This is the archive for September 2007
By Charles Yi, Courier Staff Writer
Mark Hefrich, editor of the
Rush Hour films, makes his directing debut with the comedy "Good Luck, Chuck". The movie stars stand-up comedian Dan Cook, "Balls of Fury" star Dan Fogler, and the lovely Jessica Alba.
The movie revolves around Charlie (Dan Cook), who possess a curse. Or maybe a blessing. Women believe that once they go to bed with him, the next man they meet will be their true love and future husband. Dan Fogler plays Charlie's best friend, who enjoys the benefits of knowing a legend and the envy of all women.
Posted by courier at 08:42 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
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Reviewed by Howard Yang,
Courier Staff Writer
Fans of the classic Western film genre will not be disappointed by
3:10 to Yuma, the latest offering from director James Mangold, whose past works include the critically acclaimed
Walk the Line.
Based on a 1957 film of the same title,
3:10 to Yuma takes place over the course of a whole day that began with the capture of Ben Wade (played by Russell Crowe), the leader of a notorious gang of bandits. Meanwhile, Dan Evans (played by Christian Bale) is a rancher who’s on the verge of losing his home and land due to a bad drought and a bad break with the railroad company. Desperate for money, Evans takes up the task of escorting Wade to the town of Contention, where he will board a 3:10 train to Yuma prison. Over the course of this short journey, the main characters experience a number of events that challenge the their morality and sense of true justice.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
(MCT)
Pop:
KT TUNSTALL "Drastic Fantastic" (Virgin, 2.5 stars)
The title of Scotswoman KT Tunstall's second CD — not to mention the white minidress, matching go-go boots, and silver-spangled guitar she's sporting on the cover — would seem to announce that something fabulously exciting is about to happen. Alas, it is not to be. Not that "Drastic Fantastic" is a disappointment, exactly. The follow-up to Tunstall's slow-breaking hit debut, "Eye to the Telescope," again plays to her strengths, working a Sheryl Crow-Sarah McLachlan folk-pop axis, albeit with a bit more of a glossy sheen. From the acoustic bounce of "Hopeless" to the genuinely catchy, coo-coo-cooing "I Don't Want You Now," "Drastic Fantastic" is uniformly pleasant and mildly captivating. But it never lives up to either of the words of the title.
—Dan DeLuca
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By Brian McCollum
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
And to think the world was ready to dismiss them as disposable one-hit wonders.
Two decades after concocting a rap-rock Reese's Cup, and serving it up with a slice of Gen X pop-culture savvy, the Beastie Boys roll on — older, wiser and just as musically feisty as ever.
It has been 21 years since "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)" shoved the Queens, N.Y., threesome onto the American consciousness, making its members the wild-eyed poster boys for snotty suburban hip-hop. The barrier-busting band has come a long way since the mayhem of those early days _ cementing its hip-hop credentials with 1989's "Paul's Boutique," reasserting its punk roots with 1992's "Check Your Head," at last assuring mainstream respectability with its Tibetan Freedom Concerts in the late 1990s.
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Apple Computer Inc.
(MCT)
Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Sept. 25:
1. "Crank That," Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
2. "Stronger," Kanye West
3. "1234," Feist
4. "How Far We've Come," Matchbox Twenty
5. "Bubbly," Colbie Caillat
6. "Rockstar," Nickelback
7. "Apologize," Timbland, featuring OneRepublic
8. "Ayo Technology," 50 Cent, featuring Justin Timberlake
9. "The Way I Are," Timbaland, featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.
10. "Wake Up Call," Maroon 5
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For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
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Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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Note: Each week, The Courier spotlights books newly arrived, or expected to arrive, in the James Logan Media Center.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 784 pages
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; 1st edition (July 21, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0545010225
ISBN-13: 978-0545010221
From wikipedia:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book of Harry Potter novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The book was released on July 21, 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This book chronicles the events directly following
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and leads to the long-awaited final confrontation between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.
