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Reviews the book 'Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World,' by Jonathan M. Bloom.

Reviews the book "The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib," edited by Karen J. Greenberg and Joshua L. Dratel, with an introduction by Anthony Lewis.

The article reviews the book "Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage" by Pete Dexter and edited by Rob Fleder.

The article reviews several books, including "War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication," by James Aulich, "Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War," edited by Eleanor Mathieson, and "Rolling Paper Graphics," by Jose Lorente Cascales.

The article reviews several books including "Exotic Postcards: The Lure of Distant Lands," by Alan Beukers, "Bombshell: The Life and Crimes of Claw Money," by Claw Money and "Sticker City: Paper Graffiti Art," by Claudia Walde.

\hye article reviews the book "American Paper Mills, 1690-1832: A Directory of the Paper Trade With Notes on Products, Watermarks, Distribution Methods, and Manufacturing Techniques," by John Bidwell.

MY PAPER CHASE True Stories of Vanished Times [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reviews the book "Paint and Paper in Decoration," by David Oliver.

The article reviews the book "Furniture Makeovers," by Barb Blair.

A review of the book "Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki," by Martin Cate and Rebecca Cate is presented.

Reviews the book `Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper,' by Nicholson Baker.

The article reviews the book "Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton: An Autobiography," by J. G. Ballard.

The revised edition of Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry's ''Garden Guide: New York City'' (W. W. Norton; $22.95) has the same number of gardens as the original 2002 edition (100) but 25 of them are new. There are well-publicized additions like the High Line, and surprises, like the Elevated Acre on the roof of 55 Water Street, which has a spectacular view of the Brooklyn Bridge and the harbor, and Swindler Cove Park, a five-acre riverfront park adjacent to Public School 5 that opened in 2003 at Harlem River Drive and Dyckman Street. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews several books about football including "Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything," by Charles P. Pierce, "The Education of a Coach," by David Halberstam, and "Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback," by George Plimpton.

July 24, 2006, is a red-letter Monday in the annals of high-society scandal. What joy there was in tabloid Mudville when a reporter for The Daily News in New York learned that legal papers meant to be private had become public, thanks to a judge's reluctance to seal those papers the previous Friday afternoon. On that fateful Monday the press would discover that Philip Marshall, a grandson of the society doyenne Brooke Astor, had filed an application to usurp guardianship of his 104-year-old grandmother from Anthony D. Marshall, Philip's father and Mrs. Astor's son. By November 2007 the complaint against Anthony Marshall had reached criminal proportions. And at 83, Mrs. Astor's only child found himself handcuffed, fingerprinted (though ''modern fingerprinting machines are not calibrated for aging digits, which leave indistinct markings'') and facing an 18-count indictment regarding alleged mismanagement of his mother's assets. This is Meryl Gordon's starting point for ''Mrs. Astor Regrets,'' her book-length sojourn inside the can of worms that Philip Marshall opened. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In ''The Camping Cookbook,'' Annie Bell, an English food writer, (her ''Gorgeous Vegetables'' won us over), shows how to cook and serve food beyond hot dogs with no real counter space, and limited sources of heat and clean water. Pack a cutting board and a small grill. Wash produce at home. Freezing meat, poultry or bottled drinks turns your cooler into an icebox. Her recipes are simple, and each has a list of equipment. Little pitas warmed with chocolate inside, crispy duck hash with eggs, feta with honey and pistachios, and a sturdy cherry tea-loaf cake are camping keepers. She gives a fine recipe for an all-purpose marinade and a honey-mustard glaze that can double as salad dressing. But her claim to fame will surely be her method for cooking whole fish in wet newspaper on a covered grill (the paper does not burn and the skin of the fish comes away with it, making for easy filleting and serving). [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

