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Here’s How Much to Tip at the Nail Salon

Don't let a headache over how much to tip at the nail salon ruin the fun of getting your next manicure. We've done the math for you!

10 Pop-Up Books That Are Works of Art

When done well, pop-up books can be engaging, imaginative, and even works of artistic brilliance.

Powerful Ravens Sabotage Others' Relationships

If we’re lucky, this is behavior we haven’t seen since high school. The coolest individuals can’t stand to see others gaining social status, so they cut down any peers who are starting to elevate themselves. Ravens have to live with this behavior all the time. When the top-dog birds see others building new relationships, …

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible - Author Richard Davies has worked for AbeBooks.com since 2005 as manager of content and PR.

What Libraries Can (Still) Do

Librarians will need to cherish their special talent as “stewards” while letting go of the instinct to be “collectors.” Knowledge in physical form needs to be preserved and curated. But with digital information pouring into iPhones and Kindles in petabytes, libraries need to rethink old habits. They cannot collect everything, or even a small fraction of everything.

Your Price is too High

There are more professional, friendly, empathetic and kinder ways to express your impression of a perceived high price.

Things You Should Never Pay Full Price For

It’s not always worth it to pay full price for some items—sometimes, it’s better to hunt down the deals and get the discount.

This Price Tag Will Keep You Alive

Saws, water filters, and fishing kits as price tags? Genius.

LPD: Woman tried to remove price tags from cosmetics to pay cheaper prices

A woman landed behind bars for allegedly removing price tags from cosmetics to try to pay...

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable: Functionally Unsustainable

Recent federal policy changes have shifted talent procurement approaches from a focus on best value to one of “lowest price, technically acceptable.” Lowest price technically acceptable, or LPTA, seeks to find the contractor or provider who can...

15 Genius Ways You've Never Thought To Decorate With Books

Where's Hot And Where's Not: Home Price Edition

Home prices are increasing strongly nationally and some cities are super hot while others are not.

How Much of Glass’s $1,500 Price Tag Is Hardware?

A new product teardown of Google Glass estimates the gadget’s hardware and manufacturing costs total about $152, which would represent just about 10% of the digital headset’s $1,500 price tag.

Brick sales soften, prices go up

Michelmersh Brick Holdings says that its 2015 financial results will be better than expected despite sales volumes slowing down.

Should you get your child the Fisher-Price work-from-home playset?

Fisher-Price now has a toy set that will let your kids pretend they are working from home. Should you get it?

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