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Asylum - Patrick McGrath
Amazon.com ReviewThe New Yorker review praised Patrick McGrath's "ornate, deadpan style . . . distinguished by its unusual seriousness, its lack of camp," and described Asylum... -
American Passage_ The History o - Vincent J. Cannato
From School Library JournalStarred Review. Using a variety of primary sources, Cannato (_The Ungovernable City_) describes Ellis Island as a place and as an experience for the appr... -
American Colossus_ The Triumph - H. W. Brands
From Publishers WeeklyIn this timely study, University of Texas historian Brands (Traitor to His Class) describes the rise of the great corporate capitalists after the Civil War. J... -
Allende's Chile and the Inter-A - Tanya Harmer
"Fidel Castro described Salvador Allende's democratic election as president of Chile in 1970 as the most important revolutionary triumph in Latin America after the Cuban revolution... -
Afterlight - Alex Scarrow
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Human civilisation as we know it has ended. What next? The world lies devastated after the massive oil crisis that was described in LAST LIGHT. Human society has ... -
A whole new mind_ why right-bra - Daniel H. Pink
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The paperback edition of Daniel H. Pink's groundbreaking book, *A Whole New Mind*. Described by reviewers as "an audacious and powerful work," "a profound read," ... -
700 Sundays - Billy Crystal
SUMMARY: A memoir based on the Emmy-nominated actor's Broadway play is a humorous and poignant portrayal of his youth that describes his experiences of growing up in a family heade...