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Lincoln: A Novel
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Lincoln is a masterwork of historical fiction, in which Gore Vidal combines a comprehensive knowledge of Civil War America with 20th-century literary technique, probing the minds and motives of the men surrounding Abraham Lincoln, including personal secretary John Hay and scheming cabinet members William Seward and Salmon P. Chase, as well as hi... »
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Julian: A Novel
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Last year I read Vidal's [[ASIN:0375708731 Burr: A Novel]] and didn't think it could be topped, but this earlier novel of Vidal's is even more extraordinary.
Vidal creates a memoir by the Emperor Julian and presents it with the commentary of two friends. This novelization gives the reader a good understanding of the social and political d... »
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Burr: A Novel
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Charles Schuyler is a personal assistant to Aaron Burr, the former Revolutionary War hero, vice president under Jefferson, and infamous slayer of Alexander Hamilton. He's also been employed by a group of political operatives in New York journalism circles to dig up evidence that Burr is the "natural father," as the expression goes, of up-and-coming pr... »
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Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
I feel remiss that I didn't read this book when it came out six years ago, but I'm glad I finally read it. Mr. Vidal brings some emotional life into what ... »
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Creation: A Novel
In 445 B.C., Cyrus Spitama, the grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, is the Persian ambassador to the city of Athens. He has a rather caustic appreciation o... »
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1876: A Novel
The more things change, the more they stay the same: "The last few days would have brought down any parliamentary government. As it is, the Grant Administ... »
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The Golden Bowl (Penguin Classics)
This last completed novel of Henry James, the third of his three culminating masterworks, is not for the reader who doesn't understand that there is a dif... »
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XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits
This project was interesting, and the photography is good but not moving or exceptional. The essays are very diverse and I can honestly say I read it for... »
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