M2 Best Books articles from January 2003

M2 Best Books archives from January 2003

Mary Wesley dies, aged 90.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 2, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author of 'The Camomile Lawn', Mary Wesley, died on 30 December 2002 at the age of 90. Wesley had her first novel, 'Jumping the Queue', published at the age of 70 and the next year 'The...

New book tells the story of blue jeans.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'The Blue Jean' is the new book by Alice Harris that documents the evolution of blue jeans. From the miner's working uniform to the fashion statement of the present day, this...

JK Rowling reads unpublished work to dying child.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It has been revealed that JK Rowling read unpublished Harry Potter stories to a girl dying of cancer so that she would know what happened before she passed away. Catie Hoch from New York...

Finnish president is no longer necessary, says book.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Finnish president is no longer necessary, according to the Finnish minister Aatos Erkko. Erkko has said that the post is losing its function and could be removed. According to Erkko,...

Author sells 435 copies of book profiling Belle Harbor heroes to local congressman.(Anthony Weiner (Democrat-Forest Hills) bought them to give to House of Representatives members)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) bought 435 copies of a book written by Kevin Boyle, a journalist and author from Queens, New York. 'Braving the Waves: Rockaway Rises and...

Professor hopes to de-capitalise 'Internet'.(Joseph Turow's new book to be published by The MIT Press)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The author of a new book about families and the Internet hopes to encourage people to de-capitalise the word 'Internet'. Joseph Turow, a professor at the Annenberg School for...

Pope's poetry to be published.(Pope John Paul II to publish 'The Rome Triptych: The Meditations of John Paul II')(Brief Article)
January 3, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Written over the last several months, the provisionally titled 'The Rome Triptych: The Meditations of John Paul II' will be the first book of poems to be published by the Pope since the start...

Peter Pan copyright challenged.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pre-empting legal action against her by London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, author Emily Somma has filed a copyright lawsuit in a US District Court in San Francisco. Somma's book...

REVIEW: Photoshop Color Correction.(book by Michael Kieran)(Book Review)
January 6, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD As anyone who uses the application will know, Photoshop can be a somewhat mystifying experience. Trying to learn new skills and apply them to the skills that you already have can be just as...

Three-book deal for 'What Not to Wear' pair.(Susannah Constantine, Trinny Woodall deal with Weidenfeld and Nicholson)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Susannah Constantine and Trinny Woodall, the fashion experts from the BBC 2 television series 'What Not to Wear' have signed a three-book deal with Weidenfeld and Nicholson, reportedly worth...

Parent complains about weighty textbooks.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A parent in the US is campaigning to lighten the backpacks of students who are forced to carry all their textbooks to each class and home at night. Lockers were removed as schools needed...

REVIEW: Build Your Own Combat Robot.(Book Review)
January 6, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The clash of metal on metal, the whirr of the angle grinder and the smell of burning rubber and plastic. If you've ever been to a robot battling event this is the sort of thing you'll be...

New book allows parents to record their children's unusual milestones.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'The Inappropriate Baby Book' is a work by Jennifer Stinson which enables parents to record all the inappropriate milestones of their little angels. Using the layout of a conventional...

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission fixes book prices.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In a bid to help publishers and 'bricks and mortar' bookstores fight off competition from online sellers, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has announced that it will introduce a fixed...

REVIEW: The Cat and the Curmudgeon.(Book Review)
January 6, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cleveland Amory has released a sequel to his book 'The Cat Who Came for Christmas'. This second book, which is part of a trilogy, revisits the life of Polar Bear - a white feline who was...

REVIEW: The Best Cat Ever.(Book Review)
January 7, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'The Best Cat Ever' is the third book in author Cleveland Amory's trilogy about his cat, Polar Bear. This cat turned up one Christmas eve and was subsequently adopted by the author. It is an...

Magazine announces elite list of best young novelists.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The once-a-decade prestigious list which is claimed to identify the future of British fiction has been announced by literary magazine Granta. The Granta list is chosen by a panel of...

Arsenal fan writes book in celebration of double win.(Bernard Azulay writes 'Arsenal on the Double')(Brief Article)
January 7, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lifelong Arsenal fan Bernard Azulay has written a book in celebration of his favourite football team's double-winning season. 'Arsenal on the Double' took Azulay six weeks to write and...

Author loses Chinese court case.(Gordon Dryden)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A bid by New Zealand author Gordon Dryden to recover NZD5m (GBP1.65m) in unpaid royalties from the Chinese publisher of his best-selling book 'The Learning Revolution' has failed. Dryden...

REVIEW: Photoshop 7 Professional Photographic Techniques.(Book Review)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Photography is a hobby enjoyed by millions across the globe. It's also a thriving career for many people who use their cameras to capture moments of newsworthiness or general interest. ...

REVIEW: A dog called Perth; The true story of a Beagle.(Book Review)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This work is a true story about the life of the author and his pet Beagle, Perth. The story is based around 21 years of the Beagle's life, beginning in upstate New York and finishing in a...

Danish book on the environment criticised by science committee.('The Sceptical Environmentalist')(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Danish statistician Bjorn Lomborg has been criticised by a Danish panel of scientists over his book 'The Sceptical Environmentalist'. The book, which was published in 2001, dismissed...

Sale of Houghton Mifflin completed.(investment consortium acquires Houghton Mifflin Co. from Vivendi Universal S.A.)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In an effort to reduced its debts, French media group Vivendi Universal has completed its sale of the US educational publisher Houghton Mifflin. For the sale Vivendi received USD1.28bn...

Jean Kerr dies, aged 80.(playwright, author of 'Please Don't Eat the Daisies')(Obituary)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Playwright and author Jean Kerr, who wrote the best-seller 'Please Don't Eat the Daisies', has died at the age of 80. Kerr, who was known for her ability to find humour in the common...

New store for Barnes & Noble.(new bookstore to open in Madison, Wisconsin)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book chain Barnes & Noble has signed a lease agreement to bring another bookstore to Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The new store, which is expected to open in March 2004, will incorporate a...

Nicky Singer wins two Blue Peter book awards.(BBC Television Blue Peter Book Awards 2002)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author Nicky Singer has won two awards in the BBC Television Blue Peter Book Awards 2002. Singer's 'Feather Boy' received both the Book of the Year award and the Book I Couldn't Put Down...

Author claims Chinese discovered America before Columbus.(William Morrow & Company Inc. introduces book '1421: The Year China Discovered America' )(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book by British author Gavin Menzies claims that the Chinese discovered America 71 years before Christopher Columbus. The book, "1421: The Year China Discovered America", was...

REVIEW: Political Lives.(Book Review)
January 9, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This rather weighty book is a compilation of approximately 100 biographies of the leading political figures in British history. The majority of the biographies are about individuals that made...

Publication halted on controversial book.(Alfred A. Knopf discontinues publication of 'Arming America' )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amid controversy over Michael Bellesiles' book 'Arming America', publisher Alfred A. Knopf has decided to no longer sell it. After criticism of the book, the author resigned from his...

Oscar Wilde bookshop to close.(Oscar Wilde Bookshop in Greenwich Village, New York, will shut down on January 19, 2003 )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD After trading for 35 years, the oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in America - the Oscar Wilde Bookshop in Greenwich Village, New York - is to permanently close its shutters on 19 January...

Cleveland Library to offer e-books.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Cleveland Public Library in Ohio has announced that it is launching an e-book system which will allow its users to download publications onto their PCs and personal digital assistants....

REVIEW: Cruise Vacations For Dummies.(Book Review)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD After reading and reviewing other titles in the 'For Dummies' series from Wiley, they are already high-up in my estimations. So I was pleased when 'Cruise Vacations For Dummies' landed on my...

REVIEW: SAMS Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours.(Book Review)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours' by Michael Morrison guides the reader through the process of creating a Windows API-based game in 24 lessons, designed to last one hour or less...

Danish author rejects criticism of environment book.(Bjorn Lomborg defends "The Sceptical Environmentalist" )(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Danish statistician Bjorn Lomborg has rejected the recent criticism of his book 'The Sceptical Environmentalist' by a Danish panel of scientists. The Danish Committee on Scientific...

