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"The author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is definitely one of the best writers around. No one can put you in a world quite like he can. And in How We Are Hungry, a book of short stories, you have the luxury of having that experience multiple times."

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Viggo Mortensen recommended Danmarks Kronike in Books (curated)

Danmarks Kronike

Saxo Grammaticus | 2011

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Book Favorite

"This is the best book for understanding the early history of society, literature and politics of Northern Europe. Without Saxo’s research and extensive work in compiling ancient texts and oral stories, our knowledge of early Nordic, Germanic, Celtic and English cultures and nation-building would be far poorer than it is."

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Amy Fine Collins recommended The Thief of Bagdad (1940) in Movies (curated)

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

1940 | Action, Family, Sci-Fi

8.0

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Movie Favorite

"Exactly what movies are meant to generate: fantasy, magic, beauty, and unapologetic escapism. The bizarre source material, stories from The Arabian Nights, gives costume designers Oliver Messel, John Armstrong, and Marcel Vertès license to unleash their prodigious imaginations. I collect the work of Vertès, who was also a prolific fashion illustrator."

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Chelsea Handler recommended Men Explain Things to Me: And Other Essays in Books (curated)

"Rebecca Solnit goes deep with statistics, personal stories, and others’ accounts of how brutal this world can be for women, the history of how we’ve been treated, and what it will take to change the conversation: MEN. We need them to be as outraged as we are and join our fight."

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