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Bestselling books the week of 4/26/12, according to IndieBound*What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Is Amazon morally wrong but legally right?Amazon's policies may be unkind to many in the book industry, but that doesn't make them illegal.
Ban homework before third grade; support children鈥檚 playA homework ban before third grade would stop the increasing imposition on kids as young as kindergarten-age. After school free time for children's play actually Increasingly helps younger kids develop important skills, and learn to control emotions.
Gideon Sunback zipper Google doodle: 10 great books about zippersFrom picture books to history tomes, here are 10 books about zippers 鈥� an invention we couldn't get along without.
Etan Patz and other missing children have mom鈥檚 radar pingingEtan Patz, who is still being searched for 33 years after he was kidnapped, and other cases of missing children have one mom struggling with her stranger danger radar.
Bullying: Teens take the lead as anti-bullying mentors, advocatesBullying prevention starts with teens, and in communities around the country they are taking the lead as anti-bullying leaders, advocates, and mentors for their peers. It is an inspiring trend at a time when several high-profile teen suicides have been linked to bullying.
'Star Trek' to return as a TV series?TV producer and writer Bryan Fuller says he and filmmaker Bryan Singer would 'love to do it'
Brownies with salted caramelA delicious fudgy brownie with a gooey salted caramel center.
Farther AwayThe notably unsentimental Jonathan Franzen offers a clear-eyed defense of sentiment in this essay collection.
Reader recommendation: The Reading PromiseMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Parenting: Enjoying the finish line 鈥� happiness in the here and nowParenting can be a search for your kid's next milestone, rather than reveling in the happiness of the here and now, or that finish line of the moment.
Hunger Games and Olympics spawn new generation of archery fansThe Hunger Games heroine, Katniss 鈥撀� and the coming Olympics 鈥� have created a boom in the archery business, as all across the country a new generation of young archery enthusiasts polish their prowess with the bow and arrow.
Shakespeare: 10 quotes on his birthdayApril 23, 2012, marks Shakespeare's 448th birthday, Here are just a handful of the memorable aphorisms sprinkled throughout the Bard's work.
Mother's Day 2012 gift ideas: No spa day for me, pleaseMother's Day 2012 gift ideas: Give me a fun day over a spa day, anytime.
Marilynne Robinson: Why are we so afraid?'Do we never expect to have a bad time?' Robinson asked an audience at Calvin College's Festival on Faith & Writing. 'Every generation or so, something goes haywire. It's human history.'
Giuliana Rancic expecting, joins celeb surrogate trendGiuliana Rancic, the E! News host, says she and husband, Bill Rancic, are expecting their first child, via gestational surrogate, this summer.
Jonathan Safran Foer: "I'm not so interested in the comforting kind of religion"Jonathan Safran Foer spoke on God, prayer, writing, and film adaptations at Calvin College's Festival on Faith & Writing.
Kimchi soupAnd one cook's list for an essential Asian pantry.
Silence, inner sanctimommy! I鈥檓 trying to find a parenting styleDon't put your baby on my dinner table, please, my inner sanctimommy said as I was on the way to finding a parenting style.
'Think Like a Man' dominates at the box officeThe movie based off Steve Harvey's bestselling book came in first over 'The Lucky One,' an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, at the box office this weekend.
