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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest Of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
This book, by the extraordinary journalist Tracy Kidder, is a sobering portrait of Dr. Paul Farmer, who has spent his life caring for the sick in Haiti and other poverty-stricken parts of the world. He is no Mother Theresa: Acerbic, … Continue reading
Protected: Legacy Of the Dead — Charles Todd
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Protected: What Is the What — Dave Eggers
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Protected: The Prestige — Christopher Priest
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Protected: Elidor — Alan Garner
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Protected: Ever After — Graham Swift
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Protected: Midnight’s Children — Salman Rushdie
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The Mission Song — John le Carre
The Mission Song–John le Carre Le Carre was the master of the cold-war spy novel, but rather than losing his way at the end of the cold war his books got more sophisticated and ambiguous, not to speak of bitter … Continue reading
Protected: Einstein, Chaplin and Wasps
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The Island at the Center Of the World — Russell Shorto
This fascinating book is a new examination of the earliest days of New York City, focusing on its days as the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam. While most NYC histories brush past this period pretty quickly, Shorto makes a convincing … Continue reading