India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh blamed the country's illegal trade in owls on the usual suspects--blackmarket medicinal and religious uses--and on one very unusual suspect: a fictional boy wizard. "Following Harry Potter, there seems to be a strange fascination even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children with owls," Mr Ramesh said. His … Continue reading Whodunnit?
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Live to Tell
In her heartbreaking, triumphant, and elegantly written memoir, Prisoner of Tehran, Marina Nemat tells the heart-pounding story of her life as a young girl in Iran during the early days of Ayatollah Khomeini's brutal Islamic Revolution. She will discuss her book at 7:30pm, Tuesday, November 9, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.In January 1982, Marina Nemat, … Continue reading Live to Tell
Live Longer
Find out how to live longer--and stay happier--from two authors who've tried it all. Gene Stone and Dan Buettner will be at Magers & Quinn at 7:30pm, Wednesday, November 10.Gene Stone is a bestselling health-savvy journalist who’s investigated virtually every form of regimen, diagnostic test, therapy, and fad. His new book The Secrets of People … Continue reading Live Longer
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