A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary, 1939-1940
by Iris Origo
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Origo, a wealthy Englishwoman who supervised a Tuscan estate with her Italian husband, was (justly) made famous by another diary (also reissued by NYRB Classics): The War in Val d'Orcia, covering the... (Tom)
A Terrible Country
by Keith Gessen
I want to keep on top of our Russian situation but I also need to maintain my mental health. So instead of Masha Gessen’s documentary-type account of post-Soviet life, I picked up her little brother’s... (Liz)
The Grand Expedition
by Emma Adbåge
Phinney Kids by Post #32
To Amundsen and Zheng He and Armstrong and the list of other great explorers add our two young heroes, who decide to go on an expedition. They set up a tent in the backyard, bring treats (and when tho... (Tom)
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