The Washington Post back issues from Sunday, March 16:
Advice and Miscellaneous . . . A Monthly Feature
Mar 16, 2008 ... PAPERBACK 1A NEW EARTH: AWAKENING TO YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE (Penguin, $14). By Eckhart Tolle. The sequel to Tolle'sbestselling "The Power of Now." Also the current pick of the OprahBook Club.2EAT THIS NOT THAT!: THOUSANDS OF SIMPLE FOOD SWAPS THAT CAN SAVE YOU 10, 20, 30 POUNDS ...
More on Iraq
Mar 16, 2008 ... Other new titles on the Iraq War, terrorism and the Middle East include: Worst Enemy: The Reluctant Transformation of the AmericanMilitary, by John Arquilla (Ivan R. Dee, $27.50). The U.S. Armyneeds to become lighter, more nimble and more innovative, arguesthis professor of ...
Could It Ever Have Gone Right?; A British journalist asks hard questions about the occupation.
Mar 16, 2008 ... DEFEAT Why America and Britain Lost Iraq By Jonathan Steele Counterpoint. 290 pp. $26 What went wrong? Historian BernardLewis used the question as the title of his bestseller on thecenturies-long decline of Muslim civilization, but it is now askedat least as ...
Washington Area Bestsellers
Mar 16, 2008 ... Paperback Fiction 1 THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (Touchstone, $16) (Pocket, $7.99). By Philippa Gregory. Sibling rivalry at thecourt of Henry VIII; a feature film.3 2 I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE (Pocket, $7.99) By Mary Higgins Clark. Suspicion and buried bodies mar a ...
George III and Bush II
Mar 16, 2008 ... George W. Bush as King George III? It sounds like a comparisondrawn (literally) by an editorial cartoonist. In fact, however, thepoint is made by Gen. Sir Michael Rose, a retired British Armyofficer, in his forthcoming Washington's War: From Independence toIraq (Pegasus, $24.95; ...
Jim the Teen; As World War II approaches, precocious Jim Glass begins to grow up.
Mar 16, 2008 ... THE BLUE STAR By Tony Earley Little, Brown. 286 pp. $23.99 In 2000, Tony Earley published adelicate, daringly uneventful novel called Jim the Boy. His shortstories in Harper's and the New Yorker had already attractedenthusiastic praise, but this first novel about a ...
Half a century ago, Chinua Achebe changed the face of African literature.
Mar 16, 2008; ... THINGS FALL APART By Chinua Achebe Anchor. 209 pp. Paperback, $10.95This handsome trade paperbackhonors the 50th anniversary of Things Fall Apart, one of the mostwidely read and beloved novels of our time. It's a true modernclassic -- translated into 50 languages, taught in ...
Copy Cat; A student steals a classmate's identity.
Mar 16, 2008 ... THE SOUL THIEF By Charles Baxter Pantheon. 210 pp. $20Charles Baxter's delicious new novel, TheSoul Thief, is about identity theft -- the old-fashioned kind sanscredit cards and Internet con artistry. The evildoer of Baxter'stale lifts his victim's personal profile ...
Lenten remorse: Hopkins's dark night of the soul
Mar 16, 2008; ... My Jewish boyfriend jokes that even in terms of atonement, weCatholics pay retail. His tribe handles it in one day, while ourtradition allots the whole season of Lent. During my own dark nights of the soul, I often find comfort inthe "terrible sonnets" of poet and Jesuit priest ...
March 17-22, 2008
Mar 16, 2008 ... Noon. New York Times reporter Jennifer 8. Lee discusses and signsThe Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of ChineseFood at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., Mumford Room,101 Independence Ave. SE, 202-707-2138. She will also speak at 7p.m. that evening at the ...
In which a chronic liar grows up to be a celebrated children's author.
Mar 16, 2008; ... "Did you like that poem?" Grandfather asked, with a smile. It was1943. We were living in my grandfather's house in Carlisle, Pa.,while my father was overseas during the war. Somehow he had beencoerced into the bedtime reading ritual. "Yes," I lied. I was 5 1/2 years old. Of ...
Lois Lowry; Making It New
Mar 16, 2008 ... She married at 19 and, like many women in her generation, droppedout of college to do it. By 26, she had four children under the ageof 5. It was not until she was almost 40 and a single mother thatshe published a novel, she says, "out of sheer necessity." But LoisLowry is now one of the ...
