books In short, classic King 11/14/2008 As late as 1988, a reviewer for The New York Times referred to works by Stephen King as "big, dumb and plodding."
Calamities confound a couple's bond 11/14/2008 - Abolitionists, addiction, alcoholism, the Civil War, the Korean conflict and Columbine all contribute to the oversized canvas that is Wally Lamb's new work, "The Hour I First Believed."
The commander in Lincoln 11/14/2008 - It doesn't look like much, this modest patch of green in Washington. There's a flagpole, a couple of Civil War artillery pieces and a few yards of carefully reconstructed earthworks.
Slave, scout, explorer and spy 11/14/2008 - Esteban Dorantes lived the most remarkable life of anyone you've never heard of, unless you're a scholar of the Spanish settlement of the New World, in whose documents he is identified, at various times, as a slave, an ambassador, a spy, a scout, an explorer and even a kind of shaman.
Lightening the dark 11/14/2008 - You might not expect an author who explores the dark side of humanity to be singing "My Funny Valentine" or "Isn't It Romantic?" every week.
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