Literature
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Review: Marcia Clark hits stride with 'Moral Defense'
Nov 07, 2016 6:00 am - "Moral Defense" (Thomas & Mercer), by Marcia Clark "Moral Defense" by former Los Angeles prosecutor Marcia Clark has it all: a hard-charging lawyer heroi...
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Review: 'Wrong Side of Goodbye' is masterful crime novel
Nov 07, 2016 6:00 am - "The Wrong Side of Goodbye" (Little, Brown and Co.), by Michael Connelly Harry Bosch has retired from the Los Angeles Police Department, but he still finds himself in th...
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Review: Ex-journalist explores nation's Secret Service dogs
Nov 07, 2016 6:00 am - "Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States" (Dutton), by Maria Goodavage Even non-dog lovers will be fascinated by Maria Goodavage's...
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Author events: Mad Hatter tea party with Marissa Meyer Nov. 12Nov 05, 2016 7:19 am - • Author Laura Quinn signs copies of her book "Punk Charming" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the 15th Annual Barrington Arts & Crafts Showcase at the Barringt...
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Lecture on women pioneers in architecture, engineeringNov 03, 2016 11:00 pm - In the world of education today, STEM - the much-used acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - has become the buzzword in curriculum development and caree...
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Writer tells readers how to be geniusesNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - Author Eric Weiner has traveled the world, reporting from more than 30 countries and finding along the way how certain locales are hotbeds of genius. Speaking to student...
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Linwood Barclay writes finale to Promise Falls trilogy
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - "The Twenty-Three" (Berkley), by Linwood Barclay Linwood Barclay ends his trilogy set in Promise Falls, New York, with "The Twenty-Three," a slam-bang conclusion that wi...
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Review: 'Blood at the Root' examines 1912 racial turmoil
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America (W.W. Norton & Co.), by Patrick Phillips In 1912, the black residents of Forsyth County, Georgia, were driven from their...
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Take a look: A 'Reading Rainbow' in the digital ageOct 31, 2016 6:00 am - MIAMI - More than three decades after the TV show "Reading Rainbow" first aired on PBS, the show's longtime host, LeVar Burton, is now focusing his efforts to promote re...
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Cranston details dark thoughts, inspirations in new memoir
Oct 31, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Bryan Cranston seems so far apart from the murderous Walter White that one wonders how he was able to channel such darkness with Emmy-worthy ferocity in “Brea...