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11 Things We Learned About Johnny Carson From a New Biography

'Carson the Magnificent' reveals the troubled personal life of the legendary 'Tonight Show' host

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‘The Godfather’ actor describes his rocky ascent to movie stardom

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Hate Winter? A New Book Offers Ways to Rethink the Season

You can't control the weather, but you can control how you approach the cold and darkness

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15 Things We Learned About Ronald Reagan From a Weighty New Bio

Max Boot’s book on our 40th president paints a nuanced portrait of a complex, confounding man

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John Grisham, 69, on True Stories of Stunning Injustice

The best-selling author’s new book details cases of innocent people who’ve been ‘Framed’

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13 Surprising Things We Learned From Lisa Marie Presley’s Memoir

‘From Here to the Great Unknown’ reveals the pain and strangeness that defined the Presley family

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