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Review: Burroughs imbibes the holiday spirit
AP – 2 hrs 51 mins ago

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"You Better Not Cry" (St. Martin's Press, 206 pages, $22), by Augusten Burroughs: Even among high-functioning alcoholics, Augusten Burroughs is an acquired taste. Full Story »
Review: 'What Once We Felt' is a cautionary tale
AP – Tue Nov 10, 7:20 am ET

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NEW YORK - Oblivion toward the less fortunate, lack of reproductive freedom, and rationing of medical care are just some of the timely themes of Ann Marie Healy's thoughtful new satire, "What Once We Felt," premiering off-Broadway at The Duke on 42nd. Full Story »
Review: `Fantastic Mr. Fox' is mighty fine
AP – Mon Nov 9, 4:01 pm ET

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It may not merit the adjective in its title, yet the animated yarn "Fantastic Mr. Fox" offers some of the most goofy fun you'll have at a theater this season. Full Story »
Review: Samuel Johnson bio shows man behind text
AP – Mon Nov 9, 3:27 pm ET

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"Samuel Johnson: A Life" (Henry Holt and Company, 432 pages, $30), by David Nokes: David Nokes, a prominent scholar of 18th-century English literature, takes a fresh look at Samuel Johnson, the man known as the creator of the dictionary. In doing so, Nokes shows a very human side of Johnson, and the perspective of his times. Full Story »
Book Review: Story of WWII told through 3 generals
AP – Mon Nov 9, 2:44 pm ET

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"Patton, Montgomery, Rommel: Masters of War" (Crown Publishing, 448 pages, $30), by Terry Brighton: During a dinner in Saigon with some news correspondents in 1971, Gen. Creighton Abrams, the U.S. commander in Vietnam, was asked his opinion of the movie, "Patton." Full Story »
Chinua Achebe returns with a collection of essays
AP – Mon Nov 9, 2:16 pm ET

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"The Education of a British-Protected Child" (Knopf, 208 pages, $24.95), by Chinua Achebe: Nigerian author Chinua Achebe's new book, his first in 20 years, is not especially new. And maybe that's part of the point. Full Story »
Review: New bio of Sugar Ray Robinson packs punch
AP – Mon Nov 9, 1:44 pm ET

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"Sweet Thunder" (Knopf, 464 pages, $27.95), by Wil Haygood: The boxer Sugar Ray Robinson was a man of glittering skill and deep complexity. So complex, in fact, that several writers — including Robinson himself — have tried and failed to render a full portrait. Full Story »
Music Review: Melanie Fiona's debut CD is solid
AP – Mon Nov 9, 1:14 pm ET

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Melanie Fiona, "The Bridge" (Universal Motown) Full Story »
Bon Jovi circles back to Jersey stadium rock
AP – Mon Nov 9, 8:15 am ET

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Bon Jovi, "The Circle" (Island) Full Story »
Redgrave recreates the grandmother she barely knew
AP – Mon Nov 9, 7:23 am ET

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NEW YORK - Family ties are powerful, and when the folks are as famous and as accomplished as the Redgrave clan, these bindings must be industrial strength indeed. Full Story »