Month: July 2004
Literature
Reviews
John Steinbeck: Novels 1942 – 1952 (Library of America)
A Nobel Laureate’s Eden and Our Many Faults and Failures Whenever “the great American novel” comes up in conversation, the names most frequently bandied about are Fitzgerald (“The Great Gatsby”), Faulkner (“The Sound and the Fury”), Hemingway (“The Old Man and the Sea”) – and John Steinbeck, chronicler of rural California and the ordinary man’s […]
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Cats
Literature
Reviews
Hallmark / Hulton Getty Picture Library: Pussycats
Feline Mini-Masterpieces Looking for that perfect stocking stuffer for the cat lovers among your friends; or for that little extra on top of another gift? Look no further, I think you may have found it. “Pussycats” is the cat-themed entry in the mini-picture book series from the Hallmark/Hulton Getty photograph collection (whose dog-themed entry is […]
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