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Book Review: Target — The White House

October 21, 2004
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By Harvey Blume Nicholson Baker’s new novel is about a man obsessed with killing President Bush. Checkpoint: A Novel by Nicholson Baker. (Knopf) Nicholson Baker’s short, funny — and frequently tender — new novel consists of a conversation between Ben and Jay, high school buddies who haven’t seen each other in a few years, and…

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Book Review: “The Sweet Science” — Nuanced Writing About a Brutal Sport

October 18, 2004
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A.J. Liebling’s classic work of journalism about the fight game is back in print.

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