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  • Gains in NYC’s schools

    New York City schoolkids registered commendable gains on state tests this year -- particularly when compared to the rest of the state.

  • The friends of Tom DiNapoli

    And here we thought state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was a full-time employee of the public-sector unions.

Yesterday

  • Gains in NYC’s schools

    New York City schoolkids registered commendable gains on state tests this year -- particularly when compared to the rest of the state.

  • The friends of Tom DiNapoli

    And here we thought state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was a full-time employee of the public-sector unions.

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  • Third world war

    Third world war

    August 07, 2011

    At some point in the last decade, the United States just stopped growing. From 2000 to 2010, very...  

  • In my library: George R.R. Martin

    In my library: George R.R. Martin

    August 07, 2011

    Perhaps it’s the British-sounding name or maybe his epic subject matter — warring royals, the stuff...  

  • Ruff justice

    Ruff justice

    August 07, 2011

    War Dogs An Australian and His Dog Go to War in Afghanistan by Shane Bryant with Tony Park...  

  • Risking life and fin

    Risking life and fin

    August 07, 2011

    The Dolphin in the Mirror Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives by Diana Reiss...  

  • Required reading

    August 07, 2011

    The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson (Ecco) This is not another novel about an educated upper-middle...  

  • Machu man

    Machu man

    July 31, 2011

    Turn Right at Machu Picchu Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams Dutton...  

  • Required reading

    July 31, 2011

    A Secret Life The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland by Charles Lachman (Skyhorse)...  

  • In my library: Nancy Bass Wyden

    In my library: Nancy Bass Wyden

    July 31, 2011

    “I grew up surrounded by books,” says Nancy Bass Wyden, and no wonder: Her grandfather, Ben Bass,...  

  • One of these kids is not like the others

    One of these kids is not like the others

    July 24, 2011

    Someone Else’s Twin The True Story of Babies Switched at Birth by Dr. Nancy L. Segal Prometheus...  

  • In my library: Judy Gold

    In my library: Judy Gold

    July 24, 2011

    Judy Gold jokes that her mother’s idea of a bedtime story was “The Diary of Anne Frank” — the pop...  

  • Required reading

    July 23, 2011

    Falling to Earth An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon by Al Worden with Francis French...  

  • In my library: Emeril Lagasse

    In my library: Emeril Lagasse

    July 17, 2011

    Whenever Emeril Lagasse needs something to entertain or inspire him — BAM! He picks up a cookbook....  

  • Required reading

    July 17, 2011

    Red Summer The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America by Cameron McWhirter (Henry...  

  • Shooting the moon

    Shooting the moon

    July 17, 2011

    Sex on the Moon The Amazing Story Behind The Most Audacious Heist in History by Ben Mezrich...  

  • Diamonds are forever

    Diamonds are forever

    July 17, 2011

    A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life by Alicia Oltuski Scribner Old New York slips...  

  • Rats!

    Rats!

    July 10, 2011

    A few years ago, I was teaching a course about rat behavior, and when I began the discussion of the...  

  • A life on Mars

    A life on Mars

    July 10, 2011

    David Bowie: Starman by Paul Trynka Little, Brown and Company A sexual, cultural, political...  

  • In my library: John Cullum

    In my library: John Cullum

    July 10, 2011

    How do you get to “Camelot”? For John Cullum, the Tony-winning star of stage, screen and TV (...  

  • Required reading

    July 10, 2011

    Misterioso by Arne Dahl (Pantheon) In the newest Nordic crime fiction from Sweden, the first of...  

  • Wild at heart

    Wild at heart

    July 03, 2011

    Dani’s Story A Journey from Neglect to Love by Diane and Bernie Lierow with Kay West Wiley She...  

  • Five things you didn’t know about Independence Day

    Five things you didn’t know about Independence Day

    July 03, 2011

    1. Independence was not declared on July 4. Each July 2 my wife and I drag out the grill and...  

  • In my library: Harold Holzer

    In my library: Harold Holzer

    July 03, 2011

    Not many people pick their passions out of a hat, but Harold Holzer did. The award-winning...  

  • Required reading

    July 03, 2011

    The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown by Paul Malmont (Simon & Schuster) The author of...  

  • Confessions of a lady killer

    Confessions of a lady killer

    June 26, 2011

    Portrait of a Monster Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery by...  

  • In my library: Emme

    In my library: Emme

    June 26, 2011

    If there’s one thing Emme wouldn’t mind supersizing, it’s her commute, now that she’s got a Kindle...  

  • Behind enemy lines

    Behind enemy lines

    June 26, 2011

    At The Devil’s Table The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by William...  

  • Required reading

    June 26, 2011

    The Declaration of Independents How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong With America by...  

  • In my library: Alexis Stewart

    In my library: Alexis Stewart

    June 19, 2011

    Martha Stewart’s cultivated much more than heirloom tomatoes: Thanks to her, her only child, Alexis...  

  • Scents & sensibility

    Scents & sensibility

    June 19, 2011

    I didn’t know it was possible to lose your sense of smell. But then I did. It was the summer of...  

  • Headless body in tabloid city

    June 19, 2011

    Today the block off 55th Street and 37th Avenue in Woodside, Queens, attracts little notice. There...  

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  • Bar Refaeli
    Bar Refaeli
  • Celebrity Photos: Aug. 10, 2011
    Celebrity Photos: Aug. 10, 2011
  • Day in Photos: Aug. 10, 2011
    Day in Photos: Aug. 10, 2011
  • UK riots
    UK riots
  • Teen Choice Awards
    Teen Choice Awards

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