Book excerpt: "The Barn" by Wright Thompson
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Book excerpt: "Cher: The Memoir – Part One"
In the first volume of the singer-actress' memoirs, Cher recounts attending, at age 11, an event that would change the direction of her life: an Elvis Presley concert.CBS News - Nov. 14 -
Book excerpt: "A Certain Idea of America" by Peggy Noonan
In her new collection of Wall Street Journal columns, Pulitzer Prize-winner Peggy Noonan writes about the history and character of our nation, threats to the social fabric, and the "better angels" ...CBS News - Nov. 16 -
Book excerpt: "Citizen: My Life After the White House" by Bill Clinton
The former president writes about his life after leaving office, when he was determined to "live in the present and for the future."CBS News - Nov. 15 -
Book excerpt: "Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021" by Angela Merkel
The former Chancellor of Germany writes about two lives: her early years growing up under a Communist-controlled police state in East Germany, and her years as leader of a nation reunited following ...CBS News - 2d -
"The Barn": A murder in Mississippi, and the evil hiding in plain sight
In his new book "The Barn," author Wright Thompson, also a fifth-generation Mississippi Delta cotton farmer, examines the site of the notorious 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Correspondent ...CBS News - 23h -
Harvey Barnes wraps up Newcastle’s comeback win at Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest are fishing in the waters Newcastle aspire to swim in. Two years ago, it was Eddie Howe’s team breaking up the metropolitan elite. This season, Nuno Espírito Santo’s team have ...The Guardian - Nov. 10 -
"The Barn," on the lynching of Emmett Till, and an evil hiding in plain sight
In his new book, author Wright Thompson examines the site of the notorious 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, and a Mississippi Delta culture that, he says, has spent decades trying to erase a ...CBS News - 23h -
'Thompson justifiably angry at low-key finish'
A depressing revamp of the LPGA Tour's season-ending tournament resulted in an inappropriately low-key finish for Lexi Thompson, writes Iain Carter.BBC News - 6d -
Johnson, Barnes help Spurs fend off hard-charging Thunder for first NBA Cup victory, 110-104
Keldon Johnson scored 22 points, Harrison Barnes added 20 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-104 Tuesday night without Victor Wembanyama for their first victory in the ...ABC News - Nov. 20
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