Literature
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Dick Francis, thriller writer and ex-jockey, diesFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Dick Francis, the best-selling British thriller writer and former champion jockey, has died in his home in the Cayman Islands. He was 89. A successful steeplec...
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African-American veterans honored at Greenbelt Cultural CenterFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Freebie Remembering the vets The Greenbelt Cultural Center salutes African-American veterans with a special "Profiles in Excellence" program devoted to the veterans. Mil...
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'National Bubblegum Day' author in NapervilleFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - • Meet author and founder of "National Bubblegum Day" Ruth Spiro as she signs copies of her book "Lester Fizz, Bubble Gum Artist" at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Anderson's...
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'Voodoo Histories' takes on conspiracy theoriesFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - "Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History" (Riverhead, 400 pages, $26.95), by David Aaronovitch: Did you hear the real story? The Se...
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Outlandish Ozzy memoir like riding a crazy train through rock historyFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - "I Am Ozzy" is a "true Hollywood story" in book format - a ride through rock 'n' roll history with a driver saturated in controlled substances. It's Ozzy Osborne's stumb...
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Ozzy Osbourne signing books in SkokieJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - • Rock music legend Ozzy Osbourne signs copies of his new autobiography from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Barnes and Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. (847) 676...
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Palatine library focuses on Frank Lloyd WrightJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Take a powerful, ambitious man and an unconventional mother of two. Add a clandestine romance and a suburb-shaking scandal, top it all off with a shocking conclusion and...
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Patti Smith recalls lost love in 'Just Kids'Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - "Just Kids," the new memoir by Patti Smith, recalls the life she shared with Robert Mapplethorpe. While Smith sometimes veils her meaning in poetic flourishes, a touchin...
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Sit, stay, teleport: Teach physics to your dogJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The promise is enticing -- a book that explains quantum physics in a way that's so simple to understand, even a dog can learn it. While reading this book did introduce m...
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'Murderer's Daughters' looks at family violenceJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Lulu's mother told her not to let her father in the apartment, but it's hard for a 10-year-old to say "no" to a parent. So Lulu opened the door and then ran for help as ...