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'Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down': 5 memories of living in Paris Author Rosecrans Baldwin dreamed of living in the City of Light, but when he finally did, it wasn't exactly what he expected.
Why doesn't Stephen King pay more in taxes?Stephen King's column at the Daily Beast, questioning why he and other well-off Americans aren't paying more in taxes, created controversy among readers.
DC Comics’ ‘Second Wave’ launches today with four new titlesThe DC Comics superhero universe expands with the unveiling of alternate world Earth 2.
Private EmpirePulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
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'Jackie After O': 5 stories about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Tina Cassidy's book chronicles the year Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent on her own, after the death of her second husband.
Bestselling books the week of 5/3/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Federal judge throws out civil suit against 'Three Cups of Tea' author Greg MortensonMortenson said in his first public statement in over a year that he was 'subjected to false allegations, vicious name-calling and slander.'
5 best mystery books for kids Thrilling but not too frightening, here are 5 children's mysteries that are great for younger readers.
12 days of disaster that changed Chicago foreverAuthor Gary Krist looks back at 1919 and the blimp crash, murder, and race riot that made the Chicago the metropolis we know today.
The Great DivergenceEconomic equality has slipped to an alarming low in the United States. In "The Great Divergence" Timothy Noah does an excellent job of telling us how this happened – and why it matters.
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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
In 'Hard Measures,' former CIA official Jose Rodriquez defends waterboarding'Hard Measures' by former CIA official Jose Rodriguez also accuses Pakistan, Washington's current ally, of assisting terrorists.
Follow the footsteps of Thoreau in 'Walden' through .. a video game?A video game based on Henry David Thoreau's life at Walden Pond is being developed by a team at the University of Southern California.
'Steve Jobs' and 'The Help' dominate reading lists in many American citiesData gathered by Nielsen BookScan for The Daily Beast show many of the same titles are popular in American cities – but exceptions include 'Heaven Is For Real' and 'The Great Gatsby.'
Microsoft joins forces with Barnes & NobleThe software company announced it will invest $300 million in the bookseller's e-book and college bookstore ventures
5 great mystery novels Here are the five mystery novels that made the cut for the 2012 Edgar Awards.
Honor in the DustThe historical lessons of Gregg Jones's exhaustively researched book about the US's campaign in the Philippines deserve to be remembered.
