American Studies
Sunday, August 29th, 2004by Louis Menand ISBN: 0374529000
In this collection of essays, Menand considers the importance (I want to say the real importance) of fifteen cultural figures in the United States. His time frame
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Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
Monday, August 16th, 2004by Ann Patchett ISBN: 0060572140
Patchett's best friend was Lucy Grealy, author of Autobiography of a Face. Yes, the one with the disfigured face, the one who died of a heroin overdose
Autobiography of a Face
Tuesday, August 10th, 2004by 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, 2004by 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
