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This is a wonderful book It's a rendering of history that is particularly light on its feet. This is not your usual everything but the kitchen sink account in which the author gives you masses of facts without art or interpretation. It is as much about 18th century Paris and it is about Dr Franklin and it is smart and witty about everything
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The title character of this Dickens novel is one of his impossibly virtuous young women. But the world she inhabits is anything but permeated with virtue. Her father has been in debtor's prison for many years and she works, without his knowledge, so that he can afford debtor's prison. The world around her will look all too familiar. The most exalted character in the book is Mr Merdle, thought by many to be "the man of the age." If you know the story of Bernard Madoff, Mr Merdle will seem entirely contmeporary. As is true in more than a few Dickens novels, the rogues and eccentrics are the really interesting people here All in all, the perfect book to read now.
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Yes,it's all here. Cunning financiers,amazing scams, innocent dupes and not so innocent dupes. This all takes place in 19th century England, not 21st century America. But it will all sound mighty familiar and offers a more dramatic conclusion and--perhaps--more justice than the current financial crisis is likely to give us
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Finally, ghosts we can believe in! I always read ghost stories around Halloween and was looking for something contemporary. A friend recommended this short story collection in which modern women see their desires and fears made manifest as ghosts. The stories are witty, biting, and scary in a way that more traditional horror stories never are.
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Thomas H Cook is an award winning writer of wonderfully atmospheric novels who isn't nearly as well known as he should be
In his latest work we see what happens when a teacher from a privileged Southern family suggests to a student that he find out the truth about his father--a man known in the community as "The Co-ed Killer."
What the boy uncovers has implications for many people in the town including his teacher
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A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America by Stacy Schiff
Stephanie Patterson, July 2, 2009
This is a wonderful book It's a rendering of history that is particularly light on its feet. This is not your usual everything but the kitchen sink account in which the author gives you masses of facts without art or interpretation. It is as much about 18th century Paris and it is about Dr Franklin and it is smart and witty about everything(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Little Dorrit (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
Stephanie Patterson, March 29, 2009
The title character of this Dickens novel is one of his impossibly virtuous young women. But the world she inhabits is anything but permeated with virtue. Her father has been in debtor's prison for many years and she works, without his knowledge, so that he can afford debtor's prison. The world around her will look all too familiar. The most exalted character in the book is Mr Merdle, thought by many to be "the man of the age." If you know the story of Bernard Madoff, Mr Merdle will seem entirely contmeporary. As is true in more than a few Dickens novels, the rogues and eccentrics are the really interesting people here All in all, the perfect book to read now.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
Stephanie Patterson, March 14, 2009
Yes,it's all here. Cunning financiers,amazing scams, innocent dupes and not so innocent dupes. This all takes place in 19th century England, not 21st century America. But it will all sound mighty familiar and offers a more dramatic conclusion and--perhaps--more justice than the current financial crisis is likely to give us(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Women & Ghosts 1ST Edition by Alison Lurie
Stephanie Patterson, October 28, 2008
Finally, ghosts we can believe in! I always read ghost stories around Halloween and was looking for something contemporary. A friend recommended this short story collection in which modern women see their desires and fears made manifest as ghosts. The stories are witty, biting, and scary in a way that more traditional horror stories never are.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Master of the Delta by Thomas Cook
Stephanie Patterson, September 1, 2008
Thomas H Cook is an award winning writer of wonderfully atmospheric novels who isn't nearly as well known as he should beIn his latest work we see what happens when a teacher from a privileged Southern family suggests to a student that he find out the truth about his father--a man known in the community as "The Co-ed Killer."
What the boy uncovers has implications for many people in the town including his teacher
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
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