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Sara Paretsky “Critical Mass”
January 20, 2014

by An unwelcome figure from Dr. Lotty Herschel’s past resurfaces in Sara Paretsky‘s latest novel “Critical Mass.” Paretsky’s popular private eye V.I. Warshawski steps in to help her closest friend. As Vic discovers, Lotty lo

Kim Holmes “Rebound”
January 14, 2014

by Many Americans worry that their country is in decline. They fear that the economy, and our culture itself, are in deep crisis. And many people are frustrated that the “ruling classes” are unable to fix America’s problems. Now, Herita

Terrell Tannen “When Blood is Gone”
January 07, 2014

by Family. Love them, hate them, adored or ignored, our families leave an indelible mark on who we are. Now director and screenwriter Terrell Tannen brings his family to life in a memoir he calls “When Blood is Gone.” Tannen, the son of an in

James Dashner “The Eye of Minds”
January 06, 2014

by Imagine a world of hyperadvanced technology, cyberterrorists, and gaming beyond your wildest dreams -and your worst nightmares – and you have the world created by James Dashner, author of the bestselling “Maze Runner” series, in the

Michael Daniels “Names, Numbers, and Network Solutions”
January 03, 2014

by It seems incredible to think about today, but in 1992 only six companies bid on a contract for the exclusive right to sell internet domain names – like .com, .org, .net – to the entire world. A small Virginia company called Network Solutio

Countess of Carnarvon “Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey”
January 02, 2014

by Television audiences can’t seem to get enough of “Downton Abbey,” the British series that premiered in 2010 and in the U.S. the following year. But while the series is set in a fictional Yorkshire country estate, there is a real stor

Raymond Khoury “Rasputin’s Shadow”
December 31, 2013

by When a Russian diplomat takes a header out the window of a New York city apartment that’s owned by a physics teacher who has disappeared, FBI special agent Sean Reilly may be the only one who can put the clues together. In Raymond Khoury‘s

Bill Ayers “Public Enemy”
December 24, 2013

by This is how Sarah Palin, in the 2008 presidential campaign, characterized Barack Obama’s relationship with onetime ’60s radical Bill Ayers: “Our opponent is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists.&#

Simon Tofield “Simon’s Cat vs The World”
December 23, 2013

by Simon Tofield is a soft-spoken man who happens to love cats. And he’s a cartoonist who happens to draw one cat in particular. Millions buy his books, millions more watch the adventures of Simon’s cat on YouTube. Now Simon takes his beloved

Lisa Scottoline “Accused”
December 22, 2013

by Philadelphia attorney Mary DiNunzio has just been promoted to partner and is about to take on her most unusual case yet, as Lisa Scottoline‘s new thriller “Accused” opens. Thirteen-year-old genius Allegra Gardner has come to the firm,