Winchester residents love books. Here are the top-selling tomes of 2011. Which one was your favorite?
What was your favorite book of 2011? And did you read it on an e-reader or an actual book? Check out the top 10 reads of the year at Bookends for a glimpse of what Winchester was reading. And if you have a great read not on the list, add it in the comments below. 1. Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter Isaacson (biography) This biography of one of the pivotal innovators of our time, whose influence has been felt around the globe, is based on interviews with Steve Jobs as well as family, friends, colleagues and competitors. 2. A Dance with Dragons by George Martin (fiction) You may have caught a glimpse of this book as HBO started a show based on this series – Game of Thrones. The fifth book of this installment continues to mix fantasy with …
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Local residents, who have devoted their lives to computers, react to the passing of Apple founder, Steve Jobs.
Ross Williams never met Steve Jobs. He never spoke to him about the iPod, Mac computers or iPhones. Jobs, the founder of Apple, passed away Wednesday at the age of 56, having lost a long-fought battle with illness. And on Thursday, the day after Jobs' death, Williams received call after call from his clients offering him their condolences. “I was their link to Apple,” said the Winchester resident, who sold Jobs’ products for the last 12 years. “They see me as part of Apple.” Even though his loss was expected, it still took Williams and others off-guard. “It’s something that you knew was going to happen,” Williams said. “Steve was able to beat so many things, but he just couldn’t do it.” “It’s an end of an era. We all knew he was going to …
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3:23 pm on Friday, October 7, 2011
The sad news of Apple founder Steve Jobs' passing was a great loss not only to his family, friends, business associates, and everyone whose life was made easier, more enjoyable, or more productive because of Apple products, but also to the technology industry. A genius in his field, Jobs built Apple from the ground up and will be remembered for his vision, ingenuity, and dedication to the work he… more ›