Barnes & Noble plans new stores in Antioch and Hoover.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book chain Barnes & Noble has signed lease agreements for two new stores. Barnes & Noble plans to open a new bookstore in Antioch, California in September 2003 and in Hoover, Alabama in...

Ideas for wedding flowers in new book from The Knot.(Chronicle Books offers 'The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers')(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book aims to offer brides everything they need to know about wedding flowers. 'The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers' is written by Carley Roney, editor-in-chief and co-founder of...

Married couple compete for overall Whitbread prize.(candidates for Whitbread Book of the Year award)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A husband and wife will compete for this year's Whitbread Book of the Year award after winning their respective categories. Michael Frayn won the Novel award for 'Spies', while his wife...

Supreme Court Justice sells memoirs.(Clarence Thomas )(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has made the most lucrative deal ever for a sitting member of the modern Supreme Court, with publisher HarperCollins. Thomas' book is said to...

R. Kelly book to be re-released.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The children's book 'Can Fly! The R. Kelly Story' written by Kim Delaney and based on the R & B singer's rags-to-riches life story is to be re-released on 1 March 2003. Initially...

Prison book raises questions.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wally Lamb's new book 'Couldn't Keep it to Myself' is raising concerns even before it has been released, over the issue of prisoners profiting from their crimes. After running a...

REVIEW: The Complete Reference - Photoshop Elements 2.(Book Review)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Photoshop Elements 2 is a photo editing software programme that is used by many professionals and home users to manipulate and enhance their digital photos. The authors of 'The Complete...

REVIEW: Cities from the Sky: An Aerial Portrait of America.(Book Review)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD There is something so special about aerial photography that it is hard to quantify. Perhaps it is just that for most of us we never really get the ubiquitous bird's eye view of things as,...

REVIEW: The Landlord's Tale.(Book Review)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Even if you don't care for Real Ale, beer or even alcohol this book could still keep you happily occupied and engrossed for several hours of light-hearted, good-natured reading. Pubs (public...

REVIEW: Cleared for Take-Off: Structure and strategy in the low fare airline business.(Book Review)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD There is no doubt that the proliferation of low-cost airlines has changed the face of the consumer aviation business forever. However the battle between the low-costs and the flag carriers...

REVIEW: Arthur Lowe.(Book Review)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Arthur Lowe is probably best known as Captain Mainwaring to those who have even heard of him or his very famous on-screen persona. If you know 'of' the man then you do know that you are in...

REVIEW: Mord, misshandel och sexuella overgrepp: Historiska och kulturella perspektiv pa kon och vald (Murder, assault and sexual abuse: Historical and cultural perspectives on gender and violence).(Book Review)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This book on historical and cultural perspectives on gender and violence deals with quite a specific area. The book is written in Swedish and contains chapters by a Nordic...

REVIEW: Beyond Integration: Challenges of belonging in diaspora and exile.(Book Review)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In the 1990s, refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Kurdish problems and the Kosovo Albanians' problems have affected migration and political decisions in Europe. This book deals with the...

Peter Tinniswood dies of oral cancer aged 66.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Novelist and playwright Peter Tinniswood has died aged 66 after a long battle against oral cancer. Tinniswood was diagnosed with oral cancer, the result of 40 years of pipe smoking, in...

Daughter of Irish prime minister is offered book deal worth USD1m.(Cecilia Ahern offered deal for 'PS I Love You')(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cecilia Ahern, the 21-year-old daughter of the Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern, has reportedly been offered a USD1m book deal before the completion of her first work. Ahern has said...

Two librarians from Santa Cruz compile a history of the county.(Sheila O'Hare, Irene Berry author history book 'Santa Cruz, California')(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'Santa Cruz, California' is the work of Sheila O'Hare and Irene Berry, two librarians from the University of California Santa Cruz, offering readers a glimpse at the county's history. ...

