By Bob Thompson, Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service

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Presidential chronicler

James Mann's books have helped shed more light on the Ronald Reagan years

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An autumn sonata

An autumn sonata

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Drawing from memory

Drawing from memory

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Light on a grey area

A Civil War historian explores Lincoln's role in the conflict

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Black face of John Banville

Black face of John Banville

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Reporter to raconteur

Reporter to raconteur

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Dark reality in comic strips

Dark reality in comic strips

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Touching lives

A former Microsoft executive is on a mission to educate the world's children

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