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Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie is published by Random House.

Saturday by Ian McEwan is published by Nan A. Talese.

The Cartier Project by Miha Mzini is published by Scala House

A Feast for Crows by Greorge R.R. Martin is published by Bantam.

The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch is published by Bloomsburry.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is published by Knopf.

Puff by Bob Flaherty is published by Harper Perennial

A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin is published by Nan A. Talese.

Everying She Thought She Wanted by Elizabeth Buchan is published by Viking.

Articles of War by Nick Arvin is published by Doubleday

Other books you want to read are the Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince.

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Who wants to play Winners and Losers? Based on the complete list of nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be presented Feb. 8
in Los Angeles, we can predict some winners:

1. Record of the Year:

"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey

"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams," Green Day

"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani

"Gold Digger," Kanye West

Predicted Winner: Mariah Carey for We Belong Together

2. Album of the Year:

The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney
Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
Late Registration, Kanye West

Predicted Winner: Mariah Carey for the Emanciapation of Mimi

3. Song of the Year:

"Bless the Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna and
Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
"Ordinary People," W. Adams and J. Stephens (John
Legend)
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2 (U2)
"We Belong Together," J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri
and M. Seal (Mariah Carey)

Predicted Winner: U2 for Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own

4. New Artist:

Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
John Legend
Sugarland

Predicted Winner: Fall Out Boy

5. Female Pop Vocal Performance: "It's Like That,"
Mariah Carey
"Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
"Good is Good," Sheryl Crow
"I Will Not Be Broken," Bonnie Raitt
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani

Predicted Winner: Kelly Clarkson for Since U Been Gone

6. Male Pop Vocal Performance

"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," Jack Johnson
"Fine Line," Paul McCartney
"Walk on By," Seal
"Lonely No More," Rob Thomas
"From the Bottom of My Heart," Stevie Wonder

Predicted Winner: Paul McCartney for Fine Line

7. Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal:

"Don't Lie," Black Eyed Peas
"Mr. Brightside," The Killers
"More than Love," Los Lonely Boys
"This Love," Maroon 5
"My Doorbell," The White Stripes

Predicted Winner: The Killers for Mr Brightside

8. Pop Collaboration with Vocals

"Gone Going," Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson
"Virginia Moon," Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
"A Song for You," Herbie Hancock featuring Christina
Aguilera
"A Time to Love," Stevie Wonder featuring India.Arie

Predicted Winner: Gorillaz for Feel Good Inc

9. Pop Instrumental Performance:

"In Our Time," Burt Bacharach and Chris Botti
"T-Jam," George Duke
"Gelo Na Montanha," Herbie Hancock featuring Trey
Anastasio
"Agave," Daniel Lanois
"Caravan," Les Paul

Predicted Winner: Burt Bacharach for In Our Time

10. Pop Instrumental Album:

At This Time, Burt Bacharach
Bloom, Eric Johnson
Naked Guitar, Earl Klugh
Belladonna, Daniel Lanois
Flipside, Jeff Lorber

Predicted Winner: Burt Bacharach for At This Time

11. Pop Vocal Album

Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple
Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
Wildflower, Sheryl Crow
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney
Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani

Predicted Winner: Sheryl Crow for Wildflower

12. Dance Recording

"Galvanize," The Chemical Brothers
"Say Hello," Deep Dish
"Wonderful Night," Fatboy Slim and Lateef
"Daft Punk is Playing at My House," LCD Soundsystem
"I Believe in You," Kylie Minogue
"Guilt is a Useless Emotion," New Order

Predicted Winner: The Chemical Brothers for Galvanize

13. Electronic/Dance Album:

Push the Button, The Chemical Brothers
Human After All, Daft Punk
Palookaville, Fatboy Slim
Minimum-Maximum, Kraftwerk
LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem

Predicted Winner: The Chemical Brothers for Push the Button

14. Traditional Pop Vocal Album

The Art of Romance, Tony Bennett
It's Time, Michael Bublé
Isn't It Romantic, Johnny Mathis
Moonlight Serenade, Carly Simon
Thanks for the Memory...The Great American Songbook
Volume IV, Rod Stewart

Predicted Winner: Rod Stewart for Volume IV

15. Solo Rock Vocal Performance:

"Revolution," Eric Clapton
"Shine It All Around," Robert Plant
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen
"This is How a Heart Breaks," Rob Thomas
"The Painter," Neil Young

Predicted Winner: Bruce Springsteen for Devils & Dust

16. Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Speed of Sound," Coldplay
"Best of You," Foo Fighters
"Do You Want To," Franz Ferdinand
"All These Things That I've Done," The Killers
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2

Predicted Winner: Coldplay for Speed of Sound

17. Hard Rock Performance:

"Doesn't Remind Me," Audioslave
"The Hand That Feeds," Nine Inch Nails
"Tin Pan Valley," Robert Plant
"Little Sister," Queens of the Stone Age
"B.Y.O.B.," System of a Down

