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Tourism and Culture: An Applied Perspective (Suny Series in Advances in Applied Anthropology) by Erve Chambers

Ishi's Brain: In Search of America's Last "Wild" Indian by Orin Starn

The Tourist A New Theory of the Leisure Class (Paper Only): A New Theory of the Leisure Class by D MacCannell

Pastoralia - Stories by George Saunders

The Act of Creation by Arthur Koestler

Introducing Kafka by Robert Crumb

Underworld by Don Delillo

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Currently readingMarco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Rolf Potts

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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle by Chris Hedges

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Short Story Masterpieces by Robert Penn Warren

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The Principle of Water by Jon Silkin

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New Divan by Edwin Morgan

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When Evil Came to Good Hart by Mardi Link

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Our Town (Bard Books) by Thornton Wilder

Thoughtful review of Tree of Smoke.

posted by novelcommentary at 10:55 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2009

Glad to hear someone else agrees. The other four reviews of Nikolski glow/rave. I think we need to demand more before we praise something so highly. I struggled to finish it simply because I found I didn't particularly care what happened, which is not how a really well-crafted story should be--ah, of course I've spoiled myself on White, Welty, and Woolf lately.

Interesting selection of books! I've enjoyed perusing.

posted by lasomnambule at 8:13 pm (EST) on Apr 16, 2009

btw - yes I agree regarding 'The Echo Maker' though it might be because I enjoyed the other novel so much, and was expecting that languid style, that Echo Maker disappointed, I'll give it a re-read at some time. So far I haven't read the other two Powers novels in my library.
Caroline

posted by Caroline_McElwee at 5:07 am (EST) on Jan 11, 2008

Hi, thanks for leaving a note on my profile page, glad you are enjoying surfing my library. Look forward to seeing what goes into yours.
Kind regards
Caroline

posted by Caroline_McElwee at 5:06 am (EST) on Jan 11, 2008

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