The New York Times recently came out with its 10 best books of the year list,
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Office Pro, and talked about why PowerPoint formed the foundation for her brilliant novel. See the complete interview here. The book has been racking up accolades in other quarters too; it made O's Top 10 (the Oprah Magazine), and Publishers Weekly as well. Here's what the Times had to say: "Ranging across some 40 years and inhabiting 13 different characters, each with his own story and perspective, Egan makes these disparate parts cohere into an artful whole,
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Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Business, regret and the ravages of love." (I've been dying to put a phrase like "irradiated by a Proustian feel for loss" in the Office Blog. Thank you New York Times). Read more about Jennifer and check out her 10 tips for PowerPoint. -- Doug Kim <div