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Free Book: Green Spring Farm by Nan Netherton and Ross De Witt Netherton


The link below is to today’s free book. It is the story of a brick farmhouse in Virginia, USA, which dates from around 1760. It looks at farming in colonial America.

For more visit:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33272

 

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Article: An Edible Book


The link below is to an article about an edible book – for use in emergencies of course.

For more, visit:
http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2012/land-rover-edible-desert-survival-guide/

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Article & Video: Book Designing Tips


The following link is to an article & video on book designing tips by Chip Kidd, book designer for Random House. The full talk by Chip Kidd titled ‘Designing Books is No Laughing Matter. OK, It Is’ is embedded in the article.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/chip-kidd-offers-book-designing-tips_b51163

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Article: Poetry of the Taliban


The following link is to an article about the new release book, ‘Poetry of the Taliban,’ which features poetry written by Taliban fighters. As you can imagine, the book has sparked outrage from many who see the book as supporting terrorists and extremists. What do you think?

For more visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/05/poetry-of-the-taliban.phtml
http://www.poetryofthetaliban.com/Poetry_of_the_Taliban/Home.html

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Free Book: More Audio Books


The link below is to a site that offers free audio books. Again, for that time when you’re driving (or doing something else) and you’re not able to read in the conventional manner, perhaps an audio book is the answer.

For more visit:
http://audioliterate.com/

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Article: More Book Art


The following link is to an article on more book art – this time some book carving.

For more visit:
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/12/carved-book-landscapes-by-guy-laramee/

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Article: Book Trailers


The following link is to an article about book trailers – are they necessary? Any thoughts?

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-walkley/book-trailers_b_1475166.html

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Article: The Need to Read


The following link is to an article about the need to keep reading, whatever happens in the traditional book vs digital book battle.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-walker-baron/print-books-ebooks_b_1469623.html

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Article: YouTube Time Machine for Book Research


The following link is to an article about the YouTube Time Machine, being a useful site for book research.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/youtube-time-machine-for-book-research_b51048