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The Wall Street of 100 Years Ago

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:15:00 EDT

Upton Sinclair's "The Moneychangers" isn't a rant against capitalism -- it's a somewhat melodramatic primer on the ways America's markets were gamed before there were credit default swaps.

How the West Was, Once

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:34:00 EDT

The pistols, poker games and rye whiskey of the American West may appeal to our columnist, but the fictional writer of "Journal of the Gun Years" would say it was a terrible time for professional gunmen.

The Toll of Battle

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:16:00 EDT

Two World War I literary classics, "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Johnny Got His Gun," evoke the pain of soldiers past and present.

Favorite Novels of the Past 10 Years

Tue, 09 May 2006 20:11:00 EDT

Cynthia Crossen, who reads scores of books every year, considers her favorite novels of the past 10 years, from John Banville's "The Untouchable" to Ann Patchett's "Bel Canto."