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April 2009 Book Excerpts

This is where you can find excerpts of many of the books discussed on The Early Show in April 2009 and see authors talking about their books

April 29, 2009

  • Excerpt:"> "Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise," by Tavis Smiley and Stephanie Robinson
  • Excerpt:"> "The Post-American World," by Fareed Zakaria
  • Excerpt:"> "Promises I Made My Mother," by Sam Haskell, David Rensin, and Ray Romano
  • April 23, 2009

  • Excerpt:"> "Do Dead People Walk Their Dogs?: Questions You'd Ask a Medium If You Had the Chance," by Concetta Bertoldi
  • Excerpt:"> "Steal This Style: Moms and Daughters Swap Wardrobe Secrets," by Sherrie Mathieson
  • April 22, 2009

    "SOFT" ADDICTIONS:

  • Do you have one? Take a quiz developed for our viewers by author Judith Wright
  • Learn more about compulsive shopping, in this article written for our viewers by Judith
  • Excerpt:"> "The Soft Addiction Solution," by Judith Wright
  • April 17, 2009

  • Details:"> Spring books preview
  • Excerpt:"> "How We Decide," by Jonah Lehrer
  • April 16, 2008

  • Excerpt:"> "The Leaderboard: Conversations on Golf and Life," by Amy Alcott
  • "The Leaderboard" is published by Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, which is owned by the CBS Corporation, as is CBSNews.com
  • April 15, 2009

  • Excerpt:"> "I Will Teach You To Be Rich," by Ramit Sethi
  • April 14, 2009

  • Excerpt:"> "Raising Money Smart Kids: What They Need to Know about Money and How to Tell Them," by Janet Bodnar
  • April 7, 2009

  • Excerpt:"> "Hope for Today Bible," by Joel Osteen
  • "Hope for Today Bible" is published by Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster which, like CBSNews.com, is part of the CBS Corporation.
  • Excerpt:"> "Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole," by Victoria Osteen
  • "Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole" is published by Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster which, like CBSNews.com, is part of the CBS Corporation.
  • Details:"> The Osteens' "Night of Hope" at Yankee Stadium
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