By 1992 at the latest, and probably by 1987, Bernard Madoff had started the largest Ponzi scheme in history, whose existence was revealed only in December 2008 when, amid the devastation of the global financial crisis, Mr. Madoff ran out of money, confessed and was turned in by his dumbfounded sons. The fraud's collapse revealed paper losses of over $60 billion, cash losses to investors of over $20 billion and the hollowness of a financial industry idol. While operating the scheme, Mr. Madoff was hailed as a pioneer in electronic trading, served as chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange and became one of the world's most respected investment managers. His estimated 20,000 victims included hedge funds, executives, foundations, university endowments, the wealthy and famous (Elie Wiesel, Steven Spielberg), and thousands of ordinary people whose lives were devastated; several committed suicide. One of Mr. Madoff's sons committed suicide too; Mr. Madoff himself is in prison for life. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The subtitle of Monica Sartoni Cesari's ''Italy Dish by Dish'' (''A Comprehensive Guide to Eating in Italy'') only tells part of the story. The chunky new book, with the dimensions of a nice portion of lasagna, is really a guide to Italian food no matter where you eat it. Region by region, plate by plate and glass by glass, it provides definitions and background for thousands of items. So if you see porceddu on a menu, you can discover that it's Sardinian suckling pig. There's a basic recipe for each region, like the bucatini all'amatriciana for Lazio. Among other minor gaps, Ligurians may quibble that their focaccia gets short shrift, but that's not to take away from the usefulness of this volume. Monica Sartoni Cesari's ''Italy Dish by Dish,'' translated by Susan Simon (The Little Bookroom, $24.95 paper). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

If the proliferation of men's-wear blogs and dapper new clothing lines are any indication, the boys are beginning to preen again. But the real peacock of fashion has always been the dandy. Though Beau Brummell would get his cravat in a knot at the idea being the poster boy for male frippery - he actually advocated a restrained, gentlemanly glamour - he has become the poster boy for flamboyant dressing and a life devoted to aesthetics. It is to this perception of Beau and Co. that a whimsical new book, ''Four Famous Dandies,'' pays tribute, albeit in paper-doll form. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Maybe it's the color drawings that look like regular golfers I have known. Maybe it's the thick paper that reminds me of my old grade school projects. Maybe it's the simplicity of the tasks and the guidance offered, but I have always loved the Private Lessons section at the back of Golf Magazine. Four years ago, a collection of the most insightful lessons culled from the magazine through the decades was published. This year, new material has been added in the revised edition, ''Private Lessons: The Best of the Best Instruction.'' (Abrams Books) It's a hefty tome, more than 300 pages and shaped like a textbook, but inside are the handy, digestible tips with the accurate, familiar illustrations. The lessons are separated into chapters with titles like course management, the mental game and specialty short game shots. If searching for a golf-related Father's Day gift, ''Private Lessons'' will be more helpful than a dozen golf balls - and last considerably longer as well. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Living with roommates can be fun -- and a source of relentless torment. How else to describe coming home to find a note, written by the same person who greeted you cheerfully that morning, accusing you of borrowing a sweater you've never seen or berating you for not buying toilet paper? Oonagh O'Hagan encountered so many such notes from various roommates in London over the years that she began collecting them to document the absurdity of what she calls ''not completely optional'' cohabitation. The result is ''I Lick My Cheese and Other Real Notes From the Roommate Frontlines'' (Abrams Image, $15.95), a compendium that includes gems like ''I hate you more than life itself'' and ''Why is my bed damp?'' along with Ms. O'Hagan's clever annotations. The book is sure to elicit laughter and some painful memories. Anyone currently tormented can find sympathy and a place to vent at the companion site, roommatesanonymous.com. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

At first glance, ''High Style'' (Chronicle Books, $60) might appear to be just the latest example of designers acting like celebrities and, without any identifiable use to readers, memorializing themselves on high-gloss paper. But Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfield, the authors and the design partners behind the Woodson & Rummerfield studio, have a reason for including photographs of themselves in the book. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Biographical reporting has as much to do with selection and emphasis as it does with the unearthing of raw data. So the way that Carol Felsenthal, in her book about Bill Clinton's post-presidential life, describes a 2006 newspaper editors' convention is revealing. This was an event at which the former president spoke pro bono, was warmly received and delighted listeners by ignoring his handlers' advice that he keep the appearance brief. But to Ms. Felsenthal none of these details is the point of the anecdote. What she insists on using as a punch line is this: ''The one jarring note was the toilet paper stuck to his shoe.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reviews the book "Wallpaper," by Lachlan Blackley.