Ralph Nader's best books of 2009 (The Oregonian)

Ralph Nader picks his favorite books of 2009.

Books handed out to children (Edinburgh Evening News)

EVERY nursery child at East Lothian will receive a free backpack filled with books to help foster a love of reading at an early age.

'Kindle' Outsells Traditional Books For First Time (WCBS-TV New York)

Many Americans opened their wallets a little wider this year. Holiday sales were up 3.6 percent, helped by an extra shopping day. It's a significant boost from last year when sales sank more than 2 percent. The hottest items? Shoppers snapped up electronics, footwear, jewelry...and e-book readers. On Christmas Day Amazon's Kindle, outsold traditional books for the first time, and more people let ...

Children's books on Frank, Claudette Colvin (San Francisco Chronicle)

Kids have sometimes spoken out against almost unspeakable ills. Two exemplary piece books give graphic evidence of such brave endeavor. And they are both poignantly particular and universal. To expand on the posthumously published and widely popular "...

Google begins books digitization in French library (Vietnam Net)

Internet search giant Google began digitizing half a million books from the Municipal Library of Lyon, France, Monday. Patrick Bazin, director of the Municipal Library of Lyon, said Google is contracted to scan the books in the library within 10 years.

Google fined for digitising French books (Guardian Unlimited)

Web giant Google told to stop scanning books and pay €300,000 in damages and interest to publishers A Paris court has today ordered Google to stop digitising books and pay €300,000 (£266,000) in damages and interest to a group of French publishers. Google was ruled by the court to have violated copyright law by digitising books and putting extracts online, following a legal challenge by major ...

Best gardening books of 2009 (Greenwich Time)

Landscape and gardening books are handy sources of inspiration that make perfect holiday gifts for the gardener on your list. Here is a selection of the best works from this year's bumper crop of

Fashion Jewelry Holiday Sample Sale

Janna Conner - Holiday Sample Sale - Fashion Jewelry

Janna Conner Designs is celebrating the Holidays with a sample sale up to 70% off this Friday - Saturday at their Downtown L.A. Design Studio.

Los Angeles, CA, December 11, 2009 -- Janna Conner Designs is celebrating the Holidays with a sample sale up to 70% off their jewelry this Friday - Saturday at their Downtown L.A. Design Studio.

For two days only, draped chain necklaces, swarovski crystal earrings, semi precious bracelets, enamel studded cuffs and all kinds of jewelry samples will be available for sale.

Founded in 1999, Janna Conner Designs has been committed to the creation of beautiful and wearable pieces of jewelry. Each piece is carefully hand-crafted in Janna Conner's Los Angeles design studio, using only the highest quality semi-precious stones, and natural minerals.

Her jewelry line is carried nationwide at the finest boutiques like Kitson, Fred Segal and Henri Bendels.

www.jannaconner.com
www.facebook.com/jannaconnerdesigns

Friday, December 11, 2009: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday, December 12, 2009: 11 am to 4 pm
Metered street parking.

Cash/VISA/AMEX/MC Accepted.

Janna Conner Designs
155 W. Washington Blvd.
Suite 208
Los Angeles, Ca 90015
213.741.2137

Vail Valley Books: '09s best reads (Vail Daily)

VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - We have five booksellers on staff at The Bookworm in the Vail Valley. Add that to our cafe staff and baristas, all of our part-time workers, and of course Nicole and Kristi, The Bookworm's co-owners and fearless leaders, and you'll have a veritable stew of opinions when it comes to books. Some of us only read fiction, others only non-fiction. We have a few on staff who ...

ACC, Super Fund prop up govt books (Stuff)

The investment portfolios of ACC and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund continued to prop up the government’s books as corporate and personal tax revenues dwindled, according to the Treasury.