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Grammar nitpickers rejoice: Google Chrome extension replaces 'literally' with 'figuratively'An extension for Google Chrome will take away instances of the word 'literally,' which many grammar fans say is often used incorrectly, with the word 'figuratively.'
A Window on EternityEntomologist Edward O. Wilson chronicles the audacious 鈥� yet successful 鈥� effort to bring Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park back to life after near devastation.
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What book would you pick if you could only read one for the rest of your life?Norah Gallagher's latest book, 'Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic,' raises the question as Gallagher details how she read Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' before experiencing trouble with her eyesight.
Border Patrol NationJournalist Todd Miller explores life under the expanding watch 鈥� and lucrative industry 鈥� of Homeland Security.
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A love letter to 'orphan books' 鈥� the works that time forgotThe simple, cold truth is that thousands 鈥� perhaps millions 鈥� of books languish in libraries and bookstores for years, unopened, ungrasped, unloved.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Latin America's literary icon and bestselling authorGabriel Garcia Marquez, considered the Mark Twain or Charles Dickens of Latin America, died Thursday. His works included 'One Hundred Years of Solitude,' and 'Love in the time of Cholera.' Gabriel Garcia Marquez was the best-known practitioner of magical realism.
Baseball: the definitive autobiography of Ted Williams and 6 other noteworthy books Here are excerpts from 7 noteworthy new books about baseball.
I Am the Beggar of the WorldA collection of short poems and photographs give lyrical voice to the citizens of Afghanistan's borderlands.
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Poison SpringA former employee of the Environmental Protection Agency charges the United States government with turning a blind eye to the systematic poisoning of America鈥檚 food supply, animals, water, and people.
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Harry Potter's wife? Read all about itAt Harry Potter site Pottermore, J.K. Rowling provides a grown-up, present-day look at Harry Potter and his friends.
Baseball's Wrigley Field at 100: 3 books celebrating the anniversary The centennial of Chicago's Wrigley Field 鈥� being celebrated this month 鈥� is also marked by these three books.
Uncovering the real world behind 'The Great Gatsby'In 'Careless People,' author Sarah Churchwell explores the events that inspired the Fitzgeralds.
Gandhi Before IndiaAuthor and historian Ramachandra Guha tells the story of a complicated clash of civilizations, embodied in the experiences of the young Mohandas Gandhi.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/17/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Donna Tartt's 'The Goldfinch' 鈥� a novel that has charmed critics and readers alike 鈥� wins the 2014 Pulitzer PrizeOther 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning titles included 'Tom's River' by Dan Fagin (general nonfiction), 'The Internal Enemy' by Alan Taylor (history), and 'Margaret Fuller' by Megan Marshall (biography).