How to pronounce Umberto Eco: Um-bair-toe EK-oh (the um is like the ending of possum)
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Rabih Alameddine is the author of the novels Koolaids, I, the Divine, The Hakawati, An Unnecessary Woman and most recently, The Angel of History; also, the story collection, The Perv. He divides his time between San Francisco... (more)
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Baudolino
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The Hakawati
by Rabih Alameddine
Ian Caldwell attended Princeton University, where he studied history. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1998. He began writing The Rule of Four with his best friend, Dustin Thomason, after graduation. His second book, The Fifth ... (more)
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Baudolino
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The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States.
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Golden Child
by Claire Adam
A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices.
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Uncommon Type
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