 | Ex-Soldier: Bin Laden Was Aided in Escape THE FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER Oct. 3--A man who says he is a former Delta Force officer will appear Sunday on "60 Minutes" alleging that he was undermined by Afghan allies and U.S. superiors on a mission to kill Osama bin Laden in 2001. The retired Army major goes by the... Read more | | THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS Oct. 1--Fans of Candace Bushnell may be surprised to learn that her latest book focuses more on high-rises than high heels. The Sex and the City author turns her trenchant wit and eye for social... Read more | REUTERS HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - For 15 years Israeli Saleh Abbasi has traded books between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors, fostering a rare cultural link.But in August Israeli authorities... Read more | THE NEWS & OBSERVER Soaring gas prices, flooding rains, market meltdowns, mindless campaigns and mosquitoes here, there, everywhere _ smack! I don't know about you, but I could use a good laugh. To wit (perhaps):A... Read more | | | | | 'The Lizard King': A snake story with bite  SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL "The Lizard King" by Bryan Christy; Twelve ($25.95)___Florida's rich literature of true crime just grew richer with the publication of Bryan Christy's "The Lizard King," a tale of snakes in suitcases, shadowy Malaysian smugglers and driven law... Read more | CHICAGO TRIBUNE When Jack Kerouac sat down at his typewriter to write what would become his landmark novel, "On the Road," he didn't want to be slowed down by regularly switching sheets of paper.So feeding in a... Read more | THE MIAMI HERALD "The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management (2nd Edition)" by Art Kleiner, Warren Bennis, Steven Wheeler, and Walt McFarland; Jossey-Bass, 432 pages... Read more | THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER "Badlands" by Richard Montanari; Ballantine ($26)___Someone should warn the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Bureau about Richard Montanari. This suspense novelist from Cleveland likes to set his... Read more | CHICAGO TRIBUNE Oct. 1--In the bitter, blackhearted film "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), the guy blurts to the washed-up, delusional movie star played by Gloria Swanson: "You used to be big." Her reply: "I am big.... Read more | CHICAGO TRIBUNE Hayden Carruth, whose forceful observations of nature, hard work and mental illness brought him late acclaim as one of the most important poets of his generation, died Sept. 29 at his home in... Read more | ASSOCIATED PRESS By ROBERT BARR
LONDON - Plans for the British publication of a controversial novel about a young wife of the Prophet Muhammad are stalled following a fire at the publisher's London office, a... Read more | THE KANSAS CITY STAR Scorn, admiration, disdain, esteem, condescension, respect.These words all describe my attitude, at various times over the last quarter century, to Stephen King, who celebrated his 61st birthday on... Read more | | |
