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'Witness for the Prosecution' keeps audiences guessing
Actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty in Utah court
Rich Heldenfels: 'Past Life' is unbelievable
Michael Jackson doctor charged with manslaughter
Gary Coleman scheduled for Utah court appearance
'Christmas Story' actor finds challenges behind camera
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Man robbed at Tallmadge Avenue eatery
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Four teens restrain man, take items from his Akron home
Complaints against officer keep coming
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Region makes way for latest batch of snow; cancellations rise
Cuyahoga Falls residents come home to find burning couch on balcony
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
No City of Akron basketball tonight
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
Chipmunks "Squeakquel" on DVD/BD March 30
Akron Zips:
Late surge gives Zips ugly road win
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
QB in Browns future: another mock draft
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
NBA Power Rankings from Around the Internet
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Garfield at Buchtel basketball
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Republican Pre-Conditions
Akron Law Café:
Citizens United v. F.E.C. (Part 4): Kennedy's and O'Connor's Basic Approaches to Constitutional Decisionmaking – Top Down and Bottom Up
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
Track HR Research
Akron Gamer:
Makers of 'Castle Crashers' unveil 'BattleBlock Theater'
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
Published on Sunday, Nov 08, 2009
Fiction
1. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown. Robert Langdon among the Masons.
2. The Scarpetta Factor, Patricia Cornwell. Apparent threats on Kay Scarpetta's life make her hesitate when a TV producer wants her to star in a show.
3. Pursuit of Honor, Vince Flynn. The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security following a new al-Qaeda attack.
4. Nine Dragons, Michael Connelly. The Los Angeles detective Harry Bosch fights crime at home and in Hong Kong.
5. The Help, Kathryn Stockett. A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
Nonfiction
1. Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom. A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.
2. Superfreakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A scholar and a journalist apply economic thinking to everything: the sequel.
3. What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell. A decade of New Yorker essays.
4. Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin. The 2008 financial implosion on Wall Street and in Washington, by a New York Times reporter and columnist.
5. Arguing with Idiots, Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others. Making the case against big government.
Advice, how-to,
miscellaneous
1. Knockout, Suzanne Somers. Advice and interviews with doctors offering innovative cancer treatments.
2. Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even, James J. Cramer with Cliff Mason. The Mad Money host offers advice for investing in a changed market.
3. The Conscious Cook, Tal Ronnen. Vegan recipes to appeal to meat-eaters.
4. Guinness World Records 2010, edited by Craig Glenday. Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.
5. The Kind Diet, Alicia Silverstone. The actress' recipes and insights for going meat- and dairy-free.
Trade paper fiction
1. Push, Sapphire. An abused, illiterate 16-year-old in Harlem meets a teacher who helps change her life; the basis for the film Precious.
2. The Shack, William P. Young. A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God.
3. Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout. A seventh-grade math teacher is the link in 13 stories set on the Maine coast; a 2009 Pulitzer winner.
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson. A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress.
5. Say You're One of Them, Uwem Akpan. Stories set in Africa, told from the point of view of wise and resilient children.
Kids' chapter books
1. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins. The protagonist of The Hunger Games returns. (Ages 12 and up)
2. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins. In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)
3. The Magician's Elephant, Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka. An orphan in search of his sister follows a fortuneteller's mysterious instructions. (Ages 7 and up)
4. Tricks, Ellen Hopkins. A novel in verse about five teenagers who become prostitutes. (Ages 14 and up)
5. Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater. Love among the lupine. (Ages 12 and up)
— New York Times
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