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Too much dietary fat is bad for the heart, but the right kind of fat keeps the heart healthy, according to a new paper.

'The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War' , by James Graham Wilson, Cornell University Press, RRP$29.95, 280 pages If John Kerry ever gets to spend a day back home, the US secretary of state might wish to meet James Graham Wilson, a young scholar in his department's Office of the ... (more)

When Hurricane Katrina charged through New Orleans, the devastation left in its wake had an unintended side effect: It became a destination for the media, whose coverage defined the city in the eyes of the nation.

Matthew Pratt Guterl "Josphine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe". Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 250 pages, including 30 black and white photos, notes and index.

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The firm currently has a "sector perform" rating on the stock. Howard Weil's price target suggests a potential upside of 23.46% from the stock's previous close.

As part of WNYC's 90th anniversary celebration, Kenneth T. Jackson , professor of history and the social sciences at Columbia University , and the editor of , listens to archival audio of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs giving speeches that reflect their influence on the definition of urbanism and New York and discusses their lasting impact on the ... (more)

A new book edited by Mark Graham and myself is in print and available for courses: Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives.

You've seen the names in history books: Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson.

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In April, six months after her family sold the newspaper it had controlled for eight decades to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth walked onstage in the paper's auditorium to reverse what had been the signature strategy of her six years at the helm.

The Shelf is a collection of the reviews of books relevant to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the region that have been commissioned by the South Asia channel.

A group of Cuban doctors attending a training session last year at a health clinic in a low-income neighbourhood in Brasilia, Brazil.

BOOK NOTES: Latest John Michael Cummings Novel, 'Don't Forget Me, Bro' to be Published in October by Stephen F. Austin State University Press As a book reviewer, I'm always on the lookout for outstanding writers.