He's only 9, but this pint-sized pickup artist already knows plenty about pleasing the ladies.

So much, in fact, that Alec Greven's dating primer, "How to Talk to Girls" - which began as a handwritten, $3 pamphlet sold at his school book fair - hit the shelves nationwide last week. picked by lkrofct 12 months ago

Alfred Poulet wrote the book on foreign bodies found in people's bodies. Literally. His two-volume set from 1880, titled "A Treatise on Foreign Bodies in Surgical Practice," is up for auction on eBay.

*a must read* picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Well that seems fair and balanced...

The moderator of Thursday's vice-presidential debate is writing a book to come out about the time the next president takes the oath of office that aims to "shed new light" on Democratic candidate Barack Obama and other "emerging young African American politicians" who are "forging a bold new path to political power." picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

This book originated as a by-product. During my time as the head of the science section of a now-defunct Swiss news magazine, I accumulated a stack of research studies about weird experiments. Unfortunately my editor had no desire to see these in print, because they violated all the basic journalistic criteria : they were utterly inconsequential, hopelessly ancient or both !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... read full post picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

A huge mysterious medieval book, penned by a Benedictine monk on animal skin with bizarre devilish illustration and incantation. But who has the missing pages, and why? picked by Bingo 5 months ago

A beautifully illustrated book with an awesome message! picked by chez 11 months ago

A BOOK which teaches children about lesbian mums getting pregnant using sperm donors is being pitched at kids as young as two.

The controversial publication, Where Did I Really Come From?, also features a drawing of two gay men holding a baby in a chapter about surrogacy. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Here is a carefully planned reference book which will help to answer the many questions that lively children ask. picked by MissWinkle 1 year ago

The Museum of Turin has acquired over 3 copies of the Egyptian Book of the Dead including the most ancient copy known. The books were discovered by Schiaparelli in 1906 and til this day they remain displayed in the museum. However, the director has been asked several times to remove them due to their negative energy pertruding from the papyrus. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Administrators at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have revoked their finding that a student-employee was guilty of racial harassment merely for publicly reading the book Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

U.S. President George W. Bush shows up in some very non-presidential situations in the new "Off-Color Coloring Book: The Bush Years." Whether Bush is shown dressed as a cheerleader or drinking beer, the coloring book portrays the president in an unflattering light that its authors said is simply good-natured fun. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Who wants a monkey?
In the beginning, we comic book aficionados came upon these four-colored wonders looking for something that tickled our imagination for our pocket full of coins. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

And a lot of times a best selling book isn't a hit at the movies at all *cough*DaVinciCode*cough* picked by afeldman 3 years ago

This fall, the new Michael Crichton book is coming out called "Next". Crichton fans will love the fast paced drama. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

'The only clue to its travels from North Carolina to Indiana is an unsigned inscription -- "Obtained in July 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina.' It took 150 years to get this book back to its rightful place. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

The art of book-sniffing is to be used to prevent damage and decay to old books at the University of Cambridge. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A hypertext puzzle based on the eight pages of Jorge Luis Borges' story "The Book of Sand." Solve it and you can join the Hall of Fame! picked by amador 3 years ago

offering more than 2,000,000 words of fiction as well as reviews, interviews and more.

If you like to read, you need to see this site. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

This wonderful person (who I hope didn't breed) spent many years of his life and $20,000 writing a book about how black people aren't really people, because the Bible says there is only one race of man. An entertaining read. picked by dumbn00b 3 years ago

For a manuscript written 1,200 years ago and revered as a wonder of the Western world practically ever since, little is known about the Book of Kells and its splendidly illustrated Gospels in Latin. But the book may be about to surrender a few of its many secrets. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago