Complete book coverage for Jan. 17, 2010
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2010 marks a few anniversaries and an auspicious time to get reacquainted with one of America’s most beloved writers.
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The vast, often-austere beauty of the state’s agricultural midsection is an inspiration to poet Don Thompson.
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From the chapbook ‘Where We Live’ (Parallel Press, 2009) Where We Live Nocturnal creatures must teach their young to be heard and not seen.
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The author creates a fascinating collection of interlaced characters who tangle with religious, philosophical, academic and romantic pursuits.
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The fictional work is about a series of characters who cross paths with a soldier while he serves in World War II.
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A charged, lyrical memoir that weaves the author’s life with an inquiry into our post-9/11 world that asks: How did we get here?
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A successful lawyer with a (somewhat) satisfactory family life becomes a rambling man due to a mysterious illness characterized by endless walking.
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Light in the noontime darkness: The fierce life and thought of Arthur Koestler.
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Plus: ‘The Patience Stone’ and ‘I Used to Be Somebody’
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Fiction Weeks on list1.The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined as they change a Mississippi town. 32 2.Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro (Knopf : $25.95) The short story master explores women and their relationships in 10 new stories. 7 3.Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel ( Henry Holt: $27) The rise of Henry VIII’s advisor Thomas Cromwell.10 4.Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, between life and death. 715.The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $25.99) Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his symbology skills to find a missing Freemason in Washington, D.C. 176.The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (Knopf: $25.95) A hacker implicated in two murders must revisit her past to prove her innocence. 207.I, Alex Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown: $27.99) Detective Alex Cross infiltrates a secret society while tracking down the killer of a close relative. 78.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $13.95) Greg desires to spend summer vacation indoors despite his mother’s wishes for outdoor family fun.139.The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R.
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Fiction 1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ($14.95) 2.
