Literature
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'A Window on Eternity' finds joy in African parkApr 29, 2014 5:45 am - Biologist Edward O. Wilson doesn't spend a lot of time in his exploration of Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park on the American entrepreneur who sponsored its rebirth ...
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How Holocaust shaped lives, friendship of two Lombard menApr 27, 2014 8:00 am - As residents of the Beacon Hill senior living community in Lombard, Eric Blaustein and Charles Luner built a friendship on a foundation of one of history's darkest horro...
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Warren's new memoir focuses on personal life rather than political themesApr 27, 2014 5:30 am - Larry Summers and Elizabeth Warren had spent hours debating fiscal policy at the Bombay Club, the white tablecloth Indian spot just north of the White House, when Summer...
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Gandhi grandson to Naperville kids: 'Become the light'Apr 26, 2014 8:00 am - Students at Naperville's Longwood Elementary School heard a philosophical message from a descendant of a historical thinker Friday when Arun Gandhi shared lessons from h...
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Book notes: Cantigny hosts Pulitzer winner David FinkelApr 26, 2014 5:45 am - • Author Dave Lubar reads from and signs copies of the latest edition of his award-winning “Weenies” young reader series, “Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies,” at 7 p.m. Mo...
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New book provides backstage pass to rock historyApr 25, 2014 5:45 am - In the new book, “There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll,” there's a telling photograph of Mick Jagger whispering into the ear of journalist Lisa Robinson as she sm...
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Author Chloe Neill talks locally set vampire novels at C2E2Apr 25, 2014 5:30 am - Suburban readers of Chloe Neill's “Chicagoland Vampires” books may have experienced a bit of déjà vu while reading about Loring Park, a fictional suburb that's a key loc...
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A few things to do at C2E2Apr 25, 2014 5:30 am - The Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo, known as C2E2, promises to bring tens of thousands of fans of comic books, television, movies and other forms of pop culture t...
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Statue of Carl Sandburg arrives in GalesburgApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - GALESBURG, Ill. - A state of poet Carl Sandburg has made its first appearance in his native Galesburg. The 9-foot bronze statue of Sandburg carrying his guitar and books...
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Mark Alpert's latest book is dark fantasy thrillerApr 23, 2014 5:45 am - Mark Alpert, known for his science-driven thrillers, takes readers on an unexpected journey into dark fantasy with "The Furies." Imagine a world that co-exists with...