Harry Potter and the Internet hoax
Cory Hoekstra couldn't believe it. The Monteverde, Fla., teen was surfing the Web when suddenly, there it was, like an early birthday present -- a copy of the fifth entry...
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Robert E. Lee, by Emory M. Thomas…
Robert E. Lee, by Emory M. Thomas (Norton, $14.95). In this balanced portrait of a complex individual, Thomas looks behind "the marble man of the South," the icon of the...
The Deep End of the Ocean, by…
The Deep End of the Ocean, by Jacquelyn Mitchard (Signet, $7.50). Mitchard's best-selling first novel about a mother whose toddler son disappears is utterly compelling. Although it is as suspenseful...
The Wars of the Roses, by Desmond…
The Wars of the Roses, by Desmond Seward (Penguin, $14.95). One of history's most fascinating eras comes to life as Seward tells of court intrigues and brutal battles in 15th...
Primary Colors, by Anonymous (Warner, $6.99).Sure, you…
Primary Colors, by Anonymous (Warner, $6.99). Sure, you know now that the author is Joe Klein and that his story is generously based on Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign for the...
Word Watch: The Stories Behind the Words…
Word Watch: The Stories Behind the Words of Our Lives, by Anne H. Soukhanov (Owl/Holt, $14.95). In the 1980s we met tree huggers and dinks, got caught up in cocooning...