May 2012
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my tangerine-flavored life: Anyone know about... →
fireflyastoria:
My husband wants to publish one of his graphic novels in the next couple of months. They would be published through Kablam (a well-known indie comic printing website) and, since we want to be able to legally sell the graphic novel at conventions or through amazon as well as the websites offered…
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BookGator.com: Tips to Finding Cheap Textbooks... →
bookgatorweb:
College can be costly, and with textbook price rising every year, it is a big help for students to cut their expenses on these books. Fortunately, the internet provides an avenue for students to get their hands on cheap textbooks.
The first and most important thing students should do is to…
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Lionslayer: The Legend: Myanmar ISBN, Copyright... →
lionslayer:
I was a bookworm, an extreme book worm.
I started reading when I was 4. I started reading novels when I was 7. I read very fast and read everything written in Burmese. I used up almost all my childhood time reading alone. I read while walking and eating. Almost all my pocket money were wasted on…
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19-Year-Old Lives In AOL Offices For 2 Months, No... →
soupsoup:
For two months last fall, Eric Simons secretly took up residence inside the Internet giant’s Palo Alto, Calif., campus, eating free food, enjoying gym access, and building a startup in the process.
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The West is horrified by children's slaughter now.... →
Bashar al-Assad will get away with it. He got away with Deraa. He got away with Homs. And he’ll get away with Houla. So will the armed opposition to the regime, along with al-Qa’ida and any other outfits joining in Syria’s tragedy. Yes, this may be the critical moment, the “tipping point” of horror, when Baathist collapse becomes inevitable rather than probable. And dear Mr Hague may be...
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dansolomon.com: Who I voted for in the Travis... →
dansolomon:
I posted this a few days ago, after I did early voting, but since today is officially election day, I thought it’d be worth bringing back up. Apologies to people who live outside of Travis County and don’t give a damn who our D.A., Sheriff, or district judges are — though if you’ve never…
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Collegeproblems: HI! Trying to get out of my lazy... →
collegeproblems:
HI! Trying to get out of my lazy summer rut by posting and doing other collegeproblemsy-things. I’ve got a few cool things coming up for los followers:
TEXTBOOK WIDGET: We’re adding ~300-400 new schools AND now you can search for a book via ISBN, making it EASIER THAN EVER for you guys to get…
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Derbyshire's White Nationalist Savior Still...
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Rep. Tim Huelskamp Says the Obama Administration...
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Politico Smears Bilderberg Opposition - The New...
Politico Smears Bilderberg Opposition
The New American
But despite Politico’s coverage of the upcoming event, it still dismissed any sort of opposition to the Bilderberg group as conspiracy theory and fanaticism, and rejected the notion that the Bilderberg group has an all-powerful influence on American …
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Once Again, Barton Falsely Claims the Constitution...
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Harvey: Dan Savage, Like Satan, Twists Bible while...
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Gary Bauer Warns God is Removing His Hand of...
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Cannes: Horror stalks the Croisette in 'Dario...
Cannes: Horror stalks the Croisette in ‘Dario Argento’s Dracula’ and an …
Entertainment Weekly
It’s criticism infused with the power of conspiracy theory. We hear the fan theorists on the soundtrack, but we never see them (which only adds to the aura of Internet-geek-holed-up-with-a-DVD-player-in-the-basement obsession). Trending: Shining a light on conspiracy...
Houghton Mifflin files Chapter 11 bankruptcy -...
CBS News Houghton Mifflin files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Reuters
* Textbook publisher hurt by government cutbacks * Bank lenders, bondholders would gain control * Company publishes “Curious George,” “Lord of the Rings” * Paulson, Apollo have stakes in company By Jonathan Stempel May 21 (Reuters) - Houghton Mifflin … Textbook company Houghton Mifflin files Chapter 11...
Guest Post: Marc Sher on the Nonprofit Textbook...
Guest Post: Marc Sher on the Nonprofit Textbook Movement
Discover Magazine (blog)
by Sean Carroll The price of university textbooks (not to mention scholarly journals) is like the weather: everyone complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. My own graduate textbook in GR hovers around $100, but I’d be happier if it were …
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Case Studies in Finance
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