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<<< 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 >>>     sort list by author | publication date Nazi Literature in the Americas Roberto Bolaño The book purports to be a biographical dictionary gathering 30 brief accounts of poets, novelists and editors (all fictional) who espouse fascist or extremely right-wing political views. While several meet violent ends, most are simply deluded... The Nick Adams Stories Ernest Hemingway Written in the 1920s and 30s, these short stories follow protagonist Nick Adams and his family through periods of his life, jobs, and the war from his childhood to adulthood. One story was made into the classic film-noir of the 40s The Killers. The Noonday Demon An Atlas of Depression Andrew Solomon Through a lens both scholarly and literary – and deeply personal – Solomon deconstructs how our culture thinks of mental illness, and investigates how the stigma and entrenched associations surrounding depression keep us from addressing the real needs... NW A Novel Zadie Smith Zadie Smith's new book is playful, psychogeographically rich, sometimes messy, dark, and has a wicked stiletto of an ending. Most of all, its subtleties hold up under the mulling over after you've finished reading it. A smart look at the complexities... Oddfellow's Orphanage Emily Winfield Martin Finding wonderful chapter books for the under-eights has been the most frustrating part of what I do here... and then I read this. Beautifully written and illustrated, intelligent and witty, as well as warm and fuzzy, this is as good as it gets. Odes and Elegies Friedrich Hölderlin "... At every point, Hoff finds extraordinary ways of conveying the astonishing force of Hölderlin's work." --Harold Bloom Open City Teju Cole Along the streets of Manhattan, a young Nigerian doctor doing his residency wanders aimlessly. The walks meet a need for Julius: they are a release from the tightly regulated mental environment of work, and they give him the opportunity to process... Orange Sunshine The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love, and Acid to the World Nicholas Schou A startling, secret history of the "Hippie Mafia"—a group of surfer smugglers out of Laguna Beach who were responsible for the majority of the hash and LSD that literally fueled the psychedelic revolution. —Recommended by Andy, City Lights Books The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea. Pak Jun Do is the haunted son.. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Chris Riddell I can't say enough about this series. The stories are simple, engaging and emotionally-grounded. The characters are quirky and unforgettable. And much of the fun comes from discovering the odd little details in the wonderful illustrations. (For ages 7-10) Ottoline Goes to School Chris Riddell I can't say enough about this series. The stories are simple, engaging and emotionally-grounded. The characters are quirky and unforgettable. And much of the fun comes from discovering the odd little details in the wonderful illustrations. (For ages 7-10 Pain Killers A Novel Jerry Stahl Jerry Stahl tears up the literary scene with his razor sharp wit and darkly hilarious prose. He puts a magnifying glass to consensus reality, burning through it's thin veneer with delicious irony. Punk Rabbi, cultural critic, prankster, master wordsmith! The Painted Bird Jerzy Kosinski This controversial novel shows the horrors of a young boy who goes into hiding, running from the atrocities of the Holocaust in the beginning of WW2. Deeply moving with sadness & violence, it's a book you’ll not soon forget. The Parallax View Slavoj Žižek Philosophical and theological analysis and detailed readings of literature, cinema, and music co-exist with lively anecdotes and obscene jokes in an exploration of the territory Zizek knows best. In this treatise, he delves into the concept of... <<< 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 >>>