Publisher detained in China 'confesses', blames Sweden

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Publisher detained in China 'confesses', blames Sweden

Detained book publisher Gui Minhai has surfaced nearly three weeks after disappearing into police custody in China, confessing wrongdoing and accusing his adopted country Sweden of manipulating him like a “chess piece”. It was unclear whether the Chinese-born Gui's statement was made under
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Publisher's Pen: Parades, budgets and a good steak

The idea of a military parade in our Nation's capital come the Fourth of July or whenever would be enjoyed by many. Not for the intent as expressed now — power and might — but for honoring our warfighters and also recognizing the work people do at installations across the country such as China Lake
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Adult Nonfiction Drives Sales Gains Once Again

At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, print unit sales were 6% higher in the week ended Feb. 4, 2018, than in the comparable week in 2017. Once again it was the adult nonfiction segment that led the increase, with unit sales up 10% from the week ended Feb. 5, 2017. Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff
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Lauderdale County Homemaker Volunteers Council

Creative writing: Poems — Robin Doerner, first place, “Seasons”; Nancy Gtilbertson, second place, “What is Music?”; and Earthie Young, third place, “I Refuse to Give Up.” Essays: Cathy Clearman, first place, “Yesterday”; Earthie Young, second place, “Helpful Hints On Handwashing”; and Earthie Young
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Outskirts Press Announces the Release of Beyond Illusions and Conformity Pressures: In Search of …

Outskirts Press Announces the Release of Beyond Illusions and Conformity Pressures: In Search of an Authentic Self by H. Randall Grumpelt, PhD. November 24, 2017 Denver, CO and Roanoke, VA Outskirts Press—the fastest-growing, full-service self-publishing and book marketing company—is
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Outskirts Press Announces the Release of New Memoir, I Heard the Preaching of the Elders by …

His truly inspirational memoir—I Heard the Preaching of the Elders: An Odyssey: From the Coal Fields of Alabama to Earlham College and Beyond—has been published by Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company. The memoir focuses on Ritten
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Outskirts Press Announces the Release of New Thriller: Master of Mayhem (No One Is Safe) by RM …

The novel has been published by Outskirts Press—the fastest-growing, full-service self-publishing and book marketing company. Isaac Lenin Stinch is on a Divine mission to make mankind pay for becoming heathens and nonbelievers. Los Angeles and New York City are God's present-day Sodom and
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Detained Publisher Gui Minhai: Sweden 'Using Me Like a Chess Piece'

Speaking at a detention facility in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, he said: “The year 2018 is election year in Sweden … some politicians might be using me for political gains. I can't rule out that some are trying to use me to create trouble for the Chinese government.” The 53-year-old, mainland-born but a
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