Books, Inq. — The Epilogue

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Today's Inquirer reviews ...

... 'The Hundred-Foot Journey' by Richard C. Morais: Slumdog sous-chef.

... The Washington Post and the Web revolution.

... Pearl Buck made the Chinese visible in the West.

... 'City of Lost Girls': A hard-boiled detective story with a romantic touch.

...
Factual nuggets, folksy insight in a Phillies doubleheader.
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