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What big data can tell us about how a book becomes a best-seller

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 10:57 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

The average American reads 12 or 13 books a year, but with over 3 million books in print, the choices they face are staggering. Despite the introduction of 100,000 new titles each year, only a...

When a smile solves it all

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 09:23 Last update: about 9 years ago

Whenever I meet Dr Tonio Borg he never greets me with a 'hello' but with the words, "Have you heard the latest?" Barely waiting for my response, he dives into a series of funny anecdotes and jokes. Do...

A taste of home: Syrian TV-chef opens restaurant in Berlin

Monday, 21 January 2019, 11:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Tucked away in a former fast-food kiosk in the German capital lies a new restaurant whose owner hopes will provide a taste of home for the thousands of new arrivals who have fled Syria's brutal civil...

Ed Harcourt shuns lyrics, emanates calm on new album

Monday, 21 January 2019, 11:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Ed Harcourt, "Beyond the End" (Point of Departure) One of the recurring themes in Ed Harcourt's career has been his stylistic breadth, his affinity for stretching wide the musical variety on his...

Julia Roberts is unforgettable in 'Ben is Back'

Monday, 21 January 2019, 11:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In one of Julia Roberts' many heartbreaking scenes in "Ben is Back" — and they're pretty much all heartbreaking — she lays down the law to her 19-year-old son, a recovering drug addict...

'Rediscovering Travel' is disjointed book

Monday, 21 January 2019, 10:54 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious" (Liveright), by Seth Kugel Love travel? Love books? Love books about travel? If the preceding statements are true, do pick up a copy...

Wide range of styles on Mark Knopfler's latest CD

Friday, 18 January 2019, 10:02 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Mark Knopfler, "Down the Road Wherever" (British Grove/Blue Note) At age 69, Mark Knopfler says he still loves touring, and even in the studio, the Glaswegian guitarist covers a lot of...

Film puts a modern spin on 'Mary, Queen of Scots'

Friday, 18 January 2019, 08:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Mary, Queen of Scots " is an ambitious re-imagining of the Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I saga with modern flourishes and bold performances from Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. But the film, for all...

'Hearts of the Missing' is a baffling mystery

Friday, 18 January 2019, 08:44 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Hearts of the Missing" (Minotaur), by Carol Potenza Nicky Matthews, a Pueblo, New Mexico, police sergeant assigned as liaison to the Tsiba'ashi D'yini reservation's police department, has a few...

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