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...Duncan and Ken Burns (Alfred A. Knopf; 404 pages; $50). A handsome companion to the PBS series. Paris Underground, by Mark Ovenden (Penguin; 176 pages; $25). More than 1,000 images celebrating the venerable Metro. Posing Beauty:...

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...down from GBP99.99, or The Sopranos six-series box set is GBP59.98, usually GBP129.99. For the bookworm, check out Penguin Books (www.penguin.co.uk) and save 20pc with the code PenguinTD before December 31. The Very Hungry Caterpillar:...

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...while wearing a splendid Panama hat. But this is no mere companion book. Like Niall Ferguson's stunning The Ascent of Money (Penguin, GBP9.99; Buy the book), my favourite book of 2008, A History of Christianity was conceived in parallel...

In this article: Allen Lane, Christianity, Viking, British Army, Communism, and Edward III

...and the booty-thrusting Perfect 10. You might not burn off that entire feast in one go, but you'll be better off than Uncle Frank passed out on the couch, right? "Cold Weather Fun" -- Ski Slalom, Penguin Slide, Snowball Fight, Ski Jump

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...that will give you an idea what the Thames was like before his efforts, and what Londoners owe to him. 13. Sir Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books, who did more than anyone else to popularise affordable, quality paperback books in...

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...Ihimaera is to purchase the remaining warehouse stock of the novel The Trowenna Sea from his publisher Penguin Group (NZ). At the same time Penguin has announced that it is offering to take back stock from any bookseller who wishes to return...

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...merger speculation. Freestone said Pearson -- which owns the world's biggest educational publishing business, the Financial Times, and Penguin Books -- would not jeopardise its credit ratings by attempting the wrong kind of acquisition.

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...18 November 2009, 1:52 pm Author purchases remaining stock of The Trowenna Sea At the same time Penguin has announced that it is offering to take back stock from any bookseller who wishes to return the book. 'I have taken this...

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