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...kindling. But you can't make multiple copies for distribution. And as digital publishing becomes more common, the duplication of content keeps getting easier and more practical. Instead of standing at the photocopier for hours to make an illicit copy of a John Grisham novel, you can in theory now just copy a file and email it to thousands of your close personal friends - and Mr. Grisham and his publisher wouldn't see a dime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Libraries the Next Napster? | 7/24/2001 | See Source »

...Jesus noted, the last shall be first. After only a year on the market, a slim inspirational text called The Prayer of Jabez, written by an evangelist based in Atlanta, Bruce Wilkinson, and published by a tiny firm in Sisters, Ore., has sold a Grisham-like 3.5 million copies and advanced this week to No. 1 on the New York Times Advice, How-to & Miscellaneous best-sellers list--even though the Times does not count books sold in religious bookstores. Says Lynn Garrett, religion editor at Publishers Weekly: "It's a raging success, and I think it's going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Prayer With Wings | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...suddenly seems the callous one for dumping a pregnant woman...Strangely, I find myself listening to Ace of Base a lot these days. I guess senioritis extends to personal taste as well. But where should I draw the line? Suppose I start craving Celine Dion ballads, John Grisham novels, or-gasp-Gwyneth movies? Ack! S.O.S! Save Our Soman...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's In the (K)now | 4/6/2001 | See Source »

...yell, "This is my son, Selamawi. A long time ago I taught him to work hard and to respect others. Now look where that has taken him." After making the journey with Asgedom, you will find yourself as proud of him as his father would have been.If John Grisham had Gone to Harvard...

Author: By Rebecca Cantu, Patrick S. Chun, and Jessica S. Zdeb, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Harvard In Print | 3/16/2001 | See Source »

Memo to Hollywood's leading men: Just because it's a Grisham book doesn't mean there's a part for you. The hero is a seven-year-old boy learning life lessons from his Pappy during a 1952 cotton harvest. This semiautobiographical tale has some class struggle and a pinch of sex, but here the author known for his movie-ready legal thrillers takes time to chill. Too much time, in fact, at 388 pages. But his compassion for his characters is infectious, and the book is finally rewarding--a Sunday sermon from a Friday-night storyteller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Painted House | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

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