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- John F. Kennedy: 15 quotes on his birthday John F. Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917. To mark what would have been his 95th birthday, here are 15 memorable JFK quotes.
- John Cheever: 10 quotes on his birthday On what would be his 100th birthday, here are 10 memorable quotes from John Cheever.
- Just Send Me Word
The letters of a young Soviet couple tell of Gulag life and love.
- Reader recommendation: Sex and the River Styx
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Prince William: 8 stories from the new book 'The Man Who Will Be King' Writer Penny Junor explores the man second in line to the throne in her new book "The Man Who Will Be King."
- FC Barcelona stars help to bring e-books to Africa
Worldreader, a nonprofit literacy organization, is using messages from Barcelona soccer stars to help distribute one million digital books to children living in sub-Saharan Africa.
- How the transit of Venus opened the planet to our forefathers
Author Mark Anderson of 'The Day the World Discovered the Sun' explains how the transit of Venus allowed 18th-century astronomers to create an early GPS system.
- Truth Like the Sun
Writer Jim Lynch skillfully crafts parallel stories to create a relentless novel.