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Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
Coventry man killed in crash at I-77 ramp
College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
Browns vs. Lions live …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Robiskie, Harrison inactive
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
The Sunday Sanity Challenge
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
A Random Rant on Testing
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Sunday, May 17, 2009
Fiction
1. The 8th Confession, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate a pair of killings.
2. Lover Avenged, J.R. Ward. A vampire ally hides his mixed blood; Book 7 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
3. First Family, David Baldacci. Former Secret Service agents, now PIs, search for a child abducted from a party at Camp David.
4. Summer on Blossom Street, Debbie Macomber. More stories of life and love from a Seattle knitting class.
5. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Alexander McCall Smith. The 10th novel in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
Nonfiction
1. Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin. A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell. Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent — from the author of Blink and The Tipping Point.3. The Girls from Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow. An enduring friendship among a group of Midwestern women.
4. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox. Fox's last 10 years, since he retired from Spin City; his struggles with Parkinson's disease and his work as an activist through his foundation.
5. Columbine, by Dave Cullen. A full account of the Columbine massacre 10 years later.
Advice, how-to, miscellaneous
1. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey with Denene Millner. Relationship tips from the comedian and host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show.
2. Master Your Metabolism, Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst. A plan for removing toxins and rebalancing hormones to lose weight, by a trainer and coach from The Biggest Loser on NBC.
3. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. Thoughts on the importance of ''seizing every moment'' from Pausch, a professor who died of pancreatic cancer at age 47.
4. The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide, Martin D. Weiss. Strategies for protecting your money in the worst of times.
5. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
Mass-market paper fiction
1. Burning Wild, Christine Feehan. A billionaire with leopard-shifting abilities has an animal attraction toward his young son's nanny.
2. At Last Comes Love, Mary Balogh. Margaret Huxtable and the infamous Earl of Sheringford prepare to marry, for all the wrong reasons.
3. Sail, James Patterson and Howard Roughan. A sailing vacation turns into a disaster.
4. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown. A scholar tries to save the Vatican from the machinations of an underground society.
5. Dark Summer, Iris Johansen. A veterinarian cares for an injured dog with an amazing secret.
Kids' paperbacks
1. Evermore, Alyson Noel. Immortals in school. (Ages 12 or older)
2. Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. A girl saves books from Nazi burning and shares them with a Jewish man in hiding. (Ages 14 or older)
4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne. A boy's innocence is eroded in evil times. (Ages 12 or older)
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 or older)
— New York Times
Fiction
1. The 8th Confession, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate a pair of killings.
2. Lover Avenged, J.R. Ward. A vampire ally hides his mixed blood; Book 7 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
3. First Family, David Baldacci. Former Secret Service agents, now PIs, search for a child abducted from a party at Camp David.
4. Summer on Blossom Street, Debbie Macomber. More stories of life and love from a Seattle knitting class.
5. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Alexander McCall Smith. The 10th novel in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
Nonfiction
1. Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin. A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell. Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent — from the author of Blink and The Tipping Point.3. The Girls from Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow. An enduring friendship among a group of Midwestern women.
4. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox. Fox's last 10 years, since he retired from Spin City; his struggles with Parkinson's disease and his work as an activist through his foundation.
5. Columbine, by Dave Cullen. A full account of the Columbine massacre 10 years later.
Advice, how-to, miscellaneous
1. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey with Denene Millner. Relationship tips from the comedian and host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show.
2. Master Your Metabolism, Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst. A plan for removing toxins and rebalancing hormones to lose weight, by a trainer and coach from The Biggest Loser on NBC.
3. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. Thoughts on the importance of ''seizing every moment'' from Pausch, a professor who died of pancreatic cancer at age 47.
4. The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide, Martin D. Weiss. Strategies for protecting your money in the worst of times.
5. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
Mass-market paper fiction
1. Burning Wild, Christine Feehan. A billionaire with leopard-shifting abilities has an animal attraction toward his young son's nanny.
2. At Last Comes Love, Mary Balogh. Margaret Huxtable and the infamous Earl of Sheringford prepare to marry, for all the wrong reasons.
3. Sail, James Patterson and Howard Roughan. A sailing vacation turns into a disaster.
4. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown. A scholar tries to save the Vatican from the machinations of an underground society.
5. Dark Summer, Iris Johansen. A veterinarian cares for an injured dog with an amazing secret.
Kids' paperbacks
1. Evermore, Alyson Noel. Immortals in school. (Ages 12 or older)
2. Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. A girl saves books from Nazi burning and shares them with a Jewish man in hiding. (Ages 14 or older)
4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne. A boy's innocence is eroded in evil times. (Ages 12 or older)
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 or older)
— New York Times
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