International Business News - Book http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/publication-of-controversial-book-delayed-in-uk.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:38:30 EDT An author and minister who spent hours interviewing Coretta Scott King for her biography said Friday that she may abandon the project because of the drawn-out, public legal feud among the King siblings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/would-be-king-biographer-caught-in-sibling-feud.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:16:21 EDT The question of whether to choose an official book for the state of Massachusetts made for a whale of a debate. The state House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill naming "Moby-Dick" the state's official "epic novel." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/legislators-pick-moby-dick-as-mass-epic-novel.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:39:14 EDT A woman who admitted fabricating a best-selling memoir about surviving the Holocaust as a child by living with wolves has won a court battle with her former publisher. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/mass-judge-rejects-holocaust-memoir-lawsuit.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:45:30 EDT A woman who fabricated a best-selling memoir about surviving the Holocaust by living with wolves has won a Massachusetts court battle with her former publisher. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/massachusetts-judge-rejects-holocaust-memoir-suit.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:37:07 EDT A series of eight online videos will offer a glimpse into billionaire Warren Buffett's life in Omaha. The videos feature Alice Schroeder, who wrote the new biography "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life." Scroeder's book and the first video debuted Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/online-videos-offer-glimpses-of-buffetts-life.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:35:06 EDT The author of a new book about billionaire Warren Buffett said she examined his vulnerable moments and greatest business deals because she wanted to paint a complete picture of the legendary investor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/author-buffett-book-shows-investors-many-sides.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:30:33 EDT After leaving the White House, the nation's "reader in chief," Laura Bush, plans to continue promoting literacy through the United Nations and the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/first-lady-hosts-her-final-national-book-festival.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:33:28 EDT After leaving the White House, the nation's "reader in chief," Laura Bush, plans to continue promoting literacy through the United Nations and the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/first-lady-hosts-her-final-national-book-festival.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:26:56 EDT Warren Buffett's youthful confidence about his business acumen hid a self-doubt about nearly everything else, yet the son of a Nebraska congressman grew into one of the world's greatest investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/134651-buffett-book.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080920/buffett-biography-reveals-flaws-recounts-triumphs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080920/buffett-biography-reveals-flaws-recounts-triumphs.htm Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:07:12 EDT Warren Buffett's youthful confidence about his business acumen hid a self-doubt about nearly everything else, yet the son of a Nebraska congressman grew into one of the world's greatest investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/134588-buffett-book.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/buffett-biography-reveals-flaws-recounts-triumphs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/buffett-biography-reveals-flaws-recounts-triumphs.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:32:00 EDT William Cushing, imprisoned in the 1980s for gambling-related cheating violations and facing trial in November on new slot-cheating charges, has been added to Nevada's "black book" of unsavory types barred from casinos. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/slot-cheat-added-to-nevadas-black-book.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:22:22 EDT A federal judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed against best-selling author John Grisham and two other writers over books they wrote about the wrongful conviction of two men in a 1982 murder. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/133262-grisham-book-lawsuit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/judge-dismisses-libel-suit-against-john-grisham.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/judge-dismisses-libel-suit-against-john-grisham.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:59:16 EDT Frankfurt's annual book fair is celebrating it's 60th year with a star-studded lineup of contemporary literary greats, as well as a look at the written word's jump from the printed page to the digital screen, organizers said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/frankfurt-book-fair-focuses-on-bevy-of-media.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:11:37 EDT Barney Rosset, the publisher and First Amendment defender whose battles on behalf of Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" and other explicit works helped overturn U.S. censorship laws, has won an honorary National Book Award for "Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127053-national-book-awards.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/rosset-kingston-to-receive-honorary-book-awards.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/rosset-kingston-to-receive-honorary-book-awards.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:58:03 EDT Zondervan, the Christian book publisher known for releasing Rick Warren's million-selling "The Purpose Driven Life," is coming out with a biography of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126398-sarah-palin.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/sarah-palin-book-zondervan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/sarah-palin-book-zondervan.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:57:09 EDT Zondervan, the Christian book publisher known for releasing Rick Warren's million-selling "The Purpose Driven Life," is coming out with a biography of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/zondervan-publishing-book-on-vp-candidate-palin.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:08:30 EDT It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/greek-rural-postmen-top-odd-book-title-list.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:42:28 EDT It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/greek-rural-postmen-top-odd-book-title-list.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:18:13 EDT Troubled by the Bear Stearns debacle, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is advocating a new way of dealing with government bailouts of companies whose sudden collapse could wreak havoc on the country's economic and financial stability. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123379-greenspan-book.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/greenspan-dont-use-fed-as-a-magical-piggy-bank.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/greenspan-dont-use-fed-as-a-magical-piggy-bank.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:02:38 EDT