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To Name the Unnamable: The Satanic Verses

“Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-‘Uzzá

and Manāt, the third, the other?

These are the exalted gharāniq [cranes], whose intercession is hoped for.”

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Young Adult Books by the Numbers

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Blooming Twig's YA infographic

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Nikola Tesla: Story of a Mad Scientist

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Nikola Tesla’s Tesla Coil[/caption]

If you’ve ever driven a car, listened to the radio, or even taken a physics class, you probably have heard of…

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Serbian Basketball Players in the NBA

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As basketball continues to grow more popular, individuals from all over the world, Serbia included, join the NBA and other basketball organizations.

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Throwback Thursday: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

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Cover of ‘The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.’[/caption]

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James Joyce: The Writer Behind Bloomsday

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Black and white photograph of Irish author, James Joyce the author of 'Ulysses' and where Bloomsday got its name.

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The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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In today's blog post, we discuss Douglas Adams' book series 'The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.'

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Will e-books take over printed books?

After we did some research, this is what we came up with. What it comes down to is accessibility across the board. E-books are a cure for the “right here, right now” syndrome that people can experience when buying new things. The books are available for purchase…

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On Book Hunting

“What an astonishing thing a book is. [One] glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions…

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The Little Differences in Fairy Tales

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Once upon a time, my parents read fairy tales to me. I had stacks and stacks of books about fairy tales filling…

These were the top 10 stories published by Issues That Matter in June of 2015. You can also dive into daily archives for June of 2015 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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