The Washington Post back issues from Sunday, January 6:
A Muslim Hero Rides Again; The first complete English translation of the swashbuckling Urdu epic.
Jan 06, 2008 ... THE ADVENTURES OF AMIR HAMZA By Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami Translated from the Urdu by Musharraf Ali Farooqi Modern Library. 948 pp. $45 I grew up in a family of MiddleEastern storytellers: My immigrant father loved to recount nostalgicadventures in which he ...
Advice and Miscellaneous . . . A Monthly Feature
Jan 06, 2008 ... PAPERBACK 1JUST IN TIME!: ALL-NEW 30-MINUTE MEALS, PLUS SUPER-FAST 15-MINUTE MEALS AND SLOW-IT-DOWN 60-MINUTE MEALS (Clarkson Potter, $19.95). By Rachael Ray2THE WORLD ALMANAC ANDBOOK OF FACTS 2008 (World Almanac, $12.99). The trusty desk reference (firstpublished in 1868), ...
Breaking the Fourth Wall; Since "Disgrace," this Nobel Prize winner has been stepping into his own novels as a character.
Jan 06, 2008 ... DIARY OF A BAD YEAR By J.M. Coetzee Viking. 231 pp. $24.95 J.M. Coetzee is a great novelist, perhapsthe greatest writing today, and has garnered just about everyimportant prize awarded for fiction written in English, includingthe Nobel Prize for Literature. By common ...
Washington Area Bestsellers
Jan 06, 2008 ... Paperback Fiction 1 ATONEMENT (Anchor, $14.95; $7.99) By Ian McEwan. The calamitous repercussions of a child's falseaccusation; now a feature film.3 2 THE KITE RUNNER (Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan returns to his Taliban-ruledcountry to atone for ...
the bluebird
Jan 06, 2008 ... there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I'm not going to let anybody see you. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pour whiskey on him and ...
A young German struggles to find the painful truth about his father -- and himself.
Jan 06, 2008; ... HOMECOMING By Bernhard Schlink Translated from the German by Michael Henry Heim Pantheon. 260 pp. $24Near the end of Bernhard Schlink'sinternational bestseller, The Reader, its German law studentnarrator rereads The Odyssey and writes that he remembered it as"the ...
Silent Spring; A successful real estate developer laments the earth's demise.
Jan 06, 2008 ... HOW THE DEAD DREAM By Lydia Millet Counterpoint. 244 pp. $24 A few years ago, the wacky socialnovelist Lydia Millet published an essay attacking mainstreamenvironmental organizations for being glib, sentimental, evenonanistic. "Die, Baby Harp Seal!" opened with a witty ...
Nixon Revisited; A conservative former newspaper publisher buffs the president's image.
Jan 06, 2008 ... RICHARD M. NIXON A Life in Full By Conrad Black Public Affairs. 1,152 pp. $40Right up until he was sentenced lastmonth to six and a half years in prison on mail fraud andobstruction of justice charges, newspaper mogul Conrad Blackenergetically promoted his new ...
Tolerant, We Stand; Diversity lifted up empires and intolerance brought them down.
Jan 06, 2008 ... DAY OF EMPIRE How Hyperpowers Rise To Global Dominance -- And Why They Fall By Amy Chua Doubleday. 396 pp. $27.95 Call 'em the Magnificent Seven. Therehave been many great powers in history but only seven that Amy Chuadescribes in Day of Empire as hyperpowers, those ...
The turn of a new year, along ...
Jan 06, 2008; ... The turn of a new year, along with giddy celebrations andimproving resolutions, brings with it a focus on how time rushesalong, compressing childhood and age like the barrels of atelescope. At the turn of the year, we may prance and play liketoddlers, or we may hunker down protectively, ...
Capital Anthropology; A look at the habits and rituals of "Potomac Man."
Jan 06, 2008 ... HOMO POLITICUS The Strange and Barbaric Tribes of the Beltway By Dana Milbank Doubleday. 276 pp. $26 The story is told of an anthropologist ofyore, returning from fieldwork abroad, who is asked to report on themanners and customs of the natives. "Manners? None ....
January 7-13, 2008
Jan 06, 2008 ... 6:30 P.M. Les Leopold, co-founder and current director of thenonprofit educational groups the Labor Institute and the PublicHealth Institute, discusses and signs his recent book, The Man WhoHated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi, atBusboys and Poets, 2021 14th ...
The Ultimate Bukowski; A trove of the best poems from a prolific poet.
