Page 2 of 2 <

Death Doesn't Take a Holiday

Discussion Policy

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

And what about the value of this book? It never promises too much. It's meant to be a Christmas gift, a pleasant, if slightly ghoulish holiday diversion. And it is.

Sunday in Book World

¿ Humans marry robots.

¿ Newt Gingrich hugs a tree.

¿ Steven Pinker explains words.

¿ Jim Lehrer gets inspired.

¿ And a girl busts broncos.

< 2

Find More Reviews and Features in Books

War stripped of all its glory

In "The Good Soldiers," Pulitzer Prize winning reporter David Finkel faced an unenviable task in writing his on-the-ground account of war in Iraq.

Ahoy! Thar's lost booty here

Hoist the Jolly Roger above the bestseller list, ye mateys, 'cause Michael Crichton has just published a swashbuckling thriller, "Pirate Latitudes."