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- 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
Category Archives: Book Reviews
Thomas Carlyle’s Sartor Resartus
Book Review Title: Sartor Resartus Author: Thomas Carlyle Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: August 1, 2008 (original book publication 1836) ISBN: 978-0199540372 Structure of the book: an Editor-Biographer writes about a German Professor-Autobiographer (Herr Teufelsdröckh). The background is that the … Continue reading
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Jean Findlay’s Life of C. K. Scott Moncrieff
Book Review Title: Life of C. K. Scott Moncrieff Author: Jean Findlay Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Date: March 10, 2015 ISBN: 978-0374119270 They say hereditary talents sometimes skip a generation. In this case it skipped three or four generations. … Continue reading
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James Kirke Paulding’s The Dutchman’s Fireside
Book Review Title: Dutchman’s Fireside Author: James Kirke Paulding Publisher: College & University Press Date: 1966 (first published June 10, 1831) ASIN: B00QOB429E Paulding’s 1831 novel has two distinct, overlapping story arcs: In the first, the hero is initiated … Continue reading
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Lottman’s Flaubert: A Biography
Book Review Title: Flaubert: A Biography Author: Herbert R. Lottman Publisher: Little Brown & Co Date: January 1, 1989 ISBN: 978-0316533423 This biography of Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) is a great story and Herbert Lottman is a great storyteller. Flaubert finished … Continue reading
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Remarque’s book All Quiet on the Western Front
Book Review Title: All Quiet on the Western Front Author: Erich Maria Remarque Publisher: Turtleback Books Date: January 1, 1975 (orig. November 1928) ISBN: 978-0881039825 [SPOILER ALERT] This review tells you how it ends. The story begins near the beginning … Continue reading
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Thomas Friedman’s book Thank You for Being Late
Book Review Title: Thank You for Being Late Author: Thomas Friedman Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Picador) Date: October 24, 2017 ISBN: 978-1250141224 The title of the book comes from a lunch meeting when the other person arrived about twenty-five … Continue reading
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Stanley Turkel’s book Built to Last
Book Review Title: Built to Last: 100+Year-Old Hotels East of the Mississippi Author: Stanley Turkel Publisher: AuthorHouse Date: September 5, 2013 ISBN: 978-1491810071 Stanley Turkel’s book offers a unique window into the past via the history of the most illustrious … Continue reading
Lee Edwards’ book William F. Buckley
Book Review Title: William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement Author: Lee Edwards Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute Date: April 8, 2019 ISBN: 978-1610171557 The book’s subtitle, “The Maker of a Movement,” is perfectly à propos of Buckley’s life, … Continue reading
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Christopher Alexander’s book A Pattern Language
Book Review Title: A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Author: Christopher Alexander, et al Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: January 1, 1977 ISBN: 978-0195019193 “No social group…can survive without constant informal contact among its members” (p. 618). Alexander’s book highlights … Continue reading
David McCullough’s book Brave Companions
Book Review Title: Brave Companions: Portraits in History Author: David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster Date: November 1, 1992 ISBN: 978-0671792763 David McCullough gives us a stimulating summary of several interesting historical figures, mostly 1800s–1900s. The figures made significant contributions … Continue reading
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Azar Nafisi’s book Reading Lolita in Tehran
Book Review Title: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Author: Azar Nafisi Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Date: December 30, 2003 ISBN: 978-0812971064 Nafisi’s book is a biographical reflection mostly upon her experiences teaching Western literature (the modern … Continue reading
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Hal Shows’ Essay Collection The Bandshell Project
Book Review Title: The Bandshell Project Author: Hal Steven Shows Publisher: Black Bay Books Date: June 11, 2015 ISBN: 978-1514264546 Collections of essays are among my favorite kinds of books. Hal Shows’ The Bandshell Project is a great example. The … Continue reading
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Summary of the 2021 Biography of Philip Roth
Book Review Title: Philip Roth: The Biography Author: Blake Bailey Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st Edition (Hardcover) Date: April 6, 2021 ISBN: 978-0393240726 This biography of Philip Roth (19-March-1933 – 22-May-2018) presents a mix of Roth’s personal and … Continue reading
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Review of Wolfram Eilenberger’s Time of the Magicians
Book Review Title: Time of the Magicians: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy By: Wolfram Eilenberger Publisher: Penguin Books Date: August 17, 2021 ISBN: 978-0525559689 Eilenberger tells four stories in tandem that cover roughly the years … Continue reading
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