Jan 06, 2008 ... THE PLEASURES OF THE DAMNED Poems, 1951-1993 By Charles Bukowski Edited by John Martin Ecco. 556 pp. $29.95 Even though he was preoccupied with his owndeath, Charles Bukowski worried about one thing even more: "ofcourse, I may die in the next ten minutes/ and ...
What Islam Wrought; A new look at how Muslims were crucial to the creation of Europe.
Jan 06, 2008 ... GOD'S CRUCIBLE Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 By David Levering Lewis Norton. 473 pp. $29.95 The title of David Levering Lewis'ssurprising new book, God's Crucible, brings to mind another piece ofceramic phrasing, Colin Powell's warning to President Bush ...
The Cold War in Hindsight; After a brush with calamity in 1983, both sides moved away from confrontation.
Jan 06, 2008 ... FOR THE SOUL OF MANKIND The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War By Melvyn P. Leffler Hill and Wang. 586 pp. $35 A FAILED EMPIRE The Soviet Union in the Cold War From Stalin to Gorbachev By Vladislav M. Zubok Univ. of ...
Saxon Saga
Jan 06, 2008 ... SWORD SONG The Battle for London By Bernard Cornwell Harper. 314 pp. $25.95Sword Song is the fourth installment inBernard Cornwell's ambitious, ongoing account of the reign of Alfredthe Great, one of the pivotal figures in English history. Alfred(849-99) was the ...
Book Notes: A Wintry Mix
Jan 06, 2008 ... The holiday season may be firmly behind us, but winter really hasonly just begun, as the sub-freezing temps of the past week joltedus into realizing. About this time of year, two distinct camps ofWashington area residents are fervently thinking about snow -- onehoping it never ...
Picture Books for a Snowy Day
Jan 06, 2008; ... Chilly? Snuggle up with the kids and some cozy picture books,such as the new Necks Out for Adventure! The True Story of EdwinWiggleskin (Candlewick, $16.99; ages 4-8), by Timothy Basil Ering,and a few standouts from 2007 that this column has been saving for asnowy day. Ering made a ...
Today's Horoscope
Jan 06, 2008; ... Aries to/ (March 21-April 19) The spontaneous you emerges, ready to play. Family ties aresources of joy. Dont make too many plans that will have you runningaround town. All the fun is close to home. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Youre busting through a restriction an ...
A rare manuscript illuminates lives from medieval Spain to modern- day Sarajevo.
Jan 06, 2008; ... PEOPLE OF THE BOOK By Geraldine Brooks Viking. 372 pp. $25.95 The people are inventions, but the book itself is very real: "TheSarajevo Haggadah, created in medieval Spain, was a famous rarity, alavishly illuminated Hebrew manuscript made at a time when ...
INSIDE EDITION: All Grown Up After 20 Years
Jan 06, 2008 ... In its early years, "Inside Edition" bore the "tabloid" label,part of the late 1980s TV landscape that was dotted with similarprograms. The syndicated show, which marks 20 years on the air this week,was hosted first by David Frost, then Bill O'Reilly, and includedNancy Glass and ...
From Minority to Mainstream
Jan 06, 2008; ... Tackling the history of Jews in America became much more complexthan documentarian David Grubin first imagined. Four hours seemed about the right length for his miniseries, "TheJewish Americans," when the "American Experience" veteran firstpitched the idea to PBS. But after ...
One Fearsome Foursome
Jan 06, 2008 ... Cashmere Mafia Premieres Sunday at 10:01 p.m. on ABC; regularly airs Wednesdaysat 10 p.m. Basic story: Four ambitious, fashionable executives have beenBFFs since college, and each has her own laundry list of dramaticproblems. Mia (Lucy Liu) has just been pitted against her ...
Freeman and the Hoyas Are Off to a Healthy Start
Jan 06, 2008; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Nothing, it seems, has fazed Georgetown guard Austin Freeman thusfar in his college basketball career. At Midnight Madness, the freshman from DeMatha was the secondplayer introduced to the screaming capacity crowd, and heconfidently pointed ...
WE ASK THE STARS . . .What Was Your Worst Job?
Jan 06, 2008 ... SKEET ULRICH ("Jericho") >>>> "I worked on a pig farm when I was 10. My job was to put the piglets in a five-gallon bucket, and if [we] didn't get all the sows in . . . to run like hell because they will try and kill you." CAROL BURNETT ...
