The Firm, 5 Under 35, The Devil That Never Dies

Book Review: 'The Firm' by Duff McDonald
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'The Firm' by Duff McDonald ... Midway through “The Firm,” financial reporter Duff McDonald's book about McKinsey & Co., the author recounts a ... There have been other books about this American icon, but “The Firm” is an ...

Wall Street Journal

Author Rowling To Write New 'Potter'-Inspired Film for Warner Bros.
Wall Street Journal
Author Rowling To Write New 'Potter'-Inspired Film for Warner Bros. ... the adventures of a character named Newt Scamander, the fictitious author of the book.

Book News: National Book Awards' '5 Under 35' Picks Are All Women
NPR (blog)
Book News: National Book Awards' '5 Under 35' Picks Are All Women ...The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional authorbehaving badly....

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Book Review: 'The Devil That Never Dies,' by Daniel Jonah ...
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'The Devil That Never Dies,' by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen. Using surveys of Italians and Germans from different years, the author estimates that ...

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Online Book Clubs, Maid's Version, Anything Goes, Windsor Faction

Online Book Clubs: Talk That Stays on the Page
New York Times
When NBC announced recently that “Today” would host a book club ... by Goodreads, a Web site that catalogs books and helps readers set up bookgroups...

New York Times

Book Review: 'The Maid's Version' by Daniel Woodrell | 'Nine Inches ...
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'The Maid's Version' by Daniel Woodrell | 'Nine Inches' by Tom Perrotta ... It's taken a long time—10 books, including "Winter's Bone" (2006) and the ... The author is as preoccupied as any jock or cheerleader with body image....

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Book Review: 'Anything Goes' by Ethan Mordden
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'Anything Goes' by Ethan Mordden ... The author is as effusive in describing Al Hirschfeld's poster art for "My Fair Lady" ("a heavenly Shaw ...

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Book Review: 'The Windsor Faction' by DJ Taylor
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'The Windsor Faction' by D.J. Taylor ... —Ms. Hodgson is the author of "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food.".

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Oil and Honey, Invisible Man, Command and Control

'Oil and Honey' by Bill McKibben
Boston Globe
Book Review ... In “Oil and Honey,” the author extends his approach and message by meshing the global with the personal. ... already have five times as much oil and coal and gas on the books as any scientist thinks is safe to burn. ... Throughout the book, his most readable yet, McKibben is simultaneously authoritative and ...

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Book News: North Carolina County Bans 'Invisible Man'
NPR (blog)
Book News: North Carolina County Bans 'Invisible Man' ... The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Novelist Ralph ...

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Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'Command and Control,' by Eric Schlosser ... Mr. Schlosser, the author of 2001's best-selling "Fast Food Nation," tells the story of the Damascus ...

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Lost Hemingway Satire, Enemies Within, The Collaboration

Book News: Lost Hemingway Satire Will Finally Be Published
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Book News: Lost Hemingway Satire Will Finally Be Published ... The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. A satiric ...

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Book describes broad NYPD surveillance of Muslims
NorthJersey.com
The book, “Enemies Within” draws on interviews with current and former law enforcement officers and a trove of leaked police documents to detail how the ...

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Book Review: 'The Collaboration,' by Ben Urwand
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'The Collaboration,' by Ben Urwand ... The author tells us that, while doing graduate work a few years ago, he saw "The Tramp and the Dictator," a ...

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Children Books, Learning, Exploring

Children's books: Learning, exploring
Boston.com
Luckily, most children — and some children's books — already know this.... Xavier Deneux, the popular French illustrator, has created a new board-book series ...

Boston Globe

Book Discussion on [From Slavery to Freedom] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Mr. Franklin spoke about his book From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African-Americans, published by Knopf. The book provides an account of the African-American experience from their origins in the civilizations in Africa, through years of slavery in the New World, to the successful struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America and the United States. The book, currently in its eighth edition, was originally published in 1947. During the event, Professor Franklin describes how he came to write this book, as well as the impact that writing the book had on his career and intellectual development. He also discussed the mixed reviews the books received when it was first published, as well as some issues pertaining to the publication of subsequent editions. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience"

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David and Goliath, Appetite for Wonder, Year Zero

Book Review: 'An Appetite for Wonder.' by Richard Dawkins
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'An Appetite for Wonder. ... larded with drive-by snark about the author's pet peeves: French intellectuals ("francophoney metatwaddle"), the Book ...

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Book Review: 'David and Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'David and Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm Gladwell too often presents as proven laws what are just intriguing possibilities and musings ...

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Book Review: 'Year Zero' by Ian Buruma
Wall Street Journal
Book Review: 'Year Zero' by Ian Buruma .... of history at the University of Toronto and author, most recently, of "Solar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse ...

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Author James Tarantin, Mobile Game with Novel

Acclaimed Author and Philosopher James Tarantin Releases Revolutionary Mobile Game - Press Release - Digital Journal: "Acclaimed philosopher and author of The Equation, James Tarantin, announced today the release of his highly anticipated game, The Equation Game, a mobile gaming app available through the Apple Store. This will be the first game ever released that works in tandem with a novel."

Man Booker prize to allow US entries from next year | Books | The Guardian: "Organisers of the Man Booker prize have announced the biggest rule-change in its 45-year history with the confirmation that all English-language writers will be eligible from next year. That means American writers such as Marilynne Robinson, Jonathan Franzen and Richard Ford can now be contenders for an award that has been restricted to citizens of the Commonwealth (including Zimbabwe) and the Republic of Ireland. The prize trustees said they had consulted extensively – talking to 40 or 50 writers, readers, booksellers, publishers and agents – for 18 months before deciding on the change."

