'Super Freakonomics' by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

'Super Freakonomics' by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

The 'Freakonomics' authors return with more eclectic, unexpected lessons in why we need to parse the economics of daily life.

Return of 'L.A. Bizarro'

Anthony Lovett and Matt Maranian have updated their guide to Los Angeles' hidden odd spots, a challenging feat given the Internet's wide...

'Last Night in Twisted River' by John Irving

Irving creates new path over old ground.

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Books Features

'Dracula: The Un-Dead' by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt

'Dracula: The Un-Dead' by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt

Dracula 'crumbled into dust' -- and then what?

Tackling Knut Hamsun

Tackling Knut Hamsun

Two new biographies daringly take on the vitriolic writer.

'The Children's Book' by A.S. Byatt

'The Children's Book' by A.S. Byatt

A rich, expansive novel of families in a British countryside community as the world heads toward World War I.

'Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars' by William Patry

'Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars' by William Patry

A noted lawyer takes on established notions of copyright in what is ultimately a discordant and jumbled set of arguments.

'Our Noise' by John Cook with Mac McCaughan  &   Laura Ballance

'Our Noise' by John Cook with Mac McCaughan & Laura Ballance

The story of a small record label that caught on, without losing its indie vibe.

'Robert Altman: The Oral Biography' by Mitchell Zuckoff

'Robert Altman: The Oral Biography' by Mitchell Zuckoff

An oral biography of the famed director can't see the forest for the trees.

'The Museum of Innocence' by Orhan Pamuk

'The Museum of Innocence' by Orhan Pamuk

The protagonist of the Nobel Prize-winning author's new novel takes romantic attachment to the extremes in a sensuous tale set in Istanbul.

'Something in the Air' by Richard Hoffer

'Something in the Air' by Richard Hoffer

A look back at the turmoil of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City -- and the infamous gesture of two U.S. sprinters who used the...

'Crossers' by Philip Caputo

'Crossers' by Philip Caputo

A widower seeks refuge on his family's Arizona ranch but finds smugglers, guns and long-held vendettas instead.

'The Queen Mother' by William Shawcross

'The Queen Mother' by William Shawcross

The official biography of Britain's beloved Queen Mum, Elizabeth.

'Look at the Birdie'

'Look at the Birdie'

In a previously unpublished Kurt Vonnegut story from a new book, the author bellies up to the bar.

'Chronic City' by Jonathan Lethem

'Chronic City' by Jonathan Lethem

The bard of Brooklyn looks west -- to Manhattan's Upper East Side -- for a wild trip down the rabbit hole.