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'Goodnight Bush' Closes Chapter On Bush Years
Erich Origen and Gan Golan, authors of Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody, describe how they used the children's classic Goodnight Moon to satirize the Bush administration.
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Sunken Treasures: Books About Survival At Sea
For anyone who has ever stepped foot on a boat and wondered, "If it sank, what would I do?" these three books about nautical disaster — and resourcefulness — offer a template for survival.
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Alan Furst Blends History and Intrigue in 'Spies'
Set in Poland on the brink of World War II, The Spies of Warsaw follows a French military attache attempting to uncover Nazi secrets. The book is Alan Furst's 10th historical spy novel.
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The Key to a Four-Hour Work Week
Outsource your daily task and stop making to-do lists in favor of don't do lists — these are just two of Timothy Ferriss' tips for a shorter work-week. The author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, offers guidelines for a plush Blackberry-free life.
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A Farewell To Bad Books
Jonathan Karp, the publisher and editor-in-chief of Twelve, explains why we're living in "the age of the disposable book" and why he believes most books will inevitably wind up in the bargain bin.
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Hill Harper, Gabrielle Union on Mentoring Young Girls
Besides acting in television and film, Hill Harper spends much of his free time mentoring young people. His newest book is aimed at young black women; it's titled Letters to a Young Sister. Actress Gabrielle Union wrote the book's foreword.
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Roxy Music History 'Re-Makes' The Rock Bio Form
Michael Bracewell's history of Roxy Music doesn't go for conventional thinking — not about the band, and certainly not about how to write a rock biography. Instead, his new book combines art history, music theory and a smashing sense of fashion.
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What Wildlife Lurks In Central Park By Night?
Bats and owls and moths, oh my! A new book by journalist Marie Winn explores New York's Central Park when the sun goes down. She discovers the animals that play in the shadows and the mysteries that make the park come alive in the twilight.
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Author Learns To Leave Well Enough Alone
Jennifer Traig knows a thing or two about hypochondria. The good news is she doesn't actually have heart disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis or any other condition she's diagnosed herself with.
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'The Big Sort': Red and Blue Divide Neighbors, Too
Look around your neighborhood. Chances are the people you live near are an awful lot like you — the same politics, same values, same way of life. The consequences of all this, argues author Bill Bishop, are dire.
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