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'Good Soldiers' sad, surreal

BY ANNE STEPHENSON, Arizona Republic | Today at 12:03 a.m.

"The Good Soldiers" by David Finkel (FSG, 304 pages, $26) —Perhaps this is what wars will be like from now on, until we learn to not fight them.

  • Kelly biography is short on Monaco years

    BY CARRIE RICKEY, Philadelphia Inquirer | Today at 3:20 a.m.

    "High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly" by Donald Spoto (Harmony Books, 303 pages, $25.99)

  • Real trouble

    BY PRESTON JONES, Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Today at 3:24 a.m.

    "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (Scribner, 1,074 pages, $35)

  • Some find disturbing elements in 'Twilight'

    By Kathleen Megan, The Hartford Courant | Nov. 19 at 12:05 a.m.

    What would you say about a teen relationship in which the guy is so obsessed and protective he sneaks into his loved one's bedroom to watch her sleep; seems to stalk her every move; tries to control whom she sees; and even disables her truck engine so she can't go out?

  • Sweet Sugar Ray

    BY TIM RUTTEN, Los Angeles Times | Nov. 15 at 4:19 p.m.

    "Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson" by Wil Haygood (Alfred A. Knopf, 466 pages, $27.95)

  • AP: Palin's book a shot at revenge, redemption

    By Robin Abcarian and Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times | Nov. 15 at 12:06 a.m.

    NEW YORK — For Sarah Palin, whose electrifying debut on the national stage at last year's Republican National Convention was followed by perceived missteps and critical coverage that left her feeling unappreciated and under attack, "Going Rogue: An American Life" is a shot at redemption as well as revenge.

  • Hills' 'Duck and Goose' will thrill

    By Steve Johnson | Nov. 15 at 12:06 a.m.

  • Neil Sheehan's 'A Fiery Peace in a Cold War'

    BY ART WINSLOW, Newsday | Nov. 15 at 4:20 p.m.

    The son of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev recalled his father lamenting the cost of Russia's first intercontinental ballistic missiles, asking, "What will we do, we'll be without pants."

  • Book looks at Kansas through all four seasons

    Nov. 1 at 12:04 a.m.

    "A Kansas Year" by Mike Blair (University Press of Kansas, 240 pages, $24.95)

  • Dracula a romantic hero in sequel

    Nov. 1 at 1:03 a.m.

    "Dracula: The Un-Dead" by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt (Dutton, 424 pages, $26.95)

  • Before the 'age of lead'

    Nov. 1 at 12:04 a.m.

    "The Children's Book: A Novel" by A.S. Byatt (Alfred A. Knopf, 680 pages, $26.95)

  • Latest Connelly outing falls flat

    Oct. 25 at 12:06 a.m.

    "Nine Dragons" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Co., 384 pages, $27.99)

  • Truth casualty in Tillman case

    Oct. 25 at 12:06 a.m.

    "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman" by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday, 386 pages, $27.95)

  • A flood without water

    BY LISA MCLENDON, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 18 at 2:44 a.m.

    "The Year of the Flood" by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 431 pages, $26.95)

  • Publishers Weekly best sellers

    Oct. 18 at 12:57 a.m.

    1. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown

  • 'Spooner' unfolds in three stages

    BY DAVID HILTBRAND, Philadelphia Inquirer | Oct. 18 at 2:45 a.m.

    "Spooner" by Pete Dexter (Grand Central Publishing, 469 pages, $26.99)

  • 'Strength' thought-provoking

    BY ANNE STEPHENSON, Arizona Republic | Oct. 18 at 12:06 a.m.

    "Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder (Random House, 304 pages, $26) —This is the story of how an African medical student named Deo fled the violence in his native Burundi and escaped to the United States. The early pages tell of his flight from Africa (the wealthy father of a fellow student paid for his ticket), his arrival in New York City and his effort to survive there alone, with no money or English skills. He earned $15 for 12- hour days delivering groceries and slept at first in an abandoned tenement and later in Central Park.

  • Multiples no problem for most readers

    Oct. 11 at 12:07 a.m.

    Last month when I wrote about sticking to one book at a time — one novel, anyway — I asked for your thoughts on the matter. Judging from the response, those of us who are "single-bookers" are in the minority. Most people who wrote in said they have at least two books going at a time, and they offered some interesting philosophies on the subject.

  • Imperfect 'Exiles'

    Oct. 11 at 12:07 a.m.

    "Exiles in the Garden" by Ward Just (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 277 pages, $25)

  • War novel mixes in a love story

    BY LISA MCLENDON, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 4 at 6:50 a.m.

    "The Evolution of Shadows" by Jason Quinn Malott (Unbridled Books, 272 pages, $14.95 paper)

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