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Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last book, is, to my mind, one of his very best. His beloved gift of characterization is taken to a whole new level here. If you've been wondering which one of his to read...
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The Sisters of Sinai
The Sisters of Sinai is the story of the adventures, travels, and scholarship of Agnes and Margaret Smith--two extraordinarily wealthy, intelligent, polyglot, pioneering, identical twins of late...
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The Tenth Man
It seems like I can't go more than three months without recommending a book by Graham Greene--he wrote an incredible number of good ones in his career that spanned over sixty years, and I have an deep...
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Brilliant
Artificial light is so ubiquitous that it's difficult to imagine a world without it. What was life like without the convenience and accessibility it provides? In Brilliant, Jane Brox gives us the...
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Operation Mincemeant
How did a dead body help assure the Allies' WWII victory? Ben MacIntyre's Operation Mincement tells the whole astonishing story. It's a real-life espionage plot that reads like a James Bond...
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The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson's The Orphan Master's Son is at once a brutal, brilliant, and beautiful novel, and is easily my favorite book of the year so far. Do not let its fast pace and addictive thrills fool you --...
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West With the Night
I'm not the first person on staff to recommend this book. But because it's so good, and because it's been a while since it's been on the shelf, I thought I'd point it out to all of you who may not have...
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Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard
What Tender was for 2011, Ripe is for 2012 -- THE cookbook of the year. Same gorgeous production. Same inspiring recipes. Fruit, though, instead of vegetables.Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard (Hardcover) By...
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Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last book, is, to my mind, one of his very best. His beloved gift of characterization is taken to a whole new level here. If you've been wondering which one of his to read...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Sisters of Sinai
The Sisters of Sinai is the story of the adventures, travels, and scholarship of Agnes and Margaret Smith--two extraordinarily wealthy, intelligent, polyglot, pioneering, identical twins of late...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Tenth Man
It seems like I can't go more than three months without recommending a book by Graham Greene--he wrote an incredible number of good ones in his career that spanned over sixty years, and I have an deep...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brilliant
Artificial light is so ubiquitous that it's difficult to imagine a world without it. What was life like without the convenience and accessibility it provides? In Brilliant, Jane Brox gives us the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operation Mincemeant
How did a dead body help assure the Allies' WWII victory? Ben MacIntyre's Operation Mincement tells the whole astonishing story. It's a real-life espionage plot that reads like a James Bond...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson's The Orphan Master's Son is at once a brutal, brilliant, and beautiful novel, and is easily my favorite book of the year so far. Do not let its fast pace and addictive thrills fool you --...
View ArticleClik here to view.
West With the Night
I'm not the first person on staff to recommend this book. But because it's so good, and because it's been a while since it's been on the shelf, I thought I'd point it out to all of you who may not have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard
What Tender was for 2011, Ripe is for 2012 -- THE cookbook of the year. Same gorgeous production. Same inspiring recipes. Fruit, though, instead of vegetables.Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard (Hardcover) By...
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