'Way It Was' taps aging Sinatra's highs
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 12:15
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Frank Sinatra's prime years as a singer were long behind him when Eliot Weisman managed his career. Yet even into his 70s "the Voice" could deliver what fans wanted or were willing to settle for. The...
'Parting Shot' will have readers turning the pages
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:08
Last update: about 9 years ago
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Linwood Barclay's "Parting Shot" showcases the devastated town of Promise Falls a year after the horrific events that almost destroyed the community. Detective Barry Duckworth thinks he's seen it...
John McCain memoir, 'The Restless Wave,' coming in April
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 16:11
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
An upcoming memoir from Sen. John McCain has taken on new meaning since he first decided to write it. "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations" is...
'Chasing Phil' offers peek into organized crime
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 12:09
Last update: about 9 years ago
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In 1977, two FBI agents, Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan, slipped recording devices beneath their suits, touted themselves as swindlers in the making and shook hands with Phil Kitzer. It marked the...
Crew of the Oregon fights most ruthless villain yet
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 12:07
Last update: about 9 years ago
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"Typhoon Fury" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison Juan Cabrillo and his elite crew of the ship the Oregon fight their most ruthless villain yet in "Typhoon Fury" by Clive...
Black novelist Jesmyn Ward 'overjoyed' by MacArthur win
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 16:07
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
An African-American novelist praised for her raw and powerful depictions of poor African-Americans confronting racial and economic inequalities in the rural South said Wednesday that winning a...
'Righteous' elevates author to new level
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 12:59
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The search for the truth can be righteous; so can helping someone who feels powerless. Even anger can be righteous as unofficial private detective Isaiah "IQ" Quintabe learns in Joe Ide's excellent...
Singer Art Garfunkel reveals feelings, thoughts in new book
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 13:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Art Garfunkel once envisioned a simple life as a mathematics teacher. He earned a master's degree and was well on his way to becoming a Ph.D. That plan was derailed when he and Paul Simon became...
Kapitali: welcome to the real new way of doing politics
Friday, 10 November 2017, 14:21
Last update: about 9 years ago
Welcome to the real new way of doing politics. Meet two young Members of Parliament: one a lawyer from a "noble" dynasty in the PN, with a history of family MPs on the 10th district and the other a...