entertainment - "book"

Through two new books, a view of William F. Buckley Jr.'s transideological conservatism.

TODAY Evan Fallenberg Presents 'Light Fell.' 4 p.m. book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. Philip Lamantia and John Hoffman Lamantia talks about 'Tau.' Hoffman discusses 'Journey to the End.' 5 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261...

I imprisoned my husband in the bedroom of our four-room apartment for six weeks last fall. When, after spending hours writing on his computer at his sun-drenched desk, he emerged to relax and read the newspaper, I forced him back whence he came and, with some asperity, shut the door; evening was my...

SIR Ian McKellen will return in the role of Gandalf for two big-budget movies based on the JRR Tolkein book The Hobbit.

George W. Bush has been called the 'CEO President,' but a new book says he's not the only commander-in-chief to serve in a similar role. In fact, this nation's very first president, George Washington, can also lay claim to the moniker. Washington oversaw two American start-ups: the Army and the presidency. Richard Brookhiser, author of George Washington on Leadership, talks with NPR's Guy Raz.

Exclusives: 'Planet,' 'Bionic' to be adapted as comics -- Comicbook publisher Devil's Due has inked a deal to turn Capcom's popular vidgames, including 'Bionic Commando' and 'Lost Planet,' into graphic novels.

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended May 18, 2008. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2008 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents weeks on this list, which premiered in book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The...