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The Lost Art of Finding Our Way

There was no GPS. How did your ancestors navigate?
What were they reading?: Bestsellers from 1930-2000

Here's a sampling of No. 1 bestsellers from the past eight decades – all worthy additions to this summer's reading list.
Henry David Thoreau: 10 quotes to mark Independence Day

On July 4, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved to a small cabin he’d built near Walden Pond outside Concord, Mass. Here are 10 quotes from Thoreau’s famous narrative.
Jimmy Connors: 12 things I learned from Connors memoir 'The Outsider'

Here are a dozen interesting items from "The Outsider: A Memoir" by tennis great Jimmy Connors.
The Outsider: A Memoir

Tennis great Jimmy Connors reveals the source of the fire that burned within during his Hall of Fame career.
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' gets its first behind-the-scenes video (+ video)

Director Peter Jackson continues his tradition of filming behind-the-scenes video blogs about what's happening in production of 'The Hobbit'.
For a Song and a Hundred Songs

Poet Liao Yiwu's account of four years spent in a Chinese prison is raw and disturbing yet also a deeply human and essential read.
Reader recommendation: Indian Horse

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
George Packer talks about the 'unwinding' of America

George Packer discusses his new book, 'The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America' – a country no longer assumed to be a global leader, even as its internal economic gulf widens.
Bestselling books the week of 7/4/13, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Reader recommendation: The Constellation of Vital Phenomena

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'On the Fireline' author Matthew Desmond recalls life as a wildland firefighter

Desmond, who worked as a firefighter in Arizona during his college years, discusses the difference between rural and city firefighting and how firefighters talk themselves through the risk of the job.
Neil Gaiman will return to his 'Sandman' series this October

Gaiman, who also recently published 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane,' will release the first installment of a six-part prequel series this October.
Libraries will release a "Top 10" recommendation list starting this fall

A list titled LibraryReads will be created monthly by libraries all over the country, compiling 10 picks that staff members would choose for the reading public.
10 best books of July 2013, according to Amazon's editors

Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson shares her thoughts about the 10 best books of July, according to the editors at Amazon.
Native Americans

James S. Robbins urges today’s Americans to ‘recognize, honor, and carry forward the grand experiment of the first new nation.’
5 books about Diana, the people's princess

Here are five books that offer insight into the life of Diana, the Princess of Wales best remembered as "the people's princess."
Paula Deen publisher cancels book deal. Now what? (+video)

Paula Deen was supposed to release "Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up" in October. But Ballantine Books canceled the release, even though it was already No. 1 in pre-orders on Amazon.
'Death Comes to Pemberley' miniseries gains new cast members

The mystery novel by P.D. James, based on Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice,' is being adapted by the BBC.
Will there be an Encyclopedia Brown movie?

Warner Bros. is in negotiations to create a film based on the popular children's series 'Encyclopedia Brown' by Donald J. Sobol.

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