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The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs & Corso in Paris, 1957-1963
Barry Miles
Grove Press, 2001
Fascinating, Scholarly Sketch of Literary History
+ One-star hotel -- five-star book!
+ Wish I was there....
+ A great introduction to the beats
+ L'hotel Maynard G K
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With Napoleon in Russia (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science)
Armand de Caulaincourt
Dover Publications, 2005
A non-fiction validation of Tolstoy's "War and Peace"
It's hard for me to believe that I'm the first reviewer on this one because it's such a fine work of non-fiction on a topic of very broad historical interest: Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia.
In any case, the author, Armand de Caulaincourt (1773-1827), Duke of Vicenza, was essentially ...
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The Last Good Time: Skinny D'Amato, the Notorious 500 Club, & the Rise and Fall of Atlantic City
Jonathan Van Meter
Crown, 2003
All new stuff on ornery Hollywood notables!
+ Paul "Skinny" D'Amato...a legend in his own time
+ legendary AC lore...
+ The fascinating story of Skinny D'Amato's Atlantic City
+ last good time
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001
Best Book Bar None on Manson and his Followers
+ Not Just For Adults
+ Real Life Horror Story
+ Insightful and Informative Book on one of the most sensational murders ever
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The Algiers Motel Incident
John Hersey, William J. Eisen
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997
The book told the untold truth about what happen that night!
+ Detroit Racism Comes Alive
I am the niece of Carl Cooper, and I am glad that John wrote the book! I was told that John may have been killed over the book. The book told the truth about white cops in those days. My grandmother (Carl Cooper's Mother) has never been the same since my uncle's death. When he died it took apart ...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
Creepy-cool slasher history
+ A Must Read for Anyone Living in Chicago
+ Educational AND fun
+ Devil in the White City
+ Excellent Book
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Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family
Patricia Volk
Vintage, 2002
Excellent "memoir"
+ " Suffed" with pleasure!
+ wonderful memoir
+ Informative, nostalgic, and very funny!
+ Overlooked gem in the gastronomy genre
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KIDNAP - THE STORY OF THE LINDBERGH CASE.
George Waller
First, 1961
Brilliant account of a tragic story
On March 1st, 1932, a petty criminal by the name of Richard "Bruno" Hauptmann kidnapped and (probably accidentally) killed the infant child of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. This occurred at the Lindbergh's New Jersey estate, a house which they had only recently moved into. You will harbor no doubt ...
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Three Lives for Mississippi
William Bradford Huie
University Press of Mississippi, 2000
Buy it!
+ Dreaded Assignment becomes Starvation for More
What makes this book interesting is that it was written between the murders and the trial. Huie knew who the murderers were, how they did it, and never expected a guilty verdict. The book introduces you in detail to Michael (Mickey) Schwerener and all the details leading up to his murder. This ...
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How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)
Thomas Cahill
Anchor, 1996
Nay-sayers knowe not what of which they speake
+ I had avoided this book for 13 years
+ Always on time
+ Salvation from the Irish
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Growing Great Garlic: The Definitive Guide for Organic Gardeners and Small Farmers
Ron L. Engeland
Filaree, 1991
I love this book!
+ Full of garlicky goodness
+ Geared towards commercial growers good for home gardeners too
I'm a gardener who loves to cook, and I love my kitchen herb garden best of all. When I decided to try growing garlic this book was recommended by the seed (bulb) supplier as a great place to start, and they were right! It's well-written, complete, and a great reference. Highly recommended!
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Picasso
Gertrude Stein
Dover Publications, 1984
Seeing The World Through The Eyes Of An Infant
+ Charming and brief assessment of Picasso's early work
+ Stein and Picasso: ..., Getting Modernism: Priceless
+ A brief life of Picasso by the gatekeeper of Modernism
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The Life Of Paul Gauguin
Robert Burnett
Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007
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The Communist Manifesto (Penguin Classics)
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Penguin Classics, 2002
Please actually read Marx...
+ A Utopian society gone south in practice
...and PLEASE read beyond the Manifesto! Ignore the anti-Marx ideologues who do not actually read him, and give him a shot. Forget, for a minute, all preconceived notions of communism, and take his writings as though they are fresh and brand new. Only then should you proceed on to reading criticism ...
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The Odin Brotherhood
Mark Mirabello
Mandrake, 2003
A New Edition of a Non-Fiction Classic on Odinism
+ Brilliant conveyance of a little known secret society
+ The Mysterious Side of Odinism and Asatru
+ Odin's Secret Society? There Are Secrets In This Book.
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