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The article presents brief reviews of several books related to the late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and the U.S. war on terror including "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11" by Lawrence Wright, "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" by Steve Coll, and "Osama bin Laden" by Michael Scheuer.

The article reviews the book "The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything," compiled by Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir.

Reviews the book "The Areas of My Expertise," by John Hodgman.

Looks at a new network called the Africa Channel which will be appearing soon on American televisions. How the channel will show African lifestyles, music, travel and entertainment, not images of famine, civil war and HIV; Description of some of the shows to be shown such as "Big Brother Africa," "Carte Blanche Africa," "60 Minutes"-type show, and others.

Focuses on the forthcoming television movie about the life of Pope John Paul II entitled "A Man Who Became Pope." Review of how the movie stars actor Piotr Adamczyk and will air on the Hallmark Channel; Comments from Adamczyk regarding his role as Karol Wojtyla; Overview of other television projects featuring the life and work of Pope John Paul, including ABC's "Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II."

Looks at the music release "Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From the Golden Age of Homeland Security." Review of how the recording was released to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing; Reports on how the album includes more than one hundred songs and public-service announcements from the first half of the cold war; Tracks include "Atomic Cocktail," by Slim Gaillard and "Crawl Out Through the Fallout," by Sheldon Allman.

The article previews the book "Guardians of Prosperity: Why America Needs Big Banks," by Richard X. Bove.

Focuses on the forthcoming television movie about the life of Pope John Paul II entitled "A Man Who Became Pope." Review of how the movie stars actor Piotr Adamczyk and will air on the Hallmark Channel; Comments from Adamczyk regarding his role as Karol Wojtyla; Overview of other television projects featuring the life and work of Pope John Paul, including ABC's "Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II."

Looks at the music release "Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From the Golden Age of Homeland Security." Review of how the recording was released to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing; Reports on how the album includes more than one hundred songs and public-service announcements from the first half of the cold war; Tracks include "Atomic Cocktail," by Slim Gaillard and "Crawl Out Through the Fallout," by Sheldon Allman.