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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

101 reviews
G. K. Chesterton

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1986

Your blue sock is behind the dryer.
I went into reading this book with such strong misconceptions concerning what it was about. Like the characters whom see things completely different it seems like the readers of this book see its meaning quite differently as well. It is a crazy allegory but of what? On a stylistic level Chesterton's prose is unique and well crafted. Chesterton has his own voice in his writing powerful, ...

Something of Value

26 reviews
Robert Ruark

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1984

Psychological Assessment disguised as fiction
I first read this book as a teen ager in the 1960's, and I've probably read it eight or nine times since then. This book introduced me to Robert Ruark and started my life-long appreciation of his works. Something of Value examines clash of civilization between the British settlers and the Kikuyu natives in Kenya after WWII during what became the Mau Mau Rebellion. It examines the causes and ...

Outposts: A Catalog of Rare And Disturbing Alternative Information

6 reviews
Russ Kick

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1995

Still Relevent in 2004
I have purchased a total of five copies of this book over the years. Everytime I let it out of my hands it never returned. I always wished for an updated and revised version but now I see that it's out-of -print which is a shame because even though the internet has given us a wealth of information on everything sometimes you just don't know what to look for. Simply put this book made me ...

The Return of the Soldier

11 reviews
Rebecca West

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1996

A beautiful work
This is a beautiful book. I had to read it for class, but I absolutely loved it. I read it in a day and as soon as I finished, I wanted to re-read it. It was heartbreaking and wonderfully written.

The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need: Top Grant Writers and Grant Givers Share Their Secrets!

21 reviews
Ellen Karsh, Arlen Sue Fox

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003

It Just Might Be True!
I'm studying grant writing and have been picking up all these grant writing books. By far, this was the easiest for me to delve into. I thought that odd as I expected the Idiot's and Dummy's guides to be easier and quicker, but the narrative in this book is a pleasant read and the grant writing process just makes so much sense the way the authors present the information. Good job!

The Siege of Krishnapur

32 reviews
James Gordon Farrell

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1985

Masterful Recreation of the British Under Siege in the Great Mutiny
"The Siege of Krishnapur', the second of J.G. Farrell's now classic works on the British Empire, (see also Troubles (New York Review Books Classics) and The Singapore Grip (New York Review Books Classics)) is a fictionalized account of the Siege of Lucknow during the Great Mutiny of 1857-1858 (aka the Sepoy Rebellion). The mutiny or rebellion, depending on one's point of view, was ultimately ...

Compulsion

16 reviews
Meyer Levin

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1996

A fascinating and beautifully written novel
It seems that half of the reviewers here seem either set on critiquing this novel against the actual Leopold/Loeb history, or at least on demonstrating their own knowledge of the case. I'm also a huge follower of the history--but Compulsion is ultimately a work of fiction, a novel. And it happens to be a wonderfully structured, beautifully styled, moving, and psychologically staggering novel. ...

Garnethill: A Novel of Crime

33 reviews
Denise Mina

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001

Bringing Scotland to Life
I have never been to Scotland, but I feel like I know it. Mina is that good at creating her scene. Her characterization is equally outstanding. This novel introduces a sympathetic, yet seriously flawed, protagonist and has a compelling plot. I generally hate anything having to do with "survivor" lit...survivor of abuse, incest, etc...don't like it...except here, it works. I recommend ...

The Trap

3 reviews
James Goldsmith

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1995

One of the most important books of our time
In "The Trap," Goldsmith points out the moral bankruptcy of the neo-right's "every man for himself" (particularly men, particularly white and wealthy) world-view, and also provides a vision for the future of compassionate *and* workable politics, economics, and community. Like Robert Theobald's "Reworking Success," or Thom Hartmann's "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight" (all highly ...

How to Have an Orgasm...As Often As You Want

10 reviews
Rachel Swift

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1993

Just what I was looking for.
This book was just what I was looking for. I didn't want some preachy book about how women have been opressed for so long. I didn't want someone to talk to me in a condescending way, or make assumptions about me or my partners. I wanted something concrete-a program or steps that I could follow. And this is exactly what I found! The author offers a step-by-step program, which guides you to ...

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume 12

6 reviews

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001

Stephen Jones Knows his Job
The BEST NEW HORROR series edited by Stephen Jones is the most ecletic collection of dark fiction being published today.Jones`selections covers a wide range of styles, themes and subgenres : Psycological Horror, Black Humor,Gothic, Splatter, Ghost Stories and other kinds of dark fiction.There are stories for all tastes and I must confess that quite a few gave me shivers, others made me think ...

The Diary of a Country Priest

22 reviews
Georges Bernanos

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1984

required reading for the religious
Last year marked the 70th anniversary of Bernanos's powerful tale of a young and earnest parish priest in rural France who feels that he is a total failure. From a merely human perspective he is not mistaken. As is fitting, we never learn his name. The entire novel is a diary in which he confides his doubts and loneliness, his sense of futility, struggles with a sense of vocation ("Keep marching ...

Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion

1 review
Arthur Ashe, Frank Deford

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1993

A must
"Portrait in Motion," essentially a diary kept by Arthur Ashe in 1973 and 1974, captures life on the pro tennis circuit better than any other book I've read. The tour has changed a lot since then, of course, but his description of week-to-week ups and downs (most weeks, of course, end with a loss) holds up well. There are plenty of flashes of Ashe's political consciousness as well, but his frank ...

Vermilion Sands

5 reviews
J. G. Ballard

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1988

Beautiful, brilliant, and inspired fantasy of the future
This magnificent collection of stories was first published in 1971. Although this book frequently shows up on lists of the greatest books of all time in that genre, it is not science fiction so much as a vision of possible forms that the arts could take in the future. It is more futuristic fantasy than science fiction. This volume marked J. G. Ballard's maturation as an author. Before this ...

On Wings of Song

9 reviews

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1988

Wonderful entertainment with some clever social commentary
There is no way not to enjoy this clever book "On Wings of Song". I found Daniel Weinreb to be a 21st century Holden Caufield, from "Catcher in the Rye". Life on the inner city edge also reminded me of Denis Johnson's "Jesus' Son". Disch's future America, a politically divided nation of secular excess on either coast, divided by a conservative theocracy in the middle, is almost too real to be ...

Bhowani Junction

1 review
John Masters

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1987

A novel about an Anglo-Indian's search for her identity.
Victoria Jones is a 28-year old Anglo-Indian (mixed Indian and European blood) living in Bhowani in the turbulent months leading to Indian independence. This novel explores her search for where she will belong in the "new" India- she does her searching through her liaisons with a fellow Anglo-Indian, an Indian (Sikh) and a British officer. It is a very good book, especially reading it from ...

I Can't Believe I'm Still Single: How I've Tried Speed Dates, Blind Dates, Internet Dates, Girls at the Gym, ...

44 reviews
Eric Schaeffer

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2007

Great book! -(if you're not sexually repressed and have an intelligent sense of humor)
I loved this book. I could not put it down! I wouldn't suggest it to just anyone, though. This book is not for you if you are a sexually repressed, uptight person. The humor in this book is crude at times, but always intelligent, in my opinion. I'm an instant fan and can't wait until Mr. Schaeffer writes his next book!

To Serve Them All My Days

14 reviews
R. F. Delderfield

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1999

I lost an old friend
Now that I've finished "To Serve Them All My Days" I feel that I've lost an old friend. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, savoring it and rationing my reading so as not to finish it too quickly. A must read for those interested in teaching, education in general, and in understanding children. This story is a study in the trials and tribulations life offers us, and how one person not only ...

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