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New book provides backstage pass to rock history

Friday, 2 May 2014, 13:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"There Goes Gravity" (Riverhead), by Lisa Robinson   In the new book, "There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll," there's a telling photograph of Mick Jagger...

Mark Alpert's latest book is dark fantasy thriller

Thursday, 1 May 2014, 13:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"The Furies" (Thomas Dunne Books), by Mark Alpert   Mark Alpert, known for his science-driven thrillers, takes readers on an unexpected journey into dark fantasy with "The...

Garcia Marquez: More than just a magic realist

Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 13:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Magic realism was only one of his gifts. From crime stories and village folklore to romance and satire, Gabriel Garcia Marquez brought poetry to virtually every popular genre.   The Nobel...

'Draft Day' is an off-season gift

Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 13:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The pre-pre-season opening kickoff of the 2014 National Football League schedule is returned for a score in "Draft Day," an entirely conventional serio-comic sports world melodrama that...

'A Window on Eternity' finds joy in African park

Monday, 28 April 2014, 13:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"A Window on Eternity" (Simon & Schuster), by Edward O. Wilson   Biologist Edward O. Wilson doesn't spend a lot of time in his exploration of Mozambique's Gorongosa...

Random House to adapt 'Unbroken' for young adults

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 14:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Random House says it plans to publish a young adult adaption of Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling survival saga "Unbroken."   Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random...

'Kill Fee' is compelling tale of amorality, greed

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 14:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"Kill Fee" (Putnam), by Owen Laukkanen   Contract killing in terms of profit-and-loss margins fuels Owen Laukkanen's enthralling new novel, "Kill Fee," in which a...

Bone up on aviation history with Smithsonian book

Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 14:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia" (Smithsonian Books), edited by Amy Pastan   Who discovered the planet Uranus in 1781? Don't feel bad if the name William...

Allitt's new book reviews US environmental history

Monday, 21 April 2014, 14:24 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"A Climate of Crisis" (The Penguin Press), Patrick Allitt   According to "A Climate of Crisis," climate change and other pressing environmental concerns will be, instead...

'Poison Spring' details dirty EPA history

Saturday, 19 April 2014, 14:40 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"Poison Spring" (Bloomsbury Press), E.G. Vallianatos with McKay Jenkins   E.G. Vallianatos' complaints about the heavy influence that large corporations wield over the U.S....

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