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History of Prozac fight gives hope to underdogs

Associated Press
Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard not to cheer for the little guy in "Side Effects," the true story of underdogs who stand up to powerful drug companies and their questionable ethics. It's also...
'Hit and Run' is hard to put down

Associated Press
Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - John Keller, professional hit man, is on his way to Des Moines to take a life -- one last job before retiring to spend more time with his stamp collection. Keller is the...
'Conquistador' details Cortes' defeat of the Aztecs

Associated Press
Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes met the mighty Montezuma during a brief but elaborate ceremony in the Aztec ruler's home city of Tenochtitlan on Nov. 8, 1519. It was ...
Author appearances

Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - "Abbeville" author Jack Fuller reads from and signs copies of his book at 7 p.m. June 26 at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665. "Mu...
Best sellers

Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - FICTION 1. Nothing to Lose, Lee Child 2. The Host, Stephenie Meyer 3. Plague Ship, Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul 4. Blood Noir, Laurell K. Hamilton 5. Love t...
A mute boy and his dogs take to the woods in the captivating story

by Ron Charles The Washington Post
Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Sit. Stay. Read. The dog days of summer are nigh, and here is a big-hearted novel you can fall into, get lost in and finally emerge from reluctantly, a little surprised ...
Book takes readers deep into seldom-glimpsed lives

Associated Press
Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Uwen Akpan's first book bears out the promise implicit in his first short story, "An Ex-mas Feast," published in The New Yorker's Debut Fiction 2005 issue and reprinted ...
Author restores human side to Gandhi, Churchill

Associated Press
Jun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Every time the history of the 20th century has been written, the places of Sir Winston Churchill and Mohandas Gandhi are secure. Each is remembered as a man of great cou...
Klavan's latest is tedious political diatribe

Associated Press
Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Jason Harrow, the hero of Andrew Klavan's new crime novel, used to be a sexual sadist, taking pleasure in causing pain to submissive New York City women. But then he fou...
DuPage Co. library calendar

Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Submit items at least two weeks in advance to Melynda Findlay via e-mail to mfindlay@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895. June 17 Helen M. Plum Memorial Library c...

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