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Books as gifts: See EW's top picks!

By Keith Staskiewicz | Dec 10, 2009
Need a little help with your shopping list? Take a look at ten of 2009's most beautiful, visually arresting books

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Kirkus Reviews ending publication

By Kate Ward | Dec 10, 2009
Nielsen Business Media shuts down book reviews outlet; also selling ''Hollywood Reporter'' and ''Billboard''
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Nora Roberts: 'Vision in White' game in works

By Keith Staskiewicz | Dec 08, 2009
Game will retain plot about four friends who operate a wedding-planning company, punctuating story with hidden-object tasks and nuptial-themed mini-games
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10 best books/CD gifts for kids

By Tina Jordan | Dec 08, 2009
Thrill special youngsters on your list with heavy metal-inspired lullabies, an irrepressible piglet, and more!
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'Lovely Bones': Read before film?

By Thom Geier | Dec 07, 2009
Thom Geier's dilemma: He's meant to read 2002 novel but hasn't. Would it be a mistake to see the movie first?
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'Hunger Games': Pub date set for third book

Dec 03, 2009
Still-untitled final entry in Suzanne Collins' massively popular futuristic trilogy will hit shelves on Aug. 24
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Ranking Movie Title Weekend Gross
1 Dear John $32.4 Mill
2 Avatar $23.6 Mill
3 From Paris with Love $8.1 Mill
4 Edge of Darkness $7.0 Mill
5 Tooth Fairy $6.5 Mill
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Ranking Movie Title Weeks on Chart
1 Surrogates 1
2 Gamer 2
3 The Hangover 7
4 Saw V1 1
5 Pandorum 2
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Ranking TV Show Title Total Viewers
1 Grammy Awards 25.9 Mill
2 American Idol 25.7 Mill
3 American Idol 24.5 Mill
4 NCIS 20.2 Mill
5 NCIS: Los Angeles 16.9 Mill
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3 The Fame 66
4 I Dreamed a Dream 10
5 The Greatest Love Songs of All Time 1
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Ranking Title Weeks on Chart
1 The Help 33
2 Kisser 1
3 The Lost Symbol 19
4 The First Rule 2
5 The Last Song 20
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