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Reader recommendation: The Philosopher's Diet Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Oprah's next book club pick: What will it be? Everyone's speculating on Oprah's next book club selection, scheduled to be announced on Sept. 17.
Murderesses Row: guns, gams, and glamour in 1920s Chicago Douglas Perry, author of "The Girls of Murder City," talks about the true cases that inspired the musical "Chicago."
Reader recommendation: The Road to Daybreak Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Bestselling books the week of 9/2/10, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Is Gotham City ready for two Batmans? The Bruce Wayne Batman is coming back – but the Dick Grayson Batman is staying put.
"My Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn: Why did gunman James Jae Lee embrace this book? "My Ishmael," a 1997 novel by Daniel Quinn, was featured in the manifesto of gunman James Jay Lee.
Reader recommendation: The Good Son Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Comic book covers for Chaucer, Marx, and Dickens? Why not? Penguin Books has been commissioning "comics-inspired" covers for classics.
Reader recommendation: Living Buddha, Living Christ Monitor readers share their favorite picks.
"Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen: a review roundup "Freedom" has got everybody talking about Jonathan Franzen.
Reader recommendation: The Schools Our Children Deserve Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Temple Grandin was a big winner at the 2010 Emmys. But for many viewers, she is still not a household name.
"Zot! The Complete Black and White Collection” is my summer romance I fell in love with Scott McCloud's "Zot!" as a teen. This summer, I remembered why.
Reader recommendation: The Third Angel Monitor readers write and share their favorite book picks.
Questions for Eliza Griswold, author of "The Tenth Parallel" Eliza Griswold traveled to some of the world's most dangerous places to explore the relationship between Christianity and Islam.
Reader recommendation: The Book Seller of Kabul Monitor readers write and share their favorite picks.
Bestselling books the week of 8/26/10, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
175 Years Ago, an Epic Case of Flimflammery (Plus Man-Bats) New York City got lost in space 175 years ago this week
The third installment of Suzanne Collins’s “Hunger Games” trilogy may be this summer’s hottest book.
Maria Sharapova moves into US Open 3rd round, where she will meet Beatrice Capra Maria Sharapova is a former US Open champ who seems to enjoy the bright lights of New York. Maria Sharapova is about to play an up-and-coming phenom in 18 year-old Beatrice Capra Saturday in the tournament's third round.
Ben Roethlisberger has suspension reduced by NFL commissioner Ben Roethlisberger was suspended earlier this year for six games after having been accused of – but not charged with – sexual assault. Ben Roethlisberger now gets two of those games back.
A Christian Science perspective.
Matt Leinart: Could the Cardinals and their quarterback part ways? Matt Leinart is a former first-round draft choice of the Arizona Cardinals. However, the former Heisman Trophy winner and his coach reportedly don't see eye-to-eye.
During these salad days, let us entertain you When it’s too hot to cook, the Monitor’s language columnist considers how salads really are worth their salt.
A poem.
Baltimore tales: At a traffic light a stranger hands him a bullet It was a brief encounter at a stoplight that ended with a stranger handing him an unused bullet along with a cryptic parting remark.
Endangered plants you'll likely never see 'Losing Paradise,' a new botanical art exhibition of 44 rare species, illustrates the art form's enduring value – even in this age of digital.
In his great purge he had sold almost everything he owned except his books. Selling them was like saying goodbye to intimate friends.
A Christian Science perspective.
Tiger Woods set to tee off in tournament he helped create Tiger Woods scrambled to qualify for this week's Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston. The tournament, which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation, is the second round in the PGA Tour's FedEx playoffs.
A Christian Science perspective.
Troy Polamalu sees his hair insured for $1 million Troy Polamalu of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers endorses Head and Shoulders shampoo. The shampoo maker has taken out a $1 million insurance policy on Polamalu's head of hair.
A prayer for the Chilean miners' freedom A Christian Science perspective.
The standard above the flood in Pakistan A Christian Science perspective.
Esperanza Spalding's new album, 'Chamber Music Society,' three unseen Ken Burns documentaries on pbs.org, adult drama 'City Island' on DVD, and more.
'Red Horse' CD from three of folk music's warmest voices, 'The Sartorialist' – a blog for the fashion cognoscenti, an eye-opening documentary on the bottled-water industry, and more.
Jack White waxes nostalgic in bid to reconnect fans to music Rock star and entrepreneur Jack White hopes his back-to-the-future approach to producing music will generate more creative, inspired recordings.
Tall tales from Webland: You can learn everything about anything on the Web, but is it true? A high school student discovers the jungles of France and other tall tales in the course of researching his history homework online.
Voice lessons: An adopted stray rediscovers her bark Adopted from a shelter, the stray dog was wary and silent. But as her confidence in her safety grew, a gentle howl ensued.
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