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F I C T I O N The Unknown Shore by Patrick O'Brian
The legendary storyteller is at the top of his form in this tale of shipwreck and mutiny.
In the Cut by Susanna Moore
Does the narrator want to solve a homicidal mystery -- or become the murderer's next victim?
Don't Die Before You're Dead
by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
A gripping novel of epic scope, informed by firsthand knowledge, about the attempted coup in Russia in 1991.
Mr. Ives' Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos
The spirit of Charles Dickens hovers over this novel of loss, love and redemption.
Morality Play by Barry Unsworth
A ragged band of traveling players investigate a murder in this resonant meditation on evil, set in 14th century England.
N O N F I C T I O N Lewis Carroll: A Biography by Morton N. Cohen
A shrewd, sympathetic look at the life of the brilliant, sad man who gave the world Alice in Wonderland.
On the Eve of the Millennium: The Future of Democracy Through An Age of Unreason
by Conor Cruise O'Brien
Passionate, provocative essays defending democracy against fundamentalism.
The All-American Skin Game, or, The Decoy of Race by Stanley Crouch
One of the most original voices in American letters on race, jazz, cinema and the state of contemporary society.
David Brinkley by David Brinkley
Anecdotes and reminiscences, from the man who was there for practically everything.
Rock & Roll: An Unruly History by Robert Palmer
An assured and intelligent history of rock, by a former New York Times critic.
