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In Jane Hamilton's new novel, a son spies on his mother in cyberspace and discovers a secret that forever changes his life.

Disobedience

Hopeless romantic: Schumann's mad music of love

This historical novel by J.D. Landis reveals the passionate relationship between composer Robert Schumann and his wife, Clara, the most famous pianist of the mid-1800s.

Longing

An education on the dubious role of sports in higher learning

Outspoken Indiana University English professor Murray Sperber issues a scathing indictment of Division I-A university sports and explores the shams many colleges and universities are passing off as education.

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Diva divulgences

This exhaustively researched book by Nicholas Gage features previously unpublished information and scads of minutiae on Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis's tempestuous affair.

Greek Fire: The Story of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis

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