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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss

These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
Christopher Hitchens: 10 memorable quotes

Some of the more pithy quotes by Christopher Hitchens
15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks

15 bests nonfiction titles of 2011, according to the Monitor's reviewers
Cinema Eye's finalists for best 2012 nonfiction film

Eleven movies from six different countries have been named by Cinema Eye as finalists for their 2012 nonfiction award.
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.

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Keep Calm
Good Reads: Why nations fail, and how we overlook some successes

This week's reading list includes a close look at why nations fail, how Africa is booming, why Greece's default won't be such a tragedy after all, and how Facebook's IPO is a warning bell. 
Obama's ex-girlfriend: what her diaries reveal

As a recent college grad in New York, Barack Obama fell in love with a young white woman named Genevieve Cook. Passages from her diary appear in a new biography of the president.
Decoder Wire
New Obama book: A danger to his image?

'Barack Obama: The Story,' which tells about the president's life as a young man in New York and Chicago, could threaten Obama's own carefully crafted narrative about his life.
5 true crime stories you don't want to miss

These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
Change Agent
Actor-activist Sean Penn says he's in Haiti for the long haul

Sean Penn's role in Haiti has evolved from heading a band of volunteers and serving as unofficial mayor of a homeless camp to becoming ambassador-at-large for President Michel Martelly, the first non-Haitian to receive the designation.
'Masterpiece' for the masses

Under Rebecca Eaton, dramas like 'Downton Abbey' attract more, and younger, viewers.
Behind the mask of Kim Dotcom

Now on house arrest in New Zealand, Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom awaits trial – all while prosecutors fight to bring him to the US. Looking back at Dotcom's exorbitant lifestyle and willingness to break the rules, it's no surprise that he's made so many enemies.
Super Bowl ad: Is Ferris Bueller 'sequel' the right vehicle for a Honda CR-V? (+video)

Before the ad wars kick off on Super Bowl Sunday, Honda is trying to score early with an extended online pitch for the CR-V, featuring Matthew Broderick in a Ferris Bueller sequel. Of sorts.
Ex-wife said she could destroy Newt Gingrich campaign. Will she? (+video)

Newt Gingrich has surged to No. 2 before the South Carolina primary. But on Thursday night, ABC airs an interview with his second ex-wife, Marianne, who has previously said, 'I don’t think he should be' president.
Global News Blog
Good Reads: Remembrances of Vaclav Havel, Christopher Hitchens, and Kim Jong-il (video)

The passing of two great writers, Havel and Hitchens, may not cause currencies to fluctuate or armies to go on standby as Kim Jong-il's death has today. But the influence of their words will live on.
Christopher Hitchens: 10 memorable quotes

Some of the more pithy quotes by Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens was militant pundit and humanist

He was a most engaged, prolific and public intellectual who wrote numerous books, was a frequent television commentator and a contributor to Vanity Fair, Slate and other publications. He became a popular author in 2007 thanks to 'God is Not Great,' a manifesto for atheists.
15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks

15 bests nonfiction titles of 2011, according to the Monitor's reviewers
Natalie Wood witness says she heard 'Help me, I'm drowning'

Natalie Wood witness Marilyn Wayne heard 'a woman's voice crying for help,' on the night of Nov. 28, 1981. Ms. Wayne is the first new Natalie Wood witness to emerge since the investigation was reopened Friday.
Natalie Wood case reopened: Could investigation lead to new charges?

L.A. police reopened the case concerning the death of Natalie Wood in 1981, but experts say convincing evidence is needed to bring new charges – and new allegations aren't enough.
Tax VOX
Are local governments failing?

How has the financial crisis affected local governments?
Cinema Eye's finalists for best 2012 nonfiction film

Eleven movies from six different countries have been named by Cinema Eye as finalists for their 2012 nonfiction award.
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.
Nancy Grace, Chaz Bono cast in Dancing with the Stars Season 13

Monday night, the cast for season 13 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars was revealed. The show opens on Sept. 19. Who are the contestants?
Our Idiot Brother: movie review

In 'Our Idiot Brother,' Paul Rudd plays an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters and becomes the family savior in spite of himself.
Chapter & Verse
Rupert Murdoch: Read all about him and the phone hacking scandal in a new e-book

Vanity Fair has just released an e-book on the life of Rupert Murdoch and the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
Zynga IPO suggests it's worth up to $20 billion

Zynga is expected to sell $1.5 billion to $2 billion of its stock to the public as early as this fall. Zynga created Farmville and other popular online games.
20 of the smartest nonfiction titles for summer reading

Some of this summer's best books will introduce you to Machu Picchu, hippie physicists, Parisian walks, and a serial imposter. And that’s just the nonfiction.
Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded to home confinement as he awaits trial on attempted rape charges. Here are five other headline-catching cases of house arrest.
Why Obama rejected John Glenn's plea to save the space shuttle progam

In a 40-minute plea at the White House to save the US space shuttle, John Glenn said that relying on the Russians to get US astronauts into space was a mistake. Why did President Obama turn him down?