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Scary books: Read any good grimoires lately?
![Thanks to their conspicuous use by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the girls of the TV show "Charmed," Elphaba in the Broadway musical "Wicked" and plenty of other prominent pop culture figures, grimoires have become far more familiar to the general public. In <b>"Grimoires: A History of Magic Books" </b>( Oxford University Press: 368 pp., $29.95), Owen Davies traces their development and notes a democratic impulse in their spread helped by the creation of the printing press (thank you, Mr. Gutenberg).](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-07/47842999-03124856.gif "Thanks to their conspicuous use by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the girls of the TV show "Charmed,\" Elphaba in the Broadway musical \"Wicked\" and plenty of other prominent pop culture figures, grimoires have become far more familiar to the general public. In <b>\"Grimoires: A History of Magic Books\" </b>( Oxford University Press: 368 pp., $29.95), Owen Davies traces their development and notes a democratic impulse in their spread helped by the creation of the printing press (thank you, Mr. Gutenberg).")
Thanks to their conspicuous use by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the girls of the TV show "Charmed," Elphaba in the Broadway musical "Wicked" and plenty of other prominent pop culture figures, grimoires have become far more familiar to the general public....Tags: J.K. Rowling , Colleges and Universities, Education, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Broadway Theater
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A donation that was one for the books
OF THE MORNING CALL veronica.torrejon@mcall.com610-820-6583The bright red library cart in the pediatric unit has wheels to move from place to place and books that will give wings to children in wheelchairs. The idea behind the gift –– presented by Cathy and Scott Leiber of Williams Township Friday to the Good...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Hobbies, Children
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Man Shoots Girlfriend, Stands Off for 10 Hours
KTLA NewsTARZANA- A 10 hour police standoff with a man suspected of shooting his girlfriend ended peacefully shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sunday when he was taken into custody. The incident started about 4 a.m. at 18550 Hatteras Street near Reseda Boulevard, said...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, KTLA, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School
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Whale Kills Sea World Trainer At Shamu Stadium In Florida
Sentinel Staff WriterA SeaWorld Orlando animal trainer was killed this afternoon during an accident at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium, park and law enforcement officials said. Dawn Brancheau, a 40-year-old with extensive training experience, drowned following a popular Dine with...Tags: Killer Whale (animal), Crime, Law and Justice, Amusement and Theme Parks, Crimes, SeaWorld
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Our unending fascination with secrecy
![Fears of conspiracies and mysterious cabals are nothing new -- that's what Arthur Goldwag illustrates in "Cults, Conspiracies and Secret Societies" (Vintage Books: $16 paper). The book is part compendium/part commentary on the numerous organizations and practices which strike fear in people's hearts. Goldwag does more than cover territory popularized by Dan Brown -- though Opus Dei, the Templars, Illuminati and Freemasons are here. He also ranges far and wide to discuss the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, for instance, alongside the Jesuits -- and, uh, Al Qaeda (?).](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-09/49206391-11141123.gif "Fears of conspiracies and mysterious cabals are nothing new -- that's what Arthur Goldwag illustrates in "Cults, Conspiracies and Secret Societies\" (Vintage Books: $16 paper). The book is part compendium/part commentary on the numerous organizations and practices which strike fear in people's hearts. Goldwag does more than cover territory popularized by Dan Brown -- though Opus Dei, the Templars, Illuminati and Freemasons are here. He also ranges far and wide to discuss the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, for instance, alongside the Jesuits -- and, uh, Al Qaeda (?).")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFears of conspiracies and mysterious cabals are nothing new -- that's what Arthur Goldwag illustrates in "Cults, Conspiracies and Secret Societies" (Vintage Books: $16 paper). The book is part compendium/part commentary on the numerous organizations and...Tags: Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Los Angeles Times, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Travels with Audrey Niffenegger
![<em class="i">Kedzie. Rockwell.</em>](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-09/49463815-25095558-187105.jpg "<em class="i\">Kedzie. Rockwell.</em>")
Tribune reporterKedzie. Rockwell. We board the Brown Line at its farthest northwest stop, Kimball. We're headed downtown. We're on a mission to prove that Audrey Niffenegger, who grew up in Evanston with few friends and is at work on a novel about a 9-year-old girl...Tags: Transportation, Colleges and Universities, Alice Munro, Public Transportation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Sept. 27, 2009
++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || Weeks on list || || 1. || The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined while changing a Mississippi town. || 16 || || 2. || A Gate at the Stairs by...Tags: Pat Tillman, Health, Los Angeles Times, Colleges and Universities, National Basketball Association
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Los Angeles Times bestsellers for May 31, 2009
Fiction
1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith ($12.95)
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows ($14)
3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)
4. City of Thieves by...Tags: Jane Austen, Los Angeles Times, Stephenie Meyer, Elie Wiesel, Fareed Zakaria
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Los Angeles Times bestsellers for June 7, 2009
Fiction
1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith ($12.95)
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows ($14)
3. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown ($16)
4. New Moon by Stephenie...Tags: Jane Austen, Los Angeles Times, Stephenie Meyer, Fareed Zakaria, Tori Spelling
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'The Lost Symbol'
![The wait is over. "The Lost Symbol," the follow-up to Dan Brown's 2003 mega-seller, "The Da Vinci Code," is here -- and you don't have to be a Freemason to enjoy it (although it wouldn't hurt).](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-09/49241005-18150237.gif "The wait is over. "The Lost Symbol,\" the follow-up to Dan Brown's 2003 mega-seller, \"The Da Vinci Code,\" is here -- and you don't have to be a Freemason to enjoy it (although it wouldn't hurt).")
The wait is over. "The Lost Symbol," the follow-up to Dan Brown's 2003 mega-seller, "The Da Vinci Code," is here -- and you don't have to be a Freemason to enjoy it (although it wouldn't hurt).
Like "Angels and Demons," published in 2000, and "The Da...Tags: Washington, DC, Judaism, Central Intelligence Agency, Symbols and Symbolism, Washington (U.S. state)
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Is American fiction dead?
Jacket CopyYes, J.D. Salinger is dead; he died Jan. 27, exactly a year after the death of John Updike. And yes, we lost Kurt Vonnegut and Norman Mailer in 2007. But do four deceased literary lions constitute a death sentence for...... -
SeaWorld Orlando trainer dies in orca incident
L.A. UnleashedAn incident involving an orca left a SeaWorld Orlando marine mammal trainer dead Wednesday. The identity of the victim has not been released, although SeaWorld president Dan Brown confirmed during a news conference that it was a senior female trainer........
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