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The ode less travelled_ unlocki - Stephen Fry
SUMMARY: I have a dark and dreadful secret. I write poetry... I believe poetry is a primal impulse within all of us. I believe we are all capable of it and furthermore that a small... -
The nightwatchman's occurrence - V. S. Naipaul
Review?V. S. Naipaul is the world?s writer, a master of language and perception.? ?_The New York Times Book Review_ ?As delightful as anything Naipaul has written.? ?_The New York ... -
The moon is down - John Steinbeck
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America’s greatest writers and cultural figures. We have begun publish... -
The log from the Sea of Cortez - John Steinbeck; Edward Flanders
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America’s greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, h... -
The great lover - Jill Dawson
SUMMARY: Nell Golightly is living out her widowhood in Cambridgeshire when she receives a strange request: a Tahitian woman, claiming to be the daughter of the poet Rupert Brooke, ... -
The gathering - Anne Enright
SUMMARY: A dazzling writer of international stature, Anne Enright is one of Ireland's most singular voices. Now she delivers The Gathering, a return to an intimate canvas and movin... -
The essential writings of Machi - Niccolo Machiavelli; Peter Cons
FromThe synonym for political cynicism, Niccolo Machiavelli wrote much more than The Prince, for which he is (in)famous. It leads off this anthology, which both spans his range of.... -
The blue edge of midnight - Jonathon King
Amazon.com ReviewPenzler Pick, This is the first entry in what I hope will be a series by journalist Jonathon King, who has written for the Philadelphia Daily News -
The art of nonfiction_ a guide - Ayn Rand; Robert Mayhew
EDITORIAL REVIEW: A remarkable series of lectures on the art of creating effective nonfiction by one of the 20th century's most profound writers and thinkers-now available for the ... -
The Yellow Admiral - Patrick O'Brian
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of...