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- Lionel Thomas Biography of Willibald Alexis
- James Hilton’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips
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- Andrey Platonov’s book Chevengur
- Thomas Carlyle’s Sartor Resartus
- Jean Findlay’s Life of C. K. Scott Moncrieff
- James Kirke Paulding’s The Dutchman’s Fireside
- Lottman’s Flaubert: A Biography
- Remarque’s book All Quiet on the Western Front
- Thomas Friedman’s book Thank You for Being Late
- Stanley Turkel’s book Built to Last
- Lee Edwards’ book William F. Buckley
- Christopher Alexander’s book A Pattern Language
- David McCullough’s book Brave Companions
- Azar Nafisi’s book Reading Lolita in Tehran
- Hal Shows’ Essay Collection The Bandshell Project
- Summary of the 2021 Biography of Philip Roth
- Review of Wolfram Eilenberger’s Time of the Magicians
- David Lowenthal’s book
The Past is a Foreign Country - Stendhal’s The Life of Henry Brulard
- Simon Winchester’s new book Land
- Anhinga Press Poetry Anthology North of Wakulla
- Harry Morris’ Landmark Study—Last Things in Shakespeare
- Thomas E. Ricks’ new book First Principles
- Gustave Flaubert’s Sentimental Education
- Lionel Trilling’s Book The Liberal Imagination
- The Battle of Hastings: and Literature Hasn’t Been the Same Since
- Kotsilibas-Davis’ Biography of Maurice Barrymore
- On Great Literature (Featuring T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets)
- Plato’s Phaedo and Its Theory of Forms: Conversations and Language Games
- P. V. LeForge’s Principle of Interchange
- Bennett Cerf’s At Random
- Myrtle Scharrer Betz’s Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise
- Daniel Defoe’s The Storm
- Bennett Cerf’s Great German Short Novels and Stories
- John Sitter’s Literary Loneliness
- Hintikkas’ Investigating Wittgenstein
- Oliver Bullough’s Moneyland
- Ernst Junger’s Storm of Steel
- R. Bruce Bickley’s Joel Chandler Harris: A Biography and Critical Study
- Walter Cronkite’s A Reporter’s Life
- Oleg Kalugin’s Autobiography Spymaster
- Fred Allen’s Much Ado about Me
- No Applause—Just Throw Money; Trav S.D.’s Book that Made Vaudeville Famous
- Robert Sherman’s Autobiography Chapters of My Life
- Book Review of Sonification and the Aesthetic Dimension
- Simon Callow’s “Alternative Autobiography” My Life in Pieces
- Dick Van Dyke’s Autobiography
- Tom Nichols’ The Death of Expertise
- Jeff Haden’s The Motivation Myth
- Simon Callow’s Biography of Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s Novel The Leopard
- World Chess Champion Mikhail Tal’s Autobiography
- Lock and Dixon’s Biography of Patrick Brontë: Man of Sorrow
- Notes on Kant and Critique: New Essays in Honor of W.H. Werkmeister
- Georg Henrik von Wright’s Wittgenstein
- The Honored Guest
- Book Review of The Secret Lives of Codebreakers
- Book Review of Henry Adams’ The Education of Henry Adams
- The Ides of March
- Charles Dickens 203
- Poe 206
- Book Review of Henry Adams’ Mont Saint Michel and Chartres
- Shakespeare 450
- Book Review of Brian Murphy’s Root of the Wild Madder
- The Albert Effect
- Book Review of Pearls from Sand
- Book Review of Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
- Jay McInerney’s 1990s Masterpiece Brightness Falls
- Oscar Wilde: After Hard Labor
- Book Review of Michael Holroyd’s Revised Biography of Lytton Strachey
- Book Review of Henry James’ Lesser-Known Novel Confidence
- The Two Daisy Millers of Henry James
- Book Review of John Cheever’s Stories
- On T. S. Eliot’s poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
- Book Review of Thomas Wolfe’s novel Look Homeward, Angel
Tag Archives: History
Fred Allen’s Much Ado about Me
Book Review Title: Much Ado About Me Author: Fred Allen Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date: 1956 Fred Allen’s autobiographical Much Ado About Me serves up a smorgasbord of early-twentieth-century images and idioms that will satisfy anyone interested in the … Continue reading
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No Applause—Just Throw Money; Trav S.D.’s Book that Made Vaudeville Famous
Book Review Title: No Applause—Just Throw Money Author: Trav S.D. Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Date: October 31, 2006 No Applause—Just Throw Money blends the best of compelling storytelling with thorough, rigorous research. Author Trav S.D. (Donald Travis Stewart) traces … Continue reading
