Literature
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If all dogs go to heaven, did these come back as angels?Nov 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights author's book on dog angels finalist for award
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James Garner opens up in amiable 'Garner Files'Nov 01, 2011 3:00 pm - Better not say anything nasty to his face about “The Garner Files” or actor James Garner might just haul off and deck you. Garner has decked a lot of people over the yea...
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N. Barrington rocker-turned-author embraces his dark sideNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - Jeremy Wagner guesses he has a “dark seed.” As a kid, he was drawn to the horror novels of Stephen King. And when Wagner was in his teens and 20s, his love of the dark s...
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Brokaw urges people to make a differenceOct 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Just in time for the 2012 general election, Tom Brokaw has written a book that begins with the sentence: “What happened to the America I thought I knew?” It's easy to im...
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Former FBI profiler says sometimes gut is wrongOct 29, 2011 6:11 am - WASHINGTON — The man sitting in front of Mary Ellen O’Toole was, she says, a well-mannered guy. “He was low-key. He was nice. He didn’t swear.” He was very proud of his ...
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'Defensive Wounds' a shock-filled winnerOct 28, 2011 6:00 am - Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean tackles a case that might be too close to home in Lisa Black's latest novel, “Defensive Wounds.” Like the classic locked-room mysterie...
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Book notes: First Division Museum hosts Richard LowryOct 28, 2011 1:00 am - Ÿ “South with the Sun” author Lynne Cox signs copies of her book at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880...
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'Zone One' achieves believability in zombie genreOct 26, 2011 6:00 am - The pop culture appetite for zombie fiction the last few years has been nearly as insatiable as the wretched creatures the stories portray, spawning TV ratings smashes l...
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Psychoanalyst puts Obama on the couchOct 25, 2011 6:00 am - Who is Barack Obama? Many people have trouble figuring out the complex personality of the U.S. president, so psychoanalyst Justin A. Frank decided he would try. Frank, a...
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Capone relative who lived in Bensenville tell of his softer sideOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Hurt, petrified and unable to even draw a breath, the girl looked up and into the blue eyes of Al Capone, America's most infamous gangster. Capone lifted her off the gro...