'The Great Derangement' by Matt Taibbi
Reviewed by Steve Appleford
Rolling Stone journalist writes an election-year book that centers on what he sees as the unhinging of America.

The sensational story of architect Stanford White's murder and the alluring young woman who was its catalyst.
Two journalists fall in love while covering Afghanistan.


'The Last Day' by Nicholas Shrady
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The destruction of Lisbon by a major earthquake in 1755 and its repercussions in Enlightenment Europe.

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A widower struggles with loss, lust >>

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Dark images and even darker behavior is the hallmark of the pop-music subculture. Click here for a photo gallery. >>

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Tribal artists use storytelling techniques borrowed from Marvel and other comics. >>

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The latest adventures of antihero and master criminal Parker >>

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Anti-Israel groups say Italy's decision to honor Israeli writers ignores Palestinians' plight. >>

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Francis Coppola's wife writes of her life as an outsider in the movie world. >>

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The actress discusses her book about the power fundraising world. >>

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The book: 'Money for Nothing' by Edward Ugel The buyer: Warner Independent Pictures >>

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The memoir of a Jewish teenager in Omaha, land of Cheez Whiz, Twizzlers and Philistines. >>

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The author provides a fascinating look at the Kennedy White House and his lifelong romance with American politics. >>

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Dwindling customers at Ruebén Martinez's Libreria Martinez may put a Santa Ana's cultural focal point out of business. >>

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George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, Joyce Carol Oates and Walter Mosley are among those featured in nearly 3,000 recordings. >>

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In this impressively realistic thriller , an aging woman detective must unmask and stop a vicious serial killer in rural Canada. >>

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"Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay" was a national bestseller. >>

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