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Those challenging books find strength in numbers... Dictators, Democracies and WikiLeaks... Momentous admission on Katyn massacre... Russia admits Stalin ordered 1940 Massacres of Poles... And The Closing of the Marijuana Frontier ...
Who needs Marriage? A Changing Institution... Reflections on Loss and Acceptance from those swept out of Congress... Christmas marketing started in October... Colonel Roosevelt... Autobiography of Mark Twain... And Scientists propose one-way trips to ...
Nearly 40 percent say marriage is becoming obsolete... Italy's Political Houdini May Not Escape This Time... A Lucky Few, This Band of Brothers, and the less Blood Shed the Better... The Stonewall Book Awards... And Germany Tightens Security Over Ter ...
Times rank E-Book Best Seller... More couples are living together... Amazon title definding pedophilia sparks boycott call... George F. Will: A banner Conservative year... Protest turn violent in London over tuition hike... Grandparents' Role grows a ...
Row over Amazon sales of paedophile advice guide... Mother Madness... Proficiency of Black Students is found to be far lower than expected... Repeal of Policy on Gay Service in Military faces struggle... And Ads, Politics blur media lines ...
The news that the Crystal Cathedral had filed for bankruptcy protection made for an instant sensation. The church established by Robert Schuller, the very prophet of "Possibility Thinking," was now forced to seek protection from its creditors, listin ...
I had the honor of joining a panel of great friends at the 2010 RESOLVED conference in Palm Springs. I was asked about reading. I will hope to see you at RESOLVED 2011. See www.resolved.org ...
A literary surprise for the Nobel Committee... But no picture books for the little ones... Big changes in journalism... Barbara Boxer on abortion... Lutherans find their faith tested... And in New York, the pulpit is for laughs ...
The elites demand contraception... A Canadian judge legalizes prostitution... North Korea gets a succession plan... Americans don't know much about other Faiths... And kids say they really want to read on devices ...
There is ample documentation to prove that boys are falling behind in reading skills at virtually every age level. In many cases, boys are semi-literate at best, and many never develop adequate reading skills. They never know the pleasures of a book. ...