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“Pamuk compels the reader to gaze at his colorful drawings and, almost like an afterthought or footnote, offer a paragraph or line of wisdom or autobiographical insight on each page . .

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"Crystalline and poetic, philosophical and evocative, each short section of such brilliance it demands being savored and read over and over again."

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“speaks to both the mystery and thrill of becoming completely preoccupied with someone else and its accompanying pains and intense pleasures.”

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With chapters named after each of Hemingway’s five greatest lovers, author Nancy W.

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In The Use of Photography, the Nobel Prize-winning French author Annie Ernaux, following up on her recent book, The Young Man, continues her reporting of transient love affairs wi

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“pays tribute to two iconic 20th century intellects who held to the courage of their convictions and altered our sense of physical and psychological reality.”

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"Avid fans will delight in recognizing where certain elements in the Snicket list originated."

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Sebastian Junger’s journey through the murky labyrinth of the near-death experience begins with an eerie series of events, if not premonitions, as if he was preparing for his death while fighting f

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Working in contemporary geopolitics you are always struck by the power of imagination and fictional narratives in determining the reputations of secretive organisations.

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“Lamott’s eye-opening gem brings the reader to the power and sweetness love can bring to us daily to ease life’s journey and light our way.”

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“A dynamite cultural history account that focuses laser-like on the fraught translation of Edward Albee’s 1962 searing stage play about marriage . . .

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“If she had not chased those bright Medusas, 20th century American literature would have not had one of its most beautiful voices.”

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Doyle’s World―Lost & Found attempts what is perhaps impossible: to shed new light and offer a fresh perspective on the oft-written about fictitious consulting detective, Sherlock Holme

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“For Larry McMurtry, invention and re-invention were one and the same.”

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“It didn’t help Tippi Hendren’s career that the actress told him what she thought of him: You’re a fat pig.”

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“Nguyen is an intriguing, inventive, and perceptive writer and his mesmerizing memoir takes hold of us . . .”

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“offers readers a deeply affecting, lyrical and often profound journey into the experience of love and loss.”

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“A fussy old queen asks the ladies whom he’s invited to tea and elderberry wine, ‘What have I got to hide?’ to which Miss Marple in her delicious English ignorance says, ‘I’m sure I wouldn’

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Can we recover our lost enchantment with the natural world before it turns on us?”

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“the poetic marvel of his language makes every chapter richly textured and a joy to read.”

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Interviews are either appetizers or afterhours drinks. They either prepare you for a full conversation or one reads them to forget the long day.

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“Watling’s deep research allows her to mine intimate views of these women, in both their public and private lives, and to recreate how each took up the cause.”

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“The book runs the gamut from amusing to sad, with a bit of frustration and eye-rolling thrown in for good measure. . . .

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“Through her own compelling personal story, Patrick's book will certainly illuminate an aspect of depression that is still little known and understood.”

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