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A Broken Body in Shiny, New China
In Ma Jian?s novel, a man with a broken body confronts a shiny, new China.

The Real Lincoln Bedroom: Love in a Time of Strife
Daniel Mark Epstein?s careful parsing of the Lincoln marriage interweaves the crisis-filled, mercurial career of Abraham Lincoln with an equally rocky tale of man and wife.

The Case That Led to an Uneasy Shift in the Balance of Government Powers
Barry Siegel?s exhaustive look at the Supreme Court case that gave birth to the state secrets privilege conclusively demonstrates that the government?s argument was built on a lie.

Mapping the Myriad Tastes of the ?Other China?
?Beyond the Great Wall? opens up vast worlds of other Chinas scarcely known to cooks and food lovers in the United States.

A Night Stalker in the Center of Manhattan, Spying on Owls and Moths
In ?Red-Tails in Love? Marie Winn gave us some enchanting glimpses of Central Park as the place where the wild things are, and her new book is very much a companion volume to that earlier account.

Friends Reunited at a Wedding on Maine?s Rocky Coast, Dashed Hopes All Around
?The Romantics? manages to be more entertaining than many other stories without being notably more original.

In the Hamptons, Plain and Fancy
IN THE HAMPTONS.

The American Multinational, Unbowed
Competition from large companies from third world countries will not be the Armageddon of American companies, a new book argues.

Urban Poet
This long-needed collection fair-mindedly presents Frank O?Hara?s unapologetic narcissism and often blissfully trivial verse.

The Spy Who Wouldn?t Love Me
In the latest Bond novel: Villains? Check. Graphic violence? Check. Libido on overdrive? Um . . .

Chasing His Bliss
Michael Chabon?s first collection of nonfiction argues for the crossing of literary lines.

E. Coli and You
A history of the bacteria shows how the study of tiny creatures has helped answer some of science?s biggest questions.

Swingers
Carl Hiaasen?s memoir of returning to golf after 32 years; Leigh Montville?s biography of a thief turned celebrity golfer; and Dan Jenkins?s novel about a sportswriter covering the L.P.G.A.

Intrigue of Nations
In Alan Furst?s latest spy thriller, a French diplomat keeps a nervous eye on Hitler?s troops.

Point of Origin
Allan J. Lichtman traces the origins of modern conservatism to the 1920s.

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