In addition to fresh revelations about the W.M.D. megascandal, Ron Suskind offers a complex web of intersecting narratives that manage to show us, in this age of terror, "the true way of the world."

Mr. Freeman was co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die," a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators.

Reuters - Borders Group Inc , the second-largest U.S. bookseller, posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday, helped by tighter inventory and lower costs, sending its shares up nearly 14 percent.

Jackie Dooley, internationally recognized expert in the fields of archives, visual materials, special collections and archival standards, has accepted a position with OCLC Programs and Research as a Consulting Archivist.View full article

As the ferry approached St. Peter Port on a gray day in June, Berkeley author Annie Barrows held her breath. It was her first view of Guernsey, the English Channel island where - in her imagination, at least - she had spent more than a year. "Is everything I'...