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Slaves of New York
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In Tama Janowitz's story collection of mid-1980s manners, it's all about real estate. Her coterie of New York artists and grad students, junkies and collectors dwells in walk-ups and covets lofts. The occasional socialite wafts through, characterized tersely by statements of fact; for example, "Millie owned her own co-op." But, for the most part, these... »
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By the Shores of Gitchee Gumee
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"Did you know that the blood fluke lives in a state of permanent copulation, inside a chicken?" asks Maud Slivenowicz, the 19-year old daughter of Evangeline Slivenowicz, who is the central character in Tama Janowitz's novel The Shores of Gitchee Gumee. If you think that's shocking, try this one on for size: Tama Janowitz, author of The Male ... »
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Hear That?
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Hear That? How many of us have played this game w/our child(ren)? Here is a new book that takes the journey to a really silly imaginative level. As a boy and his mom wait for dad to come home there are various sounds in the house. They each take turns figuring out what the sounds could be and make a great in house adventure out of it. From butlers to ... »
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Cannibal In Manhattan (Picador Books)
Cannibal in Manhattan is a comedy of manners masterpiece. Even without the keen social observations, the story would be carried by the amusing, improbabl... »
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Area Code 212
Cooking, New York, pets, hair, clothes, books, Andy Warhol-- everything you might want to read about. Witty, laid back writing.... »
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Peyton Amberg: A Novel
I think Tama Janowitz is one of the most important female writers of our generation and I become offended at the moral idiocy of certain reviewers, who se... »
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American Dad: A Novel
American Dad was a great story which reflected our modern life, devorse often appeared with us now. A ten years before written book had already given us a... »
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The Male Cross-Dresser Support Group
This book is a mess. Janowitz's short stories are far better. Essentially what it seems she's tried to do here is "novelize" a series of short story... »
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A Certain Age: A Novel
"It was the sort of education that a young woman might have once had simply in order to be able to make civilized conversation at dinner." A stray passage... »
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