Captive Israeli soldier now a children's author Posted: 9 months ago by mitzuzake
Years before he was a soldier seized by Palestinian militants, 11-year-old Gilad Schalit penned a simple parable about how enemies can get along. His story, "When the Shark and the Fish First Met," has now been published as a children's book that teaches tolerance — while its author, now 21, spends his 19th month captive in the Gaza Strip.
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Author Lee to receive US honour Posted: 11 months ago by Turtle
Author Harper Lee is to be given America's highest civilian honour by President George W Bush for her outstanding contribution to literature. Her only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, which was a plea for racial tolerance, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. If someone can add a more appropriate pic that would be great.
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PC publishers ban dragon from breathing fire in children's book... because it's too dangerous Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
A leading children's author was told to drop a fire-breathing dragon shown in a new book - because the publishers feared they could be sued under health and safety regulations.
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Israeli Palestinian Peace Possible? Posted: 12 months ago by 2manyusernames
A letter sent to Bush, signed by a formidable group of foreign policy experts outline ideas on making a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine possible. May be far-fetched, but you have to start somewhere.
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The Shock Doctrine Posted: 11 months ago by Turtle
Directed by Jonas Cuarón.Alfonso Cuarón,director of Children of Men, and Naomi Klein, author of No Logo, present a short film from Klein's book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.
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Author who wrote her first book at 14 is tipped to be the next JK Rowling Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
19-year old Catherine Banner is celebrating her latest book's publication, The Eyes Of A King. There are already talks about a movie version.
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US soldier gets 18 years for Iraq murder Posted: 2 years ago by teaya21
A US soldier has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering three detainees during a raid on a suspected al-Qaeda compound in Iraq last year.
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Rowling Sues Potter Fan-Turned-Author Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is trying to stop a fan of the books from publishing an unauthorized reference work, called the "Harry Potter Lexicon."
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Author of 'Sophie's Choice' Dies Posted: 2 years ago by musicgirldani
The tormented author died of pneumonia at the age of 81.
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US soldier gets 110 years for rape/murder of Iraq girl Posted: 1 year ago by kxmk
A soldier convicted of rape and murder in an attack on an Iraqi teenager and her family was sentenced Saturday to 110 years in prison.
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Madeleine L'Engle, 89 has died Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Madeleine L'Engle, the author of that great book, A Wrinkle In Time, loved by multiple generations of kids and adults went to that big tesseract in the sky.
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Dead soldier to father a child with woman he never even met! Posted: 2 years ago by Browntrout
In a precedent-setting decision, an Israeli court has ruled that a dead soldier's family can have his sperm impregnated into the body of a woman he never met - agreeing to register any children born as a result of the insemination as children (heirs) of the deceased.
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Commonwealth soldier who fought with British Army in Iraq is denied UK passport - because he was serving abroad Posted: 3 months ago by bernardblack
As a soldier in the British Army, Rogers Jean-Baptiste served proudly in Iraq. He volunteered for a second tour of duty and upon discharge he received an exemplary rating. Fast forward...His application for citizenship has been denied because he was not in the UK 5 years ago - he was fighting FOR the UK in Iraq!
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For blind author, Nudity & Christianity marries two passions Posted: 1 year ago by kissmenow
After 20 years preaching the gospel of nudity, the author of skinny-dipping guidebooks, coloring books and take-it-all-off “naturist” magazines is using an old ally in his bid to spread the naked truth — the Bible.
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Israel To Teach Israelis to Hate Israel Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
History textbooks for Israeli Arab students this year will for the first time present the Palestinian version of Israel’s creation as a “catastrophe.”
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Look what the cook's dragged in Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Territory author has found a novel solution to a feral cat problem - serve them up for dinner.
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Terry Pratchett diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
ook! A horrible, horrible disease. Terry Pratchett, as you probably know is the author of the Discworld series of books.
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Egypt Closing Gaza Border Posted: 9 months ago by juaner899
Egyptian security forces have begun shutting down the border with the Gaza Strip two days after it was blown open by armed Gaza militants. Hundreds of thousands of people have crossed into Egypt to buy food and other supplies, but border guards are now trying to shut down the flow of people.
Update to this story
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Israelis threaten to retake Gaza-Egypt border Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Several Israeli cabinet ministers called on Sunday for a military operation to retake control of Gaza's southern border and prevent Palestinian militants smuggling weapons from neighboring Egypt.
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A Shadow has Fallen Upon the Land and The World Is Riven Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel Of Time series succumbed to amyloidosis this afternoon. He will be missed until he returns after the next Breaking of The World
(Note, due to large number of visitors link is difficult to access)
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