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Monday reads: Virginia Woolf punk'd the Royal Navy and more
Jacket CopyIn 1910, Virginia Woolf and her friends pretended to be "Abyssinian princes" and their British guides, convincing the Royal Navy to give them access to the battleship Dreadnought, flagship of the home fleet. They were given a tour and feted...... -
Retail Roundup: Wal-Mart price-matching, Black Friday at Target, BAM opens bookstores
Money & Company-- In advance of the all-important holiday season, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced a price-matching program to guarantee that shoppers will snag the best deal on many items purchased at the world's biggest retailer. Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25, shoppers....... -
Consumer Confidential: Small-car prices, Borders in trouble, the Google Effect
Money & CompanyHere's your make-it-or-break-it Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --With the economy stuck in neutral, many people are thinking about downsizing their wheels. Is now the best time? Maybe not. Small-car prices, which have set record... -
Lost a Borders? Books-A-Million may be on the way
Jacket CopyBooks-A-Million will take over leases where 14 Borders bookstores had been.... -
Barnes & Noble starts NookColor e-reader shipments early
L.A. Times Tech BlogNookColor e-reader from Barnes & Noble starts shipping early... -
Sarah Palin's roguish book tour: The details seep out
Top of the TicketIt starts in Michigan. Our good buddy Josh Painter over at the Texas for Salin Palin blog, a must-bookmark for SP fans, has assembled the schedule for the ex-gov's upcoming book sales/autographing tour and we have some of it below....... -
Hiring signs: Maine slowly climbs back from recession
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineTwo weeks ago, Pete Waterman spray painted a large plywood sign and propped it on his lawn near a bunch of tractors. "Good help wanted." "To me, 'help wanted' didn't quite explain what I was looking for," said Waterman, a fourth-generation dairy...Tags: Unemployment, Newspaper and Magazine, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets
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Consumers surprised to hear of foreclosure on mall's property
Aiken Standard, S.C.Amber Nelson came to the Aiken Mall on Saturday because she needed a new pair of shoes for a performance. But where would she have gone if the entity that has been a fixture on the local landscape for more than two decades was shuttered? The Aiken Mall'...Tags: Dillard's Incorporated, Ocala, Sears, Consumers
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Foreclosed: Aiken Mall property owner owes $28M
Aiken Standard, S.C.Aiken Mall Acquisition LLC, which owns about 35 acres at Aiken Mall, has been forcelosed upon and owes approximately $28.5 million to U.S. Bank, according to Aiken County Clerk of Court records. The total owed value includes a principal balance of about...Tags: Dillard's Incorporated, Sears
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Creature comfort: Teen collects donated stuffed animals and books to give to sick children
Special to The Herald-MailWhen a child is sick, nothing is more comforting than a good book and a stuffed animal. It is on this simple philosophy that Hagerstown teen Brynn Dao founded Books & Bears — Comforting Sick Children and Fighting Illiteracy. "Books & Bears is a...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, The Herald-Mail, Religion and Belief, Philosophy
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Former gang member shares success secrets
The Tampa TribuneRyan Blair has spent the better part of this year on the road meeting fans and showing at-risk kids how they can replicate his improbable success story. Blair is the author of New York Times best-selling book "Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain", where...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Air Transportation Delays, Tampa, MSNBC (tv network), Prisons
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Bedford resident pens children's book
Our Town CorrespondentWhen Larry Crone created an entertaining tale for his children many years ago, he had no idea that he would eventually become an author of a published children’s book. Crone recently self-published “Elephant on Deck” under Mascot...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Authors, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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