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Newfoundland's coast is iceberg alley
For centuries, the annual iceberg parade along the Canadian coast was the bane of Newfoundland and Labrador's cod fishermen. But today, it's the star attraction for a budding tourism industry.
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Review: 'The Small Backs of Children,' by Lidia Yuknavitch; the orphan, the photog, the writer and her lover
FICTION: Experimental novel takes up questions of war and sex and art's power to transform.
Home & Garden
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Review: 'Badlands,' by C.J. Box; trouble in the Bakken
FICTION: New thriller focuses on crime in North Dakota's oil-rich Bakken County.
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Review: 'Crooked Heart,' by Lissa Evans; crimes and misdemeanors
FICTION: A London orphan discovers his grifter side when he is sent to live with a family during World War II in this snappy, darkly comic novel.
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Review: 'The Kindness,' by Polly Samson; dark pain of betrayal
FICTION: The twisting plot of Polly Samson's new book hinges on secrets and lies and covers 23 years.
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Going away? Secure the home front
Suggestions for keeping your home safe while you're away, from common sense methods to new technologies.
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