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NFL kicker Jason Elam, who plays for the Denver Broncos, has published a spy thriller – Monday Night Jihad (football, terrorism and spying).

Entertainment Weekly has named their five worst books of the year. Here is what they wrote….. IF I DID IT (The Goldman Family) According to O.J. Simpson, whose name was purged from the cover of his ”confession,” it was all her fault. Nicole Brown Simpson was manipulative, whiny, and confused. She wore ”ridiculous” short skirts, [...]

I have absolutely no idea where Three Cups of Tea came from but it suddenly started appearing on our bestseller lists a couple of months ago. Now the author gets a big write up in USA Today as he explains about building schools in Pakistan.

One of my favourite counties back home in the UK is Dorset. It’s a beautiful place with an incredible coastline – hey, even Ian McEwan sets novels there. Of course, Dorset is also famous for Thomas Hardy but I have to admit that I struggled to like his writing when I studied Return of the [...]

A copy of the Magna Carta sold yesterday for £10.6 million, reports the BBC. The copy is from 1297, one of only 17 still in existence, and was bought by US businessman David Rubenstein. If you are not a historian and wish to understand why the Magna Carta is such a big deal, then read [...]

The LA Times has posted a number of lists and articles that look at the books of 2007. And a deluge of lists: City Paper: Year in Books Slate: Best Books of 2007 Salon: Salon Book Awards 2007 Seattle Times: 2007 Favourites The Village Voice: Best of 2007 Spectator: Books of the Year Cincinnati.com: Best [...]

We are pleased to announce that we now have a large print section on AbeBooks.com. It’s designed to help visitors find large print books more easily. The thinking behind this move is that we’re not getting any younger. Our typical customer comes from the bookloving Baby Boomer generation and eyesight problems are commonplace within this [...]

Borders in the UK are in hot water for including a “Come All Ye Faithless” card with copies of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. Shouldn’t the Christians be more concerned about the contents of the book than the card? Dawkins attacks Christianity and religion in general on just about every level.

Our colleagues at BookFinder.com have released their annual list of the top 10 most-sought after out-of-print books of 2007. It focusses on the important things in life – sex, knitting and football. 1) Once a Runner (1978) by John L. Parker, Jr.; cult classic distance running novel (long-awaited sequel, Again to Carthage, released November) 2) [...]

With a bit of luck, you might have completed your Christmas shopping or perhaps you have it all to do. The money-is-not-object crowd have been busy picking up unique gifts on AbeBooks.com for bookloving friends and family – here’s some of the highlights from the past two weeks. Top 10 most expensive sales on AbeBooks.com [...]