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House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family
Paul Fisher.
Publisher: Henry Holt.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780805074901.  Daedalus Item Code: 00956
 
The James family gave the world three famous children: a novelist of genius (Henry), an influential philosopher (William), and an invalid (Alice) who became a feminist icon, despite her sheltered ... (Read More)
 
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House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family
Paul Fisher.
Publisher: Holt.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780805090208.  Daedalus Item Code: 10547
 
The James family gave the world three famous children: a novelist of genius (Henry), an influential philosopher (William), and an invalid (Alice) who became a feminist icon, despite her sheltered ... (Read More)
 
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Hubert's Freaks: The Rare Book Dealer, the Times Square Talker, and the Lost Photos of Diane Arbus
Gregory Gibson.
Publisher: Harcourt.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780151012336.  Daedalus Item Code: 03453
 
Bob Langmuir is an obsessive dealer with a remarkable eye for treasure. He makes the find of a lifetime when he chances upon a trove of undiscovered prints by photographer Diane Arbus in a trunk of ... (Read More)
 
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I'd Hate Myself in the Morning: A Memoir
Ring Lardner Jr. Victor Navasky, intro.
Publisher: Nation.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9781560253389.  Daedalus Item Code: 20230
 
This memoir by Ring Lardner Jr. is a pilgrimage through the American century. The son of the immensely popular and influential writer, Lardner worked as a reporter in New York before leaving for ... (Read More)
 
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Ifferisms: An Anthology of Aphorisms That Begin with the Word If
Mardy Grothe.
Publisher: Collins Reference.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780061672309.  Daedalus Item Code: 22313
 
So many aphorisms—pithy, often witty observations about the human experience—begin with the word "If," that Mardy Grothe has dubbed this subcategory "ifferisms," and presents here a highly ... (Read More)
 
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In Maremma: Life and a House in Southern Tuscany: A Revised and Expanded Edition
David Leavitt & Mark Mitchell.
Publisher: Counterpoint.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9781582437774.  Daedalus Item Code: 30008
 
Revised and expanded, with color illustrations and photographs, this edition of In Maremma recounts David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell's restoration of a dilapidated 1950s farmhouse in southern ... (Read More)
 
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India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking
Anand Giridharadas.
Publisher: Times Books.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780805091779.  Daedalus Item Code: 30555
 
Reversing his parents' immigrant path, a young American-born writer returned to India and discovered an old country making itself new, in this book from International Herald Tribune and New ... (Read More)
 
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The Jane Austen Miscellany
Lesley Bolton.
Publisher: Sourcebooks.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781402206856.  Daedalus Item Code: 22008
 
Regardless of Jane Austen's popularity, her actual body of work remains stubbornly small: only six completed novels, two fragments, a few letters, and some juvenilia. What, then, is a devoted ... (Read More)
 
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Jane Austen on Love and Romance
Jane Austen. Constance Moore, ed.
Publisher: Skyhorse.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9781616083458.  Daedalus Item Code: 30826
 
Should you wish to live happily ever after with a dashing man who owns half of Derbyshire, you would do well to arm yourself with the wit of a writer who understood the human heart. Presented on ... (Read More)
 
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Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World
Claire Harman.
Publisher: Henry Holt.   Format: hardcover.
ISBN: 9780805082586.  Daedalus Item Code: 21701
 
Mention Jane Austen and you'll likely incite a slew of fervent opinions from anyone within earshot. Almost two hundred years after her death, Austen remains a hot topic, inspiring such bestsellers as ... (Read More)
 
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Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World
Claire Harman.
Publisher: Picador.   Format: paperback.
ISBN: 9780312680657.  Daedalus Item Code: 30663
 
Mention Jane Austen and you'll likely incite a slew of fervent opinions from anyone within earshot. Almost two hundred years after her death, Austen remains a hot topic, inspiring such bestsellers as ... (Read More)
 
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Jim, Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten By a Lion: A Cautionary Tale
Hilaire Belloc. Mini Grey, illus.
Publisher: Knopf.   Format: pop-up book.
ISBN: 9780375859700.  Daedalus Item Code: 20569
 
As much for adult fans of Edward Gorey as it is for children 8 and up with a sense of ironic humor, this mock cautionary tale by Hilaire Belloc, originally penned in 1907, is set perfectly with Mini ... (Read More)
 
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