August is here and for many of us, so are the summer holidays. Whether you're relaxing in the country, lounging on a beach, or enjoying a city break, a good book can make all the difference.
A researcher claims tiny letters are painted in the eyes of Leonardo da Vinci's enigmatic portrait
When you're a kid, it's easy. You write a letter to Santa. You tell your mom, dad, grandparents, friends and dog what you want for Christmas.
E Ink screens, which are designed to be easy on the eyes, are used widely in electronic book readers like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader. But they never featured color displays until now.
A killer whale killed a trainer Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Florida, a public information officer for the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
Killer whale experts say the whale that killed its trainer may have just wanted to play. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
The whale pulled 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau into the tank and thrashed her around until she drowned
Like Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, a new dual-screen device has two faces to match its double identity: It promises to be an electronic book reader and a netbook at the same time.
Catholic Bishops shut Tom Hanks, Ron Howard and the movie prequel to The Da Vinci Code out of shooting on location in Rome's churches
The new Da Vinci Code flick cannot shoot inside any of Rome's Catholic sites
Da Vinci Code fans, get ready. The Vatican is about to release its official chronicle of the last years of the Crusader knights whose power has inflamed the imagination of conspiracy theorists for centuries
Nestled on the banks of the mighty Guadalquivir river, Seville could claim to be the perfect city destination. Its perfumed streets, ornate churches, plazas and gardens refresh the soul, its colorful festivals are deep-dyed with religion and local tradition, and its white painted houses screech bright against the hot blue sky.
In a cosmic-sized cavern 100 meters beneath the French-Swiss border, scientists from around the globe are making final preparations for the largest experiment the world has ever seen in an attempt to unearth the origins of the Universe.
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Dan Brown's theological scavenger-hunt mystery novel "The Da Vinci Code" may be the pop version of a novel of ideas, but that doesn't mean the ideas don't pop.
Ron Howard had an interesting point.
The stars of movie blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code" have arrived at the Cannes Film Festival on board a train that broke the world record for the longest nonstop international rail trip.
Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for "The Da Vinci Code," Ron Howard's anxiously awaited cinematic gospel according to Dan Brown, is that most powerful of envoys: A model of restraint.
Bringing a high-profile courtroom drama to an end, a judge Friday ruled that bestselling author Dan Brown did not plagiarize a 1982 book when writing his blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code."
A British judge is expected to deliver his verdict today on whether U.S. author Dan Brown plagiarized the work of two historians in his best selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."
A British judge has rejected claims that U.S. author Dan Brown stole the ideas of two historians to produce his hugely popular novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
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The following are recent snapshots of successful books and authors in China, as well as Chinese works on the mainland and abroad.
You can only begin to appreciate the genius of Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" when you try to plow through the turgid knockoffs.
A Roman Catholic nun led protesters who greeted Hollywood star Tom Hanks as he arrived at a cathedral in England for the filming of controversial best seller "The Da Vinci Code."
Everybody knows you need more than $1 million to retire rich nowadays. For one thing, a million bucks ain't what it used to be. Adjusted for inflation, $1 million today would have been worth just $...
It's been hidden in plain sight at CIA headquarters for 15 years: a message, buried in code, on a large S-shaped copper and wood sculpture called "Kryptos."
Online retailer Amazon.com released its "Best of 2004" lists, and it seems that many of you got just what you wanted...but a few others are wondering why your aunt thought you needed the Black & Decker jar opener.
If your hunger for mystical esoterica hasn't been fully slaked by Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code or its 500-page Illumminati-obsessed prequel, Angels and Demons, David Ovason's new book, The Secret ...
If your hunger for mystical esoterica hasn't been fully slaked by Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" or its 500-page Illumminati-obsessed prequel, "Angels and Demons," David Ovason's new book, "The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill" (HarperCollins, $19), may do the trick.
The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, has been on sale for nearly a year now, and--assuming no unexpected plot twists--it should become the fastest-selling adult fiction title ever by March 18, when its...
Your treatment of taxes in the January cover story may be an accurate reflection of the feelings of some citizens, but if that is so, then both you and they apparently think that taxes are a financ...
COVER STORY 62 HOW TO CUT ALL THOSE RISING TAXES by Teresa Tritch Your state and local taxes may need as much attention as your federal bite. -- MONEY poll: What taxes hurt the most, and what you'r...
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