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Book Review: Bought by Anna David
The oldest profession gets a Hollywood makeover.
Read More »Book Review: Hunter S. Thompson: An Insider’s View by Jay Cowan
A memoir of a shared experience and a seemingly balanced assessment of Thompson.
Read More »Book Review: The Shipwreck Of A Nation by H. Peter Nennhaus
Fascinating inside account of a boy growing up in Germany during World War Two.
Read More »Book Review: Operation Emu by B. Brandon Barker
A clever, entertaining satire that will make you wonder about Hollywood and the space program.
Read More »Book Review: The Collector of Worlds by Iliya Troyanov
The Collector of Worlds blends factual and fictionalized accounts of the life of Sir Richard Francis Burton.
Read More »Book Review: Detective Story by Imre Kertész
With Kafkaesque and Orwellian overtones, Nobel laureate's 1977 novel, now available in U.S., remains all too relevant today.
Read More »Book Review: The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship by David Halberstam
A marvelous book of baseball and friendship...
Read More »Book Review: Is It You, Me, or Your Adult A.D.D.? by Gina Pera
Gina Pera takes a close look at an often ignored subject: Adult ADD.
Read More »Book Review: The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History by Justin Marozzi
Some 2,500 years after his death, the "Father of History" serves as traveling companion and guide for British journalist.
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