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Writing On The Sly, Nathaniel Rich's Secret Debut
It took over five years for Nathaniel Rich to finish his first novel — maybe because he was writing The Mayor's Tongue secretly, first as a college student, and then while writing film criticism during the day.
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'Outliers' Puts Self-Made Success To The Test
Why do Asian kids outperform American kids in math? How did Bill Gates become a billionaire computer entrepreneur? Malcolm Gladwell takes on these questions and more in his book Outliers. He argues that the "self-made man" is a myth.
Annie Leibovitz: The View From Behind The Lens
Whoopi Goldberg in a milk bath? Meryl Streep in a white mime face? After training her lens on some of the most notable faces of our day, the photographer reveals the stories behind some of her famous portraits.
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Comic John Hodgman Shares 'More Information'
In More Information Than You Require, the follow-up to the best-selling The Areas of My Expertise, John Hodgman offers another compilation of false facts and trivia.
For Books, Is Obama New Oprah?
Are 3 Novels, Revised as One, a New Book?
Books of The Times: It’s True: Success Succeeds, and Advantages Can Help
The Vampire of the Mall
Fighting Illness From 'The Edge Of Medicine'
What if you could diagnose cancer just by smelling it? Dr. William Hanson explains the 'Diag-Nose' — an electronic nose that can do just that — plus other medical technologies that he says will change our lives.
What Is Art For?
How To Be Killer At Cocktail Parties
Awkward over hors d'oeuvres? A mess with martinis? Knowing what to say at a cocktail party can be overwhelming — but these three books will have you culturally informed in no time.
The Joy of English
Fiction Chronicle
The 'Unholy Business' Of Biblical Forgeries
In 2002, archaeologists claimed a box of ancient bones held the remains of Jesus' brother. Nina Burleigh discusses her book, Unholy Business: The True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land, which explores how forgers create fake artifacts to "prove" Biblical stories to be true.
Edelman Issues Challenge On Commitment To Kids
For decades, Marian Wright Edelman has been a proud bullhorn on behalf of disadvantaged children. In a wide-ranging conversation with Farai Chideya, Edelman reveals whether she'd accept a post in an Obama administration and speaks about her new book, The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small.
Author Urges Investing In Obesity And Nice Legs
Hedge fund manager James Altucher says that the way to make money with minimal stress is to invest in lasting demographic trends like identity theft, chocolate and women's legs. He discusses his new book, The Forever Portfolio, and offers his top 10 stock picks.
Books of the Times: You Know We All Love You, Professor. Now Get Out of Here.
Edward Sheehan, 78, Foreign Correspondent, Dies
Peter Levinson, Publicist and Biographer of Jazz Greats, Is Dead at 74
Paging Through History's Beautiful Science
A new exhibit at California's Huntington Library is opening up the work of the giants of science. Colorful star charts, close-up lunar sketches and dog-eared books reveal the world as seen by the eyes of Newton, Galileo and Copernicus.
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