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New Beach Reads for Summer

There’s nothing better than relaxing at the beach or by the pool with a good book in your hand. This summer kick back with one of these new release by our favorite authors from Simon & Schuster.

2013/05/13

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Best Books For Mom This Mother’s Day

Looking for some good books for Mom this Mother’s Day? Our friends at Simon & Schuster put together this great list covering everything from personal memoirs to fictional mysteries and more.

2013/05/02

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Best Ways To Celebrate Lunar New Year In Sacramento

Lunar New Year begins on February 10 this year, ushering in the year of the Snake. Celebrations, foods and other traditional trappings of the two-week Chinese New Year can be found all over the Sacramento area. According to Chinese astrology, those born under the snake sign of the zodiac are good luck, so 2013 is a perfect year to begin celebrating the holiday.

2013/02/08

John Smoltz

John Smoltz Talks About His New Book “Starting & Closing”

John Smoltz came on once again to discuss his new book “Starting & Closing” and he talked about the difficulties of being both a starter and a closer in baseball. He talked about the hitting […]

CBS Sports 1140–2012/05/18

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Best Mother’s Day Gifts Around Sacramento

They made you chicken soup when you were sick, they folded your laundry when you brought it home from college, they nursed broken bones back to health. Mothers everywhere deserve a round of applause for all of the hard work and time that they put into raising kids. Show your mother just how much you appreciate her efforts by picking out the perfect gift for her.

2012/05/08

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Yolo Library Letting Patrons Read Off Fines With Annual Program

The Yolo County Library is making it possible for patrons to pay off overdue fines just by reading with its 5th annual Read Off Your Fines campaign.

2012/04/07

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Bryan Burwell Talks About His New Book “Madden: A Biography”

Bryan Burwell was on with Grant today to talk about his book, “Madden: A Biography” Bryan talked about the process of writing the book, and what John Madden is really like. He also talked about […]

CBS Sports 1140–2011/10/21

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Jack Youngblood Talks About His New Book With Grant Napear

Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Rams’ Defensive End Jack Youngblood was on with Grant today. They first talked about a couple of stories from the past, calling Canadian Football League games together. Then […]

CBS Sports 1140–2011/10/17

Golf List Mania

Audio: Grant Napear Talks With Golf Writter Ed Sherman

Ed Sherman, co-author of Golf List Mania!, joins Grant to talk about his golf lists within his book. Sherman gives some insight on the book by naming some of the best courses a fan could […]

CBS Sports 1140–2011/06/14

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Top 10 Books Written by Our Presidents

Commemorate this Independence Day by reading a book written by a President of the United States. Our current and former Commanders in Chief have composed many memoirs, political and social writings and even works of […]

2011/06/13

Words Matter

Recently, some co-workers cajoled me into playing a game called Wordfeud. It’s a mobile phone application that allows you to play a game very similar to Scrabble against up to 30 friends on their cell […]

CBS13/CW31–2011/05/10

Gifts that Keep on Giving

I have two stacks of books on my bedside table that are so high, they’re perilously close to collapsing. Many are sent to me by authors’ public relations representatives. Others are from viewers who’ve penned […]

CBS13/CW31–2010/12/23

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