Peter Scanlan, devotee of Theodore Roosevelt, dies Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 07:23 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 Collector who amassed treasure trove of material was 70 years old ALBANY — Peter Scanlan, a raconteur whose boyhood interest in old books grew into one of the ...
Three famous Berkeley boys send $250,000 to Berkeley schools The Berkeley school district was taken aback to say the least when Berkeleyside called to tell them that The Lonely Island trio — Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone (above), who were all at Willard Middle School together — had enabled the largest-ever single donation to BUSD through a Super Bowl contest for Doritos. 18-year ...
Lewis and Clark will never know that their journey inspired one man to show his daughters the natural majesty hidden behind a land of malls. But I know.
The collection the late Peter Howard amassed for Serendipity Books was so vast that it will take Bonhams six different auctions to sell it off. Once stuffed into an old winery on University Avenue, the collection, estimated at one million volumes, has now been sorted – and resorted and resorted – for sale. “The bookstore on University … is a warren of rooms filled to the roof with titles from ...
Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for The New York Times and magazines such as DISCOVER , which also hosts his blog, The Loom . He is the author of 12 books, the most recent of which is Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed . It’s been nearly 87 years since F. Scott’s Fitzgerald published his brief masterpiece, The Great Gatsby . Charles Scribner’s and Son issued the first ...
Dr. Tony MacFarlane donated books and music, now he’s the recipient of a special award
Dr. Tony MacFarlane donated books and music, now he’s the recipient of a special award
A huge selection of used books isn’t your typical long-term investment, unless you’re Kenneth Gloss. Gloss is the proprietor of Boston’s Brattle Book Shop, one of the oldest and largest antiquarian bookstores in the United States. He'll discuss finding value in old books during a free talk at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Abington Public Library.
Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of Boston’s Brattle Book Shop, one of the oldest and largest antiquarian bookstores in the United States, will discuss finding value in old books during a free talk at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Abington Public Library.
From February 10 - 12, 2012, Southern California will become the rare book capital of the world as thousands of book lovers, U.S. and international dealers and scholars converge for the 45th California International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center.
