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Penn Jillette describes losing 100 lbs. in 'Presto!

Friday, 2 September 2016, 16:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales" (Simon & Schuster), by Penn Jillette Penn Jillette of the comedy-magic duo Penn and Teller holds nothing back in...

'Patient H.M.' unearths lobotomy doctor's secrets

Thursday, 1 September 2016, 16:02 Last update: about 9 years ago

In a book that will rank with Rebecca Skloot's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" in the realm of outstanding medical ethics narratives, Luke Dittrich uncovers the story of his grandfather, a...

'Sorrow Road' delves deep into the vagaries of memory

Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 16:01 Last update: about 9 years ago

Memories are seldom infallible. Two people can remember the same event, yet their recollections vastly differ. The addition of repressed memories and Alzheimer's disease add a new dimension to what...

'The Couple Next Door' is well-sculpted domestic thriller

Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 16:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

In Shari Lapena's highly suspenseful thriller "The Couple Next Door," Anne and Marco Conti return home from a dinner party to find their front door open and their 6-month-old daughter, Cora,...

A revision with a twist at the end

Monday, 29 August 2016, 12:40 Last update: about 9 years ago

Mark A. Sammut Since it seems that Mark Camilleri has the ear of the powers-that-be, his latest book acquires political relevance.Labour's publishing house, SKS, has published Mr Camilleri's A...

Beyond My Way and beyond Your Way

Monday, 29 August 2016, 12:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

From the multimillion copy bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - hailed as the Most Influential Business Book of the 20th Century - The 3rd Alternative introduces a...

Schumer keeps it real in 'Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'

Sunday, 28 August 2016, 12:06 Last update: about 9 years ago

Amy Schumer is a powerhouse in the entertainment industry, thanks to her Emmy-winning TV series, "Inside Amy Schumer," and feature film box-office smash "Trainwreck." A comedian, actress, writer,...

Jay McInerney on love in the time of Cialis

Saturday, 27 August 2016, 12:05 Last update: about 9 years ago

Jay McInerney's latest book, "Bright, Precious Days," picks up the story of Russell and Corrine Calloway, whose great love affair and marriage was the subject of two earlier novels. Now they're in...

Top-selling edition of Constitution by conservative press

Friday, 26 August 2016, 12:04 Last update: about 9 years ago

Since Khizr Khan held up a copy of the U.S. Constitution last week at the Democratic National Convention and offered to lend it to Republican nominee Donald Trump, sales for the government's founding...

'Guy Novel' is widely improbable spy thriller

Thursday, 25 August 2016, 12:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

Michael Ryan is primarily known as a Guggenheim-winning poet, although he has also written a critically acclaimed memoir and a book of essays. But his first novel, "Guy Novel," is part wildly...

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