Predicted Winner: Nine Inch Nails for The Hand That Feeds

18. Metal Performance

"The Great Satan," Ministry
"Determined," Mudvayne
"Mein Teil," Rammstein
"What Drives the Weak," Shadows Fall
"Before I Forget," Slipknot

Predicted Winner: Slipknot for Before I Forget

19. Rock Instrumental Performance

"Beat Box Guitar," Adrian Belew
"Birds of Prey," Stewart Copeland
"69 Freedom Special," Les Paul & Friends
"Mercy," Joe Perry
"Lotus Feet," Steve Vai

Predicted Winner: Les Paul & Friends for Birds of Prey

20. Rock Song

"Best of You," Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters)
"Beverly Hills," Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
"City of Blinding Lights," U2 (U2)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
"Speed of Sound," Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will
Champion and Chris Martin (Coldplay)

Predicted Winner: U2 for City of Blinding Lights

21. Rock Album

X&Y, Coldplay
In Your Honor, Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang, The Rolling Stones
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
Prairie Wind, Neil Young

Predicted Winner: A Bigger Bang

22. Alternative Music Album

Funeral, The Arcade Fire
Guero, Beck
Plans, Death Cab for Cutie
You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand
Get Behind Me Satan, The White Stripes

Predicted Winner: The White Stripes for Get Behind Me Satan

23. Female R&B Vocal Performance

"1 Thing," Amerie
"Wishing on a Star," Beyoncé
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
"Free Yourself," Fantasia
"Unbreakable," Alicia Keys

Predicted Winner: Fantasia for Free Yourself

24. Male R&B Vocal Performance

"Creepin'," Jamie Foxx
"Ordinary People," John Legend
"Let Me Love You," Mario
"Superstar," Usher
"So What the Fuss," Stevie Wonder

Predicted Winner: John Legend for Ordinary People

25. R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"So Amazing," Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder
"Cater 2 U," Destiny's Child
"If This World Were Mine," Alicia Keys Featuring
Jermaine Paul
"So High," John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
"How Will I Know," Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha
Morris

Predicted Winner: Beyonce and Stevie Wonder for So Amazing

26. Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"Mine Again," Mariah Carey
"Summertime," Fantasia
"A House Is Not a Home," Aretha Franklin
"If I Was Your Woman," Alicia Keys
"Stay with You," John Legend

Predicted Winner: Alicia Keys for If I was Your Woman

27. Urban/Alternative Performance

"SupaStar," Floetry
"Dirty Harry," Gorillaz
"Dust," Van Hunt
"Welcome to Jamrock," Damian Marley
"Ghetto Rock," Mos Def

Predicted Winner: Gorillas for Dirty Harry

28. R&B Song

"Cater 2 U," Rodney Jerkins, Beyonc‚ Knowles, Ricky
Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller and Michelle
Williams (Destiny's Child)
"Free Yourself," Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott and
Nisan Stewart (Fantasia)
"Ordinary People," W. Adams and J. Stephens (John
Legend)
"Unbreakable," Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily
and Kanye West (Alicia Keys)
"We Belong Together," J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri
and M. Seal (Mariah Carey)

Predicted Winner: mariah Carey for We Belong Together

29. R&B Album

Illumination, Earth, Wind and Fire
Free Yourself, Fantasia
Unplugged, Alicia Keys
Get Lifted, John Legend
A Time to Love, Stevie Wonder

Predicted Winner: Earth, Wind and Fire for Illumination

30. Contemporary R&B Album

Touch, Amerie
The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Destiny Fulfilled, Destiny's Child
Turning Point, Mario
O, Omarion

Predicted Winner: Mario for Turning Point

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When will David Letterman Appear on Oprah? Can He Do It without Crying, Sobbing?

Now that Oprah has appeared on the David Letterman show, the ball is in his hand. It remains to be seen whether he will show up. For a few months, he has been making fun about what will happen to him if he goes. He jokes that Oprah will make her cry like a baby.

Talking about Oprah, she announced that she will go to Africa for the holidays. She wants to reconnect with the people she has been helping on the African continent. Before she goes away on vacation, she has work to do for the Color Purple, the musical. She does not waste any opportunity to talk about the musical. If it does not succeed, it's not her fault. Talking about the show, Julia Roberts sent her the biggest bouquet of flowers for the opening of the musical. Julia who is the mother of twins has her own gig too. She was recently found to be the highest paid actress commanding easily $20 million. Not bad for a new mom! The two women are good friends. It's all about love.

Oprah is Presenting The Color Purple; She Made Up with David Letterman

Once again, Oprah's magic brought a golden audience to the David Letterman show the other night. For a long time, David Letterman has been joking about a 'so-called' feud between him and Oprah. He finally got his wish when Oprah agreed to appear on his show. It was quite a coincidence that the night she appeared on the show, Oprah Presents The Color Purple, a musical, was scheduled to open on Broadway. Well, as you might guess, it was a win-win situation for everybody involved. Oprah had asked the producer of the musical how she could help him. That's one way that Oprah can capitalize on her popularity and leadership to get people to do things.

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