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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Truman Capote

Truman Capote stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - With Monday marking the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, Esquire digs up celebs’ takes on what they’d have said if it had been them instead of Neil “One Giant Leap” Armstrong:
  • Muhammad Ali: Bring me back a challenger, ‘cause I’ve defeated everyone
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entertainment • Muhammad Ali • anniversary • moon landings • Timothy Leary • John Kenneth Galbraith • Ayn Rand • Bob Hope • Neil Armstrong • Truman Capote • Apollo 11 • Buckminster Fuller

Scammer: I Forged Author Signatures

'Autographed' first editions brought big bucks in eBay fraud

May 20, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man who made more than $300,000 by selling "autographed" first editions of books that actually contained forged signatures pleaded guilty to fraud in a Philadelphia court today. Forrest Smith's offerings on eBay included books by Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Anne Rice, Tom Wolfe, and Tom Clancy,... More »

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Internet • fraud • crime • eBay • literature • Philadelphia • Norman Mailer • Anne Rice • forgery • Tom Wolfe • Tom Clancy • Forrest Smith III • Truman Capote

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