Region's Federal Workers Get Raise; Salaries Rise 4.49% Under Bush Order
Jan 06, 2008; ... President Bush signed an executive order Friday that provides payraises this year for federal employees, military personnel, Cabinetofficers and members of Congress. The order covers about 336,000 federal employees in theWashington-Baltimore region. Workers will receive a 4.49 ...
Rice's 280 Yards, 4 TDs Lead Knights
Jan 06, 2008 ... Rutgers 52, Ball State 30 Ray Rice ran over Ball State and through the 2,000-yard barrier,giving Rutgers its second postseason win in the school's 138-yearhistory and leaving the Scarlet Knights wondering if he will scamperoff to the NFL. The junior, who kept mum on his plans ...
Toy Tester's New Game: Retirement; For Hundemer, Safety Was Job 1
Jan 06, 2008; ... Bob has dropped his last toy. Robert L. Hundemer, the man who unwittingly became a symbol ofthe nation's underfunded product safety system, retired Thursdayafter more than 25 years of government service. During last year's toy recalls, Hundemer, an engineeringtechnician ...
Louisiana State's Miles Balances Risk, Reward; Coach's Gutsy Decisions Have Propelled Tigers Into the BCS Championship Game
Jan 06, 2008; ... The most fascinating figure in Monday's BCS national championshipgame likely won't be a player, but rather a coach, a son of a Navyman who will be on the Louisiana State sideline wearing a hat onesize too small. The matchup between top-ranked Ohio State and second-ranked ...
Atonement for Green; After Getting Burned, He Scores Game-Winner in OT
Jan 06, 2008; ... Capitals 5, Canadiens 4 Mike Green was burned badly on the Montreal Canadiens' secondgoal, turned inside out on a play destined for the highlights. But, as it turned out, Green's gaffe wasn't the last time hefound himself at the center of attention Saturday before a ...
Capitals0311 -- 5Canadiens112 ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... Capitals0311 -- 5Canadiens1120 -- 4 FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1, Montreal, Plekanec 13 (Kovalev, Markov), 2:38 (pp).Penalties: Erskine, Was (holding), 2:18; Kovalev, Mon (hooking),9:29; Morrisonn, Was (holding), 14:19. SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 2, Montreal, Kostitsyn ...
Shaking It at the Authorities; Male Belly Dancing, a Centuries-Old Tradition in Egypt, Makes a Risky Comeback
Jan 06, 2008; ... Farid Mesbaah, male belly dancer, hopped on a car in Cairo'sShobra district and strutted his stuff. He clanged metal castanets, magically converted his hips intopistons and twirled his head around like a centrifuge. The crowd attables lining a dirt alley clapped rhythmically. Young ...
In the Pavement, a Path to Cleaner Energy; System Uses Roadway to Soak Up the Sun and Release It Later as Heat
Jan 06, 2008; ... If you've ever blistered your bare feet on a hot road, you knowhow asphalt absorbs the sun's rays. Now, a Dutch company issiphoning the heat from roads and parking lots to heat homes andoffices. As climate change rises on the international agenda, the systembuilt by the civil ...
Zoo Regulation Questioned After Fatal Tiger Attack; USDA, Industry Group Set Standards
Jan 06, 2008; ... The tiger that escaped from its San Francisco Zoo pen onChristmas Day did more than kill a San Jose, Calif., teenager. Italso drew attention to a somewhat loose system of oversight forthe nation's zoos. How did no one notice until after Carlos Sousa Jr. was killedthat the ...
Proposed Calvert Reactor Draws Fire
Jan 06, 2008; ... Maryland PIRG, a consumer advocacy and environmental group thatonce depicted Lusby on the cover of a report as ground zero for anuclear catastrophe, has intervened in the state regulatory processthat will help determine whether construction of a third reactor atthe Calvert Cliffs Nuclear ...
New Orleans Mayor Upbeat About Recovery Prospects; Skeptical Residents View 2008 as 'Make or Break' Year
Jan 06, 2008; ... The way Mayor C. Ray Nagin (D) sees it, 2008 is a tipping pointin the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, the year a stronger, betterNew Orleans begins to rise in earnest from the ruins. Residents want to believe. They look optimistically forconstruction crews, neighborhood investment ...
Some of Gang's Killings Race-Based; In L.A., Latinos Targeted Blacks
Jan 06, 2008; ... In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitchesand rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's mostvicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of theirrace, an investigation has found. Authorities said there were 20 homicides among more ...
A Pint-Size Crossover That Will Fit Many
Jan 06, 2008; ... A long road trip in a premium vehicle was a good way to end theold year and begin anew. For the drive, we chose the 2008 InfinitiEX35 Journey, a luxury crossover utility model that was big enoughto accommodate a party of five, but small enough to escape the $10-a-night surcharge that ...
