Literature
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'One of These Things First' is insightful memoir
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - "One of These Things First: A Memoir" (Delphinium), by Steven Gaines In 1962, when he turned 15, Steven Gaines slashed his wrists on a glass window in the back of his gr...
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Review: 'The White Mirror' by Elsa Hart is compelling novel
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - "The White Mirror" (Minotaur Books), by Elsa Hart Warring nations, divisive politics, a fear of foreigners and a distrust of what seems to be an unusual religion were ch...
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Review: A guide to the history of 'Star Trek'
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J.J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek" (Thomas Dunne ...
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Review: The action never lets up in 'The Dread Line'
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - "The Dread Line" (Forge), by Bruce DeSilva Liam Mulligan is juggling several intense cases in "The Dread Line" by Edgar Award-winning author Bruce DeSilva. A baffling he...
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Review: Brutal plot of 'Red Dog' not for the faint of heart
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - "Red Dog: A Slim in Little Egypt Mystery" (Harper Paperbacks), by Jason Miller The "Little Egypt" region of southern Illinois is among the state's most diverse - with ri...
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Review: Account of Monet's last work a chronicle of war, too
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - "Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies" (Bloomsbury USA), by Ross King Anyone who has stood before Claude Monet's monumental water lily pain...
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Review: Spy novelist le Carre relates stories from his life
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - "The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life" (Viking), by John le Carre Of stories to dine out on, David Cornwell has an abundance. Or should we say John le Carre has? Corn...
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Humorist Dave Barry writes a funny valentine to wacky Florida
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - "Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends his Homeland" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Dave Barry Humorist Dave Barry has made a career of writing about the wackier aspects o...
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Review: Old crime haunts anew in Ron Rash novel
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - "The Risen" (Ecco), by Ron Rash When the scarred remains of a 17-year-old girl are found in the waters of a secluded North Carolina mountain creek, law officers reopen a...
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The books Goldman Sachs bankers think you should read this fall
Sep 04, 2016 7:10 am - Bill Gates gives out book recommendations. So does Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. And now, executives at a firm many Americans still associate with Wall Street quants and...