AIDS. Despite his plight, the boy is plucky, funny and tough, and he and Gabriel begin a series of long-distance phone conversations which force the author to re-examine his values and feelings.

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If you're a big-name coach, there's a good chance you're also an author.

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Brett Joshpe is co-author of the book Why You're Wrong About the Right: Behind the Myths: The Surprising Truth About Conservatives.

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You use full-body scanners, they're going to do something else, " said Schneier, who is the author of a number of security-related books, including "Beyond Fear.

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The style of Small Things is hectic, and yet there is an unmistakable impression that the author is caressing the sentences and carefully crafting and re-crafting each phrase.

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"It's snooping only if we don't tell them we're doing it, " said Scott Steinberg the author of the best-selling "Modern Parent's Guide" series.

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Overturning a decision by the San Francisco appeal court, the court ruled that people claiming they were defamed online could now only seek damages from the original author of the comments - and not the website which re-posted it.

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This behavior, said Mika Brzezinski, the best-selling author of "Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You're Worth" and co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe, " is not unusual for women, but it's disastrous.

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"I think we're going to begin to redefine the winners and losers in the off-season, " said Vince Gennaro, author of "Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, " and a consultant to MLB teams.

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