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Ta-Nehisi Coates recommended The Fire Next Time in Books (curated)

 
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin | 1992
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Basically the fines essay I've ever read. It's technically two essays but it feels like one. Baldwin refused to hold anyone's hand. He was both direct and beautiful all at once. He did not seem to write to convince you. He wrote beyond you."

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Bill Maher recommended Most of S J Perelman in Books (curated)

 
Most of S J Perelman
Most of S J Perelman
S.J. Perelman | 2012 | Humor & Comedy
(0 Ratings)
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"The man who wrote many Marx Brothers movies was the greatest wordsmith America has ever produced. This collection brings together his comic essays, most of which originally appeared in The New Yorker. You have to read him with a dictionary, but it’s worth it."

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Greta Gerwig recommended The White Album in Books (curated)

 
The White Album
The White Album
Joan Didion | 1979 | Essays
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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"She is my patron saint, and this collection of essays helped me understand the world I was not around for but that still shaped my life. Her truths are tiny knives, piercing the surface and bleeding out the illusions of life, especially life in California."

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far
Amy Grant | 2007
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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More a collection of essays than a true biography, I still enjoyed this look into the life of one of Christian music's biggest stars.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-mosaic-pieces-of-my-life-so.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.