by bertbaby | Nov 11, 2013 | Book Reviews
Have we underestimated the artist who became our “national frame of reference”?
by bertbaby | Nov 11, 2013 | Book Reviews
November 11: “Them landings. I hear them artilleries. That haunts me. The planes were coming over and strafing. I thought they were shooting at us.”
by bertbaby | Nov 9, 2013 | Book Reviews
November 9: “I would give a thousand of our new lamps for the one, old, battered, but true magical light.”
by bertbaby | Nov 8, 2013 | Book Reviews
The sequel to Jean-Christophe Valtat’s acclaimed steampunk novel Aurorarama enhances his vivid world of time-traveling Legionnaires, as they encounter Proust, Mallarmé, and a Paris on the rise.
by bertbaby | Nov 8, 2013 | Book Reviews
A stirring account of the life and legacy of China’s renowned reform leader – dubbed a “needle in a ball of cotton” by Mao – illustrating his storied political alliances and ambitions.
by bertbaby | Nov 8, 2013 | Book Reviews
A fascinating and original look at New World exploration that focuses on scientific discoveries and innovations that were propelled by these 15th-century voyages to exotic lands.
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