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Not My Review: Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police, by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis


The link below is to a book review of ‘Undercover: The true Story of Britain’s Secret Police,’ by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis.

For more visit:
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2013/07/29/book-review-undercover-the-true-story-of-britains-secret-police/

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Article: Books Over Games


The link below is to an article that records one how one person (the article’s author) convinced a child to choose books instead of a game.

For more visit:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2013/07/30/how-i-convinced-my-8-year-old-to-choose-books-instead-of-minecraft/

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Not My Review: Our Violent World – Terrorism in Society, by Kevin McDonald


The link below is to a book review of ‘Our Violent World: Terrorism in Society,’ by Kevin McDonald.

For more visit:
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2013/07/29/book-review-our-violent-world-terrorism-in-society/

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Site: Building a Children’s Library


The link below is to a page on The Guardian’s website that is concerned with putting together a collection of books for a child’s library. Well worth a look I think.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/series/building-a-children-s-library

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Booksellers furious that Obama is giving jobs speech from Amazon warehouse


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Obama is giving a jobs speech Tuesday at Amazon’s(s amzn) warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn. — infuriating booksellers and publishers, who see this as evidence that the Obama administration is in the tank for Amazon (especially following the Department of Justice’s win over Apple in the ebook pricing case).

“No American monopoly has ever been so cozy with the government,” Dennis Johnson, the founder of independent publisher Melville House, wrote on his company’s blog.

Book trade publication Shelf Awareness cites angry letters from the publishing industry. In one, sales rep Bruce Joshua Miller cites Amazon’s alleged mistreatment of workers at a Pennsylvania warehouse with no air conditioning and writes, “This visit comes at a time when Amazon, despite losing money in the most recent quarter, is attempting to further damage brick-and-mortar stores by lowering discounts to unprecedented levels.”

Publishers Lunch sensibly points out (paywall) that “Obama has also visited independent…

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Article: Some Little Free Libraries


The link below is to an article (with photos) featuring 5 Little Free Libraries.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/07/29/5-of-the-coolest-little-free-libraries/

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Not My Review: Slated by Teri Terry


The link below is to a book review of ‘Slated,’ by Teri Terry

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2013/jul/29/review-slated-teri-terry

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Article: Bed Bugs in the Library


The link below is to an article concerning bed bugs in the library.

For more visit:
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/07/lj-in-print/dont-let-the-book-bugs-bite/

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Article: Modern Life & the British Library


The link below is to an article that takes a look at how the modern world and the old world of the British Library are clashing.

For more visit:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-war-of-words-at-the-british-library-8734405.html

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Article: Libraries & Airports


The link below is to an article that takes a look at a new partnership emerging in the USA between libraries and airports.

For more visit:
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/07/marketing/libraries-partner-with-local-airports/