Literature
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'Hanging Tree' author Bryan Gruley in Vernon HillsAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - • Meet "The Hanging Tree" author Bryan Gruley as he discusses and signs copies of his new thriller at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, in the cafe at Barnes and Noble, 720 Haw...
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Journalist digs for truth in Gruley's new mysteryAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A gnarled old oak towers over Main Street about a mile from the center of the little town of Starvation Lake, Mich. From its branches hang dozens and dozens of shoes. Gr...
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Genre stars from then and now meet in Rosemont for Chicago Comic ConAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Geek culture crosses generations. Want proof? Take a look at the Chicago Comic Con. The annual pop-culture convention has assembled more than four decades worth of fanbo...
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Greek detective tussles with Nazis in 'Spies of the Balkans'Aug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - October 1940. Hitler rules much of Western Europe and Axis armies menace the Balkans. In the Greek seaport Salonika, tensions are running high. A German spy is caught wi...
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Author appearancesAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - • Dave Mustaine, guitarist and founding member of the heavy metal rock group Metallica, signs copies of his book "Mustaine" at noon Friday, Aug. 20, at Borders Books and...
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'Unstuff Your Life' shows way to organized lifeAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Imagine never again having to turn your house upside down searching for keys. Or wondering where you filed your tax bill or a favorite recipe. Or having a closet stuffed...
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'Displaced Persons' is tale of postwar survivalAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - In this powerful debut novel, author Ghita Schwarz, a child of Holocaust survivors, hypnotically spins the tale of a Polish Jew named Pavel who bravely rebuilds his shat...
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Schneer traces lead-up to the Balfour DeclarationAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Out of the cauldron that was World War I, the British government gave its blessing to a document that set the stage for what is arguably the most enduring and intractabl...
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Gregory adds to Wars of the Roses saga in 'Red Queen'Aug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Philippa Gregory, author of "The Other Boleyn Girl," continues her saga of the Wars of the Roses with a fictional biography of Margaret Beaufort, the grandmother of King...
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Author appearancesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - • Robert K. Elder discusses and signs copies of his book "Last Words of the Executed" at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St.,...