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Göran Rosenberg has written a calm yet passionate account of events after Auschwitz, a memoir marked by great intelligence and equally great emotional intensity.
Read MoreWe become increasingly aware that we are in the mind of a doctor who has taught himself to observe carefully, who has an amazingly strong will to survive, and who chooses not to waste precious time and energy on anger or revenge.
Read MoreAlthough Anthony Powell’s stock has gone down since he died in 2000, I hope that this new biography will spark interest in A Dance to the Music of Time.
Read MoreThis book captures — beautifully — poet John Ashbery’s youth and dreams and struggles.
Read MoreI hope this centennial will inspire readers to immerse themselves in this enormously important, rich, and vibrant work.
Read MoreTony Judt is an American treasure, in time he may prove as great to our country as George Orwell and Albert Camus are to theirs.
Read More“To the End of the Land” is about the devastation of war, how war erodes the human spirit, yet how that spirit is far more resilient that we may have ever suspected.
Read MoreHere we have the story of a young Czech woman who could not only take a piece of fabric and shape it into a gorgeous dress, but could also take her experiences during WWII and shape them into a compelling memoir.
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Book Review: “Fearless Women” — A Vivid, Rounded Portrait of the Choices Facing America’s Women
Fearless Women is so well-written, so well researched, and so engaging that you will find it of real value even as it tells some stories you thought you already knew.
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