REVIEW:Living In The Corporate Zoo.(Book Review)
January 14, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Like it or not, we do live and work today in a global society. Whether we are 'rich' in the 'first-world' or 'poor' in the 'third-world' globalisation affects us all. We benefit from some...

REVIEW: Massage: The Healing Power of Touch.(Book Review)
January 14, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The ancient medicinal powers of massage are becoming more and more popular and the materials which can be used to enhance the experience can be bought in almost all chemists and specialist...

Agent in Cunanan manhunt is writing a book.(former Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent Lee Arness to write about experience in search for Andrew Cunanan)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lee Urness, a former Minnesota agent assigned to the US-wide manhunt of Andrew Cunanan, is writing a book telling of his experience in the 1997 search. The author says that by the end of...

Opposed bookstore set to open.(Augusta Video X-Mart in Augusta, Georgia to reopen after being closed for violating city ordinance)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD More than five months after its manager was arrested and the doors were closed for violating city ordinance, the Augusta Video X-Mart - located at the Gordon Highway/Molly Pond Road...

Students can buy and sell textbooks on new web site.(Cordx.com)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site aims to help students save money by selling and buying textbooks directly with other students. Cordx.com allows students to search for a textbook to buy or post the name...

Former Minuteman Mike Watt releases book of lyrics.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mike Watt, former front man of bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE, has released a new book entitled 'Spiels of a Minuteman'. Released on 11 January, the book contains Watt's lyrics from...

REVIEW: Driving Airline Business Strategies through Emerging Technology.(Book Review)
January 15, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In an ever-increasingly competitive market where your customers are no longer seemingly satisfied with just a basic service provision, how can you differentiate that little extra and get the...

REVIEW: Wanted! Animal Volunteers.(Book Review)
January 15, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It is quite common to hear about animals being used to 'act' as the eyes and ears for their owners and it is also common to see animals, particularly dogs, used in law enforcement and other...

REVIEW: Winning Cover Letters.(Book Review)
January 15, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hi there! I am the applicant you have been waiting for! My experience includes many years of recruitment for an international company as well as dealing with executives and senior staff...

Campus bookstore rivalled by web site.(X-USA Books offers online database for buying, selling used textbooks)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD X-USA Books is a new web-based database set up by undergraduate computer engineering student Ted Stirm to change the way students at the University of South Alabama buy their textbooks. ...

Wisconsin publisher offers staff early retirement.(Worzalla Publishing Co.)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Worzalla Publishing, based in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA has offered early retirement to its employees before making the move to reduce staff levels by up to 75 people, or 15% of the...

Fifth Harry Potter book on sale from 21 June 2003.('Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury Publishing has announced that 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' by JK Rowling will be on sale from Saturday 21 June 2003. This is the fifth book in the Harry Potter...

Barnes & Noble to open new store in Texas.(in Golden Triangel Mall in Denton)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book chain Barnes & Noble is to open a new store in October 2003, situated in the Golden Triangle Mall at Interstate 35 and Loop 288 in Denton, Texas, USA. According to Barnes & Noble...

CBS buys rights to 'Reversible Errors'.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American television network CBS has bought the rights to the best-selling novel by Scott Turow, 'Reversible Errors'. 'Reversible Errors' is due to air next season and is a story based...

School board votes to keep controversial book.(Gregroy-Portland Junio HIgh School, Texas)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A mother had her efforts to remove 'Athletic Shorts: Six Stories' by Chris Crutcher from the library of Gregory-Portland Junior High School, Texas, USA dashed when the school board voted by a...

REVIEW: The Oxford History of Western Art.(Book Review)
January 17, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Martin Kemp has collected together the thoughts of over fifty renowned art historians from across the world in 'The Oxford History of Western Art'. Rather than presenting a linear...

Two books on HP-Compaq merger out next month.(new books on merger of Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq Computer Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Two new books due to be published in February aim to shed light on the corporate battle behind the merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer. The books are 'Perfect Enough: Carly...

New book shows contact centre managers how to boost employee performance.('Managing and Motivating Contact Center Employees: Tools and Techniques for Inspiring Outstanding Performance from Your Frontline Staff')(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book explains how contact centre managers can get the best performance from their workers. 'Managing and Motivating Contact Center Employees: Tools and Techniques for Inspiring...

