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Actor writes funny tale of Elsie the cow

Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 11:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

The actor known for playing Fox Mulder on the TV series "The X-Files" and Hank Moody on the show "Californication" shows his comic side with "Holy Cow," a tale of Elsie the cow. Elsie enjoys life...

What did freedom incur?

Monday, 2 February 2015, 13:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

Sensiela Kotba Soċjalisti will be holding a talk by Mark Camilleri at the Labour Party Headquarters on Friday 6 February at 6:30pm. Mark Camilleri, author of Ħelsien, il-mixja lejn il-31 ta'...

450th Great Siege Anniversary publication

Monday, 2 February 2015, 13:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

With this year 2015 being the 450th anniversary of the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, a second edition of Arnold Cassola's The 1565 Great Siege of Malta and Hipólito Sans's LA MALTEA has just been...

Tess Gerritsen's 'Die Again' is rock solid

Saturday, 31 January 2015, 19:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

Tess Gerritsen delivers another outstanding thriller in her continuing series featuring Boston police Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The murder of a big...

Sports guy Greenberg hits home run with latest novel

Friday, 30 January 2015, 19:39 Last update: about 10 years ago

Mike Greenberg knows sports. And talking about them. One-half of the long-running and ever-popular "Mike & Mike" national sports radio show, Greenberg (alongside co-host and former NFL...

James Abel delivers a winner with 'White Plague'

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 19:37 Last update: about 10 years ago

James Abel's new thriller, "White Plague," combines elements from "The Hunt for Red October" and the cutting-edge science from the best of Michael Crichton to send chills down the reader's...

Fishing guide plunges into evildoings in thriller

Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 19:36 Last update: about 10 years ago

Vivid scenery and a likable protagonist mark the second book in a series by David Riley Bertsch. In "River of No Return," Wyoming fishing guide Jake Trent, a former Department of Justice...

'Fear the Darkness' is solid story

Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 19:34 Last update: about 10 years ago

Relationships require a certain amount of vulnerability - the willingness to expose yourself emotionally, hoping that happiness is the ultimate goal, but realizing that being hurt comes with it,...

Book balances funny, fragile times of Bob Hope

Monday, 26 January 2015, 19:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

At one time, Bob Hope was the hottest thing in comedy, a fresh face with a fresh delivery. Really. He was cutting edge in the 1930s, practically inventing the monologue as a delivery system for jokes....

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