blogHOUSTON (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Bicyclist Bob Stein, Houston's (Democratic) expert on everything and every (lazy) local political journalist's go-to man for the obvious quote, has gone international! The bicyclist is featured in today's Ottawa Citizen: Bob Stein, author and poli...
Eco Child's Play (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Organically Grown not only describes this adorable baby apparel , but it also is the name of the company! How they managed that in today’s growing green marketplace, I’ll never know, but the brand’s name speaks clearly to consumers. Bob Stein, co-founder and CEO , explains: We have the best brand name in the business…Organically Grown…it speaks for itself. It is instantly understood by the...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... and operational benefits from the deployment of our PriceNet fuels pricing solution,” said Bob Stein, President and CEO of KSS. “It is solid confirmation that our solutions deliver when implemented. We are fortunate to have such a high quality organization and convenience store industry leader as our customer.” About Susser Holdings Corporation Corpus Christi, Texas-based Susser Holdings...
KR Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
We’re a little late telling you about the party, but there’s some benefit in being casually late, right? For those who haven’t yet found it, you need to visit The Golden Notebook Project. Here’s an excerpt from the description from Bob Stein, the director of The Institute for the Future of the Book: On [...]
Around Robin (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
This is a really interesting experiment in collective reading and annotated texts online. In fact I am now reading offline in a rather nice Harper Perennial version. First time with Lessing - thanks to this project. Tomorrow I'm interviewing one of the creators, Bob Stein , of the Institute for the Future of the Book. First impressions? I cannot believe this book is 46 years old. Check out page...
MetaxuCafe Litblog Network (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
I received a mail today from Bob Stein regarding this really innovative and interesting project of networked reading and discussion of great literature being organised by if:Book London and supported by the Arts Council, UK. They have started off with The Golden Notebook by Dorris Lessing… Read the entire post at the author’s site (0) Comments | Leave a Comment
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Rice University political scientist Bob Stein said the former Houston police chief may have been hurt by the crime lab scandal that emerged when he ran the department. Limited exit polling showed Bradford running behind Lykos in some traditionally black precincts, said Stein, who speculated some blacks may have blamed the former chief for the scandal and other perceived injustices in...
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Bob Stein, founder of the The Institute for the Future of the Book, shared the information below. Best of luck to the Institute with thie project! On November 10th, The Institute kicks off an experiment in close reading. Seven women, ranging from young novelists to publishing executive Harriet Rubin, will read Doris Lessing’s The Golden [...]
cookreceipts (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... 2 to 3 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Stir in dill and parsley; serve. Makes 8 servings. Posted by Bob Stein. Courtesy of Fred Peters.
Tools of Change for Publishing (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
On Nov. 10, Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook will be read and discussed by seven readers in a new experiment that explores " close reading " and the mechanisms of online conversation. The project is the brainchild of Bob Stein, founder of Institute for the Future of the Book . Stein outlined the project's goals in an email announcement: Fundamentally this is an experiment in how the...
