Gregg Allman's new memoir "My Cross to Bear"

Love, family, drug addiction: Gregg Allman tells it all in new memoir ‘My Cross to Bear’ - The Washington Post: "The 64-year-old says the book, written in a sometimes salty conversational style with music journalist Alan Light, represents his most honest and open discussion of his life. Allman isn’t inclined to overshare and both he and Light said in phone interviews they were concerned about how the talks at the heart of the book would go."

Love, family, drugs: Gregg Allman tells it all
Seattle Post Intelligencer
In this book cover image released by William Morrow, "My Cross to Bear," by Gregg Allman with Alan Light, is shown. Photo: William Morrow / AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gregg Allman thinks about his late brother Duane every day. And once in a while, ...

'Godfather' prequel, book writing as reality TV?
USA TODAY
By Lindsay Deutsch, USA TODAY --Life before 'The Godfather': USA TODAY's Craig Wilson talks to author Ed Falco – and his niece, Sopranos star Edie Falco - about his new book, The Family Corleone, a prequel to Mario Puzo's The Godfather.

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Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM) Investor Lawsuit Against Buyout Offer Announced ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN DIEGO, CA, May 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that an investor filed a lawsuit in State Court for current stockholders of Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM) against directors of Books-A-Million in effort ...

The Book We're Talking About: 'In One Person' by John Irving
Huffington Post
With all of the recent talk about chick lit and the ways in which books are marketed based on theauthor's gender, we found it intriguing that this male literary author has released a novel with a less-than-serious cover: The photo is akin to a steamy ...

'Fifty Shades of Grey' author draws a devoted crowd to book signing
Washington Post
To cheers and flashes, the author — a British woman no one had heard of a year ago — is escorted to a chair in front of 2000 copies of her book. How important is EL James to Vintage, her publisher? How many other new authors arrive at a book signing ...

Three Cheers (And Three Books) For Mummy Dearest
NPR
This year my youngest son wrote me a poem, and ingeniously rhymed "good book" with "good cook," "fun" with "mum," and "great jokes" with "not giving pokes" — that was clearly a hard one. I appreciated the challenge of nailing down motherhood in a ...

Book review: 'The Hunt for KSM' is a true thriller
Los Angeles Times
"If you were on the ground and asked, you could collect an address for KSM from almost every person you talked to," the authors write. "He was here in Defence, in a mansion. It was an apartment in Sharifabad, a mud hut in the swamp flats of Korangi, ...

Historical Groups, Authors Remember Hindenburg Disaster 75 Years Later
Patch.com
By Nick Malfitano Authors and historians gather in Lakehurst Sunday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg crash. In the minds of some, it may be hard to believe that this past Sunday marked 75 years since the infamous crash landing of ...

Arthritis book offers advice and article describes online mental-health counseling
Washington Post
In the first part of her book, she covers the cartilage and joint damage that leads to arthritis and how a healthy diet and low-impact exercise can ease the discomfort. Delgado suggests seeing your physician regularly, getting enough sleep and keeping ...

Wiley Introduces Book to Help Tax Professionals Prepare for the Registered Tax ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
This book will help professionals practice for the Registered Tax Return Preparer exam. Hoboken, New Jersey (PRWEB) May 07, 2012 By December 31, 2013, all paid tax return professionals are required to pass a competency test to officially become ...

New Book Details Inspiration for the Latest Tim Burton, Johnny Depp Film
Albany Times Union
Gearing up for the new movie, author RJ Jamison delivers “Barnabas & Company: 2nd Edition” (published by iUniverse), an updated edition written in collaboration with the late Craig Hamrick, covering all things “Dark Shadows,” including in-depth actor ...

Review: In praise of Clarence Birdseye's curiosity
CBS News
"Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man" (Doubleday), by Mark Kurlansky: The author who told us more than we ever thought there was to know about cod ("Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World") and salt ("Salt: A World History") is back ...

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Warren Littlefield's NBC Legacy: 'Friends,' 'ER' And More
Huffington Post
Finally, on a Saturday afternoon, he unlocked the vault and began combing through the boxes – a process of rediscovery that eventually led to his new book, "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV." Jerry Seinfeld, Kelsey Grammer, ...

Literary Prize Honors Works Celebrating Arabic Culture in English
Sacramento Bee
By Sheikh Zayed Book Award ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world's most prestigious and well-funded prizes, has announced the introduction of a new category intended to celebrate ...

Free Comic Book De Mayo: Nerds gather and make out like bandits at Free Comic ...
CultureMap Austin
Free Comic Book Day was founded in order to reach people who aren't terribly familiar with the world of comic books, graphic novels, or the worlds of sci fi, horror, comedy that come in comic form. The holiday began in 2002 when small, ...

New Book "Capturing Community" by Michael Silverman Teaches Marketers How to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Capturing Community: How to Build, Manage, and Market Your Online Community (Content Marketing Institute; Softcover and ebook; May 2012, $24.95; 978-0-9833307-2-1) is a bookwritten for marketing professionals and business owners who want to attract ...

Book World: 'The Family Corleone,' by Ed Falco, a prequel to 'The Godfather'
Washington Post
Still, as I read the book, I kept thinking, I've seen this movie before. At least since Homer had Achilles kill all those Trojans, our culture has often glorified our most ferocious instincts. Modern writers and filmmakers turn bloody-minded crusaders ...

Roger Bryan Releases New Book About Selling Stuff Online
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 07, 2012 Roger Bryan, CEO and founder of RCBryan and Associates has penned a new e-book titled "Sell My Stuff: Target Marketing 101." This is the latest e-book is one of a series of successful guides published by the ...

