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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:43:23 GMT

Having trouble finding just the right gift for the history buff, sports fan or world traveler on your list?

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:59:32 GMT

Dump the Xanax and grab J.K. Rowling's Tales of Beedle the Bard. This charming little book is the best anti-anxiety medication ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:08:13 GMT

The latest magical tome by J.K. Rowling has started to fly off bookstore shelves. Rowling was launching The Tales of Beedle the ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:41:23 GMT

Judging from the president-elect's reading list, you'd think books about Lincoln and FDR would be hot. But it's another president ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:26:14 GMT

T Is for Trespass by Sue Grafton (Berkley, $7.99, fiction, reprint). P.I. Kinsey Millhone must protect her elderly neighbor from ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:47:31 GMT

Everything you ever wanted to know about the famous New York City Christmas tree is right here in this beautifully illustrated ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:48:59 GMT

Take one famous chef (Batali), add a heaping dose of celebrity (Paltrow) and season heavily with photos, recipes and visits to ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:46:31 GMT

Toys R Us and other retailers may not embrace this funny cautionary tale, but it's perfect for our new economy, or what's left ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:45:48 GMT

The author of Mystic River turns to historical fiction in a sweeping saga set mostly in Boston and climaxing with the violent ...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:46:26 GMT

Twelve of Patricia Cornwell's books have hit No. 1 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list, and pricey toys are the spoils of ...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:31:27 GMT

Old Hickory, sex symbol? Jon Meacham's American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House brings alive a profoundly flawed but ...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:02:37 GMT

J.K. Rowling's new book of fairy tales has a direct link to the boy wizard's adventures: Beedle is the book that Hogwarts headmaster ...

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:48:46 GMT

Playwright William Gibson, whose The Miracle Worker has thrilled audiences for nearly a half-century with the true story of ...

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:40:21 GMT

Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success enters USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. 9; Kate Jacobs is back with ...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:26:56 GMT

If only it were this easy. That simple phrase inspired The Traveler, a "sweet and heartwarming" new book by Daren Simkin that ...