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A taste of France out west
Special to the Chicago TribuneDuring a trip to California to visit family members, my husband and I felt we could use a few days of what one of our sons used to call "a piece of quiet." We decided on wine country because we often are nostalgic for Southern France. It's my husband's...Tags: California, Whole Foods Market, Viniculture, Personal Service, Beverage Industry
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Bronze Statue of Famed SoCal Surfer Stolen
KTLA NewsREDONDO BEACH -- The bronze statue of surfing pioneer George Freeth is missing from the Redondo Beach pier, and authorities say they think it may have been stolen because it's made of copper. The statue, a fixture on the pier for 31 years, was taken some...Tags: California, Epidemics and Plagues, Virus Diseases, Hawaii, Sculpture
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Reading list is an open book
Big Read books are selected by a readers' circle composed of librarians, artists, writers, scholars and publishing professionals who suggest book titles for communities to share. The reading list consists of 22 classic and contemporary books from...Tags: Edgar Allan Poe
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Meet Koby & Naomi
THE OWNER'S TAKE Alaskan malamutes Koby and Naomi, litter mates born one after the other a year ago, are always together. Naomi rules the roost and has no problem bossing around her big brother, even though he is almost twice her size, weighing in at...Tags: Animals, Rudyard Kipling, Alaska, Haddam
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"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," by David Wroblewski
From Anton Chekhov's "Kashtanka" and Franz Kafka's "Investigations of a Dog," down through Jack London's "Call of the Wild" and "White Fang," and including Albert Payson Terhune's improbably massive canine oeuvre, right up to such iconic names as Lassie,...Tags: Wisconsin, Family, Franz Kafka, Fiction, Farms
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Charlotte, Oscar & Co.
Where better for a writer to turn for inspiration than to reality? This is especially true of the mystery fiction micro-trend in which authors fashion real-life figures into detectives. It's tricky territory because the margin of error is so tiny. For...Tags: Police, Fashion Trends, James Robert Thompson, Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe
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Larissa Ione is a lucky author.
Daily PressHere's more of our interview with Williamsburg author Larissa Ione: Why and how did you begin writing? I've been writing since I could hold a pencil. As a child, I penned long, involved stories, usually about animals. I completed my first full-length...Tags: Air Transportation, Fiction, Fashion Trends, Air Transportation Industry, Books and Magazines
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'Into the Wild'
jan.stuart@newsday.comChristopher McCandless could have been a contender. At 22, he graduated from Emory University with an A report card, a Harvard Law School option and a rubber-ball bounce in his step that is the stuff of a job recruiter's dreams. Instead, he became a...Tags: Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Lincoln Square (Manhattan, New York), Colleges and Universities, William Hurt
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Bear with him
Metromix StaffOn the first day of shooting “Into the Wild” in Alaska, Emile Hirsch found out quickly that his role would be a bit more demanding than he's used to. For example: neither “Alpha Dog” nor “The Girl Next Door” forced...Tags: South Dakota, Movies, Sean Penn, Larry Wachowski, Colorado
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Planning your trip to Glen Ellen, California
Special to The Los Angeles TimesTHE BEST WAY From LAX, United, American, Virgin America, Delta and Alaska fly nonstop to San Francisco. Fares begin at $128 round-trip. Glen Ellen is about a 90-minute drive north. WHERE TO STAY The Gaige House, 13540 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen, CA...Tags: California, Viniculture, Alaska, Beverage Industry
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Hirsch goes wild for the cameras
Sentinel Movie CriticEmile Hirsch, the young star of Imaginary Heroes, knows what appeals to people in the character of Chris McCandless, the real-life hero of his new film, Into the Wild, which opens Friday. "Everybody shares that wanderlust," he says. It's what sent...Tags: South Dakota, Movies, Sean Penn, Alaska, Roger Moore
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READ & WRITE
If you've been a fan of these reviews this summer and in previous years, you might have noticed a few schools and libraries that make regular appearances. That's due to the large number of enthusiastic entries we've received from schools like Glen Grove...Tags: Charlotte Bronte, Schools, Road Accidents, Toys, Books and Magazines
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