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Book Review: Wizards edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (Grasping For The Wind)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:25:50 GMT

* Genre: Fantasy, Short Fiction * ISBN: 0425215180 * ISBN-13: 9780425215180 * Format: Hardcover, 400pp * Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) * Pub. Date: May 2007 Wizards is an anthology, edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois , that collects the very cream of the crop in fantasy authors. Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Tad Williams, and Jane Yolen all make a contribution. And...

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The New Case Against Immigration, Both Legal and Illegal (Mangan's)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:13:00 GMT

Hard to believe, but Mark Krikorian's new book with that title is being published by the Penguin Group. We've all heard the laments: "My grandpa from Sicily learned English, and my grandma from Minsk got by without welfare. So what's the problem with immigrants today?" As Mark Krikorian argues is this provocative book, what's different today is not the immigrants, but us. Today's immigrants...

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An Enemy in the Heart of the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (All Africa)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:27:01 GMT

The ninth volume in the series, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith was released by the Penguin Group in South Africa in April this year. It is already in to its sixth reprinting, sales probably stimulated by the release of the TV film of Precious Ramotswe and her friends (Mmegi, 25 April 2008).

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I’m Not Buying It - Marketing Gone Wrong (MWGblog)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:18 GMT

My “stroke of insight” came suddenly yesterday morning: something fishy is going on with a campaign to promote Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey” published by Viking Adult, part of the Penguin Group. Over the last two weeks four comments have appeared on my post from last March [...]

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Are You Prone to Magical Thinking? (Free Money Finance)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:05:00 GMT

The following is an excerpt from from Financial Infidelity: Seven Steps to Conquering the #1 Relationship Wrecker by Bonnie Eaker Weil, PhD. It's reprinted in arrangement with Hudson Street Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc. Copyright (c) Bonnie...

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Financial Infidelity as an Addiction (Free Money Finance)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:29:00 GMT

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BookExpo: Happy Birthday, John Hodgman & Julie Buxbaum! (MediaBistro.com)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:53:09 GMT

As I was walking through the Penguin Group booth at BookExpo Saturday afternoon, I noticed a crowd around one of the center tables, and when I realized it was John Hodgman , the author of The Areas of My Expertise , I figured, cool, this would be my chance to finally meet the man I've only ever interviewed by email, time and time again . And it was fun! He very generously signed a copy...

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Power and Risk (Free Money Finance)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:15:00 GMT

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Penguin Sees Major e-Book Sales Spike (LisNews)

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:18:58 GMT

Penguin has reported that e-book sales from the first four months of 2008 have surpassed the house's total e-book sales for all of last year. According to the publisher, the spike is "more than five times the overall growth in sales, year-on-year, through April 2008." Penguin Group CEO David Shanks said he attributed the jump, in large part, to the growing popularity of e-book...

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Biography of war hero due out in November (New Zealand Herald )

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:40:55 GMT

The biography of Corporal Bill (Willie) Apiata VC, the first New Zealander to be awarded the Victoria Cross since World War 2, will be published in November. Penguin Group (NZ) publisher Jeff Atkinson said the Defence Force had...

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"My Stroke of Insight" Now Available Through Viking Penguin Group (The Neurocritic)

Mon, 26 May 2008 20:18:00 GMT

I just found out (via the Fashion & Style section of the New York Times ) that Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey , is now available through Viking Adult , a division of the Penguin Group. A Superhighway to Bliss By LESLIE KAUFMAN Published: May 25, 2008 JILL BOLTE TAYLOR was a neuroscientist working at Harvard's brain research center...

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Book Review: Phytosphere by Scott Mackay (Grasping For The Wind)

Tue, 20 May 2008 12:56:19 GMT

* Genre: Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction * ISBN: 0451461584 * ISBN-13: 9780451461582 * Format: Mass Market Paperback, 376pp * Publisher: Penguin Group (ROC) * Pub. Date: June 2007 Scott Mackay likes to write about the intersection of different cultures, about the way that when two alien ways of thinking meet, good can happen, but more often one or another culture is warped from...

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Book Review: Misspelled edited by Julie E. Czerneda (Grasping For The Wind)

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:55:13 GMT

* Genre: Short Fiction, Fantasy * ISBN: 0756404754 * ISBN-13: 9780756404758 * Format: Mass Market Paperback, 48pp * Publisher: Penguin Group (DAW) * Pub. Date: April 2008 I like themed anthologies. I like it when and editor takes a topic or notion and collects a series of stories around it. It allows me as a reader to have general background on the tale, and provides for easier reading...

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Penguin Group hires two to boost kids' books (Reuters UK)

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:30:50 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Penguin Group (USA) has hired two prominent publishing executives to boost its children's division, underscoring the growing importance of the children's book market, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.

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Penguin Group Signs License for Star Wars: The Clone Wars (ximblr.com)

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:45:05 GMT

The Penguin Group has acquired a global license to publish books based on Lucasfilm's new 3D-animated film and television franchise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The program will extend across several imprints within Penguin Young Readers Group, DK Publishing and Penguin in the U.K. While DK is a longtime Star Wars licensee, this is the [...]

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Book Review: Rolling Thunder by John Varley (Grasping For The Wind)

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:58:42 GMT

# Genre: Science Fiction # ISBN: 0441015638 # ISBN-13: 9780441015634 # Format: Hardcover, 352pp # Publisher: Penguin Group (ACE) # Pub. Date: March 2008 Rolling Thunder the new novel by John Varley , tells the story of Podkayne, a Martian Naval Officer and singer extraordinaire. Varley, three time winner of the Hugo award and two time winner of the Nebula award, continues to tell stories...

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On My Shelves: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book (Confessions of a Cardamom Addict)

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:09:00 GMT

Thanks to the kind people at Viking Studio/Penguin USA, I found a copy of Melissa Murphy's The Sweet Melissa Baking Book in my hot little hands. The Sweet Melissa Baking Book: Recipes form the Beloved Bakery for Everyone’s Favorite Treats By Melissa Murphy Viking Studio (Penguin Group USA Inc) 240 pages; $27.00 I’m a bit of a sucker for baking books. Big, little, pie-centric,...

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Sex sells, so do scandals (The Daily Vidette)

Fri, 02 May 2008 03:58:07 GMT

While the gossip and buzz on the Eliot Spitzer scandal seems to be dying down since the story broke, there are some that do not want the story to be forgotten that quickly. Penguin Group imprint Portfolio will be soon putting out a book on Eliot Spitzer's career "from start to finish" according to cnn.

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Penguin to Publish Eliot Spitzer Book (Time)

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:50:00 GMT

A book about the rise and stunning decline of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, co-authored by the makers of a book and documentary about the fall of Enron, is being published by Penguin Group

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Spitzer’s rise, fall to be published in new book (OTB News)

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:22:57 GMT

A little more than a month after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation, Penguin Group imprint Portfolio will be publishing a book about his career “from start to finish,” president and publisher Adrian Zackheim told CNN. Share This

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