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The Body Economic, Recessions, Budget Battles, Politics of Life and Death

Book Discussion on [The Body Economic] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Dr. Sanjay Basu, co-author of the book The Body Economic: Recessions, Budget Battles, and the Politics of Life and Death, talked about the health impacts of economic austerity measures in countries around the world following the 2008 recession and throughout history. He spoke about the correlation between government cuts in social and health spending and the rise in rates of things like heart disease, suicide, and HIV. This event was hosted by Book Passage in San Francisco."

Redesign of [New York Times] Book Review - C-SPAN Video Library: "Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times Book Review, talked about the redesign of the newspaper’s book review section, the first full redesign since 2007."

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Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia; Joyce Carol Oates interview

Book Discussion on [Lawrence in Arabia] - C-SPAN Video Library: "War correspondent Scott Anderson talked about his book, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East, in which he discusses T.E. Lawrence and the involvement of Britain, France, Russia, and the U.S. in the Middle East during the early 20th Century. Mr. Anderson spoke at Tufts University in Massachusetts."

Interview with Joyce Carol Oates - C-SPAN Video Library: "Joyce Carol Oates talked about her books, The Accursed, a historical novel with elements of the supernatural, and Evil Eye: Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong. She was interviewed at the 2013 National Book Festival, held on September 21-22, 2013 by the Library of Congress on the National Mall in Washington, D.C."

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George Packer, The Unwinding; Josh Blackman, Unprecedented

Book Discussion on [The Unwinding] - C-SPAN Video Library: "George Packer talked about his book, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, in which he presents a history of the United States over the past three decades by profilng numerous people, from a factory worker and Silicon Valley entrepreneur to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The author spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco."

Book Discussion on [Unprecedented] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Josh Blackman talked about his book, Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare, in which he looks at the legal challenge to Affordable Care Act that ended with the Supreme Court ruling it constitutional in June 2012. Mr. Blackman also talked about the potential long-term impact of Justice Roberts' opinion in the case. Commentary was provided by Randy Barnett of Georgetown Law Center and Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center. This event was hosted by the Cato Institute."

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Meredith Whitney, Fate of the States; Evan Thomas, Ike's Bluff

Book Discussion on [Fate of the States] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Meredith Whitney talked about her book, Fate of the States: The New Geography of American Prosperity, in which she discusses the relative non-impact of the housing crisis on states like North Dakota, Indiana, and Texas and explains why these states will become the new powerhouses for the American economy. Ms. Whitney spoke with journalist Leigh Gallagher."

Book Discussion on [Ike's Bluff] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Evan Thomas talked about his book, Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World, in which he examines President Dwight Eisenhower’s White House years. He spoke at the 2013 National Book Festival, held on September 21-22, 2013 by the Library of Congress on the National Mall in Washington, D.C."

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Kate Brown, Plutopia; Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Global Crossings

Book Discussion on [Plutopia] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Kate Brown talked about her book, Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters, in which she writes about the two cities, Richland, Washington and Ozersk, Russia, where plutonium was first produced. She said that because the programs to produce the plutonium were highly secret, both communities were largely insulated from the outside world. The accidents and corruption that occurred in both places were unknown for decades. Ms. Brown saidthat, in total, both cities contaminated their surrounding environments on a scale that dwarfed what happened during the Chernobyl disaster. This event was hosted by the Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, Maryland."

Book Discussion on [Global Crossings] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Alvaro Vargas Llosa talked about his book, Global Crossings: Immigration, Civilization, and America, in which he compares migration trends over the past decades and explores the reasons people risk their lives to move to foreign lands. He spoke with Alex Nowrasteh, an immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute."

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Best-Selling Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66

Best-Selling Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66 - WSJ.com: " . . . Mr. Clancy, whose death in Baltimore at age 66 was announced Wednesday by his publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons, put military hardware front and center starting with his first novel, "The Hunt for Red October," a Cold War submarine thriller that was a best seller when it was published in 1984. The book introduced Mr. Clancy's main hero, Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst whose adventures over more than a dozen novels included fighting Colombian drug lords, Arab terrorists and the Chinese navy. Ryan eventually becomes U.S. president. Mr. Clancy's books drew comparisons to masters of military and espionage suspense, including Frederick Forsyth and Robert Ludlum. . . ."

The 100 best novels: No 2 – Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719) | Books | The Observer: "English fiction began with The Pilgrim's Progress, but nearly 50 turbulent years, including the Glorious Revolution, passed before it made its great leap forward. The author of this literary milestone is a strangely appealing literary hustler of nearly 60 years old originally named Daniel Foe (he added "De" to improve his social standing), a one-time journalist, pamphleteer, jack of all trades and spy. Like Bunyan, he had suffered at the hands of the state (the pillory, followed by prison in 1703). Unlike Bunyan, he was not religious. . . ."

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Book Reviews, Armor and Blood by Dennis E Showalter

Wall Street Journal
Whether or not Kursk was "the turning point of World War II," as the book's... This clash, as the author reminds us, was an attempt by the Soviets to cover up the ...

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Boston Globe
By itself, “The Returned” is a good enough book — it makes you think hard about the proposition it puts forward and wonder how it might affect your own life if it ...
Herald Times Reporter
A new book, “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family ... It's a lot of information to download, but the author presents it in an organized way, ...
Los Angeles Times
His new book, "Worthless, Impossible and Stupid: How Contrarian ... the author had four greatbook ideas but could not decide which one to publish, and the ...

Salt Lake Tribune
In his new book, "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police ... Cost » Free;books will be available for purchase and Balko will sign them after ...
Boston Globe
J.F. Powers had more than once proposed to write a book about “family life”; this he failed to do, but his daughter suggests that these letters may serve as a ...

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