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July 2008

July 2008 Book Excerpts

Many Of The Books, Authors Featured On The Early Show That Month

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  • Play CBS Video Video Bringing Home The Birkin

    A must-have accessory for the rich and famous, the Birkin bag has become an ultimate status symbol. Author of "Bringing Home The Birkin," Michael Tonello talks about the coveted bag.

  • Video Roger Mudd Remembers

    In a new memoir, "The Place To Be," former CBS anchor Roger Mudd recalls the glory days of TV journalism--Washington, D.C. in the 60s and 70s covering the century's biggest stories. He speaks with Harry Smith.

  • Video New Sequel To 'Good In Bed'

    Millions have read Jennifer Weiner's novel "Good In Bed" and now she has a sequel, "Certain Girls." She speaks with Maggie Rodriguez.

(CBS)  This is where you can find excerpts of many of the books discussed on The Early Show in July 2008.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

  • Read: "Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir," by Jennette Fulda


  • Ten weight-loss tips from Jennette


  • Video: Fulda talking about "Half-Assed" on The Early Show


    • Monday, July 28, 2008

  • Read: "When Good People Have Affairs: Inside the Hearts & Minds of People in Two Relationships," by Mira Kirshenbaum


  • Video: Early Show segment on "When Good People Have Affairs"


    • Thursday, July 24, 2008

  • Read: "Cubicle Warfare: 101 Office Traps and Pranks," by John Austin


  • Video: Early Show segment on "Cubicle Warfare"


    • Tuesday, July 22, 2008

  • Read: "The Film Club: A Memoir," by David Gilmour


  • Video: Early Show segment on "The Film Club


    • Monday, July 21, 2008

  • Read: "Fat Families, Thin Families: How to Save Your Family from the Obesity Trap," by Amy Hendel


  • Video:Early Show segment catches up with a family on the plan outlined by Hendel


    • Wednesday, July 16, 2008

  • Read: "Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider's Tale of Greed, Fraud, and Ignorance," by Richard Bitner


  • Video: Harry Smith interviewing Bitner


    • Monday, July 14, 2008

  • Read: "Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History," by Thomas Norman DeWolf


  • Additional Resources: Much more on "Inheriting the Trade"


  • Video: Early Show segment on "Inheriting the Trade"


    • Tuesday, July 8, 2008

  • SEE this excerpt: "You Can Do It!" by Tony Dungy and Amy June Bates (published by Simon & Schuster, which has same parent company as CBSNews.com, the CBS Corporation)


  • Video: Dungy discussing his new children's book, on The Early Show


    • Monday, July 7, 2008

  • Read: "Somewhere In Heaven," by Christopher Anderson


    • Friday, July 4, 2008

  • Read: "America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation," by Kenneth C. Davis


  • Test yourself!: JULY 4th TRIVIA QUIZ



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