Stories Tagged With Books
Funny or Foul

Denis Leary slams autism as made up by deficient parents

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(in his new book). Does it go too far? "There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their [More]
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Believe or Doubt

Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) is a real psychological condition

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where men fly off the handle. Hint: the psycotherapist has a book coming out. 'What really distinguishes whether this is a serious problem is how in-depth it is, [More]
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Wow! or Meh

Marcia Brady's new book: sex for drugs, date with Michael Jackson

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She was strung out on coke and quaaludes, and even dated Steve Martin. It's all detailed in her new book. She even uses the word 'equanimity,' which I don't know [More]
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Thrive or Fail

WeBook: users write books together, vote on the best, publish

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(then split the profits) WeBook just raised $5M. A bunch of writers get together online and write a book together, when and if the book sells, they get 50% of the [More]
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Believe or Doubt

Nonscientific book findings: marriages improve with age

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The author interviewed 75 couples and found that contentment and happiness follow a "U curve" where couples are happy when they are first married, then resent each [More]
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Yes or No

Phelps signs million dollar book deal, would you read it?

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The book is tenatively called "Built to Succeed." From the article: "Phelps snagged an estimated $1.6 million advance from the Free Press imprint of Simon & Schust [More]
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Fair or Foul

Librarian writes fictional account of library patrons, gets fired

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Officials say all of the characters are easily recognizable in their small town. "Library officials learned the author's identity, suspended Stern-Hamilton as a li [More]
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Cool or Boring

Free Books! WSJ reviews 4 book swapping sites

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When you're done reading a book, there are 4 mainstream book swapping sites that you can use to trade with someone else. For most of these sites, you pick up the s [More]
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Believe or Doubt

White House ordered CIA to fake letter linking Hussein to alQaida

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In his new book, "The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism," Ron Suskind proclaims the White House ordered the CIA to fake a letter li [More]
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Hero or Jerk

Interview With Tim Ferriss, Author of "The 4 Hour Work Week"

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An interesting interview with the guy who touts outsourcing and general disinterest in your work as the keys to wealth, independence, and happy living. Just kiddin [More]
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