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The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty to Notice by M. G. Lord

On February 4, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Entertainment, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Wilfried F. Voss

The legendary actress has lived her life defiantly in public–undermining post-war reactionary sex roles, helping directors thwart the Hollywood Production Code.

Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image by Toby Lester

On February 4, 2012, in Art & Photography, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

This is the story of Vitruvian Man: Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing of a man in a circle and a square. Deployed today to celebrate subjects as various as the nature of genius, the beauty of the human form, and the universality of the human spirit, the figure appears on everything from coffee cups and T-shirts to book covers and corporate logos. In short, it has become the world’s most famous cultural icon, yet almost nobody knows anything about it.

Rub Out the Words: The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1959-1974

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Essays, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

An intimate glimpse into the private life of an often misunderstood artist, Rub Out the Words is also an unforgettable portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most uncompromising literary personalities.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories by Nathan Englander

On February 3, 2012, in Book Reviews, Essays, Fiction, History, Short Stories, by Wilfried F. Voss

These eight new stories from the celebrated novelist and short-story writer Nathan Englander display a gifted young author grappling with the great questions of modern life, with a command of language and the imagination that place Englander at the very forefront of contemporary American fiction.

Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America by Christopher Bram

On February 3, 2012, in Art & Photography, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

In the years following World War II, a small group of gay writers established themselves as literary power players, fueling cultural changes that would resonate for decades to come, and transforming the American literary landscape forever.

Thinking the Twentieth Century – Essays by Tony Judt and Timothy Snyder

On February 2, 2012, in Book Reviews, Essays, History, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Wilfried F. Voss

The final book of the brilliant historian and indomitable public critic Tony Judt, Thinking the Twentieth Century maps the issues and concerns of a turbulent age on to a life of intellectual conflict and engagement.

I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery by Cynthia Grady

On February 1, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, History, Nonfiction, Poetry, by Wilfried F. Voss

This moving and eloquent set of poems, brought to life by vivid and colorful artwork from Michele Wood, offers a timeless witness to the hardship endured by America’s slaves. Each poem is supplemented by a historical note.

Kama Sutra by Vatsyayana – Newly Translated

On February 1, 2012, in Book Reviews, Health, Mind & Body, History, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Untold numbers of readers are curious about the Kama Sutra but put off by its clichéd image as an erotic Oriental curiosity. This elegant edition offers a compelling modern translation of a classic Indian masterpiece-and a wry and entertaining account of human desire and foibles.

A Tribute to William Brockedon, Man Of Many Talents

On January 31, 2012, in Guest Writers, Peter Carroll, by Peter Carroll

When I first looked at William Brockedon who was born in Totnes, Devon in 1787- in the light of his worthiness of my writing a piece about him – I almost let it go, the first mention of him being the son of a popular watchmaker in Totnes who’s family owned a local mill and other property since the reign of Henry IV

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo

On January 31, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Travel, by Wilfried F. Voss

From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century’s great, unequal cities.

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