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What happened on October 21, 2001
OPINION
The Reluctant Patriot CHITRA DIVAKARUNI, Chitra Divakaruni is the author of "The Unknown Errors of Our Lives" and "The Mistress of Spices."
One Guy, One Rifle and an Oil Pipeline BILL McKIBBEN, Bill McKibben, the author of "The End of Nature" (Anchor, 1999), is a visiting scholar at Middlebury College
The Pulse of Patriotism RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, Richard Rodriguez, an editor at Pacific News Service, is the author of the forthcoming "Brown."
Beyond Rhetoric: The Demands of Citizenship
Americans, Yes, but World Citizens, Too DANIEL TERRIS, Daniel Terris is director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University
Consider the Source
Is Afghan Suffering Beside the Point?
Remote Pilot Concept May Not Fly
Anthrax Scare
Nonmetallic Knives
LaBonge for City Council
Meager Demands on Willing Patriots DANIEL SCHORR, Daniel Schorr is senior news analyst for National Public Radio
Domestic Terror and the 2nd Amendment
The Limits of Waving a Flag in a Time of War CAROLYN SEE, Carolyn See is the author of "The Handyman" and other novels
Cuba: Close, but No Cigar FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is an associate editor of The Times
After the Taliban, What?
The Seeds of a Strong Democratic America ROGER WILKINS, Roger Wilkins is a professor of history and American culture at George Mason University and the author of "Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism."
You Meet One Barefoot Terrorist, You've Met 'Em All JOHN BALZAR
This Week's Section
The Enduring Glory of Red, White and Blue PEGGY NOONAN, Peggy Noonan is an author and former speechwriter for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush
Trade In SUVs for Fuel-Efficient Cars
Thanks From First Lady
Child Welfare System Lost to the Streets
Stop Assassinations With International Laws
Monsters of the Imagination
If the CIA Had Butted Out ... AHMED BOUZID, Ahmed Bouzid is president of Palestine Media Watch. Web site: www.pmwatch.org
SPORTS
Trying to Decide His Net Worth Eric Sondheimer
Ever Elusive SAM FARMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
USOC Sets New Gold Standard Randy Harvey
Players Second Shaq's Emotion TIM BROWN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Second Wind Good for Third Victory Mike DiGiovanna
Game Of The Week MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hershiser Can Relateto Schilling's Success Jason Reid and Bill Plaschke
Lyon Gets Second Win Tony Solorzano
A Low-Cal Banquet STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Braves Losing Playoff Grip JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coach Demands More Star Power Jerry Crowe
MLS Teams Want Places to Call Home GRAHAME L. JONES
Yankees Let Mariners Step on Their Breaks MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Around The Nba Elliott Teaford
Kariya Shooting, but Not Scoring Chris Foster
Detroit Has All the Luc JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jordan Is High Flier Again Associated Press
Argentine Coceres Has PGA Lead Staff and Wire Reports
Putting 5-0 or 0-5 Into Perspective MIKE PENNER
Recchi Breaks Out With a Hat Trick Associated Press
Belmont Park Hopes to Breed Goodwill BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
MLS Cup at a Glance Grahame L. Jones
Mariner Boone-Doggle Comes to End Ross Newhan
Leading Men
Georgia's Haynes Gets the Chanceto Show He's More Than a Backup Jim Barrero
Pickett Pulls Out Another Comeback Associated Press
Kelly Has Indifferent Afternoon DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southland Roundup
Attacks Have Impact on U.S. Women's Hockey Team HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Galaxy Tries It Again GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Carroll Legacy Will Be Far Too Much to Bear T.J. Simers
Sponge Found in Another Horse BILL CHRISTINE and BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
And Then There's This: The Fox Family Game Of The Week MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trojans Lose by Decision Diane Pucin
Braves Losing Playoff Grip Bill Plaschke
How The Ap Top 25 Fared
Equal Time CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Booker Sets State Scoring Record John Klima
Sorting Out the BCS Is Now Another Fine Mess
Trojans Lose by Decision DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Low-Cal Banquet J.A. Adande
Ducks' Run to No. 1 Blocked by Cardinal Associated Press
White Is Off to Fast Start for Oklahoma Associated Press
Terrapins Perfect From the Start Associated Press
First Quarter Eric Sondheimer
