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Podcast: Book World
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Blog: Short Stack
Blog: Short Stack
Book World weighs in on news, book gossip, history and more.
National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Md., 2006. (Evan Vucci - Associated Press)
Big Brother's Big Failure

A secretive government agency has assumed sweeping powers to keep America safe. But there is a downside: You're being watched.

 

Book World Voices

 
Jonathan Yardley

"The Brass Verdict"

 
Michael Dirda

"Alphabet Juice"

 
Ron Charles

"Serena"

Washington Bestsellers  |  Washington Literary Calendar  |  Recent Reviews


History

Axis of Incompetence

Mark Mazower's "Hitler's Empire" shows in chilling detail how Germany planned to rule a conquered Europe.

Current Affairs

Today's Long Gray Line

Bill Murphy Jr.'s "In a Time of War" asks: What happened to the "golden children" of West Point's bicentennial class?

Fiction

They're All the Same

"Happy Families" is a compilation of a dozen dark stories from the Mexican master Carlos Fuentes.

Also in Book World

New in Paperback: History and Chutzpah (Post, October 12, 2008; Page BW12)

Literary Calendar:  October 13-19, 2008 (Post, October 12, 2008; Page BW13)

Poet's Choice (Post, October 12, 2008; Page BW12)

Washington Area Bestsellers (Post, October 12, 2008; Page BW14)

Short Stack:  Cherchez le Nobel (Post, October 12, 2008; Page BW14)

Nobel Goes Global With Literary Prize (Post, October 10, 2008; 12:00 AM)

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Daily Style Reviews from the Style Section

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The Critics

Discussions

3 p.m.
Tuesday: Book World Live
James Bamford on secrets of the NSA and his book, "The Shadow Factory."

Chapter One

Read the first chapters of selected new books.

» Index: Chapter One

Coming to Book World

Sunday, Oct. 19

  • Amitav Ghosh's epic about the opium wars.
  • Ivan Doig's World War II saga.
  • Life under Augustus Pinochet.
  • How to burn a book.
  • And why you shouldn't feed the birds.
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