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1. TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy In this historic memoir, Ted Kennedy takes us inside his family, re-creating life with his parents and brothers and explaining their profound impact on him. For the first time, he describes his heartbreak and years of struggle in the wake of their deaths. Through it all, he describes his work in the Senate on the major issues of our time–civil rights, Vietnam, Watergate, [...]

1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown The Lost Symbol begins with an ancient ritual, a shadowy enclave, and of course, a secret. Readers know they are in Dan Brown territory when, by the end of the first chapter, a secret within a secret is revealed. To tell too much would ruin the fun of reading this delicious thriller, so you will find no spoilers here. Suffice it to say [...]

In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust-and the people responsible for the crisis included not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but also investment bankers and home loan institutions traditionally perceived as completely trustworthy. Chain of Blame chronicles this incredible disaster, with a specific focus on the players who participated [...]

In The Healing of America, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the United States can’t seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable cost. In his global quest to find a possible prescription, Reid visits wealthy, free market, industrialized democracies like our own-including France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and Canada-where he finds inspiration in example. [...]

Top 5 Fiction Works at a Glance 1. DARK SLAYER, by Christine Feehan. The dark destiny of a hungry woman. The terrifying fate of a cursed man. Now after a century of longing, the instinct for survival has united them. Prepare yourself for the new Carpathian novel by “the Queen of paranormal romance” (USA Today). 2. ALEX CROSS’S ‘TRIAL’, by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo.The year is 1906, and America is segregated. [...]

FICTION 1. South of Broad. By Pat Conroy. A gossip columnist’s homage to a close knit group of friends from Charleston. 2. The White Queen. By Phillipe Gregory. More palace intrigue as the author returns us to the War of the Roses. 3. Dream Fever. By Marie Monig. MacKlaya finds herself under the erotic spell of a Fae master. 4. The Help. By Kathryn Stockett. The lives of a maid, [...]

FICTION 1 ALEX CROSS’S TRIAL, by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) 2 SOUTH OF BROAD, by Pat Conroy. (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $29.95.) An unlikely group’s friendship from the ’60s to the ’80s, and from South Carolina to San Francisco; by the author of “The Prince of Tides.” 3 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s ­Mississippi. [...]

FICTION 1. South of Broad. By Pat Conroy. A gossip columnist’s homage to a close knit group of friends from Charleston. 2. The Girl Who Played with Fire. By Stieg Larsson. A hacker implicated in two murders, must revisit her past to prove her innocence. 3. Inherent Vice. By Thomas Pynchon. Noir meets 60′s Southern California groovy in a private eye’s pyschedelic quest. 4. The Help. By Kathryn Stockett. The [...]