Posted by courier at 08:07 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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Reviewed by Abhishek Saluja,
Courier Book Reviewer
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Signet Classics (September 2, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451528956
ISBN-13: 978-0451528957
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a novel about the dual personality of a doctor, who creates a potion which allows him to separate completely his good and bad personalities.
Read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, one of
60 of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.
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By Krystal Henderson, Courier Staff Writer
Has anyone been to the Apple Store lately? According to technology news, earlier this month Apple released the iPod touch.
For the iPod-lover, the Touch is a treat comparable to a house party free of parents. The new edition to the iPod family is the equivalent to the iPhone-- without the phone. The Touch has touch-screen (pun intended) controls. It has a three-and-a-half inch widescreen display that shows movies, pictures, and t.v. shows,ll as clearly as you'd see it on your computer screen. And you can navigate by the touch of your little finger.
Posted by courier at 08:21 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Tawab Fakhri,
Courier Staff Writer
Screenshot from Borderlands.It's that time again folks. When gamers are trampled with hordes of game previews and showered with video game trailers. We can expect to see the shelves hit hard with gaming titles like
Halo 3 and
Call of Duty 4. Here’s a sneak peak of some soon-to-come titles that you’ll want to be the first to get your hands on.
Posted by courier at 08:10 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
`SKATE'
For: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
From: EA
ESRB Rating: Teen (blood and gore, crude humor, language, mild violence, tobacco reference)
After eight years and eight games, the "Tony Hawk" skateboarding games finally have something we've all wanted all along: worthy competition.
In fact, as competition goes, "Skate" is about as best-case as best-case scenarios get. It takes a stale genre into a wondrous new direction, and it arguably shames "Hawk" in doing so.
The concept is simple: The left analog stick controls your skater's body, the right stick controls the board. Various motions with each produce various tricks, while the right and left triggers control your right and left hands, respectively, during grabs.
Posted by courier at 05:12 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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Reviewed by Charles Yi,
Courier Staff Writer
The Brave One, a psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan, will not disappoint audiences.
The story unfolds with Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) and her fiance being mugged while they were strolling around the park one evening. The couple is robbed, beaten, and tossed around like rag dolls; Erica miraculously survived the incident, but her fiance, David Kirmani (Naveen Andrews) was not as fortunate.
Posted by courier at 07:08 PM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Carmen Shiu, Chabot Spectator Scene Editor
Reprinted from the Chabot Spectator online
The DVD set of season
two of Prison Break hit
stores on Sept. 4. Raw. Intense. Thrilling. One of FOX's hit TV series Prison Break premiered its third season on Monday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.
Michael Scofield, played by Wentworth Miller, is now once again behind bars for a false homicide charge. Except, the Sona Federal Prison is Panama City is unlike any other prison.
The commercial for the season premiere promotes, "No guards. No laws. No problem." It is easy to speculate the possible drama, violence, and killings in a facility filled with angry men.
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By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Staff Writer
Tony's Family Restaurant
Cuisine: Family
6256 Bethel Island Rd
Bethel Island, CA 94511
925-684-3474Tony’s Restaurant, located in the small and peaceful town of Bethel Island, California offers an extremely tasty menu, friendly environment, and affordable prices.
Tony’s, a family ran restaurant, is open from 10am – 8pm offers delicious breakfasts, daily lunch specials, and hot dinners. Along with their yummy dishes the environment is warm and welcoming. Guests seat themselves and shortly after are welcomed by a waiter or waitress who informs the guests about the daily special while handing out menus and taking drink requests. Tony’s menu offers everything from Mexican food and American food, to good old country dishes.
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By Christine Surna Khayat, Courier Staff Writer
From the outside, 924 Gilman, a non-profit, all-ages Berkeley venue, seems to fit in perfectly among the restaurants and shops near it. But on Friday and Saturday nights, the street corners are busied with mainly teenagers from all over the Bay Area and beyond, ready to watch their favorite signed touring bands or even their local favorites.
