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    Feb 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Dickens featured on today's Google doodle

    Today's <a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">Google doodle</a> honors Charles Dickens on his birthday. On the letters, you can see characters such as Tiny Tim of <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=U3gPAAAAQAAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=dickens&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=lWQxT_zoM8Og2AW__6S5Bw&amp;ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=dickens&amp;f=false" target="_blank">"A Christmas Carol"</a> (one of my favorite works, in all forms, including the movie Scrooged and the Mr. Magoo cartoon). I always appreciate Google's playfulness; it's a great way to enliven a dull page.
    Today's Google doodle honors Charles Dickens on his birthday. On the letters, you can see characters such as Tiny Tim of "A Christmas Carol" (one of my favorite works, in all forms, including the movie Scrooged and the Mr. Magoo cartoon). I always...

    Tags: Charles Dickens, Google Inc., Bastille Day

    2. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Huntington's exhibit hall for books to get $2.5-million makeover

    A change is in store for the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens&rsquo; main display of its rare books, manuscripts, drawings, photography and other literary and historical&nbsp; holdings -- including a Gutenberg Bible from the 1450s, a 1623 First Folio edition of Shakespeare&rsquo;s plays and a gigantic first edition copy of John James Audubon&rsquo;s &ldquo;Birds of America.&rdquo;
    A change is in store for the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens’ main display of its rare books, manuscripts, drawings, photography and other literary and historical  holdings -- including a Gutenberg Bible from the 1450s, a...

    Tags: Geoffrey Chaucer, Artists, Canterbury, Arts, Libraries

    3. Apr 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Chronicling 'America's Other Audubon'

    As a little girl in Ohio in the mid-1800s, Genevieve &quot;Gennie" Jones would accompany her country doctor father in his buggy as he visited patients. Along the way they'd discuss the natural world, which turned into a lifelong passion. Then in 1876, consumed with heartache from a broken engagement, Jones traveled to the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Here she viewed John James Audubon's masterpiece, "Birds of America."
    As a little girl in Ohio in the mid-1800s, Genevieve "Gennie" Jones would accompany her country doctor father in his buggy as he visited patients. Along the way they'd discuss the natural world, which turned into a lifelong passion. Then in 1876, consumed...

    Tags: Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt

    4. Apr 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. A natural history that almost wasn't: 'America's Other Audubon'

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    As a little girl in Ohio in the mid-1800s, Genevieve "Gennie" Jones would accompany her country doctor father in his buggy as he visited patients. Along the way they'd discuss the natural world, which turned into a lifelong passion. Then......
    5. Feb 6, 2012 |Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. Animal art gets a boost from Nature

    Most American wildlife artists don't think twice when it comes to taking the super-realistic path pioneered so spectacularly by the great John James Audubon in the early 1800s.
    Most American wildlife artists don't think twice when it comes to taking the super-realistic path pioneered so spectacularly by the great John James Audubon in the early 1800s. No one had ever seen anything like his closely observed, disarmingly lifelike...

    Tags: Music, Fine Artists, Concerts, Animals, Peninsula Fine Arts Center

    6. Jan 6, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Got $10 million? The world's most expensive book could be yours

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    A first edition of the book "The Birds of America" by John James Audubon will be auctioned later this month by Christie's; in 2010, a copy of it sold for $11.5 million....
    7. Jan 3, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. $10 Million Bird Book On Display At Trinity College

    One of the finest remaining copies of the extraordinarily rare and enormously valuable &quot;Birds of America" books of avian art by John James Audubon is now showcased for public viewing in the Watkinson Library at Trinity College.
    The Hartford Courant
    One of the finest remaining copies of the extraordinarily rare and enormously valuable "Birds of America" books of avian art by John James Audubon is now showcased for public viewing in the Watkinson Library at Trinity College. As befits a book that in...

    Tags: Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Trinity College, Auction Service, Colleges and Universities

    8. Jan 18, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Think Pink

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Dozens of plastic pink flamingos --the kitschy icons of Florida as tropical paradise--&nbsp; have made a mysterious appearance in a Maitland neighborhood this week. I came across this scene Tuesday, where a prankster (or a resident flamingo aficionado) set up a flock of the famous yard ornaments in a front yard on Dommerich Drive.</span>
    Orlando Sentinel
    Dozens of plastic pink flamingos --the kitschy icons of Florida as tropical paradise--  have made a mysterious appearance in a Maitland neighborhood this week. I came across this scene Tuesday, where a prankster (or a resident flamingo aficionado) set...

    Tags: Media Industry, Facebook, Maitland, Media Industry

    9. Feb 10, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. The allure of birding: Apopka festival one step toward drawing eco-tourists

    On the list of top Central Florida tourist attractions, the roseate spoonbill and the snail kite aren't likely to ever rank higher than Mickey Mouse or Harry Potter.
    On the list of top Central Florida tourist attractions, the roseate spoonbill and the snail kite aren't likely to ever rank higher than Mickey Mouse or Harry Potter. Still, some civic leaders and economic-development officials are banking that those...

    Tags: University of Florida, Harry Potter (fictional character), St. Johns River Water Management District, Discovery Communications, Inc., Festive Events

    10. Jan 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    11. Feb 17, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  11. In some collecting categories, repros can devalue originals

    The Smart Collector
    Q: I need an honest appraisal for this 1948 Mammy cookie jar. It's 11 inches tall and has "McCoy" on the bottom. The paint is a bit worn, but that's to be expected. Could you please tell me how much this jar is actually worth and how to sell it at value?...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Auction Service, eBay Inc., Health and Medical Professionals, Michigan Avenue

    12. Dec 2, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Favorites for holiday giving to the kids in your world

    This season abounds in &quot;best" lists. Here are some top picks for gift-giving to kids.
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    This season abounds in "best" lists. Here are some top picks for gift-giving to kids. "I Must Have Bobo!" by Eileen Rosenthal, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal Atheneum; $14.99; ages 3 to 6 When toddler Willy shouts the title phrase, his body language...

    Tags: Martin Scorsese, Halloween, New York City, Family, Holidays

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