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...When you pick up a book titled The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Dial; 277 pages) by Mary Ann Shaffer and (and!) Annie Barrows, you know you're in for some quirk. It's just not immediately clear which kind. The book's heroine is a single woman in her early 30s. Her name is Juliet Ashton, and she is a journalist. The year is 1946. Juliet lives in London, a city from which the pall of World War II has not yet lifted. The rubble is still being cleared, the dead identified, the delicacies rationed...
When the Library of Congress announced Kay Ryan as its pick for 16th Poet Laureate Consultant last week, the poetry community went all atwitter. Mention the title "poet laureate" outside the poetry community, and you'll find it has an appeal that's, well, poetic. But even cognoscenti who can rattle off the rhyme scheme of a sonnet in their sleep might be hard pressed to answer the question: What exactly does the poet laureate...
...personal listening devices. And I've been trying out many different kinds lately: in ear, over the ear, wireless, noise-canceling, etc., at a variety of price points. Generally speaking, you get what you pay for, but most people would be hard-pressed, within a specific price range, to pick one brand over another...
Sonim XP1 If you want a cell phone that can double as a mallet, pick up the $500 Sonim XP1. Coated in a layer of hardened rubber, this shockproof phone will keep on ringing even after a 5.4-ft. (1.65 m) drop onto concrete. That tough casing also keeps out dust, sand and water - perfect for when your speedboat runs aground on a desert island. www.sonimtech.com...
...telephone service in Los Angeles or Detroit can get recorded messages on the best local interest rates for mortgages, commercial real estate, car loans and CDs, or on current precious-metal prices--each for $2. For an additional $2, Answer Quest offers selective ''financial hot tips,'' like how to pick a stockbroker...