books by PICADOR     books:       Out Stealing Horses: A Novel82 reviews Per Petterson Picador, 2008 A most extraordinary voice First, I read In The Wake, then Out Stealing Horses. Both books affected me in the same way; I was mesmerized. This is a writer who controls his reader from the start. He draws you in while you drum your fingers impatiently -- what a slow book, you are thinking -- then he owns you. After finishing In The Wake, my first thought was...eat your heart out, Ernest Hemingway. This author is more ...             The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1151 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 Absolutely Fantastic Piece! This is an absolutely fantastic book on globalization and the frightening and inspiring realities of its growing potential. A great piece.             The Red Tent: A Novel1422 reviews Anita Diamant Picador, 2007 A must read for all women This should be assigned reading for all women of the Jewish or Christian faith. This is wonderfully written from a woman's point of view of Biblical times. I have a much better understanding of what life was like for them.             We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda215 reviews Philip Gourevitch Picador, 1999 One of the best books I have read in a long time Philip Gourevitch, in We Wish to Inform You, has accomplished an incredible feat: a moral and reasoned history of an insane situation. He manages to cut through all of the misinformation that we so often hear about the Rwandan Genocide and write something truly informative. Other reviews on Amazon have complained about his focus on the political/violent situation in the entire region, but I ...             The World Without Us232 reviews Alan Weisman Picador, 2008 The World Without Us Excellent book. Full of information on what we are doing to our environment and food for thought as to possible solutions. Definitely not a scare tactic treatise like many environmentalist-type books tend to be, but a honest look at where we've come from, and where we're going. Things look OK and manageable. The things we've made will take a long time to disappear. The things that we've thrown ...             Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance80 reviews Atul Gawande Picador, 2008 Another Great Look Inside the Medical Profession I thought Atul Gawande's last book, Complications, was one of the best books written on the medical profession in a long while. In it, Gawande showed a deep respect and sympathy for patients while trying to be clear about what would help the medical establishment do a better job from a doctor's point of view. In this book, he covers some of the same ground but, as his title implies, here he is ...             The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism262 reviews Naomi Klein Picador, 2008 Shock Doctrine THE SHOCK DOCTRINE - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein is a must read book for every American. We have been brainwashed and misinformed for many years. What this country is going through now is no accident. We are now beginning to experience what others have been put through over the years. When will we wake up?             Gilead: A Novel296 reviews Marilynne Robinson Picador, 2006 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson The book arrived in excellent condition and in a timely manner. Thanks so much. Jackie             The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay594 reviews Michael Chabon Picador, 2001 Comic history in the making Kavalier and Clay are Jewish cousins, Clay (morphed from Klayman) a short New Yorker crippled by polio, Kavalier a tall brooding escapee from Europe just before Hitler locked the gates and opened the extermination lines. The day after Kavalier's surprising arrival in New York, after his amazing escape from Europe via Japan and San Francisco, Sam and Joe launch the multi-million dollar earning ...             Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)845 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 Fascinating Story I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It is a "meaty" story, filled with the history of the characters. There is also enough fact as to be educational and thought-provoking.             Housekeeping: A Novel146 reviews Marilynne Robinson Picador, 2004 This Book Will Change You This book is so beautiful and wise that if you give it a chance, and yes it is a difficult read, it will change you. The ending is so transcendent I have never been able to get through it without tears. Is it comforting? No. It makes us look at some uncomfortable truths. As Ruthie becomes more and more odd, more and more like Sylvie, she also becomes wiser, almost a mystic about time and place. ...             Dry: A Memoir250 reviews Augusten Burroughs Picador, 2004 Astounding Augusten Burroughs never ceases to amaze. This is by far my favorite book of his. The writing is terrific, the story is captivating. I couldn't put it down. The characters are so real, and even if alcohol isn't you thing, you can identify something in your life that has taken over and relate. One of my favorite lines comes from a passage where he is describing an ex boyfriend of his. He ...             The Hours533 reviews Michael Cunningham Picador, 2002 Beautifully Written and a Joy to Read I loved this book. Thoroughly and completely, I loved this book. I am shocked that there are 48 people who gave this book a rating of 1 star. I have never read Virginia Woolf's, Mrs. Dalloway, and I probably won't. But this fact did not take away any enjoyment or appreciation I felt for this book. To each their own, I suppose. From the first paragraph I was hooked. The words are beautiful and ...             On Photography26 reviews Susan Sontag Picador, 2001 a must buy book on photography if you have a serious interest on photography, this book is a must buy. It keep pushing you on considering the meaning of taking a pic, the relationship between the real world and photography, and many other perspectives related to photography. It provide large amount of examples to support its views. I truly think this book is a bible for every photographer. Even if we enter the digital era of ...             The Savage Detectives: A Novel44 reviews Roberto Bolano Picador, 2008 Strange and chaotic book First of all if you are trying to grasp Bolaño I would recommend by far 2666 (Narrativas Hispanicas) (Paperback)2666: A Novel, an excellent novel. I read the Spanish version and the Mexican slang all over the novel can be sometimes overwhelming. The story is chaotic nevertheless amusing. But It's all you get so be prepared.             Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science155 reviews Atul Gawande Picador, 2003 A fine, examined look into such a controversial field The author wrote many of these for The New Yorker and other publications; what is even more remarkable, however, is that he wrote these essays when he was beginning his career as a surgeon. Surgery is among the most controversial, and difficult fields in medicine. The risks are so high, the complications so abounding. I began reading this book with a jaded and jaundiced eye, hoping to find ...             Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation26 reviews Jeff Chang, D.J. Kool Herc Picador, 2005 Killer, meng As a literate college graduate who loves hiphop and reading, this book bridges the gap by bringing a history of the movement and the place that, more or less, made hiphop. The initial chapters about NYC and Jamaica from the sixties onward really clarified the scene for me: white flight, the major NYC highway projects and the civil strife in Jamaica created a cauldron of creative activity in the ...             No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs162 reviews Naomi Klein Picador, 2002 Amazing book with a lot of things to do with globalization This book is extremely useful and important and has a lot of thing to do with society.             Regarding the Pain of Others20 reviews Susan Sontag Picador, 2004 Sontag adds here name to the after postmodernism movement Sontag questions her ideas that have influenced half a centary. She is not alone Terry Eagleton (After Theory), Elain Showalter, Sandra Gilbert, and even Derrida (life.after theory) have done the same             The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test132 reviews Tom Wolfe Picador, 2008 Interesting and well-written Tom Wolfe takes us through part of the acid-movement of the 60's with Ken Kesey (author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") and company as they embark on their journey across America to popularize acid. Wolfe writes in a way that sort of makes you feel that you are on acid too. His writing style in this book is very unique and he has an incredible way of describing things which is one thing I ...              search for books adventures, amazing, capitalism, century, complications, detectives, disaster, doctrine, electric, families, generation, hip-hop, history, housekeeping, imperfect, kavalier, kool-aid, middlesex, others, performance, photography, regarding, savage, science, stealing, stories, surgeon, tomorrow, twenty-first, without books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Parisian Love home  impressum - about us