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
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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
A timely novel that explores the human capacity for resiliency and compassion.
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A Ladder to the Sky
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Paris Echo
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Severance by Ling Ma
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