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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
John F. Kennedy: 15 quotes on his birthday

John F. Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917. To mark what would have been his 95th birthday, here are 15 memorable JFK quotes.
Spurs and Thunder star in NBA’s Western Conference Finals: 10 extra dimensions

The clash of the Spurs and Thunder in the NBA’s Western Conference finals may fly a bit under the national radar when it opens Sunday. Here are 10 factors that make this showdown intriguing.
From Willie Horton to windsurfing: Five top political attack ads

Political attacks ads: love 'em or hate 'em, but they’re here to stay, and this election year stands to be a watershed moment in their use. Here's a look at what are considered to be some of the most memorable and effective attack ads utilized over the years.
Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

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The Vote
The debate's Kissinger flap: Who was right?
Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna'

Spike Lee's retelling of World War II's black infantry draws on all the clichés.
Lincoln's lesson for today's culture wars

Democracy must be more than two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch.
Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
Aerosol cans: Are they OK to use now?
The Irregulars

Roald Dahl's days as a savvy British spy in wartime Washington.
German gardens with tales to tell

Gardens that owe their existence to women.
Review: 'I Served the King of England'

Chaplinesque fable has an airiness that masks its tragic undertow.
Southern Storm

The truth behind the legend of General Sherman’s march to the sea.
Chapter & Verse
Books from the man who may have been James Bond
Bush role in McCain campaign to fade away

But the president is still trying to unite the Republican Party.
Walls and Bars
Obama’s rapid rise to eminence

He’ll make his speech in Denver Thursday as the first African-American to win his party’s nod.
Why We Watched

A historian examines the mental landscape that allowed the Holocaust to happen.
More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.
Amid Russia-Georgia standoff, iconic photo of 1968 Soviet invasion

Ladislav Bielik's iconic image of a Slovak baring his chest to the barrel of a Soviet tank is part of a commemorative exhibit 40 years ago to the day.
The Wrecking Crew

Thomas Frank takes on the capitol and a legacy of government as business.
Our First Revolution
The Vote
McCain and Obama - a tale of five (well, four) polls
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The Vote
Helen Thomas featured on HBO special
The Wild Places

Nature writer Robert Macfarlane takes a modern trek through Britain’s changing lands.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about displaying American flags in churches.
Is charging interest sinful?

A bid to reconcile Scripture and the modern economy.
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