DR. G'S TIPS
Jan 06, 2008 ... Metro Fares Increase The new Metro fares and fees take effect today , but most riderswon't feel the effects until tomorrow, when they park at railstations and board rush-hour trains. Rail passengers will see newfare charts posted on vending machines and station managers' ...
Underdog Clinton Goes After Obama
Jan 06, 2008; ... Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton tried repeatedly to knock Sen. BarackObama off his footing during a high-stakes debate here on Saturdaynight -- criticizing his health-care proposal and questioning hisability to bring about change and actually serve as president. "Words are not ...
Hungry Buckeyes Say This Year Is Different; Ohio State Returns, but as Underdog
Jan 06, 2008; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Facing a three-touchdown deficit in last year's nationalchampionship game, Ohio State left tackle Alex Boone glanced atteammate Troy Smith and noticed how calm and cool he looked. If theHeisman Trophy-winning quarterback was not panicked, Boone ...
Yesterday's Results New Jers ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... Yesterday's Results New Jersey 113 at Atlanta 107 Boston 92 at Detroit 85 at Chicago 94 Sacramento 93 at Houston 103 New York 91 New Orlns 118 at Phoenix 113 at Portland 103 Utah 89 Today's ...
Couple Walk Away From the Fright of Their Lives; Pair Escape Serious Injury in I-270 Crash When Tractor-Trailer Comes to Rest on Their Car
Jan 06, 2008; ... Outside Jeffrey and Sharon Fritzlen's car, which had a tractor-trailer on top of it, rescue workers were calling for cranes to liftthe truck and preparing saws to cut through the crumpled Chrysler tofree the couple. Inside their Sebring sedan, the Fritzlens waited, holding ...
National political reporter ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... National political reporter Joel Achenbach is set loose on the Granite State as Tuesday's primary approaches. CONCORD -- What about John Edwards? Since the Iowa caucuses, the news has been filled with the namesObama and Clinton, Clinton and Obama ....
For Astronaut, a Frustrating Wait; Delays Keep Him on Space Station After Mother's Death
Jan 06, 2008; ... Astronaut Daniel Tani had hoped to spend Christmas with hisfamily, but that was before fuel tank problems scrapped twoscheduled December launches of the space shuttle Atlantis, whichwould have taken him home from the international space station. Nowthe launch delay -- until late ...
OFFENSE: The Titans are shor ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... OFFENSE: The Titans are short-handed. QB Vince Young was limitedin practice by the quadriceps muscle he injured during lastSunday's win over the Colts, leaving open the possibility thatbackup Kerry Collins could play. TE Bo Scaife was placed on injuredreserve because of a lacerated ...
Terrorism Suspects Go Low-Tech; Simple Codes, Remote Meeting Sites Among Means Used to Foil Surveillance
Jan 06, 2008; ... In an age of spy satellites, security cameras and an Internetthat stores every keystroke, terrorism suspects are using simple,low-tech tricks to cloak their communications, making life difficultfor authorities who had hoped technology would give them the upperhand. Across Europe, ...
When Trash Turns to Treasure; Web-Based Community Swap Program Thrives Across U.S.
Jan 06, 2008; ... When Laura Gernell heard about a place where people give awayperfectly good things to strangers -- no money changing hands, noquestions asked -- she figured it was too good to be true. But she had nothing to lose: Husband Ronald had lost his job as atruck driver and she was ...
Nuts & Bolts; 2008 Infiniti EX35 Journey
Jan 06, 2008 ... Consideration: If your daily transportation needs requirecarrying lots of stuff and several large people, the EX35 is not foryou. This is a boutique, compact luxury sport-utility model designedprimarily for affluent households with relatively few hauling needs. Ride, acceleration ...
Q Dear Tom and Ray: With co ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... Q Dear Tom and Ray: With cold New England weather about to swoop down on us, I have aqueasy feeling in my stomach. Because every winter when my boyfriendand I get into my car, I start it, then I put the car in gear afterabout 30 seconds and drive off. This drives my boyfriend nuts, ...
Ohio State vs. LSU
Jan 06, 2008 ... What: BCS title game. When: Tomorrow, 8:15 ...
People May Dislike Attack Ads, but the Messages Tend to Stick
Jan 06, 2008; ... Sandy Troendle, a nurse in this small lakeside resort, doesn'tthink much of Mitt Romney's attack ads. "I tend to go for a person who promotes himself rather than slam-dunk other people," she says. Troendle is drawn to John McCain'scommercials, because "I like that he stands up for ...
