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- Victor Hugo: 10 quotes on his birthday 10 favorite quotes from Victor Hugo on his 210th birthday.
- The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson's chilling but wonderfully written novel about present-day North Korea ranks as a contemporary 'Darkness at Noon.'
- Reader recommendation: On Hitler’s Mountain
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- Going Solo
Eric Klinenberg's thought-provoking new book charts the singletons who are too often misunderstood by policymakers and our culture.
- Reader recommendation: Galileo's Daughter
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- George Harrison:10 quotes on his birthday 10 quotes from George Harrison, "the Quiet Beatle."
- Paramount Pictures sues to stop publication of 'Godfather' prequel
The prequel 'The Family Corleone' has been approved by the estate of original author Mario Puzo.
- Encyclopedia of evil: a catalog of history's 100 worst atrocities
Librarian Matthew White discusses 'The Great Big Book of Horrible Things' and his desire to set the record straight.
- The Lives of Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller, problem child of American transcendentalism, gets fresh treatment from Pulitzer Prize-winner John Matteson.
- Reader recommendation: This Is Water
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