الجمعة، 3 فبراير 2012

Books Update: Elmore Leonard Returns With 'Raylan'

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On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

Elmore Leonard

'Raylan'

By ELMORE LEONARD
Reviewed by OLEN STEINHAUER

U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, now the star of the TV show "Justified," returns to confront gambling, mining and organ trafficking in Elmore Leonard's latest.

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'The Science of Yoga'

By WILLIAM J. BROAD
Reviewed by ANNIE MURPHY PAUL

William J. Broad explores yoga's winding path and weighs claims about the practice's benefits.

William Burroughs in 1962.

'Rub Out the Words'

Edited by BILL MORGAN
Reviewed by LUC SANTE

William Burroughs's letters from the years of his literary success.

The cast of 'Downton Abbey.'

The Reality of 'Downton Abbey'

Reviewed by JUDITH NEWMAN

Three books explore the true lives behind the fictional world of "Downton Abbey."

'Stay Awake: Stories'

By DAN CHAON
Reviewed by PATRICK McGRATH

Dan Chaon's characters wander between ordinary lives and psychological shadowlands in this collection.

'Mistaken'

By NEIL JORDAN
Reviewed by CARYN JAMES

Film director Neil Jordan's fifth novel follows two men who can pass for each other.

Tony Judt

'Thinking the Twentieth Century'

By TONY JUDT with TIMOTHY SNYDER
Reviewed by FRANCIS FUKUYAMA

In a dialogue with another historian, Tony Judt reviews his life's journey.

'Da Vinci's Ghost'

By TOBY LESTER
Reviewed by JONATHAN LOPEZ

Toby Lester examines one of the world's most intriguing drawings.

'These Dreams of You'

By STEVE ERICKSON
Reviewed by LEAH HAGER COHEN

Through the lens of one household, Steve Erickson's novel spans history, continents and realities.

'Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir'

By DORON WEBER
Reviewed by IAN BROWN

A father describes, and rages at, the loss of his teenage son.

'No One Is Here Except All of Us'

By RAMONA AUSUBEL
Reviewed by JANE CIABATTARI

In Ramona Ausubel's fablelike novel, a Romanian village shields itself from the Nazis through sheer force of imagination.

Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in

'The Accidental Feminist'

By M. G. LORD
Reviewed by LIESL SCHILLINGER

M. G. Lord sees feminist themes in the roles of Elizabeth Taylor.

'The Night Swimmer'

By MATT BONDURANT
Reviewed by MIKE PEED

An American couple's marriage spins out of control after they become proprietors of a moldering Irish local.

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Grand Allusion

By ELIZABETH D. SAMET

Failed allusions produce feelings of betrayal on all sides. Is the speaker a snob or the listener a dolt?

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TBR

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES

A book about JFK falls off the list, but RoseMarie Terenzio's "Fairy Tale Interrupted," about her years as John F. Kennedy Jr.'s executive assistant, enters the nonfiction hardcover list at No. 8.

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Editor's Note

Thanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond.

John Williams
Books Producer
The New York Times on the Web

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