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An American mystery
St. Petersburg TimesThe fiction of Joyce Carol Oates draws much of its dark power from American crime. From her prodigiously anthologized 1966 short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (based on serial killer Charles Schmid) to her 2000 novel "Blonde" (about...Tags: Marilyn Monroe, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Juvenile Delinquency, Family
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'Still Waters: A Mystery' by Nigel McCrery
Special to The TimesJuly 21, 2008 Mysteries and thrillers are two distinct forms of the crime fiction genre. The former revolve around the investigation of a crime by a professional or amateur sleuth; thrillers usually pit a hero against a villain whose diabolical plot is...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Police, Edgar Allan Poe, Hunting, Michael Connelly
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When & Where: Yaz performance dates, Manhattan
‘Lost’ book club has makings of a novel idea What would a "Lost" book club be like? Would it be one of those nice groups where you sit around rapping about books like "The Gathering" while sipping a frappuccino (when you've actually read anything and...Tags: Minority Groups, MySpace, Moby, Manhattan, Bernadette Peters
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'The Eaves of Heaven' by Andrew X. Pham
The Eaves of Heaven
A Life in Three Wars
Andrew X. Pham
Harmony Books: 302 pp., $24.95
Only its loss defines a golden age. Andrew X. Pham's story of Pham Van Thong, his father, is ostensibly one of devastation. A young Vietnamese loses his ancestral...Tags: Book, Armed Forces, Defense, Vehicles, Books and Magazines
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Suggested reading for sports figures
As tired as I am of hearing about Spygate, it has produced some incredible quotes. My favorite came Friday when New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was trying to explain his relationship, or lack of relationship, with former video assistant Matt...Tags: Major League Baseball, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, National Basketball Association, ESPN
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A Novel Born From Photos
South Florida Sun-SentinelA century ago, says award-winning novelist Aleksandar Hemon, the mood of the United States was much like today's: fearful and suspicious, especially toward immigrants. But the perceived threat was not terrorism but anarchism. And the group vilified for...Tags: Raymond Carver, John Updike, Migration, Fiction, Terrorism
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'Genius' at work
By Darin Strauss
The daunting thing, of course, is the word itself. You hear "genius," you picture Wile E. Coyote, tinkering alone in the sierras, cobbling together the rocket-powered cycle on which he will catch only trouble.
Sarajevo-born Chicago...Tags: Salman Rushdie, Crimes, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Saul Bellow
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Parents tossed and turned over 'Lolita' bed for girls
In 1955, Vladimir Nabokov published his novel, ''Lolita,'' about a man who marries a woman only to be near her young daughter, the precocious and alluring Dolores (Lolita). When his wife discovers his attraction to her daughter, she plans to leave him but...Tags: Furnishings and Furniture Industry, Book, Allentown, Furniture, Cartoons
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As the crow flies
By Ed Park
After "American," the most overused but irresistible prefix for titles might be "The Secret History of." Unscientific trend-spotters (me) attribute the popularity of this modern-day usage to Donna Tartt's 1992 novel, "The Secret History."...Tags: Mental Illness, Environmental Pollution, Illnesses, History, Water Pollution
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O Captain, my captain
Ionce mentioned to Bill Buckley how much I enjoyed the job of mate on his boat. "First mate," he corrected me. "I have a mate. Her name is Pat." For two summers -- 1998 and 1999 -- I took care of Buckley's 36-foot sloop, Patito. Every Friday from May...Tags: Long Island Sound, Don Imus
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