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Brian Bethune

Brian Bethune writes about ideas, books and the book trade, and religion, but what really interests him is why people believe what they believe.

Cold, ice, eerie silence and a crew on edge meant mutiny

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of June 16th, 2009)

On the eve of Cirque du Soleil’s 25th anniversary, a new book exposes the stunning rise and wild times of its billionaire founder

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of June 9th, 2009)

Unauthorized biographer Ian Halperin on how he discovered the seedier side of the biggest show on earth

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of June 2nd, 2009)

Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 visit was a Cold War comic interlude

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of May 26th, 2009)

This remarkable book doesn’t stint on work’s pleasures simply to build up its sorrows

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of May 19th, 2009)