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Sustaining such energy seems improbable, Carson herself ostensibly admits so in the book??s conclusion: “As usual she enjoyed the sense of work, of having worked. / Other fears would soon return.” But, Carson’s is the business of creative biography, of documenting selves, of finding a historical persona in which she can be comfortable, so this shuffling of personalities is necessary. However intrepid the search for and the destruction of self, Carson’s writing remains circuitous, employing the language of quotation and experiment to arrive...
...Shenk’s ability to weave a compelling narrative is indeed the book??s greatest strength. He offers a sort of “E! True Hollywood Story” behind nearly every major event so famously associated with Lincoln...
However, the predictable plot and obvious ending—he lives to write the book??give Crawford the freedom to focus on his experiences in the army. He writes in short, fast-paced episodes, vivid snapshots of daily life as a soldier in Baghdad...
...book??s publisher claims on its website that the book includes “all the places guaranteed to give you the shivers.” (The shivers of steamed flounder and, if you order right, gluten-free desserts...
...Center holds more than 30 seminars over the course of each year on topics ranging from “The History of the Book?? to “Philosophy, Poetry, and Religion.” While most of the seminars offered in past years centered on humanities subjects, the arrival of Bhabha, its new director, and Biel, could signal further broadening of the Center’s focus...