Literature
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Erik Larson faces Nazis 'In the Garden of Beasts'May 16, 2011 11:00 pm - How could an American family living in Nazi Germany during Hitler's first year in power have underestimated what was afoot? This empathetic viewpoint is at the crux of E...
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'The Jefferson Key' a no-holds-barred thrillerMay 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Steve Berry's latest Cotton Malone adventure, “The Jefferson Key,” mixes American history with page-turning suspense in a delightful concoction. Malone and his new girlf...
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What's next from Betty White? A charming new bookMay 15, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A few Betty White turn-ons: She likes a cocktail before dinner and a weekly poker night. She has a taste for french fries and hot-dogs, and a jones for crossw...
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Readers enjoy authors with food and drinkMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - If you’re worried about the future of books, you haven’t been to the Tuscan Market book club in downtown Arlington Heights. Every month or so Debbie Smart, who works at ...
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Best-sellers: Baldacci, Fey still leadingMay 12, 2011 2:00 am - Publishers Weekly's best-sellers lists for the week of May 9 Fiction 1. “The Sixth Man” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 2. “The Land of Painted Ca...
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Book notes: Erik Larson author event in NapervilleMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ John Duffy, a Chicago clinical psychologist, discusses and signs copies of his book “The Available Parent” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Cour...
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Parker delivers with compelling 'Sixkill'May 10, 2011 11:00 pm - In 1973, Robert B. Parker introduced a Boston private detective named Spenser in a paperback novel titled “The Godwulf Manuscript.” At the time, the private-eye genre — ...
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'American Life' captures essence of Stan MusialMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - In 22 seasons, Stan Musial had a career batting average of .331, hit 475 home runs, compiled 3,630 career hits, was three times the National League's Most Valuable Playe...
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'Ballad of Bob Dylan' serves beginners, fansMay 06, 2011 11:00 pm - At one point in “The Ballad of Bob Dylan,” the author is asked to pitch a plot for a musical featuring the folk-rock star's songs. Because of Bob Dylan's conversion to C...
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Book notes: Betty White coming to townMay 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Award-winning author and former ESPN sportscaster Joe Gumm discusses his new book, “150 Secrets to a Happy Wife,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Barnes and Noble Old O...