North Carolina Keeps Dantzler, Clemson Quiet Associated Press
No. 18 Brigham Young Brushes Aside Air Force, 63-33 Associated Press
Volunteers Roll Crimson Tide Associated Press
First Quarter Mike Terry and \f7
Colorado Dreads Texas, Benson Associated Press
Crouch Ensures Nebraska Stands Tall Associated Press
In Quotes
Smith Breaks Pasadena Record Eric Stephens
Trotter's Pace Too Fast for Field JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kittner's Heroics Rescue Illini Times Wire Services
Riggins Is Hitting as Hard as He Ever Did Mal Florence
Auburn's Cobb Breaks Record in First Start Associated Press
REAL ESTATE
State Restricts Prepayment Penalties
Finding Wall Studs With or Without an Electronic Sensor GARY ABRAMS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Trading Up in Hancock Park RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cheaper Housing Needed
An Ontario Company Is Honored for Promoting Minority Homeownership
Use Pressure-Washing Equipment Carefully Associated Press and
Events Calendar
Decline in Rates Boosts Activity DIANE WEDNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hose Warning a Lifesaver
Full Disclosure of Mortgage Costs Proposed KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Does Jilted Tenant Have the Right to Break Lease? ROBERT GRISWOLD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Part Craftsman, Part Chalet in the Heart of Historic Long Beach RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cavernous Master Bedroom Becomes Their Suite Dream MARNELL JAMESON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Making the Place Sing KATHY PRICE-ROBINSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Transforming Your Fireplace Into a Money Saver JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BUSINESS
'Convenience Checks' Are Favorite Target of Thieves LIZ PULLIAM WESTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Profit Data Thicken Fog Over Wall Street TOM PETRUNO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slowdown's Silent Victims NANCY CLEELAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
America's CEOs Have a Lot to Learn About Sacrifice
Boeing Might Close Troubled 717 Program Times Staff Writers
Bank's Tech Bet Pays Few Dividends LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Organic Farming Faces Biotech Corn Threat
Higher Premiums Are Likely to Slow Economy James Flanigan
A Bumpy Ride Ahead for Parts Industry TERRIL YUE JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Traditional IRA Might Be a Better Choice Than Annuity LIZ PULLIAM WESTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Military Can Now Join Savings Plan STEPHEN BARR, WASHINGTON POST
ENTERTAINMENT
Drawing on a Brother's Insight DON SHIRLEY, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
Keeping It Real, One Way or Another Soren Baker
Raising a Hero JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN, Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer
A Commercial Medium
A Luxury Seldom Sampled
Time for a Reality Check?
For the Record
All May Be Quiet, but the Campaign Started Long Ago RICHARD NATALE, Richard Natale is a regular contributor to Calendar
In Brief Randy Lewis
Inside the Actors' Gang
Drinking Songs Debated
Driven to Express Himself MARK SWED, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
Artie Shaw: Perfectionist at Work DON HECKMAN, Don Heckman writes frequently about jazz for The Times
In Brief Marc Weingarten
In Brief Susan Carpenter
Best Bets: October 21 - 28, 2001
A Laboratory for Russian Opera VICTORIA LOOSELEAF, Victoria Looseleaf is a frequent contributor to Calendar
* * * * R.L. BURNSIDE "Burnside on Burnside" Fat Possum/Epitaph Robert Hilburn
'O Brother' Soundtrack Spurs Creation of a Label STEVE HOCHMAN
The Journey So Far LYNELL GEORGE, Lynell George is a Times staff writer
Old Tale, New Blood JAN BRESLAUER, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
'Schoenberg Prism' and Related Events
* * * DILATED PEOPLES "Expansion Team" Capitol Marc Weingarten
These Artists Don't Even Try to Paint Within the Borders SCARLET CHENG, Scarlet Cheng is a regular contributor to Calendar
New for Fall: Architects NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic
Sorry, It's an Obsession JOHN CLARK, John Clark is a regular contributor to Calendar
'Now You See It' on the Bill, Now You Don't DON SHIRLEY, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
* * 1/2 INCUBUS "Morning View" Epic/Immortal Richard Cromelin
The Big Not-So-Easy BARBARA ISENBERG, Barbara Isenberg is a regular contributor to Calendar and the author of "Making It Big: The Diary of a Broadway Musical."
