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DIED. ROBERT ATKINS, 72, influential, hackle-raising weight-loss guru; of severe head injuries from a fall on an icy sidewalk on April 8; in New York City. He bucked convention in his 1972 best seller Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution, which advised dieters to trash the fruit salad in favor of high-protein, high-fat goodies like bacon cheeseburgers and butter, arguing that without carbohydrates to burn, the body would burn its own fat. Many of the 30 million who have tried the diet swear by it. But his regimen rankled mainstream medical groups, which called it extreme and said...
...another chapter in the political struggle over Harvard’s attempt to purchase 90 acres of industrial Boston land, an environmental review agency informed the would-be seller last week that they intend to review the sale and could even stop it completely...
...discovered that his book had been endorsed by Oprah. Her relentless touting has helped Tolle's book build a cult following since its publication four years ago. Now in its 20th printing, with 800,000 copies sold, it has spent four months on the New York Times best-seller list...
...still toiling in the region. Publishers Weekly Forecasts editor Jeff Zaleski predicts that a chronicle by one of the reporters who stuck out the bombing in Baghdad or a memoir by General Tommy Franks would sell well. But a surprising number of books already on store shelves and best-seller lists are addressing readers' immediate hunger to understand the conflict and its lasting impact. From instant books to meticulous histories, here's a reader's guide to war and peace in Iraq: --By Rebecca Winters...
PRIMER This definitive case for the war made by a former CIA analyst is still a best seller after seven months; it poses ideas on rebuilding after Saddam...