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Boston Marathon bombings: 5 books to read in the aftermath

In the wake of the tragedy, check out these five titles which address topics from patriotism to strength in the face of disaster.
Bestselling books the week of 11/22/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Bestselling books the week of 7/19/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Bestselling books the week of 7/12/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Bestselling books the week of 7/5/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

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Classic review: John Adams

President John Adams wins overdue accolades in David McCullough's searching biography.
The Lost Peace

Historian Robert Dallek examines the beginnings of the cold war.
Architects of Power

How Roosevelt and Eisenhower transformed the United States into a global superpower.
Classic review: A. Lincoln

Biographer Ronald C. White traces the spiritual and intellectual evolution of Abraham Lincoln.
Is Hiroshima memorial a fair legacy for Harry Truman?

In Potsdam, Germany, debate rises over a memorial that marks President Harry Truman's 1945 decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The Obamas' summer reading list
Classic review: 1776

A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."
Yogi: The Life and Times of an American Original

A warts-and-all biography of one of baseball’s living legends.
A. Lincoln

Biographer Ronald C. White traces the spiritual and intellectual evolution of Abraham Lincoln.
The artist who created the White House Christmas card

Landscape painter Tim Lawson re-created the view from the Truman balcony for a holiday card that the Bushes sent to friends and dignitaries around the world.
Lynne Cheney plans to write a bio of James Madison
Laura Bush, publishers, discuss a book deal
From the editor: The Monitor's next century

Our journalists will record the unfolding future with the same lens of clarity and hope.
Publishers to Bush on memoir: Don't hurry
What to read while waiting to vote
What are Americans really reading?
Opinion: Obama-Biden, McCain-Palin, and the experience question

Truman and Reagan showed that character and common sense matter more than a good résumé.
Opinion: Poetry is essential to politics, and to us

The deepest reading of a good poem isn't just a wistful hobby, it's a revolutionary act.
Opinion: Got news? Make it quick.

Busy people are getting the highlights, but missing historical context.
Presidential bedfellows

Winter nights are perfect for cuddling up with books about past presidents.