Entrance to the Donnell Library
The New York Times is reporting that the Donnell Library branch (part of the NYPL) is closing at the end of this week.
The Donnell Library branch is special to me because it was the library that I went to first when I had to do research for various topics during middle [...]
YES! The Amazon.com-branded Borders website is now a thing of the past!
“The decision to partner with Amazon, at the time it was made, was made I think for very good reasons,” said Kevin Ertell, the vice president for e-business at Borders. “Now the world has changed significantly. It’s right for us now to own our [...]
It turns out that Joe Mansfield isn’t just engraving skateboard decks with beards. He’s also using his laser-etching machine to make the standard Moleskine notebook into a work of art.
At Engrave Your Book, you can submit up to 3 designs for a chance to have your artwork printed on a Moleskine cover. If chosen, you [...]
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Imposters by James Knoblauch and Shawna Kenney is a new book released in February by Mark Batty Publisher.
The book documents the out-of-work actors who live in and around Hollywood. These actors spend their days dressed in costumes of various sorts in order to make a quick buck from tourists visiting the [...]
The first book from the hugely popular site Stuff White People Like will be out on July 1, 2008.
Follow author Christian Lander, a PhD drop-out, as he investigates the hobbies, activities, and thoughts of your average white person.
Pre-order the book at Amazon.com for a little over $10.
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Randy Pausch’s book “The Last Lecture” was released last week and it’s doing exceptionally well. WIRED reports that the book is now a runaway success, much like his origignal video lecture. It is selling so well that Amazon.com won’t have more in stock until at least May 1st!
In the video below, [...]
The Penguin Classic Tumblr theme is by far the most beautiful theme I’ve ever seen. I’ve enabled it on my Tumblr. Classic!