MAGAZINE
Life After Death Geraldine Baum and Edward J. Boyer and Maggie Farley and Ralph Frammolino and Megan Garvey and Josh Getlin and John M. Glionna and John J. Goldman and P.J. Huffstutter and Patrick J. Kiger and Maria L. La Ganga and Paul Lieberman and Joseph Menn and Charles Ornstein and Vince Rause and Janet Reitman and Janine Robinson and Nancy Shepherdson and Martin J. Smith
Searching for the Safety Zone MICHAEL PHILLIPS, Michael Phillips is The Times' theater critic
What Are the Odds of Reviving the Passion? ROBERT HILBURN and Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic.
Los Angeles Times Photographers Share the Stories Behind Their Work
The Blinders Have Fallen CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT, Christopher Knight is The Times' art critic
The Song of silence MARK SWED, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
A New War, but the Same Old Tube HOWARD ROSENBERG, Howard Rosenberg is The Times' television critic
Facing Hard Truths Unflinchingly LEWIS SEGAL, Lewis Segal is The Times' dance critic
Not in Hollywood's Vocabulary: Risk-Taking KENNETH TURAN, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
The Fortress Versus the Free Society NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
NEWS
After Brush With Death, Hutton's 'Life Wish' Pulls Her Through SUSAN CARPENTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Time for Heroes SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sailor Killed, 7 Injured in Fire on Navy Ship From Times Wire Reports
Genial Grandmother Is 'Top Gun' in Environmental Activism SHARON COHEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Native View of War-Torn Land LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Troops, Vehicles Deploy to Georgian Border From Times Wire Reports
One Mother's Anticipation, One Mother's Dread in Wartime Sandy Banks
Tip of the Week SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trial Set for American in Spying, Bribery Case From Times Wire Reports
TV Reporters Face Fines for Border Trips From Times Wire Reports
Talks With Guerrillas Fail to Finalize Pact From Times Wire Reports
Taliban Placing Hopes on Age-Old Hit-and-Hide Strategy RONE TEMPEST and TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Nation in Need of Inclusive Rule NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Big Bang Heard in World of Physics WILLIAM HARWOOD, WASHINGTON POST
Vietnam Calls O.C. Group Terrorists, Demands Halt SCOTT MARTELLE and MAI TRAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Feds Seek Source of Bus Depot Explosives From Times Wire Reports
To the Manners Born, Post Family Guards a Civil Society LISA RATHKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Airport Bombing Narrowly Foiled From Times Wire Reports
Mayor Loses Bid to Run for Third Term From Times Wire Reports
Coming up:
Scientists Hunt Genetic Print of Anthrax Spores ROSIE MESTEL and ROBERT LEE HOTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Military Rollout Leaves Gays in Old Quandary MICHELLE LOCKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Green's Win Confirmed in Mayoral Primary From Times Wire Reports
Health Officials Say Disease Not Contagious
Detecting Hazards No Technological Slam-Dunk STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Facing Fears With a 'Safe Room' at Home ANNIE GROER, WASHINGTON POST
At Least 5,000 Afghan Refugees Cross Border From Times Wire Reports
A Nobel Taste Ann Conway
Events at a Glance
Campaign Finds War and Politics Out of Sync DOYLE McMANUS and RICHARD BOUDREAUX and PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
In Arab World, Palestinian Plight Eclipses Afghanistan JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Polish Cabinet Freezes Spending From Reuters
Thousands Gather for Anti-Nuclear Protests From Times Wire Reports
China, Russia Urge Quick End to Strikes ROBIN WRIGHT and EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Raid Targeted a Residence of Taliban Leader ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Swaying Between East, West MEGAN K. STACK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McCartney Show Raises Spirits and Cash in New York PAUL LIEBERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Modern Manners Associated Press
Marines Getting Into Peak Condition BRENDAN RILEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Anthrax Threat Found at the Capitol GREG MILLER and ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Crop Duster Sprays Boats on River From Times Wire Reports
Shanghai Wrapped in Security Blanket CHING-CHING NI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Evacuees Miss Volcano-Adjacent Homes ERIC TALMADGE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Home of Elian Gonzalez Relatives Now a Museum From Times Wire Reports
