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10 Jan

Physics for the Rest of Us

If you're among the many who hark back to high school physics classes with a visceral shudder or with a smug "I was right; in 'real life,' I never did use what I learned" -- Jennifer Ouellette wants to talk to you.

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10 Jan

Popular Aspen Bookseller and Activist Dies

Katharine Thalberg, owner of Explore Booksellers in Aspen, Colorado, wife of former Aspen Mayor Bill Stirling, and daughter of Hollywood's Irving Thalberg and Norma Shearer, died on January 6. She was 70 years old.

Thalberg and her three daughters from a previous marriage moved to Aspen in 1973. In 1975, she opened Explore Booksellers. Through the years, the Main Street store, located in a Victorian-era house, became one of the town's best-loved and well-known businesses. She later opened Explore Bistro, Aspen's first vegan restaurant, above the store.

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10 Jan

Wizards of the Coast: A Publishing Fantasy

It didn't take long for the Renton, Washington's Wizards of the Coast to make its mark in the gaming and role-playing business. In 1990, Peter Adkison and six friends founded the company in Adkison's basement. Within three years, with the release of the first trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast had created an entirely new genre of games.

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10 Jan

BTW News Briefs

BEA Taps Bilheimer to Oversee Special Events

On January 9, BookExpo America (BEA) named Roger Bilheimer to oversee special events at the annual trade show. Bilheimer is an independent consultant and has handled media and publishing industry relations for BEA for nine years. In addition to his new duties, Bilheimer will continue to oversee publicity and public relations for the show, as well as manage the press office on site.

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