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Teen books: twice as obscene as video games?
A study conducted by a Brigham Young professor found that obscenity is rife in some teen novels and that characters who swear tend to be portrayed as more attractive and popular.
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15 Books by Popular UFC Stars to Add to Your Reading List
Riding the wave of fame means appearing in movies and writing books about your life story. Here are 15 books written by popular UFC fighters, a cut man and a referee (with help from ghost writers and editing teams, of course) to add to your reading list or buy as a gift for the UFC fans on your list.
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A connection between people and books
What’s so enticing about books? Hundreds of people, including men, women and children line up to search for books every day, whether at small book sales or the nearest Barnes and Nobles. This past weekend the Hamburg Public Library held its annual book sale at the Hamburg Middle School for the seventh year in a row. Past book sales were held in front of the library and in the Hamburg Municipal ...
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Teen Books Feature R-Rated Language
A significant portion of books geared toward teens contain curse words strong enough to earn a movie an R rating, new research finds.
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Books With 140 Characters
At 64,000 members and counting, the Twitter-based reading group 1book140 is a global concern.
http://www.nytimes.com/...
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury boosted by e-books
Bloomsbury, the book publisher behind the Harry Potter novels, has seen annual revenue rise, aided by e-book sales of titles from chefs Heston Blumenthal and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and its growing ...
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