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Short Reviews of Good Books
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Museum of the Missing by Simon Houpt
A terrific exploration of the extraordinary history of the plundering of works that are 'our collective birthright'.
LJ
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
An Elemental Thing by Eliot Weinberger
A meditative collage of essay and poetry.
new directions
Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Penguin Dictionary of Saints
A great reference tool: a clear-eyed examination of the lives and legends of the saints.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
'Books wrote our life story, and as they accumulated on our shelves (and on our windowsills, and underneath our sofa, and on top of our refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves. How could it be otherwise?'
Anne Fadiman
Saturday, February 2, 2008
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football by David Goldblatt
The Ball is Round
is a meticulous history of the beautiful game.
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