Since she won't be allowed a cell phone, BlackBerry, or computer in the clink, Paris Hilton is apparently going retro and stocking up on books. On the list, Eckhart Tolle's neo-Buddhist self-help guide The Power of Now.Let's hope it helps.
Out of the Book, On to the Screen
On Friday June 15 at 7:30 pm, Magers and Quinn will host a screening of the film documentary about McEwan's latest novel, On Chesil Beach, a story that gives a deep understanding of the innocence of a newly married couple--both virgins--in 1962, when marriage was presumed to be the outward sign of maturity and independence. … Continue reading Out of the Book, On to the Screen
Rare is Still Rare in Russia
There's a nice portrait of the secondhand bookstores of Russia's capital in the Moscow Times today. The market in antique and rare books in Russia has been tight for years. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, censorship was the cause. Today, ironically enough, capitalism is to blame. Says one Moscow bookstore employee, "There are … Continue reading Rare is Still Rare in Russia