What's the Tab?; Two economists attempt to calculate the price of U.S. intervention in Iraq.
Mar 16, 2008 ... THE THREE TRILLION DOLLAR WAR The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes Norton. 311 pp. $22.95 When congressional Democrats called ahearing last month to explore the costs of the Iraq war, their starwitness was not some ...
Then and Now; The startling parallels between the Iraq War and the American Revolution.
Mar 16, 2008; ... Five years into their war to retain control of America, theBritish thought they were winning. As Piers Mackesy relates in his brilliant, classic history of theAmerican Revolution, The War for America, 1775-1783, the Britishcabinet believed the rebel cause was disintegrating by ...
The Best of All Possible Worlds; An analyst diagnoses a case of wishful thinking among policymakers.
Mar 16, 2008 ... DAYDREAM BELIEVERS How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power By Fred Kaplan Wiley. 246 pp. $25.95 Excavating the failures of the Bushadministration's foreign policy has almost become a genre in itself.Bob Woodward's trilogy documents virtually every decision since ...
Play Ball!
Mar 16, 2008; ... Nine days to Opening Day. Two weeks to showtime at Washington'szippy new Nationals Park. Little Leaguers suiting up, prolific asdaffodils. It's baseball season again, and it all feels so hopefuland sunshiny, you almost forget about the thunderhead of scandalhovering above. One thing's ...
In Search of the Good News; A journalist travels the Middle East, looking for change.
Mar 16, 2008 ... DREAMS AND SHADOWS The Future of the Middle East By Robin Wright Penguin Press. 464 pp. $26.95 Although he wasn't a pessimisticconservative himself, George Orwell used to say that "plans forhuman betterment do normally come unstuck, and the pessimist hasmany more ...
A sage historian laments the "present-mindedness" of many of his colleagues.
Mar 16, 2008; ... THE PURPOSE OF THE PAST Reflections on the Uses of History By Gordon S. Wood Penguin Press. 323 pp. $25.95A quarter century ago Gordon S.Wood, professor of history at Brown University, stepped out of theacademic cloister and began writing book reviews -- ...
Atlanta Cleans Up After Tornado Strike; Georgia Braces for More Bad Weather After Deaths of 2 People
Mar 16, 2008; ... Storms killed two people Saturday near the Alabama-Georgia stateline, less than 24 hours after a tornado with winds of up to 130 mphcut a six-mile path through downtown Atlanta, blowing windows out ofskyscrapers and injuring dozens of people. More thunderstorms headed from northern ...
Real Estate Tax Rate Increase Proposed; Economic Woes and State Budget Battles Lead Council to Favor Increase
Mar 16, 2008; ... Bad economic news and confusion from battles over the statebudget led Alexandria yesterday to become the last of the largeNorthern Virginia jurisdictions to propose potential tax increaseson both residential and commercial properties. The Alexandria City Council voted to propose a ...
Bill Limits Dulles Greenway Toll Hikes; Legislators Tie Upticks to Inflation
Mar 16, 2008; ... Tolls on the Dulles Greenway may keep going up, but statelawmakers say they have taken action to keep the cost of driving onthe 14-mile highway from spinning out of control. The General Assembly voted unanimously March 8 to require morescrutiny of Toll Road Investors Partnership ...
Brooks Robinson Gets Back in the Game; Orioles Legend Lends His Name -- and Fame -- to Minor-League Blue Crabs Franchise
Mar 16, 2008; ... For the first time since he fielded his last ground ball almost31 years ago, legendary Baltimore Orioles player Brooks Robinson isa member of a baseball team. As co-owner of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs -- who arescheduled to start playing in a new stadium in the St. Charles ...
After 46 Years, Tigers Return to Title Game
Mar 16, 2008 ... Clemson 78, Duke 74 Trevor Booker scored 18 points, Cliff Hammonds added 17 andClemson, the perennial pushover in the ACC, stunned No. 7 Duke, 78-74, on Saturday to reach the tournament title game for the firsttime in 46 years. The third-seeded Tigers (24-8), who had lost 22 ...
Lackey Is Sidelined by Triceps Injury
Mar 16, 2008 ... The Los Angeles Angels will start the season without ace JohnLackey, who is out three to four weeks because of a strained righttriceps. Lackey underwent an MRI exam in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday thatconfirmed physician Lewis Yocum's diagnosis. The right-hander already has ...
