BOOKS
Sherlock Holmes, an Amorphous Sleuth for Any Era
By CHARLES McGRATH
Cerebral soul? Action hero? Who is Sherlock Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle's creation has had probably the most successful and elaborate afterlife of any fictional character.


BOOKS OF THE TIMES
In 'Game Change,' Insight on the 2008 Campaign
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Reporters John Heilemann and Mark Halperin serve up a spicy smorgasbord of observations from the campaign.


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Make War. Make Talk. Make It All Unreal.
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Like many of Mr. DeLillo's earlier books, "Point Omega" has an ingenious architecture that gains resonance in retrospect.

1. Essay: I Was a Teenage Illiterate
2. Willie Mays, the Say Hey Kid
3. Arts, Briefly: Brown Professor Wins History Prize
4. Nina Simone, Diva Out of Carolina
5. Books of The Times: Exotic Creatures and the Humans Who Chase Them
6. Books of The Times: A Nation 400 Million Strong
7. Descartes Letter Found, Therefore It Is
8. Red Highways
9. American Wasteland
10. Middle of the Journey