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Chapter & Verse Tournament of Books: March Madness for readers
Founded by The Morning News online magazine, the Tournament of Books has 16 titles face off bracket-style for the title of best book of 2013.
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Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
Max Boot's entertaining history teaches valuable lessons, but sometimes draws shaky conclusions.
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Mariah Carey on 'Idol' and more: A preview of winter TV
Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj come to 'American Idol,' 'Downton Abbey' returns for a new season and other TV shows to check out this winter.
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Chapter & Verse Garfield: America's most obscure president may also have been one of its best
Biographer Candice Millard talks about the courageous, independent, largely forgotten US president – James Garfield – whose term was cut short by an assassin's bullet.
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Final Four: What UK vs Louisville means for the Bluegrass state
A Final Four berth means exposure and often major dollars for universities. But two Final Four berths? University of Kentucky Wildcats vs. the Louisville Cardinals is a huge boon for the state of Kentucky.
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15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks
They'll take you from Mount Hebron to Silicon Valley. These are the 15 nonfiction titles that Monitor book reviewers found to be the most outstanding of 2011.
12/06/2011 10:35 am -
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War
Forgotten hero – or crazed fanatic? Journalist Tony Horwitz reexamines the story of John Brown and his raid on Harpers Ferry.
10/28/2011 12:52 pm -
Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss
From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
09/06/2011 07:05 am -
Oil spill cleanup: After digging deep to kill well, BP faces long climb
Killing the well at this point was the easy part of the oil spill cleanup for the beleaguered corporate giant, whose image will be stained, and bottom line impacted, for years to come.
09/20/2010 05:35 pm -
Classic review: March
Mr. March, from 'Little Women,' enlists to fight for equality.
08/16/2009 01:00 am -
Home
Marilynne Robinson takes another look at the lost son of 'Gilead.'
09/09/2008 01:00 am -
Tales from America's past
A roundup review of four new fictional takes on the 18th and 19th centuries, from the French and Indian War to the trial of Henry Ward Beecher in 1872.
03/07/2008 12:00 am -
A Depression-era tale of privilege and poverty
Russell Banks's latest novel explores class structure within a closed Adirondack community.
01/29/2008 12:00 am
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