Soldiers Reach Out and Touch Their Enemies PAUL WATSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 More Bodies Found on Ship From Times Wire Services
In Search of a Source P.J. HUFFSTUTTER and MEGAN GARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Israel Intensifies Assault on Palestinians TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Afghans Ponder Returning to Native Land After Wartime HANNA ROSIN, WASHINGTON POST
Slain Gun Control Advocate Is Mourned KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Once-Insular Americans Studying Up on the World REBECCA TROUNSON and ERIKA HAYASAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Daisy Air Rifle Comes Under Fire From the Washington Post
The Dead
Jobs, Housework May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk IRA DREYFUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bounty of Blood Nears Expiration CHARLES ORNSTEIN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
Airports Deactivate Thousands of Defunct Security Badges From Associated Press
'Puppy' With Flowers and a Hammer Is Shot by Police BEN DOBBIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pulitzer Prizes 'Un-Museum' STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inmates Sew Up a Self-Help Plan DAVID DISHNEAU, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Top Rights Lawyer in Mexico Found Slain in Her Office JAMES F. SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lord of Literature By MARY McNAMARA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brazilian Women Gaining Equality--in Rate of AIDS ANTHONY FAIOLA, WASHINGTON POST
Maine's Wilderness Ways Besieged by New 'Kings' JEFF DONN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
In Paris, a Frightening Look at Terror's Inconspicuous Face SEBASTIAN ROTELLA and DAVID ZUCCHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Astronaut Taking Her Teddy Bear Into Space From Times Wire Reports
Thalians Honor Haley, Lee Patt Diroll
Shark Attack Survivor, 8, May Suffer Mental Impairment From Associated Press
Nigerian Town Has Flare for the Traumatic GLENN McKENZIE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nameless, Stateless and Almost Hopeless HELEN O'NEILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Making a Name for Himself DON MITCHELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Here's Why Apartment Case Was Settled
Trailblazing Stunt Pilot Was the Stuff Movies Are Made of CECILIA RASMUSSEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Polly Rowles, 87; Actress Best Known for Hanes Commercial From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Scientists Uncovering Holes in T-Rex Armor From Associated Press
New Water Law Is Unlikely to Halt the Region's Planned Home Projects SUE FOX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Meeting in O.C., Afghans Talk of Rebuilding Nation KIMI YOSHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Think Again on El Toro
Pining for Seeds, Bears Need Helping Hands of Humans MICHAEL JAMISON, ASSOCIATED PRESS / Missoulian
Probe Sought Into Supervisor's Anti-Airport Ties JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Out of Sight, but Never Out of Mind BARBARA DIMARCO-BARRETT, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett hosts "Writers on Writing," Thursdays at 5 p.m. on 88.9 FM KUCI in Orange County and on the Internet at www.kuci.org. Her Web address is www.WritersOnWriting.com. and
Medical Meetings for Former Nuclear Workers
Working to Share a Wealth of Technology GINGER ORR, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Another Wave of Debate Over El Toro Airport
Light Rail Gives Us a Choice of Mobility
Environmental Laws a Victory for Families Too
Huntington Beach: Clean Up Your Own Act
Clean Up Oceans by Cleaning Up Driveways
Budget Cuts Loom as O.C. Economy Sours DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
God, Atheism and the Tragedy of Sept. 11
Supervisors Name 3 to CalOptima Board From Times Staff Reports
Suspect in Slaying Is Man of Mystery JILL LEOVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Savoring the Sweet Taste of Freedom MAI TRAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The County's Response in the Wake of Tragedy
Airport Guards Waste Money, Are Irrelevant
Sobriety Checkpoint Yields 15 Arrests From Times Staff Reports
New Preschool Rich in Opportunity FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vietnam Calls O.C. Group Terrorists SCOTT MARTELLE and MAI TRAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Jury Is Still Out on OCC Professor
The Crime Rate Rebounds
Housing Returns to Its Roots EVAN HALPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Idaho Cleanup Crusader Is Ostracized, Harassed NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kinetic Sculpture Race Invites 'Mud Slingers'
