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A Nation Stirs, the Civil War Begins - In this exhilarating account of the Civil War’s first stage, Adam Goodheart turns his lens upon some fascinating figures who loomed large at the time but have now been mostly forgotten.



A Daughter Remembers William Styron - William Styron’s daughter tells what it was like to live with her famous father’s depression and paranoia.



Ice-T, Living Out Loud - Ice-T — rapper, actor, author — holds forth on urban culture and the price of fame.



On Poetry: How Poets Achieve Their Styles - A look at new books by Matthew Zapruder, 43, and Rachel Wetzsteon, who killed herself at 42 in 2009.



Bullies in the Burbs - A mother’s action during a school emergency causes an uproar in her idyllic suburban community.



Three Quarrelsome Sisters Under One Roof Again - This first novel is narrated by a trinity of sisters who return home to care for their ailing mother.



At the Perilous Intersection of Books and Booze - In Tom Shone’s first novel, a literary agent joins Alcoholics Anonymous to pursue an esteemed author.



An Ecologist’s Surprising Assessment of the BP Spill - A report from a marine ecologist who scrutinized the Deepwater Horizons oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.



A Novel of Britain’s 60s Generation Growing Up - Linda Grant’s novel follows a generation through a British couple who met in college in the late 1960s.



Questioning America’s Faith in Air Power - Martin van Creveld questions Americans’ faith in air power as a way to win a war without a heavy price.



Simon Schama: The Essayist as Star Writer - In these essays, the historian Simon Schama roams among various pursuits, both broad and intimate.



Paula Fox’s Miscellany - This literary assortment from Paula Fox includes stories, essays and memoir fragments, written over the course of half a century.



Children's Books: Old-School Interactive Books - Two new picture books, “Ice” and “Press Here,” invite reader engagement without bells or whistles.



Two Schools in Afghanistan, One Complicated Situation - The “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson’s charitable work, seen up close, suggests the complexity of development work in Afghanistan.



Judge Approves Bonus Plan for Executives of the Borders Group - The bankruptcy judge said a revised plan was “in the best interests of the debtors, their estates and creditors.”



Books of The Times: She’s Making Friends in a New Place - In Francine Prose’s new novel, an Albanian immigrant seeks the good life by inventing stories of her old one.



Books of The Times: He’s Handsome — You Noticed? — but Not Just - Often in his memoir, “Stories I Only Tell My Friends,” Rob Lowe, who shows himself to be smart and self-deprecating, marvels at the sheer absurdity of his circumstances.



Newly Released Books - This month turns out to be a cruel one for women, with new releases — from Jo Ann Beard, Siri Hustvedt, Mary Gordon, Linda Grant, David Hewson and Michael Wallner — exploring themes of adolescence, adultery, aging and murder.



Skin Deep: This Is What ‘Parisienne’ Looks Like - Inès de la Fressange, businesswoman and former model, wrote a best-selling book of tips on how to look Parisian.



Books of The Times: Recalling Childhood as a Styron - Alexandra Styron writes of growing up with a novelist who had a charmed social circle and difficult personality.



Books of The Times: The Reclusive Other Half of Microsoft’s Odd Couple Breaks His Silence - The headline-making aspect of Mr. Allen’s memoir is his depiction of the stormy relationship with Bill Gates as two business partners’ equivalent of a first bad marriage.



Books on Science: Eighty Years Along, a Longevity Study Still Has Ground to Cover - Researchers find conscientiousness might be the key to a long life.



Books of The Times: Some Stuff She Knows About Hawaii - Sarah Vowell’s “Unfamiliar Fishes” is a relentlessly casual, personal take on the Americanization of Hawaii.



‘Three Cups of Tea’ Author Defends Book - A CBS News report questioned several facts in Greg Mortenson’s memoir, which has fed a charity he runs.



Sweet Valley Twins Are Back, and, Like Readers, Fully Adult - St. Martin’s Press is navigating the trickiness of reviving a beloved series and directing it at the people who were devoted to it the first time around.



Essay: An Evangelical Pastor Opens the Gates of Heaven - In his controversial new best seller, “Love Wins,” the evangelical minister Rob Bell challenges traditional views of heaven and hell.



Crime: Covert Operations - Mystery novels by Anne Perry, Philip Kerr, David Downing and Julia Spencer-Fleming.



2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced - The New York Times won two Pulitzer Prizes for commentary and foreign reporting in 2010, while The Los Angeles Times received the coveted public service Pulitzer.



ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: Dates, Heroes and Fairies - The new titles on the lists this week point to the diversity of graphic novels.



ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Civil War - Featuring Adam Goodheart on his book "1861: The Civil War Awakening"; and excerpts from a panel discussion about the role of poetry in the modern world.



ArtsBeat: 'Dark Knight Returns' Page Up for Auction - The original artwork for a splash page from issue No. 3, which features Batman leaping through the skyline along with his new Robin, Carrie Kelley, the first female to hold that role, is up for bid at Heritage Auctions.



Why the King James Bible Endures - The King James Bible turns 400 next month. But it still speaks to current debates over how best to translate sacred texts.



Shaun Tan’s Wild Imagination - Already celebrated in his native Australia, the artist has emerged on the global stage at 37 as a major visual storyteller.



In Elite Library Archives, a Dispute Over a Trove - Paul Brodeur, a former investigative reporter for The New Yorker, claims the New York Public Library has mishandled the collection of documents he donated to its archives.



Scenes From the Madoff Masquerade - Bernard L. Madoff remained calm and seemingly in control as the financial crisis closed in around him, a new book says.



Up Front: Baz Dreisinger - Baz Dreisinger started writing about hip-hop in the late 1990s, as both an academic and a journalist.



TBR: Inside the List - Greg Mortenson, whose “Three Cups of Tea” clocks its 220th week on the paperback nonfiction list, tests the adage that there’s no such thing as bad publicity.



Editors’ Choice - Recently reviewed books of particular interest.



Paperback Row - Paperback books of particular interest.



Holiday Gift Guide: The 10 Best Books of 2010 - The Book Review picks the year’s best fiction and nonfiction.



Holiday Gift Guide: 100 Notable Books of 2010 - The Book Review’s annual list of outstanding works.



Holiday Gift Guide: Michiko Kakutani’s Top 10 Books of 2010 - Favorite books of the year from one of The Times’s book critics.



Holiday Gift Guide: Janet Maslin’s Top 10 Books of 2010 - Favorite books of the year from one of The Times’s book critics.



Holiday Gift Guide: Dwight Garner’s Top 10 Books of 2010 - Favorite books of the year from one of The Times’s book critics.



The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues - Complete contents of the Book Review since 1997.



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