Publishing house creates programme to boost book sales.(iUniverse Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US publisher iUniverse has announced the first in a series of programmes to offer support and help to authors whose work shows promising initial sales. Under its 'Star Program' iUniverse...

Sen. Daschle book set for autumn release.(Senator Tom Daschle's book 'Like No Other Time')(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle has reportedly almost completed the first draft of his forthcoming book, 'Like No Other Time'. The book begins with the US presidential election in 2000 and...

Author shows how CEOs can build reputation and company success.(Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross releases 'CEO Capital: A Guide to Building CEO Reputation and Company Success' )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross has released a book on how CEOs can achieve results and win the trust of employees, Wall Street, customers and other stakeholders. 'CEO Capital: A Guide to...

REVIEW: Greenspeak; Ireland in Her Own Words.(Book Review)
January 17, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Irish English, the unique version of English spoken in Ireland that has developed through the interweaving of the English and Irish language, is dealt with in Paddy Sammon's book 'Greenspeak;...

REVIEW: Body Heat - Temperature and Life on Earth.(Book Review)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Anyone reading the title of this book and thinking that there cannot be much that the author, Mark S. Blumberg, can say about temperature in association with life on Earth would be wrong. At...

REVIEW: Broar till framtiden: Debattbok tillagnad Ole Norrback (Bridges to the future: a debate book dedicated to Ole Norrback).(Book Review)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This book is a collection of articles written for the 60th birthday of Finnish politician Ole Norrback. While the articles are all centred on the future as a common topic, the authors...

REVIEW: Nietzsche, Godfather of Fascism?(Book Review)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A murderous ideology and a philosopher whose central ideal was "...the individual and his freedom to shape his own character and destiny...". Now what have these got in common you may ask -...

REVIEW: Photoshop 7 Tips & Techniques.(Book Review)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Photoshop... the industry standard photographic effects and touch-up tool used across the globe for anything from small projects to magazine and film graphics. There are more books about this...

Fifth Potter book tops UK book charts.(Amazon.co.uk receives 30,000 advance orders for 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix')(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', the fifth book in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, has already hit the top of the UK book charts more than five months before its release. ...

Barnes & Noble to hold Harry Potter events.(Barnes and Noble Inc. launches events, parties for release of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix')(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Special in-store events and parties are being planned for Barnes & Noble stores across the United States for the evening of Friday 20 June 2003. The book chain has decided to have...

Arrest warrants issued for university bookstore employees.(former employees of San Francisco State University's bookstore charged with fraud)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Some 20 former employees of San Francisco State University's bookstore have had warrants issued for their arrest following the alleged discovery of an elaborate fraud ring which in total...

Prentice Hall to offer "open source" books.(Prentice-Hall Inc. to offers books that can be freely copied, distributed)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Textbook publisher Prentice Hall is to release a series of "open source" books that can be freely copied and distributed. The Bruce Perens Open Source Series is based on the open-source...

REVIEW: Competition Car Data Logging.(Book Review)
January 21, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Driving a car quickly on a track is an art. There are few people who have truly mastered this art and even fewer who are in the fortunate position to be able to drive for a team with all of...

University bookstore implements new security measures.(Kansas Union Bookstore hires private security firm to reduce textbook theft)(Brief Article)
January 21, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD During one of the busiest times of the year for textbook sales - and textbook theft - the Kansas Union Bookstore has hired a private security firm to minimise crime. Textbook theft is...

New children's book expected to reopen homosexuality debate.('Hello, Sailor' )(Brief Article)
January 21, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'Hello, Sailor', published by Macmillan and aimed at children over three, is the story about a gay relationship between a lighthouse keeper and a sailor. This book is not explicit but it...

Copyright extension upheld in the US.(Sonny Bono Act ruled constitutional by United States Supreme Court)(Brief Article)
January 21, 2003... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In a 7-2 majority ruling, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the 1998 law named after the late Hollywood performer and California congressman Sonny Bono, giving Congress the power to extend...