NONFICTION

THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS

by Nicholson Baker

Not a major work, but a thoughtful collection from a writer who, to quote his own description of Daniel Defoe, has “an... Full review >

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FICTION

CHECKPOINT

by Nicholson Baker

An absolute treasure for anti-Bushists, the purest sin-and-snake-venom deceit and villainy to pro-Bushists. Let the... Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

DOUBLE FOLD

by Nicholson Baker

If even half of what Baker alleges is true, some of America's most honored librarians have a lot of explaining to do. Full review >

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HISTORY

HUMAN SMOKE

by Nicholson Baker

Similar to but less noisy than John Dos Passos’s U.S.A.: Selective, well-chosen fragments add up to a living history. Full review >

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FICTION

THE ANTHOLOGIST

by Nicholson Baker

The author’s characteristic obsessiveness and attention to minutiae will appeal mainly to those who know and care as much... Full review >

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FICTION

HOUSE OF HOLES

by Nicholson Baker

Baker explores a fine line between eroticism and pornography here, and were it not for his wit and verbal play, the latter... Full review >

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