Largo Dominates and Then Celebrates
Mar 16, 2008; ... Largo 84, Long Reach 58 As the final horn sounded after ninth-ranked Largo's 84-58victory over 13th-ranked Long Reach at Comcast Center, thevictorious Lions swarmed onto the court, not knowing exactly whereto go. Senior forward Malik Thomas climbed aboard 6-foot-11 centerMaurice ...
Nuts & Bolts; 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
Mar 16, 2008 ... Complaints: The Tahoe, hybrid or otherwise, is too big foreveryday use in a real metropolitan area like New York, whereparking it can cost you a fortune. But it's perfect for that hugepart of America where such vehicles are vital to getting thingsdone. Ride, acceleration and ...
Dear Tom and Ray: Sever ...
Mar 16, 2008 ... Dear Tom and Ray: Several years ago, my Ford Ranger coasted out of my driveway atabout 2 a.m. and rammed a minivan across the road. (I parked on asteep driveway.) I learned to drive on my grandparents' cherry farmand was taught to put everything with a standard transmission ...
Reverence Due for an Economical Hybrid SUV
Mar 16, 2008; ... She learned to drive on Louisiana roads where trucks are commonand big trucks are king. So, when she learned that we were leavingNew York in a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe sport-utility vehicle, my sister,Loretta Marie Brown-Curry, the Florence Nightingale of our family,smiled ...
Blue Devils Bask in Third Title
Mar 16, 2008 ... Maryland 4A Boys: Springbrook's Jamal Olasewere drives the lanepast Thomas Stone defenders for two points in the Blue Devils' 61-57 win over No. 10 Thomas ...
Surrattsville's Surprising Run Is Stopped by Unbeaten Snow Hill
Mar 16, 2008; ... Snow Hill 92, Surrattsville 75 Surrattsville Coach Ulysses Lee sat down at the news-conferencetable flanked by senior guards Jamahl Brown and Dayo Olasupo. Almostsimultaneously, the three exhaled deeply. It was the first time theHornets could catch their breath after trying ...
A Perfect End To Title Run For Vikings
Mar 16, 2008; ... Mount Hebron 55, Baltimore Poly 40 When it was clear that Mount Hebron was about to complete a 28-0season, when Baltimore Polytechnic's players stopped fouling and letthe final half-minute tick away, the crowd at UMBC's RAC Arenaerupted in a sea of black and yellow, rising to their ...
Arms Explosion in Albania Kills at Least 5; Terrorism Not Suspected In Blast at Army Dump
Mar 16, 2008; ... A massive explosion at an Albanian army ammunition dump near thecapital Saturday killed at least five people and injured 243,including many children, authorities said. The prime minister said he feared the death toll could rise muchhigher. The initial blast at the depot in ...
Perfect Night, Perfect Mark for Panthers
Mar 16, 2008 ... Maryland 3A Girls: Paint Branch celebrates a 74-39 win statetitle win over No. 18 Atholton that capped a 25-0 season for thesecond-ranked Panthers. Paint Branch won its fourth ...
Under the Radar, Big Wheels Get More Efficient
Mar 16, 2008; ... Fuel economy research lacks the news value of a politicianallegedly cheating on his wife with prostitutes. It also pales incomparison with the latest media reports on the mental status ofBritney Spears, or the endless contest for the Democraticpresidential nomination. When ...
Hokies Polish Resume; Win Over Miami Boosts Standing
Mar 16, 2008; ... Virginia Tech 63, Miami 49 Reprinted from yesterday's editions Disregarded before the season and written off one month ago, theVirginia Tech men's basketball team knew it needed a victory tocontinue its improbable run at qualifying for the NCAA tournament.Just before the ...
Saving the Best for Last
Mar 16, 2008 ... Maryland 3A Boys: Maurice Sutton, center, and his Largo teammateseye the prize after defeating No. 13 Long Reach, 84-58, for the 3Atitle. One year after seeing its unbeaten season ...
3 Airlines Match Increases In Fares to Help Pay for Fuel
Mar 16, 2008 ... American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways yesterday allmatched round-trip fare increases of as much as $50 by UnitedAirlines and Continental Airlines. United and Continental's boost was the fourth in a month by U.S.carriers to help cover soaring fuel costs. Jet-fuel prices ...
Alaska's GOP Chairman Survives Ouster Attempt
Mar 16, 2008 ... Alaska's Republican Party chairman survived an ouster attemptSaturday night as the state's GOP wrapped up its annual convention. Just before adjournment, delegates voted 167 to 133 to table aresolution calling for Randy Ruedrich to resign -- a resolutionthe chairman said he would ...
