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Books by Tony Judt
Ill Fares the Land
- Hardcover, 237 pages
Thinking The Twentieth Century
- Hardcover, 414 pages
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Things Fell Apart: Tony Judt's 'Twentieth Century'
February 2, 2012 The late British-American writer blends personal and political history in this brilliant final take on a century rife with ideological clashes.
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Delicate Balance: Ireland's War, MLK's Killer, Ultra-Endurance, The Middle-Aged Brain
March 31, 2011 Roddy Doyle's new novel confronts the dream and reality of Ireland, while Hampton Sides examines Martin Luther King's assassination, historian Tony Judt critiques our deteriorating social contract, and Barbara Stauch defends the middle-aged brain.
Author Interviews
A Historian's Long View On Living With Lou Gehrig's
March 29, 2010 In 2008, historian Tony Judt was diagnosed with ALS, a progressive motor-neuron disease. For the past several months, Judt has been writing a series of essays for The New York Review of Books, charting life in what he calls a "progressive imprisonment without parole."
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A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
