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Summer reading: Current events
Allah, Liberty and Love
The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom
Irshad Manji
Simon & Schuster: $25
The author looks at the contentious world views sometimes dividing Muslims and non-Muslims and suggests solutions to transcend those differences....Tags: French Literature, Clark Rockefeller, Health, Wimbledon Championships, Tennis
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Weekly books roundup
Orlando Arts BlogTod Caviness here, weighing in between pages. Election day nonsense has really been cutting into my reading time this week … - Congratulations to Orlando writer Charles M. Grist! There's no shortage of military books these days, especially in... -
What's the secret of 'The Power'? Bestsellers for Sept. 12, 2010
Jacket CopyI don't know what the secret of "The Secret" is, but I know that the book's popularity has driven author Rhonda Byrne's new book, "The Power," to the top of our nonfiction bestseller list. "Rhonda Byrne reveals the single greatest...... -
Kiefer Sutherland to take Broadway role in 'That Championship Season' [Updated]
Culture MonsterNow that "24" has ended its run on Fox, Kiefer Sutherland has been at work on new projects, some of which are well off the beaten Hollywood track. For one, there's his role in Danish film director Lars Von Trier's...... -
How to make local TV news better: 'More' is more.
Change of SubjectWhy do I watch the late local news on TV? I tell myself it's for professional reasons — a guy in my position has to keep up. But the truth is, I watch for the same reason I suspect many...... -
Study links popular music to teenage blues
HealthIf your teens are prone to blue periods, perhaps some John Grisham, your People magazine or even your Morning Call might help. Teenagers who are heavy listeners of popular music are more prone to depression than those who read, a University of... -
Google eBooks bestsellers: getting ahead of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
Jacket CopyThe Google eBooks bestseller list includes one surprise: debut historical mystery author Gary Corby's The Pericles Commission.... -
Book review: 'The Fifth Witness' by Michael Connelly
![Michael Connelly's richly entertaining new novel, "The Fifth Witness," features defense attorney Mickey Haller, who operates out of the big armor-plated Lincoln he acquired from some lowlife in lieu of a fee and who seems, for the moment, to have replaced detective Harry Bosch as this immensely successful writer's go-to narrative guy. Haller (recently portrayed by Matthew McConaughey in the movie "The Lincoln Lawyer") has given Connelly's career an adrenaline boost (not that it really needed one) and introduced a rich, new narrative seam: the courtroom drama, a genre custom-made for Connelly's gifts of character observation and unobtrusive yet driving story development.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-04/60649511-04174458.jpg "Michael Connelly's richly entertaining new novel, "The Fifth Witness,\" features defense attorney Mickey Haller, who operates out of the big armor-plated Lincoln he acquired from some lowlife in lieu of a fee and who seems, for the moment, to have replaced detective Harry Bosch as this immensely successful writer's go-to narrative guy. Haller (recently portrayed by Matthew McConaughey in the movie \"The Lincoln Lawyer\") has given Connelly's career an adrenaline boost (not that it really needed one) and introduced a rich, new narrative seam: the courtroom drama, a genre custom-made for Connelly's gifts of character observation and unobtrusive yet driving story development.")
Special to the Los Angeles TimesMichael Connelly's richly entertaining new novel, "The Fifth Witness," features defense attorney Mickey Haller, who operates out of the big armor-plated Lincoln he acquired from some lowlife in lieu of a fee and who seems, for the moment, to have replaced...Tags: The Lincoln Lawyer (movie), Organized Crime, Book, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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"True Stories of False Confessions" edited by Rob Warden and Steven A. Drizin
!["True Stories of False Confessions"](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-10/56811306-15160138-187105.jpg ""True Stories of False Confessions\"")
Special to the Tribune"True Stories of False Confessions" Edited by Rob Warden and Steven A. Drizin Northwestern University Press, 514 pages, $27.95 Recent decades have seen more than 100 death row exonerations in the United States, sparking tough questions about how such...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Colleges and Universities, Death Penalty, Northwestern University, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
!["The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-10/56857824-18090044-187105.jpg ""The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest\"")
Special to the Tribune"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" By Stieg Larsson Alfred A. Knopf, 576 pages, $26.95 It's over! And I feel the same sense of pleasure and loss that I did when I watched the finale of “The Sopranos” and the last episodes of "Battlestar...Tags: Criminals, Crimes, Entertainment, Journalism, Television
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Stieg Larsson's 'Girl' is an international publishing phenomenon
Special to the Los Angeles TimesMassive, worldwide success often remains a bit enigmatic, but this publishing breakthrough seemed especially unlikely. The first novel begins with the dull thud of a family tree full of foreign names: The book starts slowly — digging into arcane...Tags: Sweden, Norway, Homes, Security, The New York Times
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Book review: 'The Confession' by John Grisham
Los Angeles TimesIf only life moved along at the same clip as a John Grisham novel. Beginning writers should study him the way budding composers study Brahms or Pachelbel. He is a master at pacing, even if that doesn't always make up for some of his shortcomings. His...Tags: Sex Crimes, Kansas, Health and Safety at School, Prosecution, Brain
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