David K. Lewis, 60; Philosopher Believed in 'Possible Worlds' From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Kinko's Departure
War of Words Prefaces EPA Decision on Superfund Site NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dogs Find Publicity, if Not Survivors DAVID KELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Business Really Growing at Pumpkin Patch STEPHANIE CHAVEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Other Financial Costs of Being a Teacher
Robert Gouty, 73; Political Advisor to GOP Candidates DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Men Give Patriotism a Prayer for Success MONTE MORIN and WILLIAM LOBDELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Richard Buckle, 85; British Dance Critic, Historian From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Misplaced 'Patriotism'
Disallowed Testimony May Free 2 Feared Gang Members ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Street Work in L.A. Follows Odd Pattern HUGO MARTIN and DOUG SMITH and MALOY MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
After Misstep, Reassurance From Davis DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Domestic Violence Gun Use Targeted TIMOTHY HUGHES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Strangers Pitch In to Repair Church Built 103 Years Ago KURT STREETER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lecture Series to Examine Religions KARIMA A. HAYNES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reopening of LAX's Central Parking Lots Goes Smoothly DAREN BRISCOE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Artist Colony, Neighborhood at Odds Over New Local Councils JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Troops at Airport Until Carrier Leaves in 2 Weeks From Times Wire Reports
Detectives Seek Help in Killing From Times Staff Reports
Man Shot to Death in Westlake From Times Staff Reports
Afghans Discuss Plans to Rebuild KIMI YOSHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Let's Keep It This Way JOHN S. GELFF, John S. Gelff is a San Juan Capistrano city councilman. and
Pumpkin Pickers' Paradise TIMOTHY HUGHES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Palmdale Split Over Districts for City Council RICHARD FAUSSET, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Area of Exploration Surfaces From the Santa Barbara Channel JOHN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Urbanism Housing Style Filling a Void EVAN HALPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Puppy-Killing Suspect Waives Right to Hearing From Times Wire Reports
Man, 19, Dies After Accidental Shooting
TRAVEL
Competition Heats Up in Hawaii as Norwegian Moves a Ship In SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH
On the Oregon Trail SUSAN SPANO, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Cruiser Catches a Wave of Relaxation
Giving Credit Where Due
Two Cents' Worth of Tips for the Thrifty Traveler ARTHUR FROMMER
Families Weigh Whether to Keep Cruise Plans EILEEN OGINTZ
Favorite U.S. States
Botswana's Wild Kingdoms DAVID MOSS, David Moss is a freelance writer based in Santa Monica
Red Rock, Blue Skies in the Outback LUCY IZON
My Best Shot
Bargain Hunters Pay a Price for Web Discounts CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Lodging a Complaint
Deal of the Week: San Francisco Hotel
California Corner Laurie K. Schenden
Apple of His Eye
Married to the Park Service--and to the Joys of Life in the Great Outdoors SUSAN SPANO, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Tracking Flight Changes as United Shuffles Schedule
Dip Into Manhattan's Chocolate Show ELLEN MELINKOFF
Hit the Dunes on California's Central Coast JOHN McKINNEY
A Hot Spot in Death Valley VICTORIA NAMKUNG, Victoria Namkung is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles
BOOKS
That Austrian Woman CARA MIA DiMASSA, Cara Mia diMassa is a staff writer for The Times
The Art of Seduction LYNNE LAWNER, Lynne Lawner is the author of "Lives of the Courtesans: Portraits of the Renaissance."
L.a. Confidential EUGEN WEBER, Eugen Weber is a contributing writer to Book Review
Discoveries SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
When Poetry Mattered LIZA DALBY, Liza Dalby is the author of several books, including "The Tale of Murasaki: A Novel," "Kimono, Fashioning Culture" and "Geisha."
First Fiction MARK ROZZO
Will California's Knowledge Factories Survive? I. MICHAEL HEYMAN, I. Michael Heyman is chancellor emeritus of UC Berkeley (1980-1990) and secretary emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution (1994-2000). He teaches at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
The Riddle of Identity LEE SIEGEL, Lee Siegel is a contributing writer to Book Review and a contributing editor to Harper's and The New Republic
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