Entrepreneur and Acclaimed Speaker Releases New Book, "Entrepreneur You"
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, IL, May 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Holly Katko, a celebrated keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and owner of U-Connect, announces the launch of her new book, "Entrepreneur You." Katko's breakthrough book empowers entrepreneurs with ...

Watch worldwide book sales, live
Los Angeles Times (blog)
The Book Depository is a British-based online bookseller that ships to countries around the world, for free. To bring that point home, it has built a map that shows who bought what, where, just now. The window of the map moves to reach the most recent ...

You're Our Editor: iBooks Author or ePub for the iBooks store ...
By Erica Sadun
When writing our book about preparing your computer for the upcoming 10.8 OS X upgrade, we decided to create an iBA version for iBooks and a standard Kindle edition for Amazon. Although frustrating to use at times ... Should ebook authors make an end-run around iBooks Author to create iPhone-compatible ePUBs that reach a wider audience or are we wasting time and effort on a format that can never really compare to the iPad experience? Is it worth the time and effort to offer ...
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Gary Taxali's Recycles Used Book Covers With his Signature Retro ...
By Lori Zimmer
rtist and illustrator Gary Taxali enhances his cartoon like creations by drawing and painting on recycled and found materials. The stencil like illustrations can be found emblazoned across used books, post marked letters, outdated pamphlets ...
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Ebook DRM explained [cartoon] | TeleRead: News and views on e ...
By Piotr Kowalczyk
Small UK publisher Duncan Baird will remove DRM from 230 e-books · No Starch Press offering 50% off today for Day Against ... The cost of ebooks is not ..." Greg M. on "Consumers do not care what e-books cost to make—just what they cost to buy - Posted on May 6, 2012. "Digital media is a disruptive technology. It doesn't just add a new layer of digital formats to mainstream physical formats; instead it breaks up existing ..." Binko Barnes on "Consumers do not care what e-bookscost ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

I Love Charts: The Book
By Scott Beale
Then I Love Charts: The Book is the perfect addition to your collection. Based on the highly successful humor blog, this compilation includes the best never-before-seen charts. The book ranges across many subjects from the absurd and ironic ...
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Book Notes: A Breakdown of the Latest Urban Reads | AllHipHop.com
By Biba Adams
This is the season that inspires sweet words of poetry both on wax and on paper, and this month, AllHipHop.com's “Book Notes” salutes writers of both new and classic books of poems that enlighten and inspire: Armageddon of Funk by Michael Warr. This year, for the first time the Black Caucus of the American Library Association recognized books of poetry for its annualLiterary Awards. In Armageddon of Funk, Warr examines numerous issues in American life by juxtaposing unlike ...
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Literary Rambles: CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK GIVEAWAY HOP
By Natalie Aguirre
For those of you who are new here, I blog on Mondays spotlighting primarily debut and middle grade authors with book giveaways. In May and June I'll also be blogging on some Wednesdays to share more authors and their books with you.
Literary Rambles

I Spy DIY: [I Spy book Tour] Wisconsin
By Jenni
I was also surprised with the rage of ages that bought the book, from young girls who where making their own DIY duct tape bags, to high schoolers dreaming of moving to New York, to craft clubs working their way through my projects. Beyond ...
I Spy DIY

Four Books I Want You To Read
By terribleminds
(For the record, I have Amazon links here because I'm lazy, but please search these books out at the venue of your choice — indie bookstore, library, B&N, whatever and wherever.) (Also for the record, these are authors I know and/or have met ...
TERRIBLEMINDS: Chuck Wendig,...

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Tracie McMillan, The American Way of ...
By TBogg
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Tracie McMillan, The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table. Author: TBogg. Sunday, May 6, 2012 12:05 pm Pacific time. Welcome Tracie McMillan ...
Book Salon

The Beantown Bloggery: Book Signing - Andy Husbands BBQ ...
By Beantown Bloggery
Local Chef / Author Andy Husbands to visit KitchenWares for: Book Signing, Barbecue Sauce Tasting, and Q&A of his New Cookbook Wicked Good Barbecue is your guide to fun, fearless, and fantastic barbecue no matter where you're from.
The Beantown Bloggery

Another Exhibition: Artist's Books by Hans Peter Feldmann
By manystuff
From 1968 onwards Feldmann produced artist's books, comprising a substantial part of his oeuvre and of major influence on the development of artist's books as an independent medium. In the first period Feldmann made Bilder Hefte, a series ...
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Is the Perkins On Criminal Law book still useful? - Yahoo! Answers
I was browsing through a collection of old books at a used book store and I came across the Perkins On Criminal Law book but it dates back to 1957. Is this book ...
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Smashwords — Every Author's Guide to the Amazon KDP process ...
an Author's guide to the Amazon KDP process. ... Authors/Publishers. How to publish on Smashwords · iPad publishing checklist · Where ... How to format ebooks ... There are no tags associated with this book. Available ebook reading formats ...
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'Friday Night Lights' author wants to ban college football
Buzz Bissinger, the author of "Friday Night Lights," wants to cut the power on college football. Bissinger wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial that he has "yet to ...
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Andrew Cuomo Writing a Conveniently Timed Book -- Daily Intel
The life-story stuff is already being handled by two forthcoming books on Cuomo; one by Vanity Fair's Michael ... Another Cuomo Book, This Time by Him [NYT] ...
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Check out our page with book reviews on youth ministry and Christian books in general! ... This is a book that has really changed my vision on discipleship.
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Self Publishing Podcast” Helps Writers Achieve Their Publication Dreams in the ...
PR Web (press release)
Popular blogger Johnny B. Truant and self publishing “Kings of the Serial” Sean Platt and David Wright have launched a podcast aimed at educating writers on how to self-publish in the “new frontier” of digital publishing. Yesterday's Gone: Season One ...

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