become a symbol of larger themes, the Jackie Robinson of the Spanish-speaking world, who paved the way for waves of Latino players who followed in later generations.

The Clemente that Maraniss evokes was a ballplayer of determination, grace, and dignity who insisted that his responsibilities extended beyond the playing field. With narrative sweep and meticulous detail, Clemente captures the myth and the real man, and retraces his final days, using newly uncovered documents to reveal the corruption and negligence that led the unwitting hero on a mission of mercy toward his untimely death.

David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post and the author of critically acclaimed bestsellers They Marched Into Sunlight, When Pride Still Mattered , and First in His Class . He won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and has been a Pulitzer finalist three other times. He lives in Washington, D. C, and Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Linda. They have two grown children.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Author: David Maraniss
Narrator: David Maraniss
ISBN: 0-7435-5414-0
Normal Price: $29.95
Download Price: $17.95

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Clemente

Monday, October 6th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

From the bestselling’ author of When Pride Still Mattered… a sports biography destined to become a modern classic…

On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. David Maraniss now brings the great baseball player brilliantly back to life in Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero .

Maraniss offers thrilling accounts of Clemente’s underdog Pirates’ two World Series victories, but Clemente is far more than just another baseball book. Roberto Clemente was a work of art in a game too often defined by statistics. He was also that rare athlete who rose above sports to become a symbol of larger themes, the Jackie Robinson of the Spanish-speaking world, who paved the way for waves of Latino players who followed in later generations.

The Clemente that Maraniss evokes was a ballplayer of determination, grace, and dignity who insisted that his responsibilities extended beyond the playing field. With narrative sweep and meticulous detail, Clemente captures the myth and the real man, and retraces his final days, using newly uncovered documents to reveal the corruption and negligence that led the unwitting hero on a mission of mercy toward his untimely death.

David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post and the author of critically acclaimed bestsellers They Marched Into Sunlight, When Pride Still Mattered , and First in His Class . He won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and has been a Pulitzer finalist three other times. He lives in Washington, D. C, and Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Linda. They have two grown children.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Author: David Maraniss
Narrator: David Maraniss
ISBN: 0-7435-5414-0
Normal Price: $29.95
Download Price: $17.95 Find out more…

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Dream Empress wins Breeders’ Cup berth - NBC Sports

Saturday, October 4th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Dream Empress wins Breeders’ Cup berth - NBC Sports
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -It’s been a tough market lately for real estate appraiser Kelly Colliver, but a modest investment in a horse landed Colliver and some 20 friends and family members a huge payday - and a trip to the Breeders’ Cup. Dream Empress
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Filipinos Draw Power From Buried Heat - Washington Post
The main geothermal plant on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Geothermal now produces about 28 percent of the electricity generated in the country. (Courtesy Of Pnoc Energy Development Corp.) Buy Photo ORMOC, Philippines — Ferdinand Marcos , the
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Trooper Acquitted In Civil Rights Case - Tampa Bay Online
GREENVILLE, S.C. - A federal jury on Friday acquitted a white South Carolina state trooper who bragged about striking a fleeing black suspect with his cruiser in a collision captured on videotape. Lance Cpl. Steven Garren insisted during his four-day
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