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| | 2. | [no image] | The Clown
from McGraw-Hill
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I read this book years ago (on a plane ride) and it has stayed with me as few other books have. It cuts to the heart of something that is wrong with our culture, maybe with all of our civilization; specifically, I mean the habitual hypocrisy and the over-riding need to self-rationalize. Of course,... more info
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| | 4. |  | The Casualty (Norton Paperback Fiction)
from W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $17.95
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These 22 short stories by Heinrich Böll are powerful and moving. Most of the stories are very short, "The Casualty" being the longest (40 pages in this edition). "Vive La France" gives a good description of the passing of time, and is a tense, atmospheric story. "Beside the River" is also... more info
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| | 5. | [no image] | Billiards at Half-Past Nine
from McGraw Hill
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I first read BILLIARDS AT HALF PAST NINE over thirty years ago while in college. It made a strong impression on me then. Now, it does not strike me as one of the classics of twentieth-century literature, but still it is a remarkeable novel which should not be forgotten in the passage of time.more info
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| | 9. |  | The Train Was on Time (European Classics)
from Northwestern University Press
Price: $41.00
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Not a novel with a good story line,character development,visual scenes,humor,etc.Most of the book consists of mental gymnastics over expecting death soon.After a hundred pages of this one is left with wondering if this is ever going anywhere and finally all wraps up in a few pages.So, its a classic... more info
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| | 10. | [no image] | The Silent Angel
from St Martins Pr
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This book, set in the horrible aftermath of World War II in Germany, depicts with superb clarity what life must have been like then. Many detailed descriptions of the burnt-out buildings, collapsing structures and rubble abound...but through it all circulates an engaging love story of sorts between... more info
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