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ABOUT THE BOOK Moms, for the most part, have become multitasking masters. Evidence from a recent study in the American Sociological Review supports this claim; the study, conducted by researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel and Michigan State University, discovered that moms...

ABOUT THE BOOK No matter who you are or what walk of life you're from, your hair plays possibly a big role in your overall look. You can hanging out in ratty sweats, but if your hair is well-taken care of, youll still look amazing. However, getting to this point can be difficult for many women;...

ABOUT THE BOOK Three of saddest words in English are “If I’d only...” As in, “If I’d only invested in blue-chip stocks,” or “If I’d only saved some money...” But those words become more tragic when applied to your PC. “If I’d only backed up my PC, I wouldn’t...

ABOUT THE BOOK “On the 2nd of October we made the shores of England; and at Falmouth I left the Beagle, having lived on board the good little vessel nearly five years.” Charles Robert Darwin, the man who brought the world the theory of evolution by natural selection, was born on...

ABOUT THE BOOK In this book, I have chosen sometimes to be deliberately vague about the name and location of certain prehistoric ruins and rock art. Such an ethic is by now in long use among writers, photographers, and guides who celebrate the Southwest. A narrative of personal discovery should...

ABOUT THE BOOK Richard Castle is a mystery writer who has developed writers block after killing off his main character. When a copycat killer starts murdering people based on Castles books, he is investigated by NYPD Detective Kate Beckett. Beckett happens to be smart and beautiful, as well...

ABOUT THE BOOK The fiery eyes peering from the front of the twenty-dollar bill belong to the first president who would’ve passed one of the major litmus tests for anyone running for President of the United States today. Andrew Jackson was the ultimate man of the people, and the guy you wanted...

ABOUT THE BOOK Albert Camus’ The Stranger is not a terribly complicated book. It has only a few characters, and a simple plot. A determined reader could finish it in a single evening. The essence of the story is that a young Frenchman (“Meursault”) living in Algeria...

Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. Popular Science is a science magazine for a general audience. First published in 1872, the magazine has been in publication for almost 140 years. It has been translated into over 30 languages and is currently distributed to readers in at least 45 countries....

ABOUT THE BOOK In case there is any question, watching any of the film adaptations of The Jungle Book instead of reading the actual book is like ordering a cheesecake and then being content to eat a slab of cheese. To be fair, I actually liked the 1994 live-action Disney version. I’m not...

Natural Experiments in History grew, in a way, out of co-editor Jared Diamond's book Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. In the earlier book, he spent a chapter looking at the Polynesian expansion as a near-perfect natural experiment in which a single ancestral Polynesian culture...

Fans of the popular Fox forensic drama series, Bones, were delighted by its return last April. The series is on its seventh season, and has been picked up for another season slated for the summer. Its return marks the end of its brief mid-season hiatus brought on by the real life pregnancy of its...

ABOUT THE BOOK I've been aware of the various controversies surrounding Lance Armstrong for many years. Friends of mine, and various acquaintances, are cyclists. A couple of them were semi-pro in the eighties. They are all fiercely devoted to the sport. By that I mean they...

ABOUT THE BOOK You don’t need me to tell you the Bible is kind of a big deal. Whether you’re a church-going-believer type or a die-hard skeptic, chances are you know that the Bible is one of the most influential books ever written. You’ve heard the oft-quoted statistic that the...