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New York real estate: Chelsea
Special to amNewYorkIt's hard to believe that less than 70 years ago, steam locomotives barreled down 10th Avenue flagged by cowboys on horseback. The West Side Cowboys, as they were called, galloped bravely in front of the train to warn pedestrians of imminent danger,...Tags: Cultural Development, Forests, Culture, Theft, Natural Resources
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Past selections
Spring 2008: "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler. Fall 2007: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller Spring 2007: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin Fall 2006: "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri Spring 2006: "One Day in the Life of...Tags: Jane Austen, Arthur Miller, Elie Wiesel, Willa Cather, Lorraine Hansberry
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One Book pick has 'The Right Stuff'
Chicago Tribune reporter"The Right Stuff" by author-journalist Tom Wolfe is the 15th selection of the "One Book, One Chicago" citywide book club series, library officials announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon. The movie version of the book will also be featured in...Tags: Tom Wolfe, Clubs and Associations, Grant Park, Jane Austen, Willa Cather
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Poetry slam firsts
in the loop ---------------------------------------- social studies The griots gathered for a retrospective on how it was: "A Legacy of Black Poetry and Other Musings" 1967-2008. The Organization of Black American Culture-Writers Workshop honored...Tags: Bronzeville, Mike Cook, Arna Bontemps, Poetry, Langston Hughes
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Chicago's teams go for it now
Let us resist defining this as a golden era for Chicago sports, because parades around here include only specific celebrations according to schedule, such as Columbus Day, Venetian Night or Gay and Lesbian Pride. Still, something weird and wonderful is...Tags: Government, Major League Baseball, John Danks, Gavin Floyd, Chicago Cubs
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Books In Brief // Crime Fiction
Special to the SunPalace Council by Stephen L. Carter Knopf / 517 pages / $26.95 When Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter moved to fiction with 2002's The Emperor of Ocean Park, the response to its labyrinthine storytelling and plot was immediate and best-selling. Two...Tags: Baseball, Murder, Major League Baseball, Literature, Crimes
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'Palace Council' by Stephen L. Carter
Special to The TimesJuly 8, 2008 It's no surprise that in "Palace Council," the third of Stephen L. Carter's fables about black America's upper crust, success depends not on what you know but whom. With the right connections -- along with the right bloodlines and...Tags: Graham Greene, Walter Cronkite, Harry Belafonte, Culture, History
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Not as easy as it looks
Tribune reporter1. Name the announcer who didn't play for both the Cubs and White Sox: A. Darrin Jackson B. Ed Farmer C. Ron Santo D. Steve Stone 2. Before it became an official interleague series, what were the games between the White Sox and Cubs known as? A....Tags: Felix Pie, Sammy Sosa, Billy Koch, U.S. Cellular Field, Kip Wells
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Tony nominee Daniel Breaker's big year
Special to The TimesNew York IN 2005 at the Sundance Theatre Lab, Daniel Breaker was perfunctorily reading a play in which he thought he was being offered a minor role, a character simply called Youth. But 20 pages into the quirky musical "Passing Strange," the actor was...Tags: Lincoln Center, Music Theater, Florida, Broadway, New York
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Reviews: 'Palace Council,' 'The Likeness' and more
The Baltimore SunPALACE COUNCIL, by Stephen L. Carter. Knopf, 517 pp., $26.95. When Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter moved to fiction with 2002's "The Emperor of Ocean Park," the response to its labyrinthine storytelling and plot was immediate and bestselling. Two...Tags: Literature
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Author Walter Dean Myers answers some Questions
Stranahan High SchoolWalter Dean Myers is the author of dozens of books written for young adults. He has won the Coretta Scott King Award for African-American writers five times and one of his books, Fallen Angels, is on the American Library Association's list of frequently...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Censorship, Juvenile Delinquency, High Schools, International Military Interventions
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A long journey ending in manhood
It's a safe bet Ta-Nehisi Coates' father no longer thinks he's "a disgrace to the family name." But 16 years ago, that's exactly what Paul Coates told his fourth-oldest son. At the time, Ta-Nehisi was a junior at Polytechnic Institute. It was near the...Tags: Florida Panthers, Trials
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