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Doris W. Brumback, gardener
Doris W. Brumback, an avid gardener who assisted in the rejuvenation of Cylburn Arboretum in the 1970s and 1980s, died Jan. 18 of congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime Homeland resident was 92. The daughter of a...Tags: Christianity, American Airlines, Inc., Roland Park, Anglicanism, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Tinker Tailor Solder Spy reviews
![I was always a big fan of the <a href="http://www.johnlecarre.com/" target="_blank">John le Carre</a> novels, so I'm happy to see the strong reviews for the adaptation of <a href="http://www.tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.com/" target="_blank">"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."</a> The Cold War seems very distant these days, and his novels, which eschewed shoot-em-up theatrics for a more subtle, almost bureaucratic, espionage, might seem quaint today. Here are excerpts from some reviews:](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/256905160-06180747.jpg "I was always a big fan of the <a href="http://www.johnlecarre.com/\" target=\"_blank\">John le Carre</a> novels, so I'm happy to see the strong reviews for the adaptation of <a href=\"http://www.tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.\"</a> The Cold War seems very distant these days, and his novels, which eschewed shoot-em-up theatrics for a more subtle, almost bureaucratic, espionage, might seem quaint today. Here are excerpts from some reviews:")
I was always a big fan of the John le Carre novels, so I'm happy to see the strong reviews for the adaptation of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." The Cold War seems very distant these days, and his novels, which eschewed shoot-em-up theatrics for a more...Tags: Gary Oldman, The New York Times, Politics, Los Angeles Times, Espionage and Intelligence
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Tudor England beckons debut author
Tribune NewspapersLike many journalists, Nancy Bilyeau dreamed of writing a novel. She even managed to eke out a few chapters, melding her two great loves of Tudor history and mystery thrillers. But whenever she would make a little headway, the real world — her...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Periodicals, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., University of Michigan, Anglicanism
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'Agnes of God' makes a mark at Spotlighters
John Pielmeier's theological thriller "Agnes of God" is more interested in questions than in answers. Even if you've seen a few productions of this drama since its Broadway debut in 1982, you may not be sure what to make of the central mystery that's...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Celebrities, Concerts
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Chasing Down The Muse: Literary festival a must for women
I was up before dawn on a recent morning. The moonlit ocean looked like a brilliant field. I longed to run across its expanse even though I knew that was impossible. My "brilliant field" for the day was going to be the Long Beach Convention Center,...Tags: Google Inc., Fiction, Awards and Prizes, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Arts and Culture
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Bookmark: Author gives us bad people but great writing
It takes one to know one. That playground taunt is, like so many cliches, grounded in truth. It really does take one to know one, which goes a long way toward explaining the perversely effective law enforcement personnel in the novels of Mo Hayder, the...Tags: Charles Dickens, French Literature, Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice, Genres
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Bookmark: Sherlock Holmes in a skirt
When Tasha Alexander strolls the streets of Chicago, she doesn't much see Wrigley Field or the Chicago River. She sees St. Paul's Cathedral and the River Thames and Belgrave Square and hansom cabs. Alexander's imagination is perpetually tuned in to...Tags: Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune, French Literature, Arts and Culture, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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BeefTalk: The cows say thank you and so should we
What does it mean to say thank you? Sometimes the ability to say it is not easy. Some quickly would say that's ridiculous. However, we all probably could agree that people are different in how they express their feelings and emotions. That would include...Tags: Holidays, New Year's Day
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'The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel' by Nelson George
Tribune NewspapersMusic critic and author Dwayne Robinson, a middle-aged black man, has been murdered with a box cutter, and his friend, D, wants to know whodunit. When Dwayne shows up at the front door of D Security, D's office, wearing a bloody beige trench coat and a...Tags: Witnesses, Literature, Arts and Culture, Human Accomplishments, Prosecution
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Tough guys, unite
Cultural criticCornell Woolrich (1903-1968) knew his way around two things: rock-hard prose and stone-cold corpses. He was a wizardly writer of mysteries, a man who could ratchet up the menace and dread by steady, excruciating degrees. His sentences were of the...Tags: Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Julia Keller, Newspaper and Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock
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