Complete book coverage for April 11, 2010
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Narrators with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome provide unexpected perspectives on the worlds of childhood and maturity.
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In her memoir ‘A Ticket to the Circus,’ Norris Church Mailer recalls her Arkansas origins, her search for self-definition and the challenge of sharing a literary life with her husband.
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Exploring the distances between people in loving relationships, the author eschews neat, broad themes in favor of surprises, nuances and changes of heart.
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A reporter and David Foster Wallace go on a road trip in 1996, recording their discussions.
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Disco may be dead, but the author finds its lasting legacy in its role in the sexual revolution of the 1970s.
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A Hungarian writer’s deft, superb new novel frames a mother-son relationship in terms of their mutual affection for soccer.
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Plus: ‘You Look Fine, Really,’ ‘Islanders’
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William S. Lerach was a smart lawyer but not smart enough
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‘The Red Book,’ abandoned by the analyst in the 1930s, finally sees publication and the light of critical eyes.
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Fiction Weeks on list1.The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined in a Mississippi town.44 2.
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Fiction 1. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson ($15.95) 2.