Posted by courier at 09:30 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Rechie Cruz, Courier Staff Writer
Coming from pink polo's to your cap and gown, Kanye West's new album "Graduation" was released last week, competing against many top artists in the rap industry today.
Compared to music from the likes of 50 Cent and Sean Kingston, Kanye's "Graduation" stands out.
Having the album released on September 11, the same day 50 Cent's "Curtis" dropped into stores, probably gave 50 cent the rivalry of a lifetime.
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Note: Each week, The Courier spotlights books newly arrived, or expected to arrive, in the James Logan Media Center.
Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Anchor
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307275205
ISBN-13: 978-0307275202
From the publisher:
In this deeply affecting and inspiring memoir, Wangari Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a divorced mother of three, recounts her extraordinary life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentalist in Kenya.
Born in a rural village in 1940, Wangari Maathai departed from the usual path of Kenyan girlhood when she left her village to be educated in boarding schools run by Catholic missionaries. From there she went on to higher education in the United States, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biological sciences. Returning to Kenya, she became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in East and Central Africa and headed the department of veterinary medicine at the University of Nairobi. Because of her engagement in a variety of progressive political causes, she increasingly found herself the target of harassment by then Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi’s brutal regime.
She was jailed several times, and wounded in attacks by the police.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Sept. 8, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Giving. Bill Clinton. Knopf, $24.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. The Secret. Rhonda Byrne. Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 36
3. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About. Kevin Trudeau. Alliance Publishing, $24.95
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 14
4. Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa & Bill Kolodiejchuk. Doubleday, $22.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
5. Quiet Strength. Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker. Tyndale, $26.99
Last Week: 5; Weeks on List: 9
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys. Conn & Hal Iggulden. Collins, $24.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 19
7. Lone Survivor. Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Little, Brown, $24.99
Last Week: 8; Weeks on List: 13
8. Dead Certain. Robert Draper. Free Press, $28
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
9. Wonderful Tonight. Pattie Boyd with Penny Junor. Harmony, $25.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 2
10. Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself. Alan Alda. Random House, $24.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
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Reviewed by Abhishek Saluja, Courier Staff Writer
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Signet Classics (July 10, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451528018
ISBN-13: 978-0451528018
The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a tale which immerses the reader into the interesting story. Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead near his home in Devonshire. Since he was the owner of an enormous fortune, questions about his death naturally arise.
James Mortimer is officially responsible for the fortune and decides to contact the only living heir of the fortune, Sir Henry Baskerville. However, Mortimer suspects that there is more to Sir Charles's death than natural causes. Sir Charles Baskerville, when found, appeared to wear an expression of tremendous shock.
Read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, free from Project Gutenberg.
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Reviewed by Sarena Bains, Courier Staff Writer
Londonstani by Gautam Malkani
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (August 28, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143112287
ISBN-13: 978-0143112280
Set in Hounslow London,
Londonstani by Gautam Malkani is a novel which portrays the lives of young Muslim, Sikh, and Hindu men living in a middle class suburb.
The narrator Jas, who is the "angel who's fallen into hell", due to his association with a gang of Southwest London boys.The 19 year old boy Jas is not like the others; he hides his habits to fit in with the crew. Malkani creates a situation which blends the cultures together. The leader of the gang is Hardjit, and the other boys in the crew include Amit,his brother Arun, and friend Ravi.
Posted by courier at 08:29 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Staff Writer
The "red ring of death."
wikipedia photoThousands of glitches and too many delayed deadlines for long waited video games to count have plagued the gaming industry, but those problems are mere annoyances compared to the fiend lurking in the shadows of Microsoft’s juggernaut, the Xbox 360.
A simple flashing light on the Xbox can bring a world of pain and torment to a new owner of the Xbox 360: the fatal “Red Ring of Death”. As soon as you see those lights blink, you can expect to send your Xbox to the repair store or kiss your Xbox goodbye.
