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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

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Ghost Writer - 8-15-2009

Author Thomas Pynchon shuns the spotlight, which makes him something of an oddity in today’s world of ultra-accessibility. Instead, he lets his work -- including his latest book, Inherent Vice -- speak for itself.

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...musing over what they don’t know about author. What they do know about is his unparalleled...

...Vice (Penguin, $28). The 72-year-old author has never given an interview, has rarely been...

... Pynchon.” That could mean virtually anything, as author regularly juggles dirty humor, advanced theories...

Gift Lit - 12-15-2007

When all else fails, buy them a book - like maybe one of these 2007 releases that you might have missed.

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... thought that was outrageous. I decided to see if author would let me reprint it. For the company, that''s...

...when I was three years old that I would meet author of my favorite book. Is it always...

...searching for them. For Three Little Horses, author lived in the Netherlands. I found the name of...

Five That Deserved Better - 12-15-2006

Five That Deserved BetterSo many books published, so little time to read. Here are five good reads — three nonfiction, two fiction — you should have pick...

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...first sentence of her elegantly written novel, author Lori Lansens makes it easy for readers to fall...

...them, which is definitely a fine by-product of author’s work as a screenwriter. The Last Season...

...title. But it deserves a much broader audience. author Eric Blehm collected a mountain’s worth of...

A Pan’s-eye View Of London - 3-15-2007

A new DVD sheds light on Peter Pan's British origins. We went to London to see for ourselves. By Bryan Reesman The mythical boy wonder who never wanted to grow up, t...

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... youth and the struggle against adults'' cynicism. author J.M. Barrie''s ageless boy whisked away the...

...children and owns the copyright to the story. (author transferred it to the hospital in 1929.) The...

Reviving Vonnegut - 11-15-2009

The death of celebrated author Kurt Vonnegut two and a half years ago left a void in the literary community. Several new collections of his unpublished stories honor his life and work.

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...very difficult to put together something after author has passed away. I think no matter who the...

... an author has passed away. I think no matter who author is -- big or small -- you’re taking on some...

Job Search 101 - 5-15-2002

Author Ben Cheever knows what it takes to look for — and land — a job. A couple of years ago, there were too many jobs and not enough talent: We all learned about the talent wars. This year, there aren’t enough jobs and too much tal...

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... author Ben Cheever knows what it takes to look for -...

... (Bloomsbury Publishing). About a decade ago, author Ben Cheever lost his job as an editor and...

Book Tour - 2-1-2004

From Seattle to Miami, you'll still find wonderful (and large) local bookstores that are destinations unto themselves.

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...us to stay home and order, but why miss what author Susan Sontag calls "the best bookstore in the...

... visiting authors read each year. According to author David Guterson ( Snow Falling on Cedars ),...

Bigger Earthquakes - 7-1-2007

Tori Amos takes on larger themes and a larger sound with her new American Doll Posse. By Mikael Wood"I'm obsessed with women's stories," says Tori Amos, "how they've...

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...as the definitive biography, and it''s a claim author can make legitimately, as he was a longtime...

...Song , however, is not hagiography: author doesn''t hesitate to portray the many sides...

Reading Ahead - 8-15-2007

The fall (and start-of-winter) book season is just about upon us. Here are some of the titles you'll want to get in on early. By Jenna SchnuerWhile I'm not one for r...

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...The book, which has caused quite the buzz, is author''s follow-up to 2004''s The Know-It-All: One...

...$25 Haven Kimmel, one of the best author names around, is most well known for her...

Drew Are You? - 3-1-2008

[dl] DVDs With Nancy Drew's latest adventures headed to DVD, discover how much you know about our greatest teenage crime-scene investigator. By Bryan ...

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...the case of the missing creator. Nancy Drew''s author, Carolyn Keene, was not quite J.K. Rowling, but...

...of fan mail, according to Melanie Rehak, author of Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who...

Your Money And Your Life - 11-15-2002

So you don’t feel as rich as you did two years ago. And you’re not retiring anytime soon. It’s time to take stock of the role of money in your life, the road to financial security, and the price of success.

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...for Time, Harper''s , and The Nation and is author of 12 books. Thomas J. Stanley ...

Testing Testosteron - 8-1-2002

E Men, if you haven't been feeling quite yourself in the boardroom or in the bedroom, you might want to talk to your doctor about a condition popularly called male menopause.

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... none of the vital hormone testosterone. Tan, author of The Andropause Mystery (AMRED Publishing),...

Getting Up From Down - 6-1-2002

How to help your staff live after layoffs and help downsizing achieve the results it was meant to.

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...now, so grab them, urges Lin Grensing-Pophal, author of The HR Book. “Volunteer to take on...

Mexico's Field Guide - 8-1-2001

We follow bestselling cookbook author, PBS series star, and cultural historian Rick Bayless from market to table in a delicious educational experience.

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...goods. He''s a bona fide expert on Mexican food, author of four cookbooks, and winner of four...

Now Dig This! - 3-1-2005

Tired of beating around the bush? Ready for a cool new yard? Then check out these popular landscaping trends.

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...on square one. What to do? Walter Reeves, author of the Georgia Gardener''s Guide and host of the...

An E-novel Idea - 11-1-2007

Write a 50,000-word book in 30 days? Impossible, you say? This month, 100,000 people will try to prove you wrong.

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... at a science fiction convention. And Sara Gruen, author of the New York Times best-seller Water for...

Calling the Shots - 4-1-2009

As baseball season gets back into full swing, one writer goes behind the mask to learn what it takes to be a big-league umpire.

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... Travels in the Land of Umpires (Scribner, $26), author Bruce Weber found his way inside this small,...

Don't Forget About These - 5-15-2009

Think you love the 1980s? Test your knowledge with Richard Evans’s new book -- and our totally tubular quiz. We promise it’s easier than a Rubik’s Cube.

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...What I Call Nostalgia (Anova Books, $23). author Richard Evans draws from his popular website,...

It’s Finger-lickin’ Good - 6-15-2009

Seven-time world barbecue champion Paul Kirk (www.baron-of-bbq.com) is to grilling what Elvis was to rock and roll -- the king. So we asked him for a stick-to-your-ribs recipe (one used in competition) that’ll blow away the judges at your Fourth of July cookout. “Recipes to me are a plaything,” says Kirk, whose new book (coauthored along with Ardie A. Davis), America’s Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $20), hit shelves last month. In other words, have some fun with this one.

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...Raichlen -- host of PBS''s Primal Grill and author of The Barbecue! Bible (Workman Publishing...