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'A brilliant, funny and entertaining book about a pirates life'If I'm honest I was slightly unsure of this book, as Keeley has never shown an interest in pirates, but when I...

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Peter Berg's "Battleship" managed to sell about $25.4 million in tickets in its first weekend in North American theaters, a victim of bad buzz and the continuing strength of...

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For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including the sad passing of Carlos Fuentes, the end of the Sookie Stackhouse series and the mildly...

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Three new books explore The New Yorker’s cover designs, the cultural influence of Samuel Rothafel and the struggles Aaron Burr faced after he shot Alexander Hamilton.

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Travel writer Paul Theroux's latest novel, The Lower River, is about a former Peace Corps volunteer who returns to Malawi years later and finds the village he left much changed....

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David L. Ulin looks at "Tangles" by Sarah Leavitt

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Brian Francis Slattery’s new novel is described as an “incandescent and thrilling post-apocalyptic tale in the vein of 1984 or The Road. In the not-distant-enough future, a...

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Yesterday I posted a not-entirely-flattering review of Fifty Shades of Grey (but I read it, so the dark side wins anyway), and a reader asked me to recommend some erotica that is...

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Enter the world of King Henry VIII, encountered through the eyes of 15-year-old Katherine Tylney, best friend of the soon-to-be famous Catherine Howard. Gossip, lust,...

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Joe Sacco This story is drawn from “Kushinagar,” which appeared originally in French in XXI, no. 13, January/February/March 2011, and...

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This week’s podcast is a special Eurovision edition featuring resident Eurovision expert, Kaija Straumanis. We go through a bunch of the videos/songs participating in this...

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free kindle ebook: A Professional’s Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving amazon.com/gp/product/B00… via @amazon — Debbie A Foster (@mymindonbooks) May 20,...

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Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress by Lee WoodruffReviewed by Michelle from Mason City, Iowa.

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110 Chronicle Books employees signed up to be a part of our fourth annual Volunteer Day last week. Unlike volunteer days of the past, this year we all participated together at one...

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Today, we see signs of society reverting to this sense of ‘oneness’ – but rather spontaneously. And the example of Greek (Athenian) democracy comes to mind because it...

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Nancy Drew, a familiar name even to those who have never opened a juvenile mystery. The original books have been edited, altered, modernized and celebrated in film and TV. Even...

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