entertainment - "book"

The veneration of the printed word as a source of wisdom, redemption and refuge animates many of William Styron's essays in this volume.

New york (Reuters) - The author of a Harry Potter encyclopedia cried on Tuesday as he told a new york court about his devotion to the series of books about the boy wizard and denied accusations by J.K. Rowling that he plagiarized her work.

ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Solving Light Books announced today the release of its new title by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr., 'Sowing Atheism: The National Academy of Sciences' Sinister Scheme to Teach Our Children They're Descended from Reptiles' (ISBN: 978-0-9705438-5-1). The entire 128-page expose is available now as a free download at solvinglight.com. The printed version of Sowing Atheism will be available April 25th.

Bravo's reinvention and makeover of its interior decorator competition series Top Design has resulted in the show getting a new host and producers, but keeping its trio of sucky judges. A press release says the show will also have 'a new look in high-definition' and 'is currently in production and is set to air on Bravo in third quarter 2008.'Todd Oldham has been bumped from host to the Tim Gunn role as mentor, where he definitely belongs. In his place as host is India Hicks, who Bravo says 'is the daughter of famed interior decorator David Hicks and Lady Pamela Hicks' and 'has enjoyed a successful career as a fashion model.' She has also published two interior design books: Island Life: Inspirational Interiors and Island Beauty. But the absolute worst part of the entire series has not changed. The show's three judges, Jonathan Adler, Margaret Russell, and Kelly Wearstler will remain. Let's just hope new producers Magical Elves, who produce Project Runway, will force Jonathan Adle

ATLANTA, Ga., April 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dream Board Publications LLC today announced that its highly anticipated book '21 Days To Creating Your Dream Life' (ISBN: 978-0-9816275-0-2) will be released on April 28, 2008 in the United States. Now available for pre-purchase at many online book retailers including Amazon.com.

In his new book, The Second World, Parag Khanna argues that America's dominant era is over. The 21st century will be shaped by three competing first-world superpowers: the United States, China and the European Union, he says.

So you have flopped a top pair, congratulations. Things are looking up but this is not the time to start writing the victory speech and booking a trip to Disney World. There are a ton of things that can go wrong: your top pair is far from safe until the last card has fallen. The first thing you want to do is see how many people are still in the pot, the more people who have chosen to hang around after the flop, the more vulnerable your hand is. What you will want to do in this situation is raise the next time around to force the drawing hands out.

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis defends the decision to have rapper Jay-Z headlining this year's festival.

Demi Moore is getting her indie vibe on, booking back-to-back starring roles in a family drama and a martial arts movie.

Steve Inskeep talks to author Kevin Phillips about his new book, Bad Money. Phillips argues in the book that the U.S. economy is in danger because of its reliance on the financial industry. He also believes that Wall Street has steered the nation toward greater debt.