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Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, is a beautifully crafted novel ostensibly about the 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. However, don’t be fooled; it is about so much more. The prose is startling, the characters are vivid, and their stories are braided together with artistry.
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Tuesday's victory by Deb Fischer, who had the endorsement of Sarah Palin in the Nebraska GOP Senate primary, is an upset. But Fischer may in fact be the strongest Republican to run against Democrat Bob Kerrey, analysts say.
Let me know about a good book you've read recently, or about the book that's currently on your bedside table. Why did you pick it up? Are you enjoying it?
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Mario Morino of Morino Ventures LLC, photographed in Rocky River, OH on Friday April 20, 2012.
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