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Today's book review11.23.09 Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade
George Packer, author of the award-winning “The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq,” continues to be one of the most important and authoritative voices on Iraq as well as Islamic extremism, thanks to a piercing intellect and a commendable willingness to confront and even modify his earlier beliefs. Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade brings together several previously published essays (most of which appeared in The New Yorker), written during or just after a distinct era, beginning with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and ending on Nov. 4, 2008, with the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. (more…) |
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11.22.09 Classic book review: LibraMore fiction than fact, this novel replays the JFK assassination. |
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11.21.09 The Death of Ivan Ilyich & Other StoriesA new translation of 11 short works by Tolstoy. |
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11.19.09 ImperialFor the brave reader ready to tackle it, this sprawling text offers a fascinating glimpse of a corner of America at work. |
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11.18.09 The Original of LauraVladimir Nabokov’s last unfinished manuscript feels like a generous gift to readers. |
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