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Sep 22, 2017
Two illuminating memoirs, an irreverent essay collection, and some non-fiction war novels, here are New York Times' books of the week.

Fall fiction is here and ready to entertain you, as new novels by Nicole Krauss, Salman Rushdie and Nathan Englander can attest.


The Golden House

The Golden House

Salman Rushdie

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When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious...


Fiction
Dinner at the Center of the Earth: A Novel

Dinner at the Center of the Earth: A Novel

Nathan Englander

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The best work yet from the Pulitzer finalist and best-selling author of For the Relief of Unbearable...


Fiction thriller
Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming on the War Roads of Europe

Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming on the War Roads of Europe

Inara Verzemnieks

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"It's long been assumed of the region where my grandmother was born...that at some point each year...


History Biography Memoir
A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial

A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial

James Reston Jr.

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A Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Vietnam Vet Revisits the Culture War that Raged around...


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Escape from New York (1981)
Escape from New York (1981)
1981 | Action, Sci-Fi
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8.2 (20 Ratings)
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A great cult film as Kurt Russell must save the president from New York which is now a maximum security prison area.
  
    Driven Car Reviews

    Driven Car Reviews

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    Podcast

    New York Times contributor and Emmy Award-winning automotive journalist Tom Voelk looks at all...

The Only Living Boy In New York (2017)
The Only Living Boy In New York (2017)
2017 | Drama
The Only Living Boy In New York is well worth watching; it reveals how lies and insecurities unravel us and how truth puts us back together again—with a few scars to show we’ve truly lived.
Critic - Sherin Nicole
Original Score: 7 out of 10

Read Review: http://idobi.com/review/film-review-the-only-living-boy-in-new-york/