Literature
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Book review: Author Robert Dugoni crafts compelling 'Cold Trail'Feb 08, 2020 6:25 am - "A Cold Trail" by Robert Dugoni; Thomas & Mercer; 355 pages A cold case pulls homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite into a deep look into her past in "A Co...
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Constable: Sugar Grove library offers waffle-maker, microscope, air compressor - and booksFeb 06, 2020 4:30 am - You can, of course, still swing by the local library to pick up a wonderful book. But patrons of the Sugar Grove Public Library have been visiting its Library of Wonderf...
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Review: `Olympic Pride, American Prejudice' reminder of past
Feb 04, 2020 6:00 am - 'œOlympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics,'ť Atria Books,...
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Review: Author Robert Dugoni crafts compelling `Cold Trail'
Feb 04, 2020 6:00 am - "A Cold Trail,'ť Thomas & Mercer, by Robert Dugoni A cold case pulls homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite into a deep look into her past in 'œA Cold Trail,'ť Robert Dugon...
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Review: 50 books in, J.D. Robb crime series still has it
Feb 04, 2020 6:00 am - 'œGolden in Death,'ť by J.D. Robb, St. Martin's Press Lt. Eve Dallas, New York City's finest homicide cop, is back again in the 50th book in the long-running 'œIn Death'...
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Review: Heartfelt finale elevates Dolan's `The Good Killer'
Feb 04, 2020 6:00 am - 'œThe Good Killer,'ť The Mysterious Press, by Harry Dolan Living off the grid may sound inviting - keep your head down, don't get friendly with strangers, avoid social m...
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Book review: Exciting plot gets a workout in 'The Empty Bed'Feb 04, 2020 5:00 am - "The Empty Bed" by Nina Sadowsky; Ballantine; 293 pages Nina Sadowsky's affinity for melding the adventure thriller with aspects of the spy novel receive...
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'Dear Juno' author in Schaumburg Feb. 11Feb 04, 2020 12:00 am - All ages are welcome to meet Soyung Pak, author of "Dear Juno," from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the Program Room of the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S...
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Review: Stylish book gumshoes `Chinatown' and lost Hollywood
Feb 03, 2020 6:00 am - 'œThe Big Goodbye: '~Chinatown' and the Last Years of Hollywood,'ť Flatiron, by Sam Wasson Quentin Tarantino's hagiographic 'œOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood'ť keeps '60s ...
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Review: `The Bomb' author writes of dangers of nuclear war
Feb 03, 2020 6:00 am - 'œThe Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War,'ť Simon & Schuster, by Fred Kaplan While we're fretting about global warming, 'œThe Bomb'ť gives...