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ISSN No. 1095-3973
Volume 10, Issue 7.
In This Issue:
Interview: Triple Cross: A Conversation With Peter Lance
Five-time Emmy award-winning investigative reporter Peter Lance is back with
the third book in his bestselling nonfiction series about terrorism, the FBI and the
gross negligence of U.S. intelligence agencies in the years leading up to
9/11. In his
new book
Triple
Cross (Regan Books) Peter reveals the shocking story of how top
Qaeda spy Ali Mohamed
was able to infiltrate the Green Berets, the FBI and the CIA, all while
planning the African Embassy bombings and training the terror cell that
bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. Lance also explains how
the Department of Justice and
federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, known to most Americans as
the investigator in the stalled Valerie Plame leak case, failed to stop Mohamed although
he had multiple opportunities to do so. In this exclusive new interview,
Peter talks about Ali Mohamed, the damage he caused to
U.S. interests, why the FBI failed to catch him and whether
or not the information he
has uncovered will trigger a new investigation into the events leading
up to 9/11.
What's New On The Bookshelves?
Visit our Book
Review section to see what our reviewers have to say about the
latest books. See our new reviews this month in these genres:
children's, fantasy/SF, lifestyle, mystery/thriller, nonfiction and romance.
Articles and Author Essays:
Article: The Short and Long of It by Alex Keegan
Many writers believe that they are only a short story writer or only a novelist,
that kind of thinking can limit a writer's true potential.
Alex Keegan explains how great writers write in many multiple literary
styles -- short stories, screenplays and novels. Keegan asks us to consider
what if poet James Dickey had not written Deliverance or
if Charles Dickens had never given us A Christmas Carol? Find out more about
his intriguing premise in Alex's new article, "The Short and Long of It."
Article: Songwriters Anonymous: Part 4 by Mary Dawson
Some of the best songwriters in history are almost totally anonymous. But these
songwriters, who cared more about writing a hit song than recording one, had
very interesting lives. In this fourth article in her ongoing series, Mary Dawson
looks at the writers behind two famous holiday songs: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
and "Baby, It's Cold Outside." The story about how Robert May came up with the Rudolph
concept is truly remarkable and one that no aspiring songwriter should miss.
Author Essay: On Writing The Sweet Life by Kate Zuckerman
Kate Zuckerman, the famed pastry chef at Chanterelle in New York City,
wanted to write a book about
creating delicious pastries. But she ran into a challenge: how
was she going to explain how to create complex dishes that rely on visual and other clues
by the chef? It's difficult enough to whip egg whites with the correct consistency for a
soufflé, but how would she explain the process to a reader without being their to look
over her shoulder?
To find a solution faced by many cookbook writers, she began studying the
chemistry of the pastry kitchen. Zuckerman also says that writing her book
The Sweet Life helped make her an "immeasurably better pastry chef."
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