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New book 'Smarter Faster Better' explains human behavior

Friday, 29 April 2016, 15:48 Last update: about 10 years ago

With his latest book, New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg joins the likes of Malcolm Gladwell in helping us better understand our world and ourselves. "Smarter Faster Better" seeks to uncover...

Augusten Burroughs searches for love in new memoir

Thursday, 28 April 2016, 15:50 Last update: about 10 years ago

If you've read author Augusten Burroughs' other cynically funny memoirs, you might be surprised by the outcome of his latest book, "Lust & Wonder." Although he's still brutally honest about his...

'Deep Blue' by Randy Wayne White is fast-paced thriller

Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 15:49 Last update: about 10 years ago

Since he first appeared in "Sanibel Flats" in 1990, Doc Ford, the hero of a series of thrillers by Randy Wayne White, has been living a double life. His quirky, fun-loving neighbors in the hamlet of...

Nikol Biancardi's short stories presented to Prime Minister

Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 07:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

Donna Lynn Calleja presented an anthology of Nikol Biancardi’s short stories to the Prime Minister Il-Ħalliel tal-Mejtin (The grave thief)  which includes 39 novels and a biography of...

'The South Side' explores American segregation

Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 15:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

Journalist Natalie Y. Moore grew up in Chatham on Chicago's South Side, "a solid black middle-class neighborhood" where her college-educated parents worked as a teacher and a Shell Oil middle manager....

At Tribeca, virtual reality takes early steps toward art

Monday, 25 April 2016, 15:52 Last update: about 10 years ago

Walking through most doors at the Tribeca Film Festival means taking a seat in a theater full of chattering moviegoers. But there are also darkened, cloth-wrapped chambers - like old...

2 sisters' secrets go viral in 'Keep Me Posted'

Monday, 25 April 2016, 15:46 Last update: about 10 years ago

Cassie and Sid are sisters, best friends, and desperate for more time together. While Cassie balances twin 3-year-olds, a cramped New York apartment and a sex-starved marriage, Sid navigates life as...

Stellar plot twists abound in 'Steel Kiss'

Friday, 22 April 2016, 15:25 Last update: about 10 years ago

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs battle a ruthless killer who utilizes common machinery to strike fear in Jeffery Deaver's latest novel, "The Steel Kiss." Sachs, a New York police detective,...

'Running: A Love Story' is too shallow to enjoy

Thursday, 21 April 2016, 15:24 Last update: about 10 years ago

File this book under "I was misinformed." I came across a reference to the new book "Running: A Love Story" in New York magazine last month titled, "How Running and Meditation Change the Minds of...

'The 14th Colony' by Steve Berry is gripping novel

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 15:22 Last update: about 10 years ago

Cotton Malone fights a ticking clock and a Russian conspiracy to give the United States government payback in Steve Berry's latest adventure, "The 14th Colony." This is his third book in the...

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