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Book Review: How My Mother Met Stalin: Eighteen Very Short Stories by Borko Jovanovic
Stories of "the old country" take us home again.
Read More »Book Review: I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron
A witty volume that offers a tantalizing glimpse into the life and thoughts of the author.
Read More »Book Review: Writing by Marguerite Duras, Translated by Mark Polizzotti
In Writing, Marguerite Duras muses on life, death, and the act of writing in thoughtful, mind-provoking essays.
Read More »Book Review: Is The Internet Changing The Way You Think?: The Net’s Impact on Our Minds and Future by John Brockman
One hundred-fifty essays from some of the brightest minds in the world about the impact of the Internet.
Read More »Book Review: The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas, Edited by Robin Harvie and Stephanie Meyers
Collection of essays examines Christmas from the furthest end of the spectrum - atheism.
Read More »Book Review: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, Edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner
One hundred authors write about 100 Thrillers in 100 essays guaranteed to capture your imagination and whet your appetite for more.
Read More »Book Review: Reimagining Education: Essays on Reviving the Soul of Learning, edited by Dennis Patrick Slattery and Jennifer Leigh Selig
Teaching as a noble profession has been suffering blow after blow. Eighteen educators share their thoughts on how to bring the soul back into teaching.
Read More »Book Review: American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane by Walter Isaacson
Time editor recycles essays and reviews.
Read More »Book Review: But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz by Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer's fact-based but impressionistic fictional essays about great jazz musicians are a form of literary jazz.
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