The first book in Jon Scieszka’s new series introduces Jack Truck and his buddy Dump Truck Dan, best friends who share a passion for destruction.

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“Human Smoke” is an unusual book even for Nicholson Baker, whose career has unspooled in a way as unpredictable as one of his fastidiously meandering sentences., A Debunker on the Road to World War II, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/books/04bake.html?ex=1362286800&en=27b0def534f3b945&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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The protagonist of Charles Baxter’s new book is haunted by a man who appropriates parts of his identity., Me and My Shadow, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/books/review/Schillinger2-t.html?ex=1362114000&en=bacf3320fab8ccf2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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The inspiration for “Incognegro” comes from the personal and professional experience of its writer, Mat Johnson., Books of The Times: Black and White and Graphic All Over: A 1930s Tale of Race, Passing and Pain, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/books/03gust.html?ex=1362200400&en=dd79d6d4ef525dc0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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Mr. Buckley marshaled polysyllabic exuberance and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse., William F. Buckley Jr., 82, Dies; Sesquipedalian Spark of Right, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/business/media/28buckley.html?ex=1361854800&en=c7b46453eefb72af&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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Jacob Weisberg argues that George W. Bush’s presidency has been driven by his psychological needs., In Search of Bush, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/books/review/Brinkley-t.html?ex=1362114000&en=8c922380810d9f63&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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In Stephen King’s new novel, a man recuperating in the Florida Keys begins to paint, with sinister results., Dark Art, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/books/review/Campbell-t.html?ex=1362114000&en=2cbfc4fee64dc0c9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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Chapter 8: They arranged to meet by the boathouse in Central Park., The Funny Pages | Sunday Serial: The Lemur, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/magazine/02serial-t.html?ex=1362114000&en=96f78cfc4a937bbb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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This week: Robin Wright, author of “Dreams and Shadows”; Jacob Weisberg, author of “The Bush Tragedy”; David Michaelis on Bill Mauldin; and Dwight Garner with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host., Archive: Book Review Podcast, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/books-podcast-archive.html?ex=1317963600&en=73e60340b497ebbc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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James McBride’s protagonist is a slave reminiscent of Harriet Tubman., Prophetic Dreams, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/books/review/Bell-t.html?ex=1362114000&en=2c8cafd09bbfa3ab&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml, NYT > Books, http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif,
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