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An Australian publisher has had to recall an Italian cookbook containing a recipe for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto that called for "freshly ground black people". Are Australia's Italian cuisine enthusiasts revealing their deep-seated racial prejudices, or is it just an unfortunate typo? You decide...

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Question - what would Walden have been titled had it been written and published today? How about The Wealth of Nations? Here are your answers.

Is the publishing industry responsible for the recent trend of wordy, too-clever-by-half book titling, or are individual authors?