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·The Libertines: New Album Just Released — Number One on UK Charts!

· Loretta Lynn: Van Lear Rose, featuring the single "Portland Oregon" with Jack White - "a shoo-in for the coolest album of the year."

· The New School: Knowledge That Matters

· Wake Up, Sir! A novel by Jonathan Ames: "The most hilarious book of the summer!"