In the novel Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine, the author argues that prejudice is placing additional unneeded obstacles in the way of education for children. Since men are assumed to have poor communication skills, the language skills of boys are not properly being fostered while girls are missing out on spatial skill development because [...]
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She is one of the most photographed people in the UK, and the most gossiped about, but now according to a new survey she is also the Most Inspirational Woman of the Decade. Cheryl Cole is the apple of the nation and an icon that never seems to go wrong. Even when it comes to fashion [...] Yesterday those who visited the Amazon UK website did not see a long list of books, but instead were met on the homepage by a letter from Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos. In the letter he talked about the power of reading and announced the official launch of the newest version of the Kindle and the [...] Hodder has taken the Famous Five, updated the text and modernized the packaging and released them in an effort to make them much more attractive and relevant to young readers today. Before releasing the books, the publishing company performed research with mums and children to get a close look at what children will find entertaining. The [...] Katie Price has continued to move forward, but this time all the promotion she needs for her new venture she apparently already has given the fact that that has raised a large amount of publicity for her new novel by plastering the title ‘Paradise’ across her surgically enhanced chest. In order to promote her newest piece [...] For those looking for a summer reading it may be a good idea to turn back and look at a fifty year old classic that has not only won the Pulitzer Prize, but has also sold over 30 million copies across the world, and a motion picture that was deemed worthy of three Academy Awards. Even [...] This October the Cheltenham Literature Festival and Cirencester’s New Brewery Arts will collaborate together. As part of the festival a series of literary events will take place in the arts centre, which will include many workshops, a reading of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantle, and a poetry surgery featuring Nigel McLoughlin. Learning manager at New Brewery [...] From June 14th through June 21st is the Independent Booksellers’ Week, which is an initiative that spreads out across Britain in order to raise awareness of the approximate 1,200 independent bookshops that are located in the country. While the mood of independent bookstores may seem low, it does show there is still optimism left in [...] Little Brown Books announced that a new Glee book based on the musical television series named Glee: The Beginning will soon hit bookshelves as a prequel to the TV show. The novel will be out this coming September. This will be the first officially authorized Glee novel with all subsequent titles already due for publishing via [...] Before he became the EU president, Mr. Van Rompuy was pretty much unknown, even as the Prime Minister of Belgium, but now he is renowned not only for his political accomplishments, but also for a haiku. However, those that want to get a glimpse into Rompuy’s political agendas will be disappointed by the haiku, as it [...] |
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