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The week's bestselling books, Feb. 9

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Los Angeles Times - 8h

Uber shares fall as strong dollar hits bookings outlook

Ride-hailing group’s weaker forecast comes after record fourth quarter

Financial Times - 7h

Hope Solo to lead team in million-dollar TST

Former United States goalkeeper Hope Solo announced on Monday that she will be leading Solo FC into play at The Soccer Tournament from June 4-9 in Cary, North Carolina.

ESPN - 2d

10 books to add to your reading list in February

Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising new titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider in February.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Book Review: ‘Source Code,’ by Bill Gates

A new memoir by the tech mogul recounts a boyhood steeped in old-fashioned, analog pastimes as well as precocious feats of coding.

The New York Times - 6d

The week's bestselling books, Feb. 2

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 29

The promise and peril of an offshore digital (government) dollar

Trump’s recent executive order is shortsighted

Financial Times - Jan. 28

DeepSeek and the dollar are spoiling ‘Trump trades’

If it turns out the moat around US tech stocks is not as deep as investors had hoped, the AI fairytale will unravel

Financial Times - Jan. 28

Strong Dollar vs. Weak Dollar

President Trump is of two minds when it comes to America’s currency.

The New York Times - Jan. 27

Book excerpt: "Playworld" by Adam Ross

The acclaimed author of "Mr. Peanut" returns with a novel dipped in nostalgia and flecked with love and sorrow, about a child actor coming of age as the object of attraction for an older woman.

CBS News - Jan. 26

Book excerpt: "The Note" by Alafair Burke

In this new thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of "The Wife," a prank played by three women on vacation in the Hamptons causes them to get caught up in a police investigation over a ...

CBS News - Jan. 26

Book excerpt: "Tartufo" by Kira Jane Buxton

In her new novel, the author of "Hollow Kingdom" and "Feral Creatures" captures the comedy of truffle-mania in a tiny Tuscan village, upon the discovery of the world's largest truffle.

CBS News - Jan. 26

Booked for a seagull impression? Football's strangest cards

BBC Sport looks at some strange cards after Everton's Iliman Ndiaye is booked for imitating a seagull.

BBC News - Jan. 25

Department of Education dismisses book ban complaints

The Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints regarding “book bans” the federal agency received during the Biden administration, it announced Friday. The department said it ended former ...

The Hill - Jan. 24

The week's bestselling books, Jan. 26

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 22

Winter Books to Read When It’s Cold Outside

Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels exquisitely capture the atmosphere of the season.

The New York Times - Jan. 22

The Book of George by Kate Greathead review – male misadventures

This wryly comic tale follows the lives of a stunted antihero and his long-suffering girlfriend. The title character of American author Kate Greathead’s second novel is not just a man; he’s an ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

Raymond Climbs Red Wings Franchise Record Book

22-year-old Lucas Raymond continues to stake his illustrious place in the nearly century long history of Detroit Red Wings hockey

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 20

Bitcoin hits new record high, dollar dips ahead of Trump inauguration – business live

Bitcoin rises by 4% past $109,000, reversing earlier losses; Donald Trump meme coin price tanks after wife Melania also launches token. The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves , will travel to the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

The strong dollar conundrum facing the Trump administration

The U.S. dollar is expected to strengthen in 2025 due to the Trump administration's preference for a weaker dollar, but this could lead to high inflation and global economic turmoil.

The Hill - Jan. 19

Speaker Johnson: No better ‘dollar-for-dollar investment’ than Trump’s mass deportation plan

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to voice support for President-elect Trump’s immigration plans despite concern over the cost.

NBC News - Jan. 19

The consensus on a strong dollar may be too complacent

There are at least three reasons why the greenback might not follow the script currently signalled by markets

Financial Times - Jan. 19

Book excerpt: "Fire Weather" by John Vaillant

This 2023 National Book Award finalist recounts the rise of climate science and the increasing dangers from climate change, including the devastation brought by today's wildfires.

CBS News - Jan. 17

The ‘grossly overvalued’ American dollar

Their currency, our problem

Financial Times - Jan. 16

The alarming contradictions awaiting Donald Trump’s dollar

Big tax cuts and tariff hikes will prevent any new Plaza Accord to manage currencies

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Kamala Harris' potential next move: A book

Kamala Harris has a lot of options for her next act, but writing a book may be first up, according to six people familiar with internal discussions about her future.

NBC News - Jan. 15

The week's bestselling books, Jan. 19

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 15

Ayesha Curry on new book imprint "Sweet July Books"

Chef, entrepreneur and author Ayesha Curry joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss expanding her empire into publishing, uplifting diverse voices and why she selected her imprint's first novel ...

CBS News - Jan. 14

Brown's sideline book now top seller on Amazon

A little-known book that A.J. Brown was seen reading on the Eagles sideline Sunday was listed No. 1 on Amazon's bestsellers list as of Monday morning.

ESPN - Jan. 13

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Recruitment of a College Football Star

Miami wasn’t excited about any quarterback in the transfer portal. Then Carson Beck entered.

The New York Times - Jan. 13

FirstFT: Dollar hits 2-year high as interest rate assumptions change

Also in today’s newsletter, China’s trade surplus reached a new record and the reinvention of El Salvador

Financial Times - Jan. 13

Book Review: ‘Death of the Author,’ by Nnedi Okorafor

In Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel, “Death of the Author,” a once-struggling writer grapples with power, privilege, agency and art after her book becomes a life-changing hit.

The New York Times - Jan. 12

The books members of Congress are reading

Since opening up an independent bookstore on Long Island, I’ve often been asked by my former colleagues in Congress for book recommendations. At the start of every new year, I survey members for ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Book excerpt: "Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old"

The actress and New York Times bestselling memoirist returns with a new book about the empowerment that comes from calling out society's callous and short-sighted expectations of women as they age.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Dollar dominance means tariffs are not the only game in town

America’s grip on global financial services could provide Trump with another source of leverage

Financial Times - Jan. 10

UBS’s stock hit its highest level in 16 years. The good news is the bank is about to get fined hundreds of millions of dollars.

UBS stock reached a new 16-year high after the Wall Street Journal said the bank is about to get fined hundreds of millions of dollars.

MarketWatch - Jan. 9

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