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    I. ASIMOV

    APRIL 1, 1994

NONFICTION

I. ASIMOV

by Isaac Asimov

Mixed in with the bons mots and the gossip are true stories about Asimov's novels and short fiction that fans will cherish.... Full review >

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    HOW TO LIVE

    OCT. 19, 2010

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

HOW TO LIVE

by Sarah Bakewell

A bright, genial and generous introduction to the master’s methods. Full review >

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    WILLIAM GOLDING

    JUNE 1, 2010

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

WILLIAM GOLDING

by John Carey

A tendentious but relentlessly thorough, historically important treatment. Full review >

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    THE TALENTED MISS HIGHSMITH

    DEC. 8, 2009

  • NONFICTION

    RAYMOND CARVER

    NOV. 24, 2009

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