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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
Four teens restrain man, take items from his Akron home
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Complaints against officer keep coming
Cuyahoga Falls residents come home to find burning couch on balcony
Cleveland named worst U.S. city for winter weather; Columbus is No. 8
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:
'Tecmo Bowl' recreation of Super Bowl XLIV
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
Published on Sunday, Nov 22, 2009
Fiction
1. Ford County, John Grisham. Stories set in rural Mississippi.
2. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown. Robert Langdon among the Masons.
3. Kindred in Death, J. D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the brutal murder of a colleague's daughter; by Nora Roberts, writing under a pseudonym.
4. The Gathering Storm, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Book 12 of the Wheel of Time fantasy series.
5. The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver. A young American growing up in Mexico becomes friends with Diego Rivera, Frieda Kahlo and Leon Trotsky; later, in the United States, he is menaced by McCarthyism.
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. Arguing with Idiots, Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others. Making the case against big government.
5. The Book of Basketball, Bill Simmons. ESPN.com's Sports Guy crunches big questions in NBA history.
Advice, how-to,
miscellaneous
1. It's Your Time, Joel Osteen. Prayers, stories and tools for moving forward in Christian faith.
2. The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Ree Drummond. Cowboy-tested recipes from the proprietor of ThePioneerWoman.com.
3. Guinness World Records 2010, edited by Craig Glenday. Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.
4. Knockout, Suzanne Somers. Advice and interviews with doctors offering innovative cancer treatments.
5. Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul, Deepak Chopra. Ten steps for self-transformation.
Paperback nonfiction
1. The Blind Side, Michael Lewis. The evolving business of football, viewed through the rise of the left tackle Michael Oher.
2. Our Choice, Al Gore. The former vice president offers a plan for solving the climate crisis with the tools we have now.
3. Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
4. Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to nearly everything.
5. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls. The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly on the move.
Kids' picture books
1. Splendiferous Christmas, Jane O'Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. There's no such thing as too much tinsel for Fancy Nancy. (Ages 4 to 8)
2. The Christmas Sweater, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. Seeking the meaning of Christmas. (Ages 4 to 7)
3. Lego Star Wars, Simon Beecroft. An annotated visual dictionary. (Ages 7 and up)
4. Nubs, Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson. A wild dog in Iraq makes a friend for life. (Ages 4 to 8)
5 Waddle!, Rufus Butler Seder. Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4 to 8)
— New York Times
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