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Book details service history of battleship
"Battleship Oklahoma BB-37” (University of Oklahoma Press, $19.95 paperback, $39.95 hardcover) is a comprehensive history of the USS Oklahoma.
Best comic books of 2008 were super
Periodical comic books are still staples of comic-book stores and the origination point for many great storylines.
Anger, sadness over fabricated Holocaust story
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The Pooches from 'Marley & Me' on the ET Stage!
Mon, 01/05/09
The pooches who played Marley in 'Marley & Me' are here at ET!
Watch the video to see the playful pups who played young Marley, as well as the doggies who played older Marley, pal around on...
Best-sellers: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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Because of early holiday deadlines, the list of current best-sellers was unavailable at press time.
Ms. Wilma’s life detailed in book
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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"Sheltered in His Arms” (Granny’s Books Publishing House, $29.99) by Correna F. Wilson Pickens and Farah Bazzrea, is the biography of Wilma Norris Knight. Ms. Wilma, as she is...
VP’s wife set to write a biography
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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NEW YORK — Lynne Cheney plans to write about a politician she regards as "steady,” "reserved” and given to working "from behind the scenes.” No, it’s...
Book details service history of battleship
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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"Battleship Oklahoma BB-37” (University of Oklahoma Press, $19.95 paperback, $39.95 hardcover) is a comprehensive history of the USS Oklahoma. It covers the ship’s christening at...
BOOKS: 'Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness'
Fri, Jan 2, 2009
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→"Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness by Matthew S. Stanford, Ph.D. (Paternoster Publishing, $19.99). Statistically, one in four adults in...
Word Balloons: Best comic books of 2008 were super
Thu, Jan 1, 2009
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Periodical comic books are still staples of comic-book stores and the origination point for many great storylines. While Marvel and DC Comics dominate the sales charts for comic books, they...
‘The Hit Charade’ tells of band manager’s scam
Thu, Jan 1, 2009
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"The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History” by Tyler Gray (Harper-Collins; $24.95) Credit for the biggest American Ponzi scheme ever may yet...
Castro assassination attempt is subject of suspense-filled thriller
Thu, Jan 1, 2009
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"Fidel’s Last Days” by Roland Merullo (Shaye Areheart Books, 268 pages, $23). Fidel Castro must die. So says a shadowy but powerful group called the Orchid, which has put a plan in...
Nazi themes dominate holiday cinema season
Thu, Jan 1, 2009
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LOS ANGELES — ‘Tis the season to gather, be grateful for what we have and share what we can. But for cinephiles, it’s awards season, and that means dreary fare —...
Shawnee poet to read at Norman Depot
Wed, Dec 31, 2008
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NORMAN – Jim Spurr will be the featured poet Jan. 11 at the Performing Arts Studio’s Second Sunday Poetry Reading. The reading will begin at 2 p.m. at the Norman Depot, 200 S Jones Ave....
Books on food
Tue, Dec 30, 2008
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You can talk like wine snob If you’re a wine lover baffled by wine terminology, places, lists, labels and industry people, "The Wine Snob’s Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of...
Longest-ever sentence is published
Mon, Dec 29, 2008
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Move over, James Joyce and all other pretenders. The new owner of the record for the longest sentence in published literature is Mathias Enard for his 517-page French novel "Zone.” In...
Author of 'Man of La Mancha,' dies at 94
Sat, Dec 27, 2008
PHOENIX — Dale Wasserman, author of the book for the Tony-winning musical "Man of La Mancha" as well as the stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," has died. He...
New book maps ‘Sesame Street’ history
Fri, Dec 26, 2008
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NEW YORK — How to get to "Sesame Street” is child’s play, as the chirpy theme song has assured children daily for 39 years. But first it had to be created. In "Street...
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Know It: Books, Authors and Reading
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“Bookmarking” will discuss the wildly varied reading habits of Oklahomans. Book recommendations, local literary events, and the unusual reading habits of its author, Chris Carroll, will also be considered.
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Okie Reads
A blog is about reading; regular, non-elitist, just everyday reading. What I like to read and hope other’s will like
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A librarian offers news, reviews and rants all while digging out from beneath a pile of graphic novel and manga.
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Nerdage
Assistant Features Editor Matt Price keeps you up with comic books, video games, action figures and other important news in film, television and geek culture
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