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Appeared in the June 1, 2026, print edition as 'China Cooks the Carbon Emissions Books'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

He had initially opened Pegasus Books in Bend, Ore., in 1980, with plans to become an author.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Richard Jones, co-founder and publisher for Tangent Books in Bristol, said hardback brings huge financial value to the industry.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Read Books was set to close last weekend, and the Kaplans wanted to go out with a bang.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Then they laughed with clear young scorn at a man so old as this and they said, “No, grandfather, and no one studies the Four Books since the Revolution.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck