Books

Plus, a grandfather’s secret Nazi past, a short history of celebrity, strange tales of American gas chambers, the diary of ‘Little Edie,’ and the upside of irrationality

’Mockingjay,’ the final volume, is getting the full J.K. Rowling-Dan Brown treatment

A new biography sets the record straight about many of the CBC radio legend’s stories

Nancy Drew with a social conscience

Plus, the story of a female friendship, a surprising exposé of a country singer, a compulsively readable thriller, a bio of Norman Podhoretz and the art of choosing

How the ‘For Dummies’ book empire is branching out and thriving in the age of Wikipedia and blogs

WELLS: The work of historian Tony Judt, who lost all but his ability to speak, pays heed to the power of words

Plus, what the White House doctor saw, a famous heat wave, a memoir from Johnny Cash’s daughter, a world without Islam and the most beautiful woman in film

Andrew Morton, author of a new Angelina Jolie book, is just trying to help her

Good liars can stare into your eyes while fibbing, but other things give them away, says this expert