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Robert Sherman’s Autobiography Chapters of My Life
Book Review Title: Moose: Chapters From My Life Author: Robert B. Sherman Publisher: AuthorHouseUK Date: November 27, 2013 Chapters from My Life is a compelling page-turner to say the least. Sherman was born in 1925, a member of the “Greatest … Continue reading
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Simon Callow’s “Alternative Autobiography” My Life in Pieces
Book Review Title: My Life in Pieces Author: Simon Callow Publisher: Nick Hern Books Date: May 17, 2011 Simon Callow’s “Alternative Autobiography” My Life in Pieces was one of the most exciting books I’ve read in a long time. Hearing … Continue reading
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Dick Van Dyke’s Autobiography
Book Review Title: My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business Author: Dick Van Dyke Publisher: Three Rivers Press (May 15, 2012) Dick Van Dyke’s autobiography My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business provides a delightful retrospective … Continue reading
Simon Callow’s Biography of Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
Book Review Title: Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World Author: Simon Callow Published: Vintage 2012 Perhaps no one alive today has done more to shine a light on Charles Dickens, the man and his works, than Simon … Continue reading
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Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s Novel The Leopard
Book Review Title: The Leopard Author: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Publisher: Pantheon Books (Paperback), New York (1960) ISBN-13: 978-0-679-73121-4 Lampedusa’s novel The Leopard follows the life of Sicilian Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina, around the time of Garibaldi, mainly … Continue reading
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World Chess Champion Mikhail Tal’s Autobiography
Book Review Title: The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Author: Mikhail Tal Publisher: Everyman Chess (London) Date: 1997, 2015 Mikhail Tal’s autobiography is in the form of an interview,
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Lock and Dixon’s Biography of Patrick Brontë: Man of Sorrow
Book Review Title: A Man of Sorrow: The Life, Letters and Times of the Rev. Patrick Brontë 1777–1861, 566 pages Authors: John Lock and Canon W. T. Dixon Publisher: Ian Hodgkins & Co. LTD, London (1979) ISBN-13: 978-0906460047 Patrick Brontë … Continue reading
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Notes on Kant and Critique: New Essays in Honor of W.H. Werkmeister
Book Recommendation Title: Kant and Critique: New Essays in Honor of W.H. Werkmeister Author: R.M. Dancy, W.H. Werkmeister, et al. Publisher: Springer; 1993 Kant and Critique: New Essays in Honor of W.H. Werkmeister is a wonderful book! I attended the … Continue reading
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Georg Henrik von Wright’s Wittgenstein
Book Review Title: Wittgenstein Author: Georg Henrik von Wright Published: University of Minnesota Press 1982 Ludwig Wittgenstein was G. H. von Wright’s professor, mentor, and friend. After Wittgenstein died in 1951, Wright became literary executor and spent thirty years collecting, … Continue reading
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The Honored Guest
With the 4th of July rolling around, here is my tribute to one of our lesser-known Founding Fathers: Thomas Paine. Like a good father, he suggested names for the new baby he was creating. In Common Sense, he used phrases … Continue reading
Book Review of The Secret Lives of Codebreakers
Book Review Title: The Secret Lives of Codebreakers Author: Sinclair McKay Published: Penguin Group 2010 Recently I saw the 2014 film The Imitation Game about British Intelligence’s codebreaking of German communications during World War II. The movie was interesting enough … Continue reading
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Book Review of Henry Adams’ The Education of Henry Adams
Book Review Title: The Education of Henry Adams Author: Henry Adams Published: Modern Library 1931. Originally published 1918. Privately circulated 1907 Last December I wrote about Adams’ earlier work, Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, which I recommended for its rich blend of … Continue reading
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