- Book review: No ‘Glory’ in retelling story of Pat Tillman’s…
- If Jon Krakauer, author of “Into Thin Air” and “Into the Wild,” had continued with his series of “Into” titles, this one could be called “Into Too Much.” The story of Pat Tillman, NFL player-turned-Army Ranger, is familiar — but no ...
- Army Times
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- 10 hours ago
- Brown Leads Fall Book Charge; Irving, Krakauer, Hornby Follow
- Dan Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code," the best-selling adult novel of all time, returns to bookstores today with "The Lost Symbol." The big question for publishers is whether it will kill the competition or inspire people to toss more…
- LoHud.com
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- 11/17/2009
- Best Books of 2009, Airport Edition
- A few writers received an unexpected bookstore boost today as they nabbed spots on Hudson Booksellers' Best Books of the Year list. The list will earn these writers some coveted placement in the company's bookstores, reaching the most…
- Mediabistro.com
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- Nov. 8: One year after the election of Barack Obama, David Brooks, E.J. Dionne and NBC's David Gregory offer their takes on the surprising aspects of the president's leadership. Plouffe shares impressions of Obama Nov. 1: David Plouffe,…
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- A good read keeps sports memories warm all year long
- If the sports fan on your gift list loves a good book, too, here are 10 that will brighten the season and keep him or her engrossed even if things are looking bleak for the hometown team. 1. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream…
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- 9 hours ago
- Sean Penn Goes ‘Into the Wild’
- Fifteen years ago, a young man much like one you would encounter on Ring Mall went on his ‘greatest adventure.’ Chris McCandless graduated from Emory University and talked about law school . He then suddenly donated his life savings to…
- New University Newspaper
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- 11/17/2009
- Blame to Spare on a Book Review
- Krakauer focuses heavily on the military’s original concealment that Tillman had been killed by friendly fire and suggests that Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, now the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, was ... 2 of 2) But Exum said…
- Delaware Online
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- 11/17/2009
- VQR, Mumbai, and Internet Journalism
- Mumbai (once upon a time known as Bombay) India was subject last November to terror attacks that killed more than 180 people and injured scores more. This week, Virginia Quarterly Review publishes a four-part series, totaling 19,000 words,…
- Salon
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- 11/16/2009
- Where Men Win Glory is a chronicle of a death mistold
- Where Men Win Glory By Jon Krakauer. Doubleday, 416 pp, $34, hardcover In 2001, Pat Tillman was a rising football star, one of the bright spots on the roster of the hapless Arizona Cardinals. After 9/11, though, he turned down a…
- Georgia Straight
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- 11/19/2009
- From page to pixel: the best film-to-movie adaptations
- Though I love movies just as much as the average popcorn-mongering American consumer, I usually prefer the book version of an adapted tale. There are, however, a few exceptions where the visual spectacle, live action or killer special…
- Arizona Daily Wildcat
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- 11/18/2009
