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Interviews | October 21, 2009

Jill Owens: IMG The Powells.com Interview with Sam Savage



samsavageSam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and... Continue »
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall

Michael Padrick, November 2, 2009

This is an excellent novel - big, epic and firmly rooted in the 16th Century and the turbulent court of Henry VIII. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys fiction - historical or not.
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The Women by T C Boyle
The Women

Michael Padrick, April 25, 2009

This follow-up to Boyle's rather disappointing TALK TALK is an excellent return to form. A absorbing, entertaining and entirely readable account of the women in the life of one of architecture's most famous sons. Highly recommended (though WORLD'S END is still my favourite)!
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The Grateful Dead and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy) by Steve Gimbel
The Grateful Dead and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)

Michael Padrick, November 28, 2007

While it can be a bit tedious and grandiose at points, this is a highly entertaining book for any Deadhead - new or old. Not that justification of the music is required ... but seeing it through such a lens is certainly enriching. Recommended!
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Sexy Origins and Intimate Things: The Rites and Rituals of Straights, Gays, Bis, Drags, Trans, Virgins, and Others by Charles Panati
Sexy Origins and Intimate Things: The Rites and Rituals of Straights, Gays, Bis, Drags, Trans, Virgins, and Others

Michael Padrick, August 16, 2007

THE book if you want to know all about those things your mother (well, most mothers) didn't want you to know about - and probably didn't know herself! Fascinating, well-researched and fun. What more can you want from a book about sex in all its varied manifestations?
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The Princess Bride: A Hot Fairy Tale by William Goldman
The Princess Bride: A Hot Fairy Tale

Michael Padrick, August 4, 2007

Fantastic! I'd always loved the film as a kid, but when I read the original I was reminded - once again - why the book is almost always better than the movie!
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