Henry David Thoreau: A Life
by Laura Dassow Walls
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From the very start of his career, Thoreau has been one of the most divisive members of the American literary canon—visionary or crank? self-reliant or sponge?—in large part because he offered his own... (Tom)
The End of Vandalism
by Tom Drury
MADE-UP Phinney by Post #32
Sometimes all I want from a novel is people saying funny things to each other, and for those times, Drury's first novel is a tonic. He is a master of the deadpan, of the dry, offhand remark that build... (Tom)
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World
by Matt Lamothe
MADE-UP Phinney Kids by Post #20
This Is How We Do It is not the first book to show kids how other kids around the world live, but it's a particularly thoughtful and appealing approach. Using photographs and descriptions sent to him... (Tom)
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