City and the Pillar
 Restrained, but Powerful: Certainly, as other reviews have pointed out, 'The City and the Pillar' is notable because of its social significance; it was published in 1948 -- a time when homosexuality was still relegated to the fringes of society, so the [... more]
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The Judgment of Paris
Vintage Vidal: In his memoirs, Gore Vidal calls this novel the beginning of his literary voice. It is a joy to read, and appears to have been a joy to write, for this youthful, vibrant, charismatic novel flows effortlessly through cities, affairs, and [... more]
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Conversations with Gore Vidal (Literary Conversations ...
Conversations with the Master: In 11 interviews from 1960 to 2003, Vidal talks about sex, religion, the movies, politics, literature--in short, everything that makes life interesting. Lots of gems scattered throughout. Vidal is America's greatest living [... more]
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Against the Beast: An Anti-Imperialist Reader
"Your brain is washed but your hands are still bloody.": My favorite March 2003 protest sign against Bush's war on Iraq was one that I saw at a huge demonstration in Wisconsin: 'America, your brain is washed but your hands are still bloody.' [... more]
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The Luminous Years: Portraits at Mid-Century
a luminous photographer for intense years: a great photographer, maybe not so known as he is worth to be; a good man, committed to culture and environment defense, friend to many of the most important characters of the last century culture and art, [... more]
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In a Yellow Wood
Author: Gore Vidal Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780349116990 ISBN: 0349116997 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 2005-07-21 [... more]
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Point to Point Navigation
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 9781428115156 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook ISBN: 1428112979 Number Of Items: 7 Number Of Pages: 8 Publication Date: 2006-11 [... more]
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Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories
Uneven: I enjoyed the short preface very much, but the stories were of uneven quality. "Erlinda and Mr. Coffin" is exotic, fun, and while some social observations are made, it is a story written for the pleasure of spinning a tale. "Pages [... more]
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Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So ...
Bottom Line: '...a MUST READ for patriotic Americans...': This is another outstanding book from an insightful and wise author. It should be required reading for all Americans. Recommend also: 'Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia' [... more]
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Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of ...
Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press: This is not the first book or program to decry the disappearance of classical American investigative journalism. The anthology assembled from seasoned and often award winning [... more]
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Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir (Vintage)
not palimpsest: Yes there's the charm, the wit, the astonishing offhand stories about his friendships with a diverse crowd of 20th century legends, but in a nutshell: read Palimpsest instead! He actually repeats a couple stories from that book here. A [... more]
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The city and the pillar
Restrained, but Powerful: Certainly, as other reviews have pointed out, 'The City and the Pillar' is notable because of its social significance; it was published in 1948 -- a time when homosexuality was still relegated to the fringes of society, so the [... more]
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