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Burns, who will be appearing this Monday at the Brattle Theatre along with Ware, has finally completed his magnum opus, “Black Hole,” serialized over a decade and now available in a single tome. “Black Hole” is not for the faint of heart. Like Clowes and Crumb, Burns explores the mediocrity of the suburbs and the disappointment and isolation of the teenaged years...
...Places to See Before You Die,” a 974-page tome, speaks of the frosty landscape of Antarctica, the 200-ton stone figures of Easter Island, and the towering Egyptian pyramids in tones of awe. But figuratively nestled among these geographic gems is a more unlikely wonder: Legal Sea Foods, the family-run, 50-year-old seafood restaurant chain based in Boston...
...Wall Street Journal in the 1970s, coined the phrase "supply-side economics" for the theory, later embraced by Ronald Reagan, that tax cuts spur production and growth; of a heart attack; in Morristown, N.J. A tireless publicity hound, he went on to advise G.O.P. candidates and write the economics tome The Way the World Works, prompting fellow conservative George Will to write, "I wish that I were as confident about something as he is of everything...
...Harvard Book Store, which has pre-sold about 400 copies, four propitious patrons—“one lucky student from each Hogwarts House”—will receive “Golden Snitches” redeemable for audio recordings of the penultimate Potter tome. The snitch, per Potter lore, is a small ball used in the sport called quidditch...
...somany kids' shows feature books as magic objects? Are they ashamed of being TV? This take on the theme is at least based on a book series, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. Three boys use a magic tome to time-travel, meeting odd characters--including their great-granddaughters. It's a clever history lesson that doesn't feel like homework...