The Weekend Edition of The Wall Street Journal has a nice feature. A person with some expertise on a subject recommends five good books, fiction or non-fiction, worth reading that deal with it. The topics have been many and varied, … Continue reading
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In “Sunset Boulevard,” Joe Gillis says to forgotten, silent film star Norma Desmond, “You used to be big.” She takes umbrage. “I’m still big. It’s the pictures that got small.” As it turns out, she had it wrong. The stars … Continue reading
Among the most popular fiction published is the mystery/thriller genre. A study of people who bought at least one fiction book per year found that almost fifty percent bought a mystery or thriller. Or course it’s a capacious category. Some … Continue reading