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The 10 Best Books of 2008

Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin Published: December 3, 2008 From The New York Times The editors of the Book Review have selected these titles from the list of 100 Notable Books of 2008. FICTION DANGEROUS LAUGHTER Thirteen Stories By Steven … Lanjut membaca

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100 Notable Books of 2008

Holiday Books 100 Notable Books of 2008 Published: November 26, 2008 The Book Review has selected this list from books reviewed since Dec. 2, 2007, when we published our previous Notables list. Fiction & Poetry AMERICAN WIFE. By Curtis Sittenfeld. … Lanjut membaca

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‘A Merci’ by Toni Morrison

Source : NYTimes Damon Winter/The New York Times Toni Morrison Original Sins, By DAVID GATES Published: November 28, 2008 The Greeks might have invented the pastoral, the genre in which the rustic life is idealized by writers who don’t have … Lanjut membaca

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Mereka Mengkhianati Saya

Resensi Buku oleh : M. Budi Santosa – Okezone SOEHARTO hanyalah anak desa yang lahir di Kemusuk, Yogyakarta pada 8 Juni 1921. Tapi siapa sangka, Soeharto yang semasa kecil sering dihina oleh teman-temannya dengan sebutan Denbaguse Tai Mambu menjadi orang … Lanjut membaca

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The Vendetta, Pembunuhan Para Mantan Agen CIA

Judul Buku: The Vendetta Pengarang: David Stone Penerbit: Dastan Books Tebal: 509 halaman Cetakan I: Mei 2008 Micah Dalton berduka. Sahabatnya, Porter Naumann yang merupakan mantan agen CIA, ditemukan meninggal dengan kondisi yang sangat mengenaskan di depan sebuah gereja kecil … Lanjut membaca

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Night Kills by John Lutz

Night Kills 978-0-7860-1844-4 Author: John Lutz Pub Date : September 30, 2008 Imprint : Pinnacle Format : Paperback On The Trail Of A Bloody Killer…Frank Quinn is sure he is hunting for a madman: someone who is shooting young women … Lanjut membaca

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The 19th Wife – Book Review

Plurality Tale By LOUISA THOMAS Published: August 29, 2008 Faith can make troubling claims on believers. In a prison diary — one of the many fictional documents in David Ebershoff’s third novel, “The 19th Wife” — the Mormon leader Brigham … Lanjut membaca

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Careless in Red

CARELESS IN RED By Elizabeth George 626 pages. Harper. $27.95. In her previous two novels the mystery writer Elizabeth George has played fast and loose with the genre’s rules, killing off a main character (Helen, the wife of her aristocratic … Lanjut membaca

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We Are Now Beginning Our Descent

WE ARE NOW BEGINNING OUR DESCENT By James Meek 295 pages. Cannongate. $24. James Meek’s previous novel, “The People’s Act of Love,” was set in the extremity of the Russian Revolution and was one of the best-reviewed books of 2006, … Lanjut membaca

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The Host

THE HOST By Stephenie Meyer 619 pages. Little, Brown & Company. $25.99. Stephenie Meyer made her name as the author of the “Twilight” series, vampire-romance novels for the young adult market that have sold more than three million books in … Lanjut membaca

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