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April 24, 2008

Plastic surgery explained in a children's book



"If mommy doesn't get cut, daddy will keep schtupping the nanny." Forget bedtime stories featuring "Winnie the Pooh" or "The Cat in the Hat"; one new children's book stars mommy -- and her new nose job. "My Beautiful Mommy," written by Florida-based plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer, is billed... [Full Story]

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January 11, 2008

Literary War: Booze Vs. Lsd



Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Wallace Stegner got along with most of his creative writing students at Stanford University - but Ken Kesey wasn't one of them, and the two ended up hating each other. In "Wallace Stegner and the American West," out next month from Knopf, Philip Fradkin reveals that... [Full Story]

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November 1, 2007

Gawker Book Sits on Shelves



Before Gawker Media gets carried away with dominating the world, maybe it should try to master the book industry? As of yesterday, The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media had sold a scant 242 copies since it went on sale Oct. 2, according to Nielsen BookScan. The site, in... [Full Story]

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September 6, 2007

RITA HITS #1



Rita Cosby's Anna Nicole Smith shocker Blonde Ambition is fairing pretty well on Amazon.com. Released yesterday, the book's overall Amazon.com sales rank is #20, but it has snagged the #1 spot in three categories: True Crime, Rich & Famous and Anna Nicole Smith. ... [Full Story]

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August 28, 2007

Siegfried & Roy Tell All Being Shopped Around



An unauthorized tell-all book by Siegfried & Roy's former bodyguards will lift the curtain on "the darker side" of the illusionists' lives. "Buried Elephants: Siegfried and Roy's Secrets Revealed" will be on the book stands in January, about the same time as a book written by Siegfried Fischbacher and... [Full Story]

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June 12, 2007

Could boy archaeologist be next Harry Potter?



The publisher who first signed up J.K. Rowling believes he may have found another Harry Potter -- but this time it is a boy archaeologist. Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams were signed by Chicken House publisher Barry Cunningham after he tracked down an early version of their book "Tunnels"... [Full Story]

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May 30, 2007

Celebrity Summer Reading



Thinking of doing some light reading this summer? To help you decide People.com has gathered a short list of celebs who are making time to read this summer. So curl up in a nice rubber body suit and get your crazy on... MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY What he's reading: The Case For... [Full Story]

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March 26, 2007

Unfinished Tolkien Book Found



An unfinished book by "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien, which was completed by his son, will go on sale on next month, a newspaper said. "The Children of Hurin", which Tolkien began in 1918, will be in bookshops on April 17, the Independent on Sunday added. The... [Full Story]

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March 6, 2007

Bush twin to publish book for teens



Jenna Bush, the daughter of US President George W. Bush, is entering the publishing world with a book for teens that focuses on a teenage single mother in Panama living with HIV. The 25-year-old, who along with her twin sister Barbara once provided fodder for tabloids because of her... [Full Story]

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January 26, 2007

Scott Baio Breaks His Silence; No One Cares



What's a guy to do when he's "dated and made love to some of the most desirable, beautiful starlets in Hollywood" but still can't find love? If you're Scott Baio, you find two co-writers to package up your pinhead thoughts and try to sell a book... Baio is shopping... [Full Story]

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January 24, 2007

TMI KIRK DOUGLAS, TMI



In his new memoir, "Let's Face It - 90 Years of Living, Loving and Learning," due in April from Wiley, the cleft-chinned Oscar-winning star of such pictures as "Spartacus" and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" recalls a fling with a "big, tall blond" German airline stewardess who liked to... [Full Story]

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November 16, 2006

Allen Iverson, A Demon In The Sack



Why can't someone who nailed Gretzky write a tell all? Allen Iverson isn't just one of the great basketball stars of our time - he's also a tireless slam-dunk in the bedroom, according to one of his ex-lovers. In her autobiography, "It's No Secret," out this month from Pocket Books,... [Full Story]

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September 19, 2006

"Long Tail" on short list for business book prize



WizBangTV's Jen Oliver is mildly fascinated by the idea of 'The Long Tail' and so I thought I would give it's success a shout out. Holla. Don't quite get it? Try a visual breakdown on the left of this article. "The Long Tail," a best seller about the growing importance... [Full Story]

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