March 10, 2010
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance to South African apartheid, has written a book with his daughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu, about human goodness. The book, "Made for Goodness," talks about the scientific basis for the belief that humans are good at our core. Tutu discussed the science, explaining that we feel physical discomfort when we're angry, and that anger can lead to dangerously high blood pressure.
When asked what he hopes...
Nearly 90% of commmercial academic publishers have seen growth in e-book sales over the past two years, according to a cross-sector survey released today (10th March) by the Association of Learned Professional and Scholarly Publishers. Growth in some cases was more than 1,000%, with e-book sales now almost 10% of total book sales of the publishers surveyed.
Penguin Group USA is making another bet on niche publishing.
At a time when most houses are looking to cut back on titles, the publisher is launching a new imprint dedicated to science books for the general reader, the company announced Wednesday.
Jonathan Safran Foer followed up with Ellen Degeneres today about his recent book, "Eating Animals." He spoke with Ellen for the first time in November when the book was released, and today spoke about the response he's gotten as he's talked to readers all over the world about the book. Most surprising has been the complete lack of response from factory farms, which, Safran Foer...
Many authors can move readers with their words, but Frances Mayes has the power to actually make readers move.
As in pack up and start a new life thousands of miles away in Tuscany -- the enchanting northwest region of Italy known for its food, wine and scenic beauty -- just as she did 20 years ago.
Women of color stand at the "intersection" of race and gender--a unique location that comes with its own set of challenges. The invisibility black women often face was perfectly encapsulated in the title of a 1982 anthology,...
The American Book Review has taken stock of literature and come up with its Top 40 Bad Books. The list targets some big, popular favorites -- F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic "The Great Gatsby," Richard Yates' "Revolutionary Road," the James Bond novel "Casino Royale" by Ian Fleming and Cormac McCarthy's National Book Award-winning "All the Pretty Horses." Really? If they're the worst, what's the best?
Matthew Bishop, the U.S. business editor of The Economist, has described himself as a "card-carrying capitalist," so it's a little surprising to pick up his new book, The Road from Ruin (co-authored by Michael Green), turn to the cover flap and read the opening salvo (served up in bright blue lettering): "We Have a World Class Mess... Now What?"
Having a business editor of The Economist start things off with such a frank admission of "the fundamental flaws...
Google Books has extended its presence in Europe with a deal reached Wednesday to digitize "up to one million" ancient Italian texts from libraries in Rome and Florence, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The agreement comes at a time when Google is struggling to maintain its Google Books foothold internationally. In December, the company was...
Environmental activist/consumerist critic Annie Leonard appeared on The Colbert Report Tuesday to discuss her new book, "The Story of Stuff," which was released Tuesday. The book is a follow-up to a viral video she made in 2007 by the same title, which was viewed by more than 10 million people...
