Archive for August, 2004

Autobiography of a Face

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

by Lucy Grealy ISBN: 0060569662

This is the kind of book that causes people to toss around the word heartbreaking. As a child, Grealy was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

Arafat’s Elephant

Sunday, August 8th, 2004

by Jonathan Tel ISBN: 1582431833

Soldiers, old folks, an ethical dentist, writers, and terrorists all make appearances in Jonathan Tel's book. Of the seventeen stories, some read like parables, others more like