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Educator, writer J.D. Pendleton III dies by Robertson, Ellen

“…Topics ranged from a tender memoir of growing up in Fayetteville, N.C., to biblical plays to novels that dealt with politics and world affairs, Vietnam…”
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Sistine's secrets examined by Owchar, Nick

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Titanic's sinking still a thrilling story by Tousignant, Marylou

“…The story of the Titanic, the pride of the White Star Line shipping company, has fascinated people ever since, and not just because the ship was designed to be…”
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Peace - the simple symbol turns 50 by Frazier, Joseph B

“…THE BIOGRAPHY OF A SYMBOL Ken Kolsbun with Michael Sweeney 175 pages, National Geographic, $25 Baby boomers may recall it through a swirl of tear gas, scrawled…”
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Finishing a trilogy with a closer look by Childers, Doug

“…In town Rick Bragg is one of the featured authors at the Junior League of Richmond's Book & Author Dinner, which will take place Tuesday at the Greater…”
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Rice's second installment follows Jesus Christ's life by Chettle, Judith

“…THE ROAD TO CANA Anne Rice 256 pages, Knopf, $25.95 When Anne Rice, the Queen of Vampires, wrote a perceptive novel about the young Jesus Christ, critics were…”
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What is truth? Baldacci thriller asks / A Cold War theme springs forward to the present in international story by Childers, Doug

“…After that infects the Internet at the speed of light, photos and names of thousands of Russians supposedly murdered by their own government hit the Web,…”
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A racy princess was also an independent woman by Hise, Phaedra

“…Murphy's exhaustive research enables her to include vivid details such as specific jewelry, colors and styles of clothing the family members wore; which Medici…”
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Shameful facts, spellbinding fiction by Strafford, Jay

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Shadow economy goes global by Childers, Doug

“…[...] Glenny notes, the West's loosening of banking regulations in the late 1980s created an international banking system where "the liquid assets of the…”
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C&P retiree, volunteer Milton Garber Kay dies / After two careers, he spent his time helping community by Slayton, Jeremy

“…A 1950 graduate of Lynchburg College, Mr. Kay was heavily involved in his alma mater's alumni association, helping raise money for the school "because some of…”
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Before you 'go' / Book lists 22 Va. sites to see in your lifetime by Calos, Katherine

“…Since we're wrapping up our own list -- tomorrow you can read the last installment in Bill Lohmann and Bob Brown's series on 10 places to see in Virginia -- it…”
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The high life and low-lifes of politics by Strafford, Jay

“…It's 2008, the Democratic nomination has been decided, and the Republican contest has come down to three candidates to succeed an unnamed GOP president who's…”
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Book isn't all that daring by Hise, Phaedra

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Old blood and some bloody tales by Hall, Larry

“…Robert Doares Jr., author of "The Life and Literature of Nathaniel Beverley Tucker" in the Autumn 2001 issue of the Colonial Williamsburg Journal, says Tucker…”
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Janeites spread the word by McMULLEN, CYNTHIA

“…Shall we meet a few? -- ARIANA REILLY Reilly, a graduate of Maggie L. Walker Governor's School and the College of William and Mary, is studying Victorian…”
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Elegant writing, interesting conversations by Millsaps, Bill

“…A SPORTSWRITING ODYSSEY S.L. Price 247 pages, Lyons Press, $24.95 If Sports Illustrated remains one of the best-written magazines in America, the author of…”
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Suspense accompanies women on reunion by Margaret, Susan

“…STILL SUMMER Jacquelyn Mitchard 307 pages, Warner Books, $24.99 Still Summer starts with a well-intended reunion of four high school girls 20-some years later…”
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Sebold's second novel a disappointment by Childers, Doug

“…A lot of baby boomers could sympathize with a fictional character facing tough decisions about an aging parent…”
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“…Founded in 1987 by Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote, Cleanth Brooks and other literary figures, the Fellowship of Southern Writers is a not-for-profit organization…”
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