Brotherly Love: The Life, History And Love Of Two Chasidic Brothers, Reb Foleh And Reb Laibel Kahan
ISBN: 1880880482
Author: Chaim Dalfin
Publisher: Jewish Enrichment Press
Rating: 5.00
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Nobody s Perfect
Nobody s Perfect
The collected reviews of Anthony Lane -- one of the finest critics of his generation -- form an exhilarating volume for fans both old and new.
ISBN: 0330419714
Author: Anthony Lane
Publisher: Picador USA
Rating: 4.18
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Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Nobody s Perfect: Writings from The New Yorker
Nobody s Perfect: Writings from The New Yorker
Anthony Lane on Con Air—
“Advance word on Con Air said that it was all about an airplane with an unusually dangerous and potentially lethal load. Big deal. You should try the lunches they serve out of Newark. Compared with the chicken napalm I ate on my last flight, the men in Con Air are about as dangerous as balloons.”
Anthony Lane on The Bridges of Madison County—
“I got my copy at the airport, behind a guy who was buying Playboy’s Book of Lingerie, and I think he had the better deal. He certainly looked happy with his purchase, whereas I had to ask for a paper bag.”
Anthony Lane on Martha Stewart—
“Super-skilled, free of fear, the last word in human efficiency, Martha Stewart is the woman who convinced a million Americans that they have the time, the means, the right, and—damn it—the duty to pipe a little squirt of soft cheese into the middle of a snow pea, and to continue piping until there are ‘fifty to sixty’ stuffed peas raring to go.”
For ten years, Anthony Lane has delighted New Yorker readers with his film reviews, book reviews, and profiles that range from Buster Keaton to Vladimir Nabokov to Ernest Shackleton. Nobody’s Perfect is an unforgettable collection of Lane’s trademark wit, satire, and insight that will satisfy both the long addicted and the not so familiar.
ISBN: 0375714340
Author: Anthony Lane
Publisher: Vintage
Rating: 4.18
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Thursday, August 7, 2003
Riding the Rails in the USA: Trains in American Life
Riding the Rails in the USA: Trains in American Life
Preachers railed against it: "Traveling at speeds up to 20 miles per hour went against the Lord's plan!" Doctors told their patients that traveling on it would cause serious physical and mental ailments, including the boiling of the blood. Newspapers cried out, "It is a topsy-turvy, harum-scarum whirligig!" But it didn't matter: America loved the train and the freedom of movement that came with it. Riding the Rails in America traces the dynamic relationship of America with the train, showing how the railroad was the single largest influence on the development of the nation's history and economy as it became possible to move freight and people farther and faster than ever before.
ISBN: 0195132289
Author: Martin W. Sandler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Rating: 3.33
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Friday, August 1, 2003
The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World
The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World
The United States in decline? Its admirers and detractors alike claim the opposite: that America is now in a position of unprecedented global supremacy. But in fact, Immanuel Wallerstein argues, a more nuanced evaluation of recent history reveals that America has been fading as a global power since the end of the Vietnam War, and its response to the terrorist attacks of September 11 looks certain to hasten that decline. In this provocative collection, the visionary originator of world-systems analysis and the most innovative social scientist of his generation turns a practiced analytical eye to the turbulent beginnings of the 21st century. Touching on globalization, Islam, racism, democracy, intellectuals, and the state of the Left, Wallerstein upends conventional wisdom to produce a clear-eyed—and troubling—assessment of the crumbling international order.
ISBN: 1565847997
Author: Immanuel Wallerstein
Publisher: The New Press
Rating: 3.82
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Tuesday, July 1, 2003
Gold Nuggets Silver Bullets: Wisdom to Live Your Life and Career to the Fullest
Gold Nuggets Silver Bullets: Wisdom to Live Your Life and Career to the Fullest
ISBN: 1581691130
Author: John Grogan
Publisher: Evergreen Press (AL)
Rating: 0.00
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Monday, April 7, 2003
Duane s Depressed
Duane s Depressed
Funny, sad, full of wonderful characters and the word-perfect dialogue of which he is the master, McMurtry brings the Thalia saga to an end with Duane confronting depression in the midst of plenty. Surrounded by his children, who all seem to be going through life crises involving sex, drugs, and violence; his wife, Karla, who is wrestling with her own demons; and friends like Sonny, who seem to be dying, Duane can't seem to make sense of his life anymore. He gradually makes his way through a protracted end-of-life crisis of which he is finally cured by reading Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, a combination of penance and prescription from Dr. Carmichael that somehow works.
Duane's Depressed is the work of a powerful, mature artist, with a deep understanding of the human condition, a profound ability to write about small-town life, and perhaps the surest touch of any American novelist for the tangled feelings that bind and separate men and women.
ISBN: 0743230159
Author: Larry McMurtry
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Rating: 3.63
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