Book review: 'Eisenhower in War and Peace' by Jean Edward Smith

This is a comprehensive biography of the president and an assessment of his leadership qualities on and off the battlefield.Eisenhower in War and Peace Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Dinner for Vampires,’ by Bethany Joy Lenz

The “One Tree Hill” actor has written a memoir of the decade she spent beholden to the Big House Family — and her escape. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Bob Woodward’s new book War is a sober but alarming must-read

Watergate reporter says Trump is far worse than Nixon and ‘most reckless and impulsive president in American history’The Middle East and Ukraine are ablaze, the US mired in turmoil. An octogenarian president recedes from view. The threat of a second Trump term hangs like the sword of Damocles.... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Tommy Robinson’s book went to No 1 on Amazon. This is what I learned from the reviews | Zoe Williams

The far-right activist’s Manifesto briefly topped the website’s chart. It is gone now, but the comments make for worrying readingIt’s always tempting to self-soothe when the far right is on the march. Tommy Robinson’s new book, Manifesto: Free Speech, Real Democracy, Peaceful Disobedience,... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Book Review: ‘Polostan,’ by Neal Stephenson

“Polostan” sets up a historical fiction series about espionage and revolution in the early 20th century. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Women’s Hotel,’ by Daniel Lavery

Daniel M. Lavery’s debut novel collects vignettes from inside the Biedermeier, a second-rate, rapidly waning establishment in midcentury New York City. Continue reading at The New York Times

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How the Mama of ‘Star Wars’ revolutionized science fiction and fantasy books

Over the course of her career, Judy-Lynn del Rey earned a reputation as a superstar editor among her authors. Think of your favorite fantasy or science-fiction novel. You’ll know the author and title, of course. But can you think of its editor or publisher? Continue reading at Fast Company

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Book Review: ‘Loot,’ by Adam Raz; ‘The Gates of Gaza,’ by Amir Tibon

An Oct. 7 survival memoir and a chronicle of theft in 1948 grapple with the history of a war-torn region. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Melania,’ by Melania Trump

Slim and full of obfuscations, her memoir touches on business ventures and raising her son, but barely grapples with the mysteries of her marriage. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point,’ by Malcolm Gladwell

In “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” the best-selling author looks back at his old theories. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Inventing the Modern,’ by

A new photo book pays tribute to the female investors, curators, collectors and more without whom the Museum of Modern Art in New York likely would not exist. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien,’ by John Hendrix

A graphic novel makes a powerful case that if these two men had never met, 20th-century pop culture might have taken an entirely different course. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Frighten the Horses,’ by Oliver Radclyffe

In his memoir “Frighten the Horses,” Oliver Radclyffe recalls his gradual awakening to the sexuality and gender identity he spent 40 years denying. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Office Politics,’ by Wilfrid Sheed

A 1966 novel captures a publishing world full of chronic malcontents, strategic lunches and ideas that mattered. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Lovely One,’ by Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Supreme Court justice’s memoir is deeply personal and full of hope, and highlights a fairy-tale marriage to her college boyfriend. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Under the Eye of the Big Bird,’ by Hiromi Kawakami

In Hiromi Kawakami’s new science fiction novel, Earth is a place of surveillance, isolation and dread. The characters (and clones) are doing their best to stay alive. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned in the book banning wars

The new memoir 'That Librarian' by Amanda Jones is a troubling portrait of America's culture war over censorship and book banning Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Book Review: ‘All That Glitters,’ by Orlando Whitfield

A memoir by a former high-end dealer depicts a largely unregulated industry where jet-setting extravagance goes hand in hand with guile and deceit. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘The Bookshop,’ by Evan Friss

“People feel differently about their bookstore than they do about their grocery store or electronics store,” writes Evan Friss, in praise of a retail ritual battered by the internet. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

In “The Future Was Now,” former Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty explores the significance of the summer of 1982, which featured the release of eight groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy films Continue reading at ABC News

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Book Review: ‘Desperately Seeking Something,’ by Susan Seidelman

In the memoir “Desperately Seeking Something,” Susan Seidelman’s life is as full of twists, charm and happy endings as one of her iconic movies. Continue reading at The New York Times

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