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10 modern proverbs (from the last 100 years)"The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs" is a collection of contemporary wisdom.
5 award-winning mystery novels for young adultsHere are five great mystery novels aimed at teenage readers.
A Difficult WomanHistorian Alice Kessler-Harris attempts an artistic, political, and moral portrait of a challenging subject: Lillian Hellman.
'Top of the Rock': 8 inside stories about NBC's 'Must See TV'From 'Friends' to 'Seinfeld,' Warren Littlefield delves into the world behind NBC's blockbuster Thursday night comedies in 'Top of the Rock.'
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'Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down': 5 memories of living in ParisAuthor Rosecrans Baldwin dreamed of living in the City of Light, but when he finally did, it wasn't exactly what he expected.
Why doesn't Stephen King pay more in taxes?Stephen King's column at the Daily Beast, questioning why he and other well-off Americans aren't paying more in taxes, created controversy among readers.
DC Comics鈥� 鈥楽econd Wave鈥� launches today with four new titlesThe DC Comics superhero universe expands with the unveiling of alternate world Earth 2.
Private EmpirePulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
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'Jackie After O': 5 stories about Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisTina Cassidy's book chronicles the year Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent on her own, after the death of her second husband.
Bestselling books the week of 5/3/12, according to IndieBound*What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Federal judge throws out civil suit against 'Three Cups of Tea' author Greg MortensonMortenson said in his first public statement in over a year that he was 'subjected to false allegations, vicious name-calling and slander.'
5 best mystery books for kidsThrilling but not too frightening, here are 5 children's mysteries that are great for younger readers.
12 days of disaster that changed Chicago foreverAuthor Gary Krist looks back at 1919 and the blimp crash, murder, and race riot that made the Chicago the metropolis we know today.
The Great DivergenceEconomic equality has slipped to an alarming low in the United States. In "The Great Divergence" Timothy Noah does an excellent job of telling us how this happened 鈥� and why it matters.
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5 true crime stories you don't want to missThese five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
In 'Hard Measures,' former CIA official Jose Rodriquez defends waterboarding'Hard Measures' by former CIA official Jose Rodriguez also accuses Pakistan, Washington's current ally, of assisting terrorists.
Follow the footsteps of Thoreau in 'Walden' through .. a video game?A video game based on Henry David Thoreau's life at Walden Pond is being developed by a team at the University of Southern California.
