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- 7 football books for midseason reading: Brady, Manning, Montana, and more Here are seven new interesting football titles.
- 'The Only Street in Paris' captures something essentially FrenchRue des Martyrs is more than just a street. It is, as Sciolino describes, 'a half-mile celebration of [Paris] in all its diversity.'
- 10 best books of November: the Monitor's picks Of the rich crop of November books available, here are 10 that the Monitor's critics liked best.
- Bestselling books the week of 11/03/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week.
- Where fans can see a new adaptation of 'His Dark Materials'Philip Pullman's fantasy novels are often called some of the best books in the genre, but a movie adaptation wasn't well received when it was released several years ago. Can a new adaptation bring the books' complex world successfully to life?
- New Sherlock Holmes anthology's appeal is elementary, my dear! Mystery guru Otto Penzler talks about Sherlock's timelessness and the writers – including Stephen King, P.G. Wodehouse, Kingsley Amis, Anne Perry, and even O. Henry – who can't resist adopting him.
- 'Ardennes 1944' offers fresh insight into the Battle of the BulgeReaders who want to understand how the attack unfolded and why it failed will not find a more valuable addition to the literature on World War II.
- Donald Trump's latest book: A stump speech titled 'Crippled America'In his newest book, "Crippled America," Donald Trump provides insights into how he uses the media to his advantage.
- 10 best books of November 2015, according to Amazon's editors Looking for a book to pick up before the holidays? Here are the best titles that are coming out this month.
- 'South Toward Home' asks: Why does the South inspire so many writers?Margaret Eby perceptively shows how place and prose interact in the land which birthed some of America's greatest writing.
- Shirley Jackson, master of Halloween fright, was also the owner of an unusual houseAmong the selections in 'Let Me Tell You' is 'Good Old House,' an essay in which Jackson recalls the odd happenings at the home she shared in New England with her English professor husband and their young children.
- Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Reagan' faces a raft of criticismThe lightly sourced 'Killing Reagan' claims that dementia gradually took over the life of 40th president Ronald Reagan, including the years of his presidency.
- 'Did You Ever Have a Family' gracefully, movingly, deconstructs a tragedyA small-town tragedy sends ripples through the lives of many in a debut novel from memoirist Bill Clegg.
- 'Showdown' tells how Strom Thurmond tried to keep Thurgood Marshall off the Supreme CourtMarshall was black and liberal, two too many questionable traits for many US senators as the senate confirmation hearings began in what would become known as 1967’s 'Summer of Love.'
- How Harvard's 'Free the Law' project could change legal practicesHarvard Law School will be making nearly its entire collection of case law free and accessible to the public online. What might that mean for practicing lawyers?
- 7 sports books that inspire From the story of a long-distance ocean swimmer to a basketball player who turned his life around after regular run-ins with the law, these new titles offer inspiration and variety.Â
- 'The Witches': What really happened in Salem in 1692?Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff offers a comprehensive illumination of an unsettling period of American history that continues to captivate our cultural imagination.
- Bestselling books the week of 10/27/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week.
- How ‘Machine Gun Kelly’ helped spawn the FBIAuthor Joe Urschel chronicles the violent evolution of gangsters after Prohibition.
- 'Custer's Trials' portrays a man at odds with himself and his timesCuster was a sword-wielding cavalryman when warfare had already moved into the age of mechanical slaughter.