Posted by courier at 07:41 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
"JOHN WOO PRESENTS STRANGLEHOLD"
For: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
From: Tiger Hill/Midway
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood, drug reference, intense violence)
Arguably no game has earned the "action game" classification quite like "Stranglehold," which incidentally also rewrites the rules on how to translate a film into a game.
"Stranglehold" isn't based on a movie, but in fact is a sequel to John Woo's "Hard Boiled." The narrative isn't Hemingway, but it works as an excuse to revisit Chow Yun-Fat's Inspector Tequila. (Yun-Fat provides his voice.)
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Reviewed by Linda Steadman,
Courier Staff Writer
Many crowded the movies to find out what makes Michael tick. Guess what,
it wasn't all that interesting. If you loved the first
Halloween, this
movie is nowhere near as good as John Carpenter's classic version.
The language and the degrading of many of the girls in this movie would make you think that the director of "Girls gone Wild" wrote it.
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Reviewed by Charles Yi,
Courier Staff Writer
Those who entered the theater in anticipation of Balls of Fury would leave an hour and a half later highly disappointed. It is puzzling to see how such a promising movie with a brilliant cast and an original plot could go so horribly wrong.
The accomplished cast includes Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, and Terry Crews.
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Review by Howard Yang, Courier Staff Writer
From Yelp.com<
b>Palace BBQ Buffet and Korean Cuisine
1092 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 94087
(408)-554-9292
Not everyone will appreciate having mountains of marinated beef and pork served for their cooking pleasure, but for the meat-lovers among us, Palace BBQ Buffet in Sunnyvale offers a culinary experience like no other.
Upon arriving at the parking lot, the customer is presented with a rather bland looking structure situated next to a Korean supermarket. However, there is more than what meets the eye with this place. As customers walk through the door, they step into a “palace” of compact tables and enormous smoke stacks. If the Spartan interior isn’t intimidating enough, the long waiting line will certainly put off a few potential customers. Most patrons of the restaurant, however, are returning customers and are more than willing to endure the wait.
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By Jim Farber
New York Daily News (MCT)
NEW YORK — The most menacing man in hip hop has the eyes of a lamb. In striking contrast to his linebacker's frame and sinister backstory, 50 Cent goes out of his way to project an image of warmth and comfort in person.
As the rapper sits for an interview in the headquarters of his G Unit clothing line, he talks eagerly and politely, maintains caring eye contact, and grins sweetly and often. He does all this partially because he has nothing to prove in the realm of hardness (it's amazing what getting shot nine times does for that), and partly because he has never been engaged in a louder, or more risky, game of "use the press."
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By Greg Kot
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
CHICAGO — Kanye West was sipping a mixed drink through a straw, and his loose tongue was even friskier than usual. The occasion was a listening party a few days ago at a Chicago recording studio for his third album, "Graduation" (Good Music), due out Sept. 11.
West has already written, performed and produced two multimillion-selling albums, "The College Dropout" (2004) and "Late Registration" (2005), but he is not satisfied. For him, music is a Darwinian eat-or-be-eaten competition, and not just because record sales, and hip-hop sales in particular, are plummeting. Billboard reports that rap is down 44 percent since 2000, and 33 percent this year.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Sept. 1, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Wheel of Darkness. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Grand Central, $25.99
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead, $25.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 15
3. Dark Possession. Christine Feehan. Berkley, $24.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
4. Bones to Ashes. Kathy Reichs. Scribner, $25.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
5. The Elves of Cintra. Terry Brooks. Del Rey, $26.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
6. Play Dirty. Sandra Brown. Simon & Schuster, $26.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 3
7. The Quickie. James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Little, Brown, $27.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 9
8. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade. Diana Gabaldon. Delacorte, $25
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
9. Sweet Revenge. Diane Mott Davidson. Morrow, $25.95
Last Week: 6; Weeks on List: 2
10. Away. Amy Bloom. Random House, $23.95
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 2
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By Abhishek Saluja, Courier Book Reviewer
The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0439574277
ISBN-13: 978-0439574273
Set in Iping London,
The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells, is a story concerning a fascinating character by the name of Griffin. Griffin is a scientist who is on a quest of making a scientific breakthrough. Griffin succeeds in discovering invisibility, and unintentionally performs the experiment on him‑self; however this is problematic for he has no means of reversing the experiment.
