Results for: books tagged ‘America’
American Desert: Percival Everett
Theodore Street is driving towards the ocean where he plans to drown himself. But on the way he is hit by a van and he sails through the windscreen, his ... More
The Atlantic Ocean: Andrew O'Hagan
Growing up, Andrew O’Hagan witnessed the decline of Britain and the rise of America, the end of British industry and the rise of Blair and the tabloids ... More
Autobahn: Neil LaBute
‘Sitting in an automobile was where I first remember understanding how drama works ... Hidden in the back seat of a sedan, I quickly realized how deep the chasm or ... More
Brooklyn Follies: Paul Auster
'I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I traveled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain . . ... More
Crucible of War: Fred Anderson
This is a masterly narrative history of the Seven Years War, in which the British decisively eliminated French power north of the Caribbean, and yet also managed to ignite the ... More
Demonology: Rick Moody
In this splendidly diverse collection of stories, Rick Moody travels across the surface of America and lays bare the troubling loss of connection that lurks beneath. The stories are cast ... More
Diner: Barry Levinson
Baltimore 1959, and a gang of male friends in their early twenties reconvene for the wedding of their pal Eddie. Boogie is the hustler of the group, a trainee hairdresser ... More
The Exonerated: Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
What does it truly mean to be exonerated? The dictionary says it is to be proclaimed innocent after having been convicted of a crime. But what effect does it have ... More
Founding Brothers: Joseph J. Ellis
Founding Brothers is an illuminating, Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic: Adams, Burr, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, and Washington. During the 1790s ... More
The Great Port: Jan Morris
Movement is the raison d’etre of New York. In The Great Port, Jan Morris explores the waterfronts and thoroughfares of 1950's Manhattan just as she navigated the canals of Venice; ... More
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