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"The Angel on the Roof" by Russell Banks
In stories from nearly four decades, the writer demonstrates an astonishing range, a wonderful eye and a finely tuned talent for breaking hearts.
"Stern Men" by Elizabeth Gilbert
In a terrific first novel, a restless 18-year-old feminist idles away a summer on an island of irascible Maine lobstermen.
"Left for Dead: My Journey Home From Everest" by Beck Weathers
A member of Jon Krakauer's ill-fated Everest expedition gives his version of the spring '96 mountaintop disaster.
"The Book of Revelation" by Rupert Thomson
From the English novelist, a tale of brief sexual slavery and the years of dissipation that follow.
"Bruce Chatwin: A Biography"
A superb portrayal of the restless and randy travel writer brings us as close
to his hidden heart as we're likely to get.
Sherman Alexie's cultural imperialism
The Native American novelist thinks Ian Frazier had no business writing "On the Rez." He may have some trespasses of his own to answer for.
"The Delicious Grace of Moving One's Hand: The Collected Sex Writings" by Timothy Leary
Acid wasn't the only mindblower the '60s guru preached.
"Chaos Theory" by Gary Krist
It starts quietly enough, with two kids copping a joint -- and then it spins into a breakneck thriller.
"Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition" by Leonard F. Guttridge
Another arctic thriller -- replete with starvation, executions, mutiny and cannibalism -- deserves a place alongside the best of them.
"Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen" by Larry McMurtry
The novelist's memoir is an elegy to vanishing breeds -- like novelists. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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