Paint Branch Stands Unbeaten
Mar 16, 2008; ... Paint Branch 74, Atholton 39 CATONSVILLE, March 15 -- On paper, Paint Branch had onedeficiency this season: a lack of height. Otherwise, the Panthershad it all: The ability to score in the half court or on the run;the players to attack inside or out; the athleticism to pressure ...
A Fender-Bender at AU; Eagles Crash the NCAA Tournament for the First Time in School History
Mar 16, 2008; ... American 52, Colgate 46 Reprinted from yesterday's editions American University -- its long-suffering fans and alumni, itscurrent and former players and illustrious coaches -- had watchedthis same fitful situation unfold countless times during 41 years ofDivision I ...
Hibbert Powers Hoyas To Final; Center Scores Season-High 25
Mar 16, 2008; ... Georgetown 72, West Virginia 55 Reprinted from yesterday's editions This was the Roy Hibbert that so many expected to see when theBig East tournament began on Thursday afternoon. Georgetown's 7-foot-2 senior center stalked around the court inside Madison SquareGarden ...
WHAT's OVECHKIN UP TO LATELY?
Mar 16, 2008 ... Team-by-team statistics for the NHL as well as how ...
Mount Hebron Reaches Peak
Mar 16, 2008 ... Maryland 2A Girls: Mount Hebron's Brittany Bowen, left, andDeanna Dydynski celebrate the No. 9 Vikings' 28-0 season and 2Achampionship. Dydynski scored her 1,000th career ...
Some Parents Switch to Glass Baby Bottles; Fears of Chemical in Plastic Are Noted
Mar 16, 2008; ... Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plasticbaby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything aboutit. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her glass bottles. "She's an alarmist, but I'm grateful," said Robustelli, whosedaughter, Mia, is 14 ...
Yesterday's Results Washing ...
Mar 16, 2008 ... Yesterday's Results Washington 119 LAC 109 (OT) Orlando 122 Indiana 111 Phila. 103 San Antonio 96 New Jersey 117 Utah 115 Boston 99 at Milwaukee 77 at Phoenix 127 Sac. 99 at Portland 107 Minn. 96 at G.S 110 Memphis ...
Lots of Points, Zero Losses
Mar 16, 2008 ... Maryland 1A Boys: Surrattsville's Dayo Olasupo, center, tries toget out of a double team by Snow Hill's Trevon Johnson, left, andCedrick Johnson in Snow Hill's 92-75 ...
Springbrook Rewrites History in Minutes; With T. Stone on Verge Of Ending SMAC Drought, Blue Devils Rally to Win
Mar 16, 2008; ... Springbrook 61, Thomas Stone 57 When Springbrook was trailing by 18 points late in the thirdquarter last night, winning a state championship seemed unlikely.The seventh-ranked Blue Devils were struggling on offense, and theiropponent seemed to make every shot. Their coach was ...
THE JAMAL CRAWFORD LINE
Mar 16, 2008 ... What is it? Let's put it this way . . ....
CHANGES FOR YELLOW PERCH
Mar 16, 2008 ... Columnist Angus Phillips reconnects with ...
THE LOTTERIES; March 15
Mar 16, 2008 ... Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 0-0-2 Mid-Day D.C. 4: 1-0-5-8 Lucky Numbers: 3-3-3 D.C. 4: 1-7-1-0 Rolling Cash 5: 2-6-7-19-33 Daily 6: 1-2-15-25-32-36 *21 Day/Pick-3: 4-6-4 Pick-4: ...
Maldivians Spurn Man-Made Haven; New Island Is Largely Empty Despite Crowds Elsewhere on Archipelago
Mar 16, 2008; ... Running out of space in its crowded capital, this republic of1,200 islands thought it had a can't-miss solution: build anotherisland. Planners weren't discouraged when people started eating thefreshly planted palm saplings or called the new island an uglymisfit among the ...
McCain on World Stage On Europe, Mideast Trip
Mar 16, 2008; ... Sen. John McCain will step off a plane in Iraq this weekend tosee firsthand the effects of the troop increase that he haschampioned and that his presidential ambitions are tied to, at theoutset of a week-long series of private meetings with Middle Easternand European leaders that will be ...
