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"Saturday" by Ian McEwan: The story of a middle-aged man seeking his moral compass in the post-9/11 world, isn't about fear or dread but the attainment of joy.; By Allen Barra Mar 20, 2005
Better than green beer: Flann O'Brien was a curmudgeonly alcoholic failure, Ireland's best kept literary secret, and the perfect way to celebrate the luck o' the Irish.; By Allen Barra Mar 17, 2005
The boxer: F.X. Toole never lived to see his best story, "Million Dollar Baby," made into a movie by Clint Eastwood. Wouldn't it have been nice if someone had thought to thank him on Oscar night?; By Allen Barra Mar 1, 2005
From "Red Harvest" to "Deadwood": How Dashiell Hammett's first and most important novel eluded film adaptation and still managed to find its way onto the big -- and small -- screen.; By Allen Barra Feb 28, 2005
The greatest Christmas story of all: Forget Scrooge and Tiny Tim -- James Joyce's "The Dead," with its distinctively Irish blend of music and tragedy, is the ultimate yuletide tale. And why isn't John Huston's marvelous film version available on DVD?; By Allen Barra Dec 14, 2004
The rebel: The political right and left have been fighting for Albert Camus' legacy, but Europe's most influential literary export remains stubbornly elusive.; By Allen Barra Nov 1, 2004
Not quite enough A.J. Liebling: The man who brought journalism into the modern age enjoys another revival. But why is some of his best writing buried, while his worst writing is celebrated?; By Allen Barra Sep 23, 2004
"Borges: A Life" by Edwin Williamson: Jorge Luis Borges went from being an unknown middle-aged librarian to one of the 20th century's most influential writers. So why do so few people read him now?; By Allen Barra Aug 27, 2004
"Notes From Underground" by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Forget Constance Garnett -- the Pevear-Volokhonsky translation makes the most cryptic of existential cult classics stranger, funnier and more alive than ever; By Allen Barra May 27, 2004
American idols: Davy Crockett and Wild Bill Hickok spurred generations of boyhood fantasies. The dark side of these cowboy heroes depicted in "Deadwood" and "The Alamo" are just what America needs to see today.; By Allen Barra Apr 10, 2004
The moralist: The exciting new translation of "The Red and the Black" blasts Stendhal into the 21st century.; By Allen Barra Aug 21, 2003
Our man in tights: In "Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography," author Stephen Knight explains why the 700-year-old prince of thieves is still our hero.; By Allen Barra Jul 23, 2003
The natural: The re-release of Kevin Baker's 1993 novel "Sometimes You See It Coming" puts the best baseball novel ever written back in play.; By Allen Barra Jul 1, 2003
The gentleman general: Humorist Roy Blount Jr.'s slim biography of Robert E. Lee is touching and comprehensive, but he misses the boat on the Southern warrior's military genius. Most historians do.; By Allen Barra Jun 9, 2003
"Kingdom of Fear" by Hunter S. Thompson: In his new memoir, gonzo pioneer Hunter S. Thompson works hard to get us riled up. But without Dick Nixon to kick around, he offers little insight into our times.; By Allen Barra Mar 31, 2003
Do away with athletic scholarships: If it really wants to clean up the corrupt mess that is college athletics, the NCAA has to be prepared to go all the way. Plus: A goodbye.; By Allen Barra Mar 15, 2003
David Wells, the un-scandal: If the Yankees ace pitched a perfect game while hung over, then how about a bottle for everyone on the staff?; By Allen Barra Mar 8, 2003
Sack college football, not Title IX: Don't blame the law that opened up sports to women for the demise of men's sports programs -- blame the good old boys who won't touch the biggest cash drain, football.; By Allen Barra Mar 1, 2003
A breakthrough basketball book: John Hollinger's analysis does for hoops what Bill James did for baseball.; By Allen Barra Feb 14, 2003
LeBron James, the revolutionary: A big legal win by the high school hoops star could be a damaging blow to the plantation system known as amateur athletics.; By Allen Barra Feb 8, 2003
When teams don't show up: This year's Super Bowl blowout raises the perennially mysterious question: What makes a team go flat?; By Allen Barra Jan 31, 2003
The Silver and Black will torture and keelhaul their enemies!: And that'll just be in the stands. The Raiders will win on the field, too.; By Allen Barra Jan 25, 2003
"So What: The Life of Miles Davis" by John Szwed: Genius, junkie, wife-beater, demigod -- a new book plumbs the mysteries of the most influential and enigmatic American musician of our time.; By Allen Barra Jan 23, 2003
Penalties, Part 2: The NFL's dreadful officiating can't be ignored anymore. One solution: Give one ref a TV.; By Allen Barra Jan 17, 2003
"My Losing Season" by Pat Conroy: In the best basketball book to come out in years, the author of "The Great Santini" sings the praises of losing, losing and losing again; By Allen Barra Jan 15, 2003

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