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Isaac Mizrahi recommended The Elements of Style in Books (curated)

 
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
E.B. White, William Strunk | 2013 | Essays
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"Literary style is never more important to me than on a desert island, but more, the drawings, the correlations, the wit and color of this book would sustain me forever."

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain, Emory Elliott | 2008 | Children
6.9 (28 Ratings)
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"This is simply one of the best, if not the best, American novels. The storytelling and life lessons make it no wonder that it's part of the literary scholastic found"

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This collection of literary analysis is by popular authors gave an interesting insight into the world Cassandra Clare created. I enjoyed hearing about the views these authors had on the subject.
  
    The Great Books

    The Great Books

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    Join John J. Miller, the director of the journalism program at Hillsdale College, as he embarks upon...

The Magic Position by Patrick Wolf
The Magic Position by Patrick Wolf
2007 | Indie, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
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"Patrick remind me of electro artiste of the 80s and early 90s but with a magical lyrical literary style all his own. This song just makes me what to hop around."

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Feb 3, 2020  
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was is widely considered the greatest German literary figure of the modern era. Here is one of my favourite quotes from him. Do you have one?

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With his blog Gates Notes, Bill Gates has established himself as an influential book reviewer and for the fifth year in a row he's revealed his top five literary picks of the year.

He's one of the world's richest and most successful men, and now that he's no longer at the helm of Microsoft, Bill Gates spends a lot of time reading.


Energy and Civilization: A History

Energy and Civilization: A History

Vaclav Smil

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A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural...


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The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

8.3 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his...

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens

Eddie Izzard

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'I know why I'm doing all this,' I said. 'Everything I do in life is trying to get her back. I think...

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2017 Arleen spends nearly all her money on...


Social issues Essays
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

Thi Bui

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The Best We Could Do explores the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement...