| The fool behind the happenin' cultural weblog "A Fool in the Forest" particularly recommends these fine items. These and more may also be browsed in individual categories, at upper left. | ||
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| The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992
by Jack Gilbert $10.88 Spare, deeply sad, built upon death and yet fully engaged with the embrace of living, these poems approach the indispensible. ... | Against the Day
by Thomas Pynchon $23.10 This fool has not actually acquired or read it yet, but I would not miss it. My personal favorite Pynchon - Mason & Dixon, is... | Viriconium
by M. John Harrison $10.88 UK writer M. John Harrison is insufficiently known in this country. Here, he collects his Viriconium novels and stories, in t... |
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| Let's Kill the Summer
by Singleman Affair $34.99 Irony free, drenched in echo, it's 1967 all over again as Dan Schneider perfectly channels the acoustic vibe of love. A spare... | Mason & Dixon: A Novel
by Thomas Pynchon $11.56 My favorite Thomas Pynchon novel -- far and away his most moving, while still packing all the jokes, paranoia and talking anim... | I Can't Go On, I'll Go On
by The Broken West $14.98 The Broken West was formerly known as The Brokedown, and under that name self-released a very wonderful EP, "The Dutchman's Go... |
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| Foucault's Pendulum
by Umberto Eco $10.85 A pinnacle of Conspiracy Lit: filled to the brim with knowledge arcane and dangerous, Umberto Eco's second novel is a paranoid... | Ash Wednesday
by Elvis Perkins $14.98 An early contender for best CD of 2007. Previously available only in a self-released edition, of which I wrote: "Each man'... | We Just Did What Happened And No One Came
Available domestically at last -- at least via MP3 download. When I first touted this on the weblog I wrote: "This is music fr... |
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