entertainment - "book"

Former US ambassador to UN Economic and Social Council Sichan Siv, author of 'Golden Bones', admits that luck had lot to do with it

AP - 'Well Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria' (Riverhead Books. 256 pages. $23.95), by Jennifer Traig: In our current age of anxiety, medical-themed TV shows and WebMD, most of us ? at one time or another ? have inflated a pimple into cancer or a stomachache into appendicitis.

AP - 'The book of Love: The Story of the Kama Sutra' (Henry Holt and Co. 272 pages. $27.50), by James McConnachie: There's something almost magical about the words 'Kama Sutra.' They conjure up images of hidden passion, of mystical eroticism, of countless lovemaking positions that are impossibly acrobatic.

AP - Pick up David Sedaris' new book and you're staring at death. If the van Gogh painting of a skeleton gracing the cover doesn't say it clearly enough, the fact that the skull is smoking a cigarette should.

Michael Dahlie's debut novel deals quite affectionately with its central character and his frailties.

Vincent Bugliosi has written three No. 1 best sellers, but his latest entry on the best-seller list - a polemic with a provocative title - has largely been ignored by the press.

The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg describes Bragg???s childhood in eastern Alabama and reflects on the life of his father. Bragg was motivated to write the book; he recently married and became a stepfather to a 12-year-old. Due to the strained relationship with his own father, the author is concerned about the challenge he [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Finally, after several decades of secrecy, an unusual and compelling true story of deception and subterfuge is finally told. This book is an in-depth look at one man's harrowing experience with the United States Government as a Psychic Spy. Now, 40 years later, Philip Chabot finally tells his story with his new book, OPERATION BLUE LIGHT: My Secret Life Among Psychic Spies (Cherubim Publishing / September 2008 / $26.95 / 294 pages).

If you’re looking for evidence that there’s now than one way to sell a book, look no further than today’s piece in the new york Times on Vincent Bugliosi’s book “The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder.”

Bats and owls and moths, oh my! A new book by journalist Marie Winn explores New York's Central Park when the sun goes down. She discovers the animals that play in the shadows and the mysteries that make the park come alive in the twilight.