"The Women," by T.C. Boyle (Viking Penguin, $28) ...more

February 15, 2009

"The International" is equal parts globe-trotting thriller and architecture porn, as perfectly crystallized by its mind-blowing central set piece: a seemingly endless shootout at the Guggenheim Museum. ...more

February 12, 2009

"Field Guide to Cookies," by Anita Chu (Quirk, $15.95) ...more

October 12, 2008

Over and over during the U.S. Open, while Rocco Mediate battled Tiger Woods through the final round of regulation then into Monday's playoff and finally to sudden death before falling short, television shots showed Lee Janzen cheering, supporting and advising the overachieving underdog. ...more

June 19, 2008

Summer reading doesn't have to be fluff - it just has to be good. And it probably should be something you won't mind being seen with poolside at the hotel, on the beach or aboard the plane. ...more

June 15, 2008

Throughout most of his life, Lloyd Johnson was more interested in mathematics and science than art. ...more

June 14, 2008

Throughout most of his life, Lloyd Johnson was more interested in mathematics and science than art. ...more

June 7, 2008

Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson, have put their Beverly Hills, Calif., home on the market for $25 million. ...more

February 2, 2008

"Modernism: The Lure of Heresy," by Peter Gay (Norton, $35) ...more

December 16, 2007

Visitors from Michigan stopped by Florida Southern College a few days ago to see the newly restored Frank Lloyd Wright Water Dome. They found the clear, serene basin. But the 74 high-powered jets that make the fountain a dome weren't running. ...more

November 10, 2007