THE INTERROGATIVE MOOD
By Padgett Powell
Does The Interrogative Mood sound like a C.I.A. agent’s whimsical memoir, an epistemological study, a grammar guide, a dating primer or a book that playfully and provocatively asks so many questions - funny, sad, informative, rhetorical, prurient, maudlin, political and absurd questions - that under its spell you’ll more clearly envision [...]
THE IMMORTALS
By Amit Chaudhuri
A devotee of Indian classical music, the boy is intent on defending this tradition against the threat of commercialism. Chaudhuri is not only a devotee of Hindustani music, but also a professional musician with several releases to his credit. Like his main character, Chaudhuri was tutored by a songstress mother and a [...]
THE FOURTH STAR
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
By David Cloud and Greg Jaffe
This book is about four generals David Petraeus and Peter Chiarelli, who led the transformation, and George W. Casey Jr. and John Abizaid, who were ultimately left behind by it. Instead of planning how to [...]
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