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By: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
September 02, 2004
The book was in the condition that the seller stated it was in. The price was right and it arrived in a timely manor. This is all that mattered to me... more
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| 2. Invisible Cities |
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By: Italo Calvino
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
March 07, 2002
Gore Vidal loved the book and so do almost all the other reviewers here. What a bore (hmm, the towns all have female names, significant?). I also just read "If On A Winter's Night A Traveler..." More engaging but... A clever but, for me, an insubstantial author. I hesitate to read his "The Baron In The Trees".
You lovers of his work: Can you actually recall more than three descriptions... more
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| 3. The Razor's Edge |
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By: Somerset Maugham
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
March 02, 2000
THE RAZOR'S EDGE is a fine read; a well told story with characters that are like real people. I believe Maugham used real persons as his inspiration for this novel, but only a master of fictional characterization could have adapted the 'real' so adroitly.
The plot opens circa 1919, in Chicago, with Larry Darrell, a young aviator who's experienced too much war and is mentally still trying... more
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| 4. Possession | 
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By: A S Byatt
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
September 26, 2002
The book arrived quickly and in the condition described. Just what I'd been expecting--no unpleasant surprises. I would order from them again... more
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| 5. Sun and Shadow | 
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By: Ake Edwardson
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
June 01, 2006
This is not a relaxing read. The world is on the verge of the new millennium, and everybody's nerves are on edge. The cops are out in force, expecting every celebration to turn into a riot.
For his part, Erik Winter, the cool-headed Chief Detective Inspector of Gothenburg, is facing enough major life changes to shake anyone's composure. His father is dying, his pregnant girlfriend Angela... more
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| 6. Descartes' Error |
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By: Antonio Damasio
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
July 06, 2006
Dr. Damasio's Descartes' Error is a very readable and important contribution to our understanding of how our brain and body work on concert. Written in language accessible to the layman, Damasio provides compelling ideas of the importance of emotion and feeling in the functioning of the human brain. His effective use of diagrams to illustrate the "topography" of the brain and seemingly endless numbers... more
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| 7. Doctor Zhivago |
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By: Boris Pasternak
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
2002
My rating of Doctor Zhivago is average (2.5 stars is more accurate) because that is what its extreme highs and very low lows average out to. This book is strange in that there was a great deal to like about it and just as much (if not a bit more) to dislike.
Doctor Zhivago is the sweeping story of a network of people living through revolutionary-era Russia. The main characters, Yurii Andreievich... more
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| 8. Crome Yellow |
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By: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
January 01, 2004
This book transports you to 1920's English countryside estate life. Plenty of time for ennui, long sermons, elaborately constructed ideas (included several which later appear in Brave New World), coming-of-age angst, and a set of interesting characters.
I had much more fun reading this than I had expected. A very nice, light surprise... more
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| 9. Painted Veil |
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By: William Somers Maugham
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
April 05, 2001
I bought The Painted Veil off Amazon after watching the movie on HBO. I hadn't read any Maugham since high school so I thought this story looked interesting. I'm also attracted to stories with a Chinese influence. You'll see that more and more as I move through the list. The Painted Veil has really nothing to do with China. It's the story of poor shallow, Kitty who marries Walter in order to beat... more
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| 10. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
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By: Edward Albee
Publisher: VINTAGE (RAND)
June 01, 2001
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is one of the greatest post-World War II dramas, the play that made Edward Albee's name and has become a modern classic, still popular and riveting in various stage and film adaptations. Though the kind of play that can become truly superlative when well acted, it also reads better than nearly any other drama, making it a feast in all forms.
The main asset... more
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