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Author Stephen J. Dubner looks at “The Probability That a Real-Estate Agent Is Cheating You,” and other riddles of modern life. http://byl.nr/111IQyG […]
The website Football and Fashion takes a look at Eduardo Galeano’s Byliner Original, "Soccer in Sun and Shadow." http://www.footballandfashion.co.uk/first-e-book-edition-of-soccer-in-sun-and-shadow-published-by-byliner/First e-book edition of Soccer in Sun and Shadow published by Byliner | Football and Fashionwww.footballandfashion.co.ukFirst e-boo […]
Anthony Swofford, the bestselling author of "Jarhead" and the new Byliner Original "Death of an American Sniper," curated the latest Byliner Anthology, “Trying to Make Sense of War,” compiling seven stories about war that influenced him most. http://byl.nr/185RZwz […]
Soccer America Daily looks at the Byliner Original “Soccer in Sun and Shadow,” by Eduardo Galeano. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/51653/updated-version-of-galeano-classic-goes-on-sale.htmlSoccerAmerica - Updated version of Galeano classic goes on sale 05/15/2013www.socceramerica.com[E-BOOK] Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano often criticizes how the mode […]
As the beloved series has its finale, read workplace stories from Curtis Sittenfeld, Steve Fishman, and others in the latest Byliner Anthology, “Farewell to ‘The Office.’” http://byl.nr/11Hg3XR […]
Group’s tax planning is likely to come under the microscope when Tim Cook, chief executive, faces Senate committee investigating shifting of profits to low-tax countries […]
Surging credit has kept China's real estate-sector humming in the teeth of a renewed attempt by the government to bring prices under control, risking a destabilizing correction in prices down the line. […]
"Star Trek: Into Darkness" grossed $70.6 million this weekend in the U.S. and Canada, falling short of Paramount Pictures' hopes. But the movie sold better overseas than the 2009 "Star Trek." […]
Soft European markets were a consistent and negative theme of the first-quarter results from big U.S. industrial companies, and concerns about further deterioration are expected to be a key topic at the annual conference that starts Monday. […]
The Internal Revenue Service scandal couldn't have come at a worse time for the nation's 2 million federal workers, who are desperate to end furloughs and get their first raise in three years. […]
A scandal is brewing in Europe that could rival the Libor controversy, as the European Commission says it's probing suspected attempts to manipulate global oil prices. […]
Borrowers in West Virginia appear to be having the toughest time paying back student loans while delinquencies are pretty low in South Dakota. Check where it is in your state. […]
The Internal Revenue Service group under fire for giving extra scrutiny to conservative groups was overworked, understaffed and lacked a layer of experienced middle managers to sound alarms, say former colleagues. […]
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