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Book Review: Moon Unit Zappa memoir rides messy legacy of father's genius on journey to self-love

Book Review: Moon Unit Zappa memoir rides messy legacy of father's genius on journey to self-love

Moon Unit Zappa got the question a lot, particularly during the “Valley Girl” years: “What was it like growing up with Frank Zappa for a dad?” The eldest daughter of the quirky and unconventional musical visionary, who died at 52 in 1993, gives the w
Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college

Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college

When hundreds of books got hauled away in a dumpster from the library of the New College of Florida on Thursday, the tiny liberal arts college with a governing board dominated by appointees of Republican Gov.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's 'Antisemitism in America' to be published next winter

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's 'Antisemitism in America' to be published next winter

NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will have a book out next winter that draws in part upon his own life and religious faith for what he calls a “warning” about antisemitism.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) 2. Shadow of Doubt by Brad Thor (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) 3. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) 4. Arkangel by James Rollins (William Morrow) 5.
Posthumously published novel 'Peggy' a 'gift' to friends of writer Rebecca Godfrey

Posthumously published novel 'Peggy' a 'gift' to friends of writer Rebecca Godfrey

For friends of Rebecca Godfrey, the writer's final novel is more than a posthumous stamp on a career cut short — it's another piece of her to savour now that she's gone.
Book Review: 'Kent State' a chilling examination of 1970 campus shooting and its ramifications

Book Review: 'Kent State' a chilling examination of 1970 campus shooting and its ramifications

More than a half century has passed since Ohio National Guard members opened fire on college students during a war protest at Kent State University , killing four students and injuring nine others.
Aaron Rodgers says he regrets his 'immunized' comment in 2021 in an upcoming book about the QB

Aaron Rodgers says he regrets his 'immunized' comment in 2021 in an upcoming book about the QB

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Rodgers says in a soon-to-be published book that he should have handled discussing his COVID-19 immunization status differently.
Book Review: Nate Silver makes a compelling case for taking more risks in ‘On the Edge’

Book Review: Nate Silver makes a compelling case for taking more risks in ‘On the Edge’

By the time you finish Nate Silver’s new book, you’ll probably want to do something risky.
Book Review: 'Secret Life of the Universe' is a primer on search for life beyond Earth

Book Review: 'Secret Life of the Universe' is a primer on search for life beyond Earth

As director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute, astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol's work is focused on answering the question of whether we're alone in the universe.
Book Review: Is the brilliant surgeon a 'Good Sociopath?' Chicago P.I. Annalisa Vega has her doubts

Book Review: Is the brilliant surgeon a 'Good Sociopath?' Chicago P.I. Annalisa Vega has her doubts

Professor Maura Delaney’s book, “The Good Sociopath,” is about to hit the market with a neurosurgeon, Dr. Craig Canning, as her primary example. The publisher has even put his photograph on the cover.
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