Capone the man and the era a complex portrait
Bergreen presents Al Capone as a charming, meticulous gangster with a private humane side. The biography traces his violent rise from Brooklyn to Chicago and national prominence, while noting police bribery and political influence. Capone’s sensitivity is praised and critiqued as the author argues Capone’s myth may be softened by sympathy.
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Capone
Simon & Schuster
Laurence Bergreen
al Capone
Bergreen
Chicago
Alphonse Capone
Brooklyn
N.Y
Eliot Ness
Vincenzo
Richard
Hart
Best selling books for next week's Publishers Weekly
The list ranks top titles across fiction and hardcover nonfiction with authors and publishers. Notable items include Taltes Anne Rice Knopf and Debt of Honor Tom Clancy Putnam among the fiction, and Men are from Mars Women are from Venus John Gray and Couplehood Paul Reiser Bantam on nonfiction.
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Publishers Weekly
Mars
Venus
John Gray
Paul Reiser
Bantam
Barbara Bush
Scribners
Mary Matalin
James Carville
Peter Knobeler
Random House
Simon & Schuster
Rosie
Rosie Daley
Knopf
John Berendt
Laurence Leamer
Villard
William J. Bennett
Geoffrey C. Ward
Ken Burns
James Herriot
St. Martins
Lembke to lecture on writing about natural history
Janet Lembke, author of Skinny Dipping from Lyons and Burford, will lecture on writing about natural history at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the North Carolina Maritime Museum. An autograph session will follow.
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Lembke
Beaufort
Janet Lembke
Lyons and Burford
North Carolina Maritime
Brando Debuts on Stage and Rebellion Mark His Career
Lawrence Toppman reviews Brando’s early career and controversial persona in the context of his Broadway debut in I Remember Mama and references to Truckline Cafe. The piece traces Brando’s birthplace myths, career pivot, and outspoken stance on authority, highlighting his antiestablishment image and selective self-portait.
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Marlon Brando
Calcutta
Bangkok
Omaha
Neb
Evanston
Ill
Los Angeles
Lindsey
Brando
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Mr. B
Peter Manso
Hyperion
Miere
Christopher Columbus
Glenn Ford
Teti’aroa
Tahitian
Crescent
Lawrence Toppman
The
Charlotte Observer
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Jerry Markon
Associated Press
Kodak
S. Glenburnie Rd
Glenburnie Square
Cp&l
Candin Power & Light
By Lawrence Toppman
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
Kennedy
Jessica Tandy
Caribbean
Marion Brando
Down East Boys
Emerald Isle
North Carolina
Crystal Coast Amphitheater
Jerry Goff
Isaacs
Primitives
Bishops
McKameys
Hoppers
Gold City
Goff
Morehead City
Hubert Bird
Hubert, NC
Heaven Bound
South
New Bern
Grooms Road
Reidsville
Temple Baptist Church
Henderson Ave
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