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My Favorite Thriller of 2011: The White Devil

Lev Raphael | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Crime Fiction, Byron, Crime, British Schools, Crime Writing, Ghost Stories, White Devil, Crime Thrillers, Mysteries Books, Evans White Devil, Books News
Lev Raphael

The White Devil ingeniously mixes literary detective work, a horror story, young love, academic satire, and cultural conflict between Americans and Brits. It is truly one of the most compelling thrillers I've read in the last few years.

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Why Women Should Take Lovers

Elizabeth Abbott | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Marriage, Byron, Duchess of Devonshire, Sexual Double Standard, Teresa Guiccioli, Bess Foster, 18th Century Italy, 18th Century England, Mistresses, Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman, Charles Grey, Arranged Marriages, Lord Byron, Cavalier Servente, Georgiana, Divorce News
Elizabeth Abbott

In the 21st century, egalitarianism reigns -- or does it? Why, if a husband can have a mistress, can his wife not have a mister? Not just a "piece on the side," certainly not a gigolo, but a man with whom she shares a long-term, extramarital romantic and sexual relationship?

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WATCH: Four Teens Escape From Detention Center, One Mentally Ill

Robin Wilkey | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Byron Escape, Video, Juvenile Detention Center Escape, Juvenile Hall Escape, Byron Boys Ranch, Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility, Teenage Escape, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Detention Facility Escape, 4 Teenagers Escape, Byron Boys Ranch Escape, 4 Teens Escape, Byron, San Francisco News

On Monday, four teenage boys escaped from the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility, formerly known as the Byron Boys Ranch, in Byron. According to...

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Is It Time to Throw Out Your Books?

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Byron, Edward Trelawney, Book Publishing, Books News, eBook Publishing, Shelley, Reading, Ebooks, Ipad, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Books News
Lev Raphael

Soon after Amazon announced it was selling 143 ebooks for every 100 hardcovers, a writer friend with a new iPad told me she had gotten rid of five shelves of books.

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Oh, the Delights -- and Dangers -- of Charm

Christina Patterson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Charm, Byron, Seduction, Rupert Everett, David Cameron, Bullingdon Club, English Upper Classes, Healthy Living News
Christina Patterson

Lord Byron, who was short and lame, clearly relied heavily on charm. Rupert Everett, who is tall and handsome, presumably needs it rather less.

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Ten Things to Consider Before we Start Building Nuclear Plants in Illinois Again

Jimmy Seidita | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Waste, Wind Energy, Nuclear Decommissioning, James Throgmorton, Nuclear, Nuclear Moratorium, Energy Efficiency, Clinton, Yucca Mountain, Nuclear Power Plants, Illinois Commerce Commission, Renewanle Energy, Nuclear Power, Illinois, Byron, Lasalle, Zion, Braidwood, Green Energy, Green News
Jimmy Seidita

The 1987 moratorium on new nuclear plants in Illinois signaled that going nuclear was a huge mistake. It's made a mess of our electric system, our regulatory system, and worst of all, the state's economy.

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