“Big World” is riddled with female characters who teeter dangerously on the threshold of disaster, making this collection a disturbingly honest look into the feminine psyche.
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82“Green Metropolis”
In “Green Metropolis,” David Owen argues that New York City is not only the greatest place to live in America—it’s also the greenest.
83“The Age of Wonder”
In “The Age of Wonder,” Richard Holmes draws compelling links between the discoveries of 19th-century British scientists and their poetic contemporaries.
84“Backing into Forward”
In “Backing into Forward,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer draws a candid picture of his life and career.
85“A Bomb in Every Issue”
Peter Richardson’s “A Bomb in Every Issue” examines the legacy of a magazine that made history with its risky and controversial journalism.
86“The Year of the Flood”
The horrific yet plausible future depicted in Margaret Atwood’s “The Year of the Flood” compels the reader to reexamine the present.
87“The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt”
Meticulously researched and clearly presented, “The First Tycoon” reconstructs the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the wealthiest man of his time.
88“Drift”
“Drift” forces us headfirst into the minds of various people whose lives are as stable as the waves crashing into the California coast.
89“The Essays of Leonard Michaels”
Best known for his short stories, Leonard Michaels also wrote essays, published together in this posthumous collection.
90“Half Broke Horses”
A story of origins and women, “Half Broke Horses” brings the author’s hardy, poker playing, schoolteacher grandmother to life.