Suddenly, Nats' Outfield Depth Is in Focus; Pena's Injury Could Make Dukes the Starter in Left Field -- If He's Healthy
Mar 16, 2008; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions In the early innings of Friday's game against the ClevelandIndians, the Washington Nationals received word that Wily Mo Pena,the presumed starter in left field, will be out at least four weekswith a severely strained oblique muscle in his left ...
States Wage War Against New Drug; Some Fear Salvia Is Becoming a Substitute for Marijuana
Mar 16, 2008; ... On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of Salvia divinorum,come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by warnings:"Time is running out!" and "Stock up while you still can." That's because salvia is being targeted by lawmakers concernedthat the inexpensive and ...
Chinese Brokerage Might Cancel Deal to Invest $1 Billion in Bear Stearns
Mar 16, 2008; ... Citic Securities of China said yesterday that it might notproceed with a deal to invest about $1 billion in Bear Stearnsbecause of the U.S. investment bank's financial crisis. China's largest listed brokerage said that it would "conduct anoverall evaluation" of the deal after Bear ...
Kansas, Texas Move Into Final
Mar 16, 2008; ... As he sat in his locker room stall Friday night after his teamhad advanced to the Big 12 tournament semifinals with a shaky winover Nebraska, Kansas sophomore guard Sherron Collins talked abouthow difficult it was to build intensity heading into a matchupagainst a team the Jayhawks ...
Laich Crashes the Crease; Center's Philosophy: 'If You Want Goals, Go to the Net'
Mar 16, 2008; ... Everywhere Brooks Laich went in the Washington Capitals' practicefacility yesterday he received good-natured ribbing for choosing notto participate in the optional practice. But if anyone deserved a day off, it was Laich, who hasaccumulated his share of bumps and bruises while ...
Thrashers100 -- 1Capitals121 ...
Mar 16, 2008 ... Thrashers100 -- 1Capitals121 -- 4 FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1, Atlanta, Kozlov 16 (Armstrong, Perrin), 11:41. 2,Washington, Laich 18 (Ovechkin, Kozlov), 14:52. Penalties: Laich,Was (high-sticking), 8:21; Exelby, Atl (roughing), 8:21; Morrisonn,Was (hooking), 9:37; Recchi, Atl ...
CAPITALS REPORT
Mar 16, 2008 ... TimeOpponentTVSunday3 p.m.vs. BostonCSNTuesday8 p.m.atNashvilleCSNWednesday8:30 p.m.at ChicagoCSN+ ALL GAMES ON WWWT(107.7 FM, 1500 AM) 13 Goals by Alex Ovechkin against Thrashers G Kari Lehtonen, ...
CAPITALS REPORT
Mar 16, 2008 ... TimeOpponentTVToday3 p.m.vs. BostonCSNTuesday8 p.m.atNashvilleCSNWednesday8:30 p.m.at ChicagoCSN+ ALL GAMES ON WWWT (107.7 FM, 1500 AM) 9-0 The Capitals' record (since Dec. 29) when Alex Ovechkin scores apower-play goal. He has 10 extra-man tallies during that ...
31 days: In debate withdrawal? ...
Mar 16, 2008 ... 31 days: In debate withdrawal? Never fear. The 21st set-to of theDemocratic presidential race is scheduled for April 16 ...
NATION IN BRIEF
Mar 16, 2008 ... CAPE CANAVERAL -- Astronauts started the second spacewalk oftheir space-station mission on Saturday, to put together almost anentire robotic machine. The robot's hands were attached to its 11-foot arms during thefirst spacewalk. This time, spacewalking astronauts were to ...
DR. G'S TIPS
Mar 16, 2008 ... Douglass Bridge Rededicated There's a new sign on the Frederick Douglass Bridge commemoratingthe abolitionist leader who lived a quarter-mile from the foot ofthe bridge in Anacostia. The bridge was rededicated Thursday,marking the successful completion of a major restoration effort ...
Hail to the Second Chief
Mar 16, 2008; ... Historian David McCullough thinks it's time John Adams got hisdue, and a new television production may just do the trick. On Sunday, HBO premieres a seven-part miniseries based onMcCullough's book about the founding father whose importance isoften lost amid the legends of ...
Driving Hard For Respect
Mar 16, 2008; ... Basketball and the civil rights movement are intertwined in"Black Magic," a two-night ESPN documentary that spotlights famousand unfamiliar names tied to historically black colleges anduniversities. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, jazz musician WyntonMarsalis and National ...