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 In a poll conducted by leading research company, more than three times as many people polled favored books over theatrical movies.
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Beowulf — For ONCE, they AGREE. Sort of…

She says: “In your face epic”
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This Week Over 24 New Reviews!

850010-1091147-thumbnail.jpgDexter in the Dark — Jeff Lindsay’s latest an EXCELLENT READ

The Last Troubadour — Derek Armstrong’s unique historical thriller a MUST READ

Heartsick — Chelsea Cain brings new blood to the serial killer genre, an EXCELLENT READ

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2. Dan in Real Life — $14 million
3. 30 Days of Night — $9.6 million

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1. Playing for Pizza — John Grisham
Doubleday, $26.95. ISBN 9780385525008

2. The Almost Moon — Alice Sebold
Little, Brown, $24.99. ISBN 9780316677462

3. World Without End — Ken Follett
Dutton, $35. ISBN 9780525950073
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Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married blends farce, excellent cast and exaggeration that totter between humorous and dramatic. More…

 

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Supporting the recent industry poll, the first two weeks of October brought in the lowest box office take in the last ten years. More…

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Do we need a new Hulk? Maybe this time around The Incredible Hulk will launch Marvel’s stalled franchise in the movies. More…

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Doris Lessing Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. More…

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Comic Books were the last hold outs on the tired-old book retailer condition of “full returns.”  More…

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Christian Book Retailers continue to struggle in face of flat attendance at the Christian Retail Show, a cancelled CBA winter event and membership reportedly dropping to 965 stores. More…


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