What book might people be surprised to find on your shelves? I have all the books by Edna Ferber: “So Big”, “Giant” and others. A few are signed in his gorgeous handwriting style. Don’t start handwriting me! His autobiographies, “A Strange Treasure” and “A Kind of Magic” were not bestsellers, but they should have been. …
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Shares of car rental company Avis Budget Group more than doubled on Tuesday in a sudden and unexpected rise that recalls previous trading sprees. Game Pause, AMC Entertainment and other so-called meme stocks. Retailer Bed Bath & Beyond, which had attracted interest in its previous breast-stock segments, has also risen sharply in late trading. The …
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Ruth Hamilton was fast asleep at her home in British Columbia when she woke up to a “popping” sound after her dog barked. He jumped up and turned on the light, only seeing a hole in the ceiling. His clock was showing 23:35. At first, Ms. Hamilton thought a tree had fallen over her house. …
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OLD SOUNDby Elisa Victoria Translated by Charlotte Whittle At the age of 9, Marina says “old lady” things in a “hoarse” voice, so the kids at school call her “Oldladyvoice”. However, Elisa Victoria’s debut novel focuses more on the narrator’s thoughts than on what he says out loud. For example, Marina wants to learn more …
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Juliette Binoche acts as if possessed in the French drama “Who You Think I Am.” His character, an academic with a turbulent inner life, seems tense or wildly happy from moment to moment. The emotion, in turn, brightens and darkens his translucent face and changes his body, gait, and gestures. Laughing, crying, expanding, contracting. At …
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