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Comics: The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek – Complete Peanuts – Bloom County Library – Popeye – Plunder Island

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New collections of classic comics, including “Peanuts,”“Bloom County” and “Popeye.”

Book Review | ‘Black Hearts: One Platoon’s Descent Into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death,’ by Jim Frederick

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A riveting account of the flawed leadership, bad luck and virulent personalities that led to the 2006 murder of an entire Iraqi family by American soldiers.

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Book Review | ‘The Man From Saigon,’ by Marti Leimbach

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Vietcong guerrillas capture a female reporter in this vivid Vietnam War novel.

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Book Review | ‘Reality Hunger: A Manifesto,’ by David Shields

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With an assist from others’ quotations, David Shields argues that our deep need for reality is not being met by the old and crumbling models of literature.

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Book Review | ‘Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades,’ by Jonathan Phillips

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This “character driven” account of two centuries of religious combat is the best recent history of the Crusades.

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Book Review | ‘Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience,’ by Stephen S. Hall

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A science writer addresses the question: What makes a sage?

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Book Review | ‘The Surrendered,’ by Chang-rae Lee

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As death draws near, Chang-rae Lee’s heroine, a Korean War orphan who now lives in New York, sets off for Europe to look for her wayward son.

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Book Review | ‘Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy,’ by Melissa Milgrom

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A journalist’s adventures in the world of taxidermy, where she observes the art of incising, skinning, sculpturing and reassembling.

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Book Review | ‘The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage,’ by Anthony Brandt

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The boldness and the folly of the explorers who sought the Northwest Passage.

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Book Review | ‘So Much for That,’ by Lionel Shriver

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Health care and bank accounts loom large in Lionel Shriver’s multifaceted 10th novel, in which plans, relationships and families are changed by illness.

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