Literature
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Sedaris' new book: more mature, thoughtful writer
Jul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pick up David Sedaris' new book and you're staring at death. If the van Gogh painting of a skeleton gracing the cover doesn't say it clearly enough, t...
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'Well Enough Alone' details a life of hypochondria
Jul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - In our current age of anxiety, medical-themed TV shows and WebMD, most of us -- at one time or another -- have inflated a pimple into cancer or a stomachache into append...
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New book looks at the history of the 'American Nerd'Jul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was assigned this review, the editor wrote me a note: "I hope you don't take offense at this, but your name sprang to mind as a reviewer for a book on nerds." I p...
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George F. Will, elder statesman
Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- George F. Will, the conservative columnist and pundit, seems too young and young-looking to be anyone's "elder statesman." He is 67, his hair still boyishl...
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Serial killer and suspect president
Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a common plot ploy: A detective takes what looks like an easy job and winds up running for her life. That's the situation in which Dana Cutler finds herself when sh...
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Best sellersJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Fiction 1. Sail, James Patterson and Howard Roughan 2. The Host, Stephenie Meyer 3. Nothing to Lose, Lee Child 4. Plague Ship, Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul 5. ...
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The horrors of World War II come to life in 'Skeletons at the Feast'Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps our tumultuous times have something to do with the enduring popularity of World War II as subject matter for both books and films. In recent years, novelists suc...
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History of Prozac fight gives hope to underdogs
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...
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'Hit and Run' is hard to put down
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...
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'Conquistador' details Cortes' defeat of the Aztecs
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 ...