In Backing His Wife, Clinton Recalls His Legacy; But New Hampshire Voters May Have Outgrown Even His Outsized Charm
Jan 06, 2008; ... He's no kid anymore, and it's his wife who is attempting thecomeback. But former president Bill Clinton looked and certainlysounded Saturday like a politician whose legacy is on the line. As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) campaigned an hour awayin Durham, barely mentioning ...
THE DISTRICT
Jan 06, 2008 ... The new year will almost certainly mean continued debate over thereform-minded plans of D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee andMayor Adrian M. Fenty. Fenty (D) has staked his career on improving the schools. As heenters his second year in office, constituents are starting ...
Caps Face Canadiens Not at Full Strength
Jan 06, 2008; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions The Washington Capitals had some difficulty getting to Montrealon Friday after a mechanical problem with the team's plane delayedtheir arrival by nearly four hours and forced them to cancelpractice. Things might not improve much Saturday ...
Plan to Alter Restaurant's Menu Creates Heartburn; Barbecue Chef Out; German Cuisine Pair In
Jan 06, 2008; ... The Mighty Midget Kitchen, a Leesburg landmark that flourished asa greasy spoon, lost its home, moved to a storage yard and wasreborn as a barbecue haven, is about to take on a new personality:German restaurant and beer garden. But the sudden news of the legendary eatery's makeover ...
When in Rome, Do the Walking Tour
Jan 06, 2008; ... We abandoned the automobile here. It made no sense to rent one.With only five days in the Eternal City, we did not want to wasteone second procuring a car only to spend many moments more worryingabout whether it was parked in a safe place while we walked abouttouring the ruins of ancient ...
CHARGERS STATISTICS CATEGOR ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... CATEGORYOFFENSEDEFENSEYards Per Game (Rank)315.2 (20)320.2(14)Passing Yards Per Game (Rank)187.8 (26)213.2 (14)PassingCompletions-Attempts281-471338-555Rushing Yards ...
Haywood Comes Up Big for Wizards; Center Is 'Awesome at the Rim' as Washington Crushes Milwaukee
Jan 06, 2008; ... Wizards 101, Bucks 77 Reprinted from yesterday's late editions Andrew Bogut was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the2005 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, but Washington Wizards centerBrendan Haywood unquestionably was the most impressive big man onthe court Friday ...
CAPITALS REPORT
Jan 06, 2008 ... TimeOpponentTVWednesday7 p.m.vs. AvalancheCSNJan. 131 p.m.vs.FlyersCSNJan. 157 p.m.vs. SenatorsCSN ALL GAMES ON WWWT (107.7 FM, 1500 AM) D Steve Eminger played for the first time since Nov. 26,replacing the injured Brian Pothier in the lineup. Eminger loggedonly 6 minutes 32 ...
The Magazine is on vacation t ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... The Magazine is on vacation this week. The Puzzle, Cul de Sac andDilbert appear on Page M14 of the Style & Arts section for this weekonly. Also, this week's Parade magazine contains ...
Magical Ride Comes to an End
Jan 06, 2008; ... In every corner of the Washington Redskins' locker room onSaturday, the same moment was recalled. Finally, they had silencedthe thunderous crowd of 68,297 at Qwest Field, the loudest footballstadium in the NFL. In what seemed like a matter of heartbeatsrather than minutes, they had ...
Patriots Rebound To Beat Towson
Jan 06, 2008; ... Jim Larranaga has spent the past two months watching hisunpredictable George Mason team defeat opponents of national statureand lose to seemingly second-rate foes. Last night, in anotherenigmatic performance, the Patriots found themselves in a tenseColonial Athletic Association game with ...
TITANS STATISTICS CATEGORYO ...
Jan 06, 2008 ... CATEGORYOFFENSEDEFENSEYards Per Game (Rank)311.7 (21)291.6(5)Passing Yards Per Game (Rank)179.9 (27)199.2 (10)PassingCompletions-Attempts288-464349-569Rushing Yards ...
THE LOTTERIES; January 4
Jan 06, 2008 ... Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 4-8-6 Mid-Day D.C. 4: 7-0-8-0 Lucky Numbers: 9-0-3 D.C. 4: 0-7-1-6 Rolling Cash 5: 28-2-15-22-17 Daily 6: 5-20-11-24-7-26 *38 Day/Pick-3: 5-1-9 Pick-4: ...