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• Julia Keller: 'The Norman Maclean Reader' edited by O. Alan Weltzien

• Bestsellers lists: Fiction and non-fiction

• FROM THE PRECINCTS: What books are selling in Chicagoland?

• 'Promised Land: 13 Books that Changed America' by Jay Parini

• Struggles in the Big Easy

• 'Emily Post, Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners' by Laura Claridge

• 5 things we learned from "The Bro Code"

• Author Louis Sachar is listening to "Crusader's Cross" by James Lee Burke

• 'Chicago' by Alaa Al Aswany: Egyptian expats in the Windy City

• New in Paperback

• One Minute Reviews: 'As Luck Would Have It' by Alissa Johnson; 'Red Fire' by Deirdre Knight; 'A Single Thread' by Marie Bostwick; 'To Seduce a Sinner' by Elizabeth Hoyt; 'Traitor's Kiss' and 'Lover's Kiss' by Mary Blayney

• 'Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken' by Kate DiCamillo; 'Wanda Gag, the Girl who Lived to Draw' by Deborah Kogan Ray; 'Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time' by James Howe; 'Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!' by Giles Andreae

• 'The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family,' by Annette Gordon-Reed

• In Ringling Bros. 'Over The Top,' classic routines, critters combine for big-top fun

• Style Network's 'Ruby' reveals more flash than form

• 'Role Models' and their tangled roots

• Enjoyable CSO program explores less traveled musical paths

• The Watcher online

• Hot summer reads

• Is 'Dollhouse' in the doghouse?

• Mystery man doesn't need Oprah to dry-clean his coat

• David Schwimmer's animal side

• Sarah Jessica Parker says 'SATC' sequel not a done deal

• Amy Dickinson: The overbearing Answer Man

• Horoscopes

• Bridge

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• Dear Mr. President-elect, Start reading.

• His bookshelf spans a century

• 'Reputation: Portraits in Power' by Marjorie Williams, an Editor's Choice

• "The Bagel" by Maria Balinska: surprising history of modest bread

• FROM THE PRECINCTS: What books are selling in Chicagoland?

• The candidates: their memoirs, head to head

• Bestsellers lists: Fiction and non-fiction

• His bookshelf spans a century

• New 'P.S.' bookends a career

• Chronicler of 20th Century life

• 'State by State' by the numbers

• 'Brooklyn Bridge' by Karen Hesse; 'Third Grade Baby' by Jenny Meyerhoff; 'Alice's World Record' by Tim Kennemore; 'Mighty Monty' by Johanna Hurwitz

• 'State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America': a new look at the states

• 'Black and White and Dead All Over' by John Darnton: Murder in the Newsroom

• New in Paperback

• AC/DC: Rock 'n' roll that outlasts time

• Trump spire delayed

• Horror film a cheap thrill

• What they played, and Greg Kot's ultimate alternative set list

• What is the Jersey Devil legend?

• Ladies and gentlemen, Jeff Silky

• Reunion of 5 not as easy as A, B, C, 1, 2, 3

• Free new Springsteen track? Devil made the Boss do it

• "White Protestant Nation," by Allan J. Lichtman

• Dutoit, CSO impress with their 'Faust'

• Amy Dickinson: A selective flirt

• Bridge

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• IF YOU ARE ... Seeking your inner zombie

• Julia Keller: Glam I am: The rediscovery of The Chicagoan

• Editor's choice: "The Best American Short Stories 2008"

• Bestsellers lists: Fiction and non-fiction

• "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson; "Octavian Nothing: The Kingdom on the Waves": brilliant historical fiction

• FROM THE PRECINCTS: What books are selling in Chicagoland?

• 5 books for entertaining crisis survival

• "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" by Amy Sedaris

• "Where Three Roads Meet" by Salley Vickers: Freud meets Tiresias, the ancient Greek soothsayer

• "Death With Interruptions" by Jose Saramago: Death falls in love and takes a holiday

• "The Little Book," by Selden Edwards

• Phil Woods brings sharper edge to DePaul's Jazz Ensemble

• A not-so-merry Christmas

• But did he send a gift?

• Trisha Brown rigorous but playful

• Gay? OK, say Spencer and Heidi

• CSO's journey along 'The Inca Trail' a treat for trekkers

• 'Saw V'— Saw it all before

• 'Trading Spaces'

• Comedian to 'break news' on CNN

• Amy Dickinson: She has too much time on her hands

• Bridge

• If you are... still coming to terms with your new economic reality (a.k.a. poverty)

• Stimulating 'Proust' credits poets with scientific insights

• Julia Keller: 'Fred Astaire' by Joseph Epstein: The elements of Astaire style

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• ONE-MINUTE REVIEWS: 'Paper Towns,' 'Tender Morsels,' 'Nation'

• 'Goldengrove' by Francine Prose: A little sister copes with summer tragedy

• Bestsellers lists: Fiction and non-fiction

• Editor's choice: 'The Lazarus Project' by Aleksandar Hemon

• FROM THE PRECINCTS: What books are selling in Chicagoland?

• OFF THE SHELF: What is Tony Bennett reading?

• 'The Forever War' by Dexter Filkins

• New Paperback Releases

• POP LIST: So Good, It's a Crime!

• 'Trigger City' by Sean Chercover: Plenty of action and believability

• FOR YOUNG READERS: 'Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls,' 'Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie,' 'The Day Leo Said I Hate You,' 'Last Night'

• 5 stories of crime in 'Gomorrah'

• Leading ladies lift 'Mame'

• Järvi takes CSO on enjoyable trip back to old Russia

• 'Notting Hill'

• Jolie talks about falling in love on set

• Get the inside info on Britney's site

• Amy Dickinson: Family's medical history is a source of stress for him

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• Julia Keller: 'Exit Music' by Ian Rankin: Inspector Rebus solves his final case

• Jaap van Zweden dynamite in CSO debut

• New Morse Theatre sounds as great as it looks

• Amy Dickinson: The grieving process