Topic: Recommended books

The books we couldn't put down

One woman seating on a bench and looking at two black frames in an art gallery. Concepts: art, museum; culture, space; room; exhibition. (Claude Dagenais/two Humans)

Jonathan Lethem

"Chronic" overachiever: Jonathan Lethem

Michael Chabo

The Berlin Wall - undated photo.

Critics' Picks: The elegance of the gourmand

An exuberant portrait of adventurer Joseph Banks after his triumphant return from the Pacific.

Must Read: A bitter blogger's romantic revenge

This is Your Country on Drugs

Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers takes on staggering reality

In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, a shopper strolls pass the ten dollar toys on display at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Rosemead, Calif. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, its low-price focus and sales of Halloween merchandise boosted October same-store sales by 2.4 percent, ahead of expectations.

Stephanie Zacharek

Top: U.S. President Ronald Reagan, left, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev stand alone during their impromptu walk in Red Square in Moscow, USSR, Tuesday, May 31, 1988. In the background is St. Basil's Cathedral. Bottom: East German border guards look through a hole in the Berlin wall after demonstrators pulled down one segment of the wall at Brandenburg gate in this November 11, 1989 picture.

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