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Wallpaper City Guides - Wallpaper Magazine --- the bible of all that is cutting edge in international design/fashion/travel/interiors --- is celebrating its 10th birthday.
Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber: The True Story of Leslie Ibsen Rogge, One of the FBI’s Most Elusive Criminals - When I opened this book, a five-dollar bill fell out --- a "gift" from the author. That seemed just about right. “Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber” carries a subtitle so long it almost announces
War Horse - Older parents, an only child they take everywhere --- as soon as I heard about “War Horse” and saw the video promo, I bought three tickets. My thought was that this
War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning - Chris Hedges, a New York Times reporter who has earned the equivalent of a PhD. in war, is the son of a minister who fought in
War Torn: Stories of War from the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam - I was the college kid who got the summer job as an editorial assistant at Look Magazine. In 1966, that was a big deal. I wasn't appropriately grateful. I wore
We Die Alone - SUPPORTING BUTLER: Since the start of 2023, Amazon seems to have gone on a quiet campaign to rid itself of small sites that, collectively, generate revenue worth noticing — and
We Need to Talk About Kevin - I can't remember the last time I threw a book across the room. Well, I did that several times on the long, painful day I read 'We Need to Talk About Kevin.' I
We Used to Own the Bronx: Memoirs of a Former Debutante - In 1654, when Thomas Pell bought land in what is now the Bronx and Westchester County, the British crown gave him a title: Lord of the Manor of Pelham. A
We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young: La Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam - Hal Moore died on February 10, 2017 in Auburn, Alabama, a few days before his 95th birthday. In his military career, he reached the heights: United States Army lieutenant general,
Wear and Tear: The Threads of My Life - IT'S NOT JUST ME: Here's Frank Rich: "Tracy Tynan has written a memoir I cannot recommend highly enough. Tynan looks back at a childhood lived among bold-faced names in London
Welcome to Michael’s - --- Every few months, I meet friends at Michael's. That's the sort of thing you do when you're a sole proprietor of a media shop in Manhattan --- you
What Doctors Cannot Tell You: Clarity, Confidence and Uncertainty in Medicine - A friend was about to get a heart transplant. I asked his wife, “Does the surgeon think he’s God?” “Father and Son,” she said. She smiled. I smiled. In surgery involving the
What I Thought I Knew - For many readers the attraction of memoir is the chance to lose yourself in the life of another person --- to identify with her struggles, feel her pain, share her
What is God? - Our daughter is of the age to wonder why. And because the God Question is about the thorniest we expect to face, we have been looking for a
What Your Mother Never Told You -
What’s a smart, 2022 way to celebrate the Buddha’s 1459th birthday? - SUPPORTING BUTLER: You can become a patron of this site, and automatically donate any amount you please — starting with $1 — each month. The service that enables this is
When Prophecy Fails - It has surely come to your attention that there are Americans who believe improbable --- no, impossible --- fantasies are facts. That is why the $2.7 billion lawsuit that Smartmatic
When the Emperor Was Divine - What happens to a first novel by an unknown writer? Unless it is a lurid tale of Manhattan --- featuring the nanny for the spoiled kids of a rich bitch, secretary to a
When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror - There are people who think Nora Ephron is funny. I am not among them, but taste is subjective --- my idea of a thigh slapper may be your
