Anansi eBook News:  Michelle And Barack Obama: A Powerful Partnership   Michelle And Barack Obama: A Powerful Partnership New York Times Washington correspondent Jodi Kantor interviewed more than 200 sources, including White House aides and friends of the Obamas, to paint a portrait of the first family’s life inside the White House.

Apple challenges Exxon The Ten Reasons Apple Is The Most Valuable Company In the World Posted: August 9, 2011 at 7:28 pm Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) briefly became the most valuable company in the world today. When it hit $364 billion in worth, it passed long-time leader Exxon Mobil. Over a span of two years, Apple’s market [...]

Ten housing markets set to collapse. The Ten Housing Markets That Will Collapse This Year Posted: August 9, 2011 at 6:26 pm The real estate market is already in the deepest depression in modern U.S. history. If you think it can’t get any worse, think again. In several cities, the real estate market is about to [...]

Soy Pills Fail To Counter Menopause Effects Like Bone Loss Effects Like Bone Loss by Richard Knox Woman who took a daily soy pill had no less bone loss after two years than others who took a sugar pill, a study found. Soy pills for the hot flashes and bone loss menopausal women may endure [...]

Evangelicals Question The Existence Of Adam And Eve Some conservative scholars are saying publicly that they can no longer believe the Genesis account. Genomic evidence is too strong, they say, to believe in a historical Adam and Eve. But for some, this questions the fundamental nature of Christianity, creating a profound rift in the community. [...]

Did You Know Black Babies Were Once Used as Alligator Bait? Your Black History: Did You Know Black Babies Were Once Used as Alligator Bait? August 8, 2011 By Staff View Comments In this shocking video, the story is told about how black babies were once used as alligator bait.  A curious historian traces the [...]

Talking to Parents About Autism August 8, 2011, 2:37 pm Talking to Parents About Autism By TARA PARKER-POPE Yarek Waszul For pediatricians, one of the most challenging conversations with parents is about autism, writes Dr. Perri Klass in this week’s “18 and Under” column. Parents of children with autism often ask pediatricians like me about [...]

’25 First Chapters From 25 Writers’ Is Free eBook Today For readers that are new to science fiction or who just want to explore sci-fi writers out there, today’s Free eBook of the Day is 25 First Chapters From 25 Writers. As the title describes, the book features 25 first chapters of books from 25 [...]

Four New York High Schools to Launch Kindle Pilot Programs The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that 4 high schools in central New York state will be testing the Kindle this fall. Three schools in Onondaga County and another school in Madison County will be sharing a grant from the Central New York Community Foundation. This grant [...]

How Bloodsucking Vampire Bats Aim Their Bites Vampire bats need to get about 2 tablespoons of blood a day to live. To find it, the animals are able to detect heat — and where there’s heat, there are blood vessels close to the surface. Researchers say they have identified the molecular basis for this remote [...]