Griffin realizes that he has limited options; in order to survive he must work on a formula that makes him visible, or become a thief and steal for the rest of his days. He lodges at a secluded inn, The Coach and Horses, to work on a formula in isolation.
Read The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells, free from Project Gutenberg.
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
"METROID PRIME 3: CORRUPTION"
For: Nintendo Wii
From: Retro Studios/Nintendo
ESRB Rating: Teen (animated blood, violence)
We knew the Wii's unique control setup was destined to deliver a first-person shooter that took shooters to another plane of immersion. Now, 10 months and many failed attempts later, we have proof.
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By Rebecca Soltau, Entertainment Editor
The United Kingdom’s own Myspace music queen has taken the airwaves in America by storm, and most people couldn’t be happier. An eclectic mix of great beats and a reggae twist, Allen’s first CD (Alright, Still) is an enormously likeable album with a lovely bunch of sings that will stay stuck in your head for hours.
The opening three tracks on the album set a very high standard for the rest of the album, two of which have already ranked among the finest singles of the year so far. “Riding through the city on my bike all day / Cause the filth took away my licence,” Allen whimsically croons on “LDN” over a loping bass-line and calypso horn samples, as she goes on to glibly describe seeing pimps and muggers amidst the sunny surroundings. “Sun is in the sky, oh why oh why would I want to be anywhere else?” she muses during the insanely catchy chorus, only to add dryly, “When you look with your eyes, eveything seems nice / But when you look twice, you see it’s all lies.”
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By Abhishek Saluja, Courier Book Reviewer
Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Language: English
ISBN-10: 014044906X
ISBN-13: 978-0140449068
First published in 1873,
Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne, is a timeless story fo a journey which a punctual Englishman, Phineas Fogg, and his talkative French servant, Passepartout, are challenged to take when, on October 2, 1872, Fogg gets into an argument with his friends at the Reform Club over the possiblility of completing a journey around the world in eighty days.
Foggs's friends disagree with his claim that such a feat can be accomplished, and wager twenty thousand pounds that Fogg will be unable to complete the journey in such a short time. After all, in 1872, the main form of intercontinental travel was relatively slow moving ships. Airplanes and the like were yet to be invented.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Aug. 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
MASS MARKET
1. Echo Park. Michael Connelly. Grand Central, $7.99
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 5
2. Almost Dead. Lisa Jackson. Zebra, $7.99
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 4
3. The Bourne Ultimatum. Robert Ludlum. Bantam, $7.99
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 9
4. Under Orders. Dick Francis. Berkley, $9.99
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 3
5. Crisis. Robin Cook. Berkley, $9.99
Last Week: 7; Weeks on List: 3
6. Ricochet. Sandra Brown. Pocket, $9.99
Last Week: 5; Weeks on List: 5
7. The Ruins. Scott Smith. Vintage, $7.99
Last Week: 6; Weeks on List: 4
8. The Afghan. Frederick Forsyth. Signet, $9.99
Last Week: 12; Weeks on List: 3
9. Break No Bones. Kathy Reichs. Pocket, $9.99
Last Week: –; Weeks on List: 1
10. To Scotland, with Love. Karen Hawkins. Pocket, $6.99
Last Week: –; Weeks on List: 1
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By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
"BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY"
For: Nintendo DS
From: Nintendo
ESRB Rating: Everyone
The first time I fired up "Brain Age 2," I did so on maybe three hours of sleep. I paid dearly, bombing on my first set of challenges and finishing with a brain age nearly twice my actual age. The game asked me if I was feeling a bit tired, and while it was just a rhetorical question, I couldn't help but nod in shame.
It didn't help my plight that "BA2," like any good tool of educational enlightenment, has visibly upped the ante in terms of challenge.
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