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"Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80. Kidder won the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Award for h..."

"A selection of books I and many other voracious Generation X readers picked up a tad too early (but still loved)."

"A selection of CDs each featuring one or more ballads and other songs written over the years about often gruesome murders, many of which are based on actual events. Also included is a non-fiction book about the history & lore of murder ballads."

"Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion and karate school teacher who jumped fist- and feetfirst into stardom with 1980s action movies like Missing in Action and the long-running CBS drama Walker, Texas Ranger, has died. He was 86. This list incl..."

"No matter what world or universe you may inhabit in the multiverse, there are rain-swept streets down which hard-bitten detectives walk. From Ancient Rome to the far reaches of the universe, wherever there is a crime, a gumshoe (or gumsandal) exis..."