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Two new books diagnose the anger-driven causes and effects of Bundyism, making it clear that there’s no “we” in “patriot”
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The title puts you through a bit of a two-step: Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear ... (ooh, sounds intriguing!) ... Regulator (wut?!). A rogue ... bureaucrat? And, indeed, there is plenty of bureaucracy in Gregory B. Jaczko’s account of his time at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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What we think of a city has consequences for that city: Las Vegas. San Francisco. Birmingham, Alabama. Three very different cities united by at least one thing.
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After the success of her literary memoir about her gypsy background, Oksana Marafioti is trying something different: urban fantasy.
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Biography of Kirk Kerkorian adds rich detail to a life of historic scope
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Former military intelligence officer (and Las Vegan) Tim Larkin’s latest book, When Violence is the Answer, could be mistaken for a self-defense manual.
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How does writing violent crime fiction mess with Tod Goldberg’s head?
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Decisions echo across decades for the women in Laura McBride’s “honest Las Vegas tale,” ’Round Midnight.
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From brontosaurus gas station mascots to vintage fiberglass triceratops replicas in post-World War II motel courts, the roadside dinosaur is classic American kitsch.
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Genre: Crime fiction. Plot: Outraged by the coverup of a prostitute’s death in Luxor, therapist Wylie Melville and his oddball posse investigate a ring of powerful sex-traffickers and their brutal enforcer.