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Kids Have Summer Reading Lists. Here's One For Adults. [But With No Book Reports Due In September]

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 08.28.2012 | Books
Read More: Walter Tevis, James Salter, Alan Furst, Mickey Dora, Arsene Lupin, John McPhee, Patti Smith, Eric Hoffer, John Cheever, John Green, Marie Curie, Sharon Olds, Birkin Bag, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

A friend suggested I pull together a reading list for the summer. I had a hard time taking her seriously. She's one of the smartest, best-read people ...

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Dispatch From Siberia: The Ian Frazier Interview

David Coggins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Ian Frazier, John McPhee, The New Yorker, David Coggins, Arts News
David Coggins

Ian Frazier balances a profound sense of curiosity with an equally profound sense of humor. He's as comfortable writing about Russian literature as h...

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When Manholes Explode, New Yorkers Shrug

Tom Bisky | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Pipe Disaster, Zen, Electricity, Brooklyn, Thomas Edison, Upper West Side, Manhole Explosion, Wham-O, New York Manhole Fire, Ied, New York, New York City, Rube Goldberg, Electric Cables, Manhattan, Con Edison, Underground Pipe, John McPhee, Snow Removal, Improvised Explosive Device, East Village, New York News
Tom Bisky

As audio-visual phenomena, the volcanic blasts from manhole-accessed underground pipes are nothing short of spectacular -- but we New Yorkers are getting used to them.

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Father's Day Gift Ideas: 10 Father's Day Books He'd Never Get For Himself (But He'll Love) (PHOTOS, POLL)

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Le Mans, Peter Temple, Alan Furst, James Salter, John McPhee, George v. Higgins, John Cheever, Slidepollajax, James Patterson, Scott Turow, Dads, Father's Day, Father's Day Gift Ideas, Andre Agassi, Books for Father's Day, Books, Father's Day Books, Fathers Day Gifts, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

Let's give Dad a book that no one else in his crowd is getting. A book that will put ideas in his head, delight his senses and provide him with something fascinating to say. Like these...

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Are Essays Viable in the Twenty-First Century?

Patrick Madden | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Joan Didion, David Shields, Best American Essays, S Quotidiana, Essays, Books, John McPhee, Reality Hunger, Montaigne, Essayist, Books News
Patrick Madden

The term essay itself has fallen into disfavor. Just mention the word and watch people's eyes glaze over, hear them stammer out apologetic platitudes and poorly veiled excuses.

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NY Times Book Review Offers Brutal Starvation Diet

Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Full Friedman, John McPhee, Book Review, Editing, Bad Writing, Willie Mays Biography, New York Times Book Review, The New York Times, Books, Books News
Gerald Sindell

Can someone tell me why the N.Y. Times is reviewing a book that's been out for more than a month, already reviewed in the paper, and is already on the Times bestseller list?

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