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10 life-changing powers and a path to peace

Local author pens uplifting new book

DATE: Oct 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book review: Wry humor permeates A Demon Summer

A Demon Summer (Minotaur), by G.M. Malliet G.M. Malliet continues to update the traditional British village mystery in her highly entertaining A Demon Summer. While the village of...

DATE: Oct 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Lena Dunham sticks to candid style with new book

NEW YORK – In the pilot episode of “Girls,” Lena Dunham’s character, Hannah, tells her parents that she believes she’s meant to share her writing talent with others. “I think I ma...

DATE: Sep 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book offers exhaustive look at local outlaws

“Porter and Ike Stockton: Colorado and New Mexico Border Outlaws,” a nonfiction book by debut author Michael Maddox, displays his meticulous research into the colorful history of two of the ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Author delivers ‘Star Wars’ tour de force

How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise (Basic Books), by Chris Taylor Chris Taylor, deputy editor of the social med...

DATE: Sep 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Review: Mosley creates Hearst-like case in new book

Rose Gold (Doubleday), by Walter Mosley Walter Mosley evokes the curious turns of the Patty Hearst kidnapping saga and the fractured culture of that era in Rose Gold, his latest E...

DATE: Sep 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Lahr pens brilliant new biography of Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh (W.W. Norton & Co.), by John Lahr When “The Glass Menagerie” opened on Broadway in March 1945, the actress cast as Southern matria...

DATE: Sep 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Review: Bezmozgis novel explores loyalty, betrayal

The Betrayers (Little, Brown and Co.), by David Bezmozgis The betrayals come thick and fast in David Bezmozgis’ aptly titled and beautifully written second novel, The Betrayers. T...

DATE: Sep 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Books: New and noteworthy

USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week. 1. Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt, non-fiction, on sale Sept. 23) ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Three Cups of Tea author plans reluctant return

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Greg Mortenson doesn’t want to talk about his best-selling Three Cups of Tea book, but everybody else does – including his own charity. Three years ago, “60 Minut...

DATE: Sep 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Getting animals to dazzle on screen is a wild job

LOS ANGELES – For animal trainers on film sets, the job can be wild. Getting snakes on a plane takes a bit of heat or light, but cajoling a bear to perform for the camera can require buckets...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Women in politics: Gillibrand and Davis memoirs

NEW YORK – “Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir” (Penguin/Blue Rider Press), by Wendy Davis, and “Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World” (Ballantine Books), by Kirsten Gillibra...

DATE: Sep 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.