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Like many Americans in recent days, I’ve been following the seemingly overnight rise to stardom of basketball player Jeremy Lin, point guard for the New York Knicks. Lin’s story is of one those feel-good, rags-to-riches tales we all love to hear or read about, especially when its protagonist is as humble, intelligent, and well-grounded as Lin appears to be. Lin’s rise to NBA prominence from Harvard, an excellent school though far from being a basketball powerhouse, appeals to me. Partly …

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Every now and then someone asks me how I like keeping a hawk or falcon as a pet. I appreciate the sentiment. Pets are popular, and with good reason. They can be loyal. They provide comfort and companionship, even love for many of us. The dictionary defines a pet as “any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.” I care for my hawk. We develop a close bond. Some might even call it …

Andy Straka’s A Witness Above is #8 in the top 10 detective fiction list at Barnes & Noble! Top Ten Current Bestsellers on the NOOK for Detective Fiction. 1 Girl With the Dragan Tattoo by Steig Larsson 2 The First Rule of Ten by Gay Hendricks 3 What It Was by George Pelecanos 4 In a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich 5 Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell 6 Angle of Investigation by Michael Connelly 7 A Cold Day for Murder by …