Literature
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Book review: 'Small Fry' more than a Steve Jobs storySep 09, 2018 7:23 am - "Small Fry: A Memoir" by Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Grove Press, 400 pages The ghost of Steve Jobs haunts "Small Fry," the memoir by his first daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs. ...
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Book review: At 87, William Shatner has advice on how to live well. Should we listen?Sep 08, 2018 7:27 am - "Live Long and ... What I Learned Along the Way" By William Shatner and David Fisher Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's, 224 pages, $26.99 --- I ask the question with a cert...
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Book review: 'The Most Dangerous Branch' looks at the Supreme CourtSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - “The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution” by David A. Kaplan, Crown, 464 pages If Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirma...
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Review: Author chronicles her coming of age in memoir
Sep 06, 2018 7:00 am - "Namaste the Hard Way: A Daughter's Journey to Find Her Mother on the Yoga Mat" (HCI), by Sasha Brown-Worsham A girl's emotional connection to her mom never stops evolvi...
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'The Most Dangerous Branch' looks at the Supreme Court
Sep 06, 2018 7:00 am - "The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution" (Crown), by David A. Kaplan If Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings ...
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Sean Hayes bringing new picture book to NapervilleSep 05, 2018 11:00 pm - Television and Broadway star Sean Hayes, a Glenbard West High School grad, will return to his roots this fall when he visits the area in celebration of his new picture b...
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Trump says he's 'exact opposite' of Woodward book
Sep 05, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump and journalist Bob Woodward's book (all times local): 7:40 a.m. President Donald Trump says he is "the exact oppos...
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Book Review: 'Small Fry' more than a Steve Jobs story
Sep 04, 2018 7:00 am - "Small Fry: A Memoir" (Grove Press), by Lisa Brennan-Jobs The ghost of Steve Jobs haunts "Small Fry," the memoir by his first daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs. He looms large...
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Review: Author weaves 2 related stories in "Sunrise Highway"
Sep 04, 2018 7:00 am - "Sunrise Highway" (Minotaur), by Peter Blauner. Forty years ago on Long Island, a teenage boy helped murder a young girl and then lied about who did it, sending an innoc...
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Review: 'Leave No Trace' looks at mental health recovery
Sep 04, 2018 7:00 am - "Leave No Trace: a Novel" (Emily Bestler Books/Atria), by Mindy Mejia A young woman's determination to overcome her past mental problems tests her resolve when she becom...