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Jeff Bezos and Amazon Join the Religion of Green
October 8, 2020 Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the world’s richest man, likes to depict himself as rising from difficult circumstances. His mother was still in high school…
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Das System Scientology, released as a book in German by late expert Bryan R. Wilson
Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Religion Bryan R Wilson, in an opinion originally published in 1999, analyzes systematically the religious customs and principles of Scientology. In this study, now published…
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Belarus: ‘There is no sustainable development without human rights’ – a UN Resident Coordinator blog
Belarus has been rocked by mass demonstrations, and violent state crackdowns, since the disputed August presidential election that saw Alexander Lukashenko returned to power. In this blog, Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki, the UN…
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Canada Shines at Frankfurt 2020
The country will be well represented at the world’s biggest book fair. (Sponsored)
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Erdogan: Macron’s Statement on Islam a ‘Clear Provocation’
Rabat – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron over his remarks on Islam. Macron had used an October 2 speech to claim Islam was…
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S&S UK Restructures Nonfiction Program, Adds Gallery Imprint
Simon & Schuster UK is restructuring its adult nonfiction program, and adding a new imprint modeled on Gallery Books in the U.S.
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Who won the debate? Remembering how God measures success
By Jim Denison, Op-ed Contributor | Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Workers prepare the stage for the first presidential debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden…
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From the Archives, 1990: Patrick White, author and stirrer, dies at 78
At home, he has generally been recognised as the long-awaited Great Australian Writer, at least since he won the Nobel Prize. Although not a popular writer in the ways that…
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Trump’s Tax Returns, Coronavirus Deaths, Charlie Hebdo: Your Monday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good morning.We’re covering the takeaways from more than two decades of President Trump’s tax returns, the global death toll from the…
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‘PW’ in Spanish Debuts Around the World
The first issue of 'Publishers Weekly en Español' was published this week in Spain. The inaugural edition features an array of original interviews, news, and analysis, as well as more…