Some of my favorite books, or books that have had a large impact on me.
some favorites Public
Created by Andy
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"Boris Leonidovich, a North American professor who specializes in the history of prison architecture, has been invited to Buenos Aires …
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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges (A New Directions paperbook -- NDP186)
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Although his work has been restricted to the short story, the essay, and poetry, Jorge Luis Borges of Argentina is …
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
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Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb …
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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …
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Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson, Kim Stanley Robinson
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A saga of life thirty thousand years ago during the Ice Age depicts the lives of the shaman Thorn, an …
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Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner, Ben Lerner
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Adam Gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid, struggling to establish …
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An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student interact in an urban community on the U.S.-Mexico border …
