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Sacks, Oliver - Oaxaca Journal (Vintage, 2012)
"I have been an inveterate keeper of journals since I was 14 especially at times of adventure and crisis and travel. Here, for the first time, such a journal made its way to public... -
Your Public Best - Lillian Brown
Addressing the most often-asked questions, Lillian Brown distills 40 years of 'insider' experience, as a consultant for such notables as John F. Kennedy, Diane Sawyer, Dan Rather, ... -
Wry Martinis - Christopher Buckley
n the most inebriating humor book of the year, the author of Steaming to Bamboola and The White House Mess goes straight for the funny bone with essays and mischief that includes s... -
Wise Blood - Flannery O'Connor
Amazon.com ReviewWise Blood is a comedy with a fierce, Old Testament soul. Flannery O'Connor has no truck with such newfangled notions as psychology. Driven by forces outside thei.... -
Wireless - Charles Stross
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **Science fiction guru Charles Stross "sizzles with ideas" (*Denver Post*) in his first major short story collection.** The Hugo Award-winning author of such grou... -
What the Night Knows - Dean Koontz
Amazon.com ReviewA Letter from Author Dean Koontz Villains and VegetablesReaders ask certain questions over and over again. Such as, "How oft... -
Up Against It - M. J. Locke
SUMMARY:Geoff and his friends live in Phocaea, a distant asteroid colony on the Solar System's frontier. They're your basic high-spirited young adults, enjoying such pastime... -
Under Western Eyes - Joseph Conrad
SUMMARY: Under Western Eyes traces the experiences of Razumov, a young Russian student caught up in the aftermath of a terrorist bombing. It deals with topical moral issues such as... -
Tun-Huang - Yasushi Inoue; Jean Oda Moy; Da
Review“A true historical imagination is exceedingly rare, and [_Tun-huang_] is a superb example of such an imagination at work.” —Robert Payne, ASIA “The unique thing ... -
The art of fiction_ a guide for - Ayn Rand; Tore Boeckmann
EDITORIAL REVIEW: A newly published resource taken from a famous lecture course given by Ayn RandIn 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as *At...