‘Heaven Is for Real’ Tops ‘The Shack’ Record

Young Colton Burpo’s account of heaven continues to draw readers, now topping the New York Times Paperback Nonfiction list for 53 weeks, non-consecutively. With 172 weeks in total on the New York Times’ Paperback Fiction list, William P. Young’s 2008 book, The Shack (Windblown Media/Hachette Book Group), achieved 52 weeks at No. 1.

Smashwords Passes Milestone

Since it was officially launched four years ago at the Tools of Change conference by Mark Coker, Smashwords has distributed 100,000 e-books, a milestone it passed earlier this week.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Turns 88, Vowing to Cling to Power

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe turned 88 on Tuesday, vowing to stay in power despite grumbling inside his party that he should hand over to a younger leader, and international condemnation of his economic and human rights record.

Nigeria Steps Up Security After Market Attack Killed 30

Security forces patrolled an extensive market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday where an assault by suspected Islamists killed some 30 people, vendors and residents said.

Talk With Your Spouse Now About Retirement Plans

There are many reasons I agreed to marry my husband, but one thing that clinched it for me was his answer to a question I asked early in our courtship.

Whole Foods Up, Wal-Mart Down In Customer Satisfaction Survey

We’ve been hearing a lot of potentially positive news about the economy lately, and that may be trickling down to the grocery store level.

Class Warfare African-American Style

The New York Times recently featured an innovative MBA program at George Washington University. Not only was the course of study designed to enhance the professional business skills of its participants, it hoped to teach personal business and economics to people vulnerable to personal financial failure.