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Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell


A review of Malcolm Gladwell's latest book, Outliers. Gladwell also wrote The Tipping Point.

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Michael Crichton -- Gone too Soon


I knew him oh-so-slightly. We shared a dinner or two with the art crowd. And I wrote a piece about him, which revealed an amusing fact -- he had a very good sense of how much the books in his library weighed, more or less to the ton.

His own books? I only read a couple. Why bother if you could stand to wait for the movies?

But one Crichton book -- rarely mentioned, not suitable for filming -- really impressed me. That's because it was all about Michael Crichton, the man behind the books. And if you can get beyond mutant DNA or crazed dinosaurs and want to explore real mysteries in real life, Travels is the Crichton book for you.

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The Zen of Seeing


Frederick Franck's book about Zen meditation that begins with a pencil in your hand is an oldy-but-goody.

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Michael Crichton, 1942 – 2008

Posted November 20, 2008 1:38 PM

Author Michael Crichton recently passed away due to cancer. He was 66. Here, CBS News takes a quick look at Crichton's life and impact on the culture.

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The Essays of Warren Buffett

Posted November 12, 2008 12:48 PM
If you're a busy, harried or just plain freaked-out investor looking for an edge or a citizen interested in how corporations work (and don't), check out The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America. It's shorter than other Buffett biographies, and it comes straight from the horses mouth. Read more...

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Read a Good Book Lately?

Posted October 23, 2008 4:01 PM
If you want to get back to nature -- back to human nature -- one of the best ways is to read. At least that seems to be a conclusion drawn in a recent National Endowment for the Arts study. More and more studies show that human beings are "born to read." Read more...

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The Book Club

Hey book lovers: What's on your nightstand these days? Join us and let us know about the great reads you've come across lately. Whether you like romance novels or horror stories, business tomes or great literature, we're here for you.

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Posted July 14, 2008 1:51 PM

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Book Talk: A Reading Group

Started by on July 22, 2008
Reading and discussing books is what the discussions within this forum are all about. At the beginning of each month, a new book is chosen and the reading and discussion begin! No conversation ever dies, so feel free to refer to earlier discussions.
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