Book review: Palin's new memoir a mostly tame affair Nov 18, 2009
She says her nose was always in a book while growing up and the first big word she learned to spell was "different." She casually mentions that Mount McKinley rises to 20,320 feet, and she quotes Plato, Thomas Paine, Lou Holtz, Pearl S. Buck, Thomas Sowell and Mark Twain. She says she was riveted by Watergate at age 10. (Juneau Empire)
Feature: A mountain's strive to revive past glory Oct 7, 2009
So he rented six villas, including one used to be inhabited by Nobel Prize laureate Pearl S. Buck, and started to develop them into a scenic spot since 2003. Li named his project Stories of Old Villas. (Xinhuanet, China)
Journey of discovery Sep 22, 2009
When I was 11 or 12, I read The Good Earth (by Pearl S. Buck). It wasnt a book for an 11-year-old, but I read it. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Doll doctor turns collection into career Jul 27, 2009
In her teens, Trudel received two Chinese dolls from famed author Pearl S. Buck, who attended the same church as she did in Bucks County, Pa. she said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Oprah, self-help book author connect with millions online (50) Jul 13, 2009
My first trip to the bookstore led me home with Pearl S. Buck s, The Good Earth. I knew I had the wrong book, but it seemed like a must-read. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Today in History Jun 18, 2009
Thought for Today: "The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between its men and women." Pearl S. Buck, American author (1892-1973). Related Searches. (Yahoo News)
Greener after much-needed rain Jun 5, 2009
Pearl S. Buck, author. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire. (Forest Republican, WI)
He always went after the big laugh Dom DeLuise, actor, comedian and chef, dies at 75 May 7, 2009
Memorial services will be private, the family said, and has asked that donations be made to DeLuise's favorite charities: The Elixir Fund, which supports cancer patients and their families; parrot rescue agency The Lily Sanctuary; The Hydrocephalus Foundation, which supports victims of the incurable brain condition; and the Pearl S. Buck Foundation. . (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Women of Wit and Wisdom--and Words Apr 28, 2009
Tuesday 28 April, 2009. Outside of Litchfield County, few literary-rich regions of the nation can claim the talented coterie of women writers who till that fertile ground with great insight and style. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Leslie Urdang Promoted to President of Olympus Pictures Mar 10, 2009
Olympus has several projects in development including an untitled project inspired by the life of Selema Masekela and written by Steven Rivele and Christopher Wilkenson; the sci-fi thriller "Spin" with co-producer Rob Morrow and "Peony," an adaptation of the Pearl S. Buck book by Jeannine Dominy with Joe Roth and Stephen Scharf. Olympus also recently announced a theatrical distribution option agreement with Cinedigm Digital Media Corporation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A walk through 'The Good Earth' Mar 6, 2009
After being lost for decades, the original manuscript for "The Good Earth" is now on display at the Pearl S. Buck House in Hilltown ... Without knowing it was reported missing, she took it to a Philadelphia auction house to sell, which contacted The Pearl S. Buck Foundation to verify its authenticity, which in turn then contacted the FBI. "No charges were pressed as all those connected with the manuscript are deceased," Pearl S. Buck House Curator Donna Rhodes said ... "We believe it was a... (Springfield Sun, PA)
Manuscript returns to Pearl S. Buck House Mar 5, 2009
Without knowing it was reported missing, she took it to a Philadelphia auction house to sell, who contacted The Pearl S. Buck Foundation, who then contacted the FBI. "No charges were pressed as all those connected with the manuscript are deceased," PSB House Curator Donna Rhodes said. "We believe it was a former employee who had it, but we don't know why. There's no way of determining whether it was taken, or given to, or what." Several months of litigation between the Walsh Family Trust and... (Springfield Sun, PA)
Pearl Bucks foster child talks about childhood in Korea Feb 26, 2009
Henning, today a sixth grade math teacher at Indian Valley Middle School in Harleysville, went from a world of abject poverty in South Korea, to a new life as the foster daughter of Bucks County writer and human rights activist Pearl S. Buck ... It was at around this time when a social worker from the Pearl S. Buck Foundation came to Henning's town in search of mixed-race children ... At age 13, Henning left to go to the Pearl S. Buck Opportunity House in Sosa, established in 1965 to serve... (Springfield Sun, PA)
Lost Pages of Buck's `Good Earth' Return to Pa. Feb 23, 2009
-- The long-lost handwritten manuscript of Pearl S. Buck's classic novel "The Good Earth" is set to go on display next month at the late author's home outside Philadelphia. The Pearl S. Buck House, in Hilltown Township, will display the 400 hand-edited pages for six months, beginning March 3 ... Janet Mintzer, president of Pearl S. Buck International, said a will filed in Vermont, where the author died, gave the Buck family estate rights to her literary works, but that the family didn't want to... (Newsmax)
”The Good Earth” manuscript to be displayed in Pa. Feb 23, 2009
The Pearl S. Buck House will have the 400 hand-edited pages on display for half a year, beginning next month. "> Curious? Search ScoutPA. lect> Your online website and business directory. Daily American Archive Search Search for an Event Search our Classifieds ? The Good Earth manuscript to be displayed in Pa. Rating: 0 Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:24 PM EST PERKASIE, Pa. (AP) The long-lost handwritten manuscript of Pearl S. Buck s classic novel, The Good Earth, is set to go on display next month... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
