Books
Julia Sweeney keeps it light, even amid family and personal tragedy
CHICAGO - I had spent all of six minutes with Julia Sweeney when I brought up adult braces.
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The Romance Reader: 'Her Perfect Cowboy'
"Her Perfect Cowboy" by Trish Milburn; Harlequin (2013), 220 pages, $5.50 (paperback)
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Making sense of office life
"The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office" by Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan; Twelve (320 pages, $26.99)
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Dan Brown's latest puzzler keeps readers guessing
"Inferno" by Dan Brown; Doubleday (480 pages, $29.95)
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Jaron Lanier takes a critical look at the online world and doesn't like the view
LOS ANGELES - Jaron Lanier has a research job with Microsoft. He won't go into specifics, but it has something to do with imagining the future and asking questions.
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Carlos Fuentes gone but not forgotten
The Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes is the subject of a small literary boom on the anniversary of his death.
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New mystery titles from Steph Cha and Ace Atkins
-"Follow Her Home" by Steph Cha; Minotaur (288 pages, $24.99)
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'Americanah' tackles challenge of fitting in from Nigerian viewpoint
"Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Knopf (496 pages, $26.95)
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How John Roberts helped move the Supreme Court to the right
"The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution" by Marcia Coyle; Simon & Schuster (416 pages, $28)
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'All I Need' is a roller-coaster of romance and reality
"All I Need" by Susane Colasanti; Viking (240 pages, $17.99)
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New Orleans' post-Katrina shift to charter schools
"Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America's Children" by Sarah Carr; Bloomsbury (336 pages, $27)




