entertainment - "book"

AP - '85 Years of Great Writing in Time' (Time Books, 560 pages, $26.95): Those of us who traffic in words for a living feel somewhat under siege these days, like a Donkey Kong machine sitting forlornly in the corner of a ramshackle pizza parlor while teenagers on the sidewalk outside play Grand Theft Auto on their handhelds.

I never thought that a book titled Avenues of Spiritual Consciousness (by Roger K. Freeman) would hold my interest. The perseverance of Raven Janamanchi, a young woman of intense belief, is severely challenged after she meets Basil Porter, an outed CIA agent. Their beginnings near Matinicus Island on the Maine coast lead to worldwide [...]

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Though already the most overexposed villain in comics, what appears to be a transcendent performance by Heath Ledger as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" should result in more interest in the character - and more comics featuring him - than ever.

Front Page: weekend has a shot at best-ever grosses -- Warner Bros.' 'The Dark Knight' is poised to enter the record books as it opens today -- and the weekend has a shot at being the best on record in overall grosses on the strength of the Batman sequel and Universal's adaptation of stage musical 'Mamma Mia!'

HONG KONG (AP) -- Bruce Lee fans are marking the 35th anniversary of his death with an exhibit featuring movie posters, magazine covers and books about the action star....

Eliza and the Dragonfly is an excellent children's book about the life cycle of the dragonfly and the importance of appreciating the wonders of nature and the environment. While...

Beatrix Potter Watercolor Sold For $600k The auction house Sotheby's said it had expected the illustration by the famous 19th Century children's book author to sell for between $80,000 and $120,000....

MADONNA is devastated her brother CHRISTOPHER CICCONE has written a tell-all book about her life, according to the superstar's estranged sibling. The singer was so ...

Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, 'The Dark Knight' goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind.