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Thursday, December 10, 2020

The White Plague by Frank Herbert

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Frightening premise, plodding execution Published immediately after his immensely successful 1981 novel God Emperor of Dune , The White ...
Monday, December 7, 2020

Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America by William Souder

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Three lives: Audubon, Wilson, and Mrs. Audubon William Souder’s 2004 book Under a Wild Sky is a very good biography of John James Audubo...
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Labor by Emile Zola

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Zola’s socialist utopia Emile Zola’s second-to-last novel was published in 1901 under the French title of Travail . English editions are...
Monday, November 30, 2020

The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

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German history obscured by nonsensical humor The Tin Drum, published in 1959, is set in Poland and Germany during the rise of Nazism an...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Project Pope by Clifford D. Simak

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Faith from knowledge or knowledge from faith? Published in 1981, Project Pope is one of the last few novels penned by Clifford D. Simak,...
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Thursday, November 12, 2020

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

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Hamilton as saint, Jefferson as villain Based on the fine writing and exhaustive research that went into his book Washington: A Life , I...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Stories of Poland by Robin Carver

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Polish history for 19th century American youths Stories of Poland, a book by Robin Carver, was published in 1834. I don’t know anything...