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My Top Eight News Stories For 2009

            It seems as if, at this time of the years, little tots and small kids are not the only ones making lists. The media is quite adept at...

Ted Kennedy's "True Compass" Memoir To Be Published In September

Ted Kennedy died Tuesday night at the age off 77 and his memoir will be published in September.  The "True Compass" book of Senator Edward M. Kennedy is 532 pages and according to the publisher will be out on...

William Golding 'Lord of The Flies' Author Attempted Rape

William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, admitted in private papers that he had tried to rape a 15-year-old girl during his teenage years. "Golding writes that they went for a walk to the common and he “felt sure she wanted heavy sex, as this was visibly written on her...

Jessica Hahn made a pass at Larry King, says his new book

Jessica Hahn, the church secretary turned model / actress, apparently made a pass at CNN host Larry King when they shared a cab ride many years ago, as Larry reveals in his new memoir My Remarkable Journey. It was...

Sarah Palin Signs Deal to Write a Memoir

This book should beinteresting and willbe a best seller. Itcould also help her ifshe runs for president in2012." HarperCollins Publishers says the book is scheduled to be released next spring. Ms. Palin could not...

Patrick Swayze to Continue Medical Treatments

Patrick Swayze is rumoured to be continuing medical treatments for his pancreatic cancer, despite previous reports to the contrary. Swayze has not released an official statement regarding this decision. Pending any changes to his health, the actor is still planning to write...

Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir

"Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir"" Michael Calce, aka "Mafiaboy," has written a memoir about how he temporarily shut down a handful of major Web sites and led the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted...

Thatcher's struggle with dementia

Dementia strikes people around the world from any background and no matter what one's politics are it is sad to see Margaret Thatcher being, like Ronald Reagon before her, afflicted by it. Dementia and it's causes...

Robert Downey Jr. Postpones Memoir, Realizes He's Only 43

Not that Robert Downey Jr. hasn't had an exciting, action-packed, and substance-filled life thus far, but the man is only 43 and could likely stand to crank out a few more major Hollywood blockbusters (ie. Iron...

Gaps In McCain's Military Record Raise Questions

""At a meeting in his Pentagon office in early 1981, Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman told Capt. John S. McCain III that he was about to attain his life ambition: becoming an admiral.... Mr. McCain declined...

Love and Survival: The Lighter side of raising kids

Sunday the 8th of June 2008 - 20h30:   As one does, I settled in for my favourite hour of the week.   To save both the planet and the water bill, I started by topping up the kids’ bath water to the...

Bush pal turns on the prez

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Scott McClellan certainly hit the mother lode as confident to the President, a Holy Grail position which now that his explosive book which came out with a Dirty Laundry...

Ex-Child Soldier's Memoir Called Into Question

It's all about how you present your story.This spring I read Dave Eggers' heartbreaking book "What is the What", which recounts the powerful and tragic experience of Valentino Achak Deng, who was a child refugee...

Barbara Walters Affair with Republican Senator Edward Brooke

Barbara Walters will appear on Oprah  on May 6th to chat about her new book.  In her tell all she relates that she had an affair with U.S. Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts for years during the...

Tales of Horror from a Tribesman from Darfur

Daoud Hari, 35, a Zagahawa tribesman, says he misses home. For now, it appears he has no option other than exile from his beloved country. His life is not safe in Darfur. He has been...

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