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Canceled Lives

My Father, My Scandal, and Me

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A canceled bestselling author’s highly personal account of his public scandal—a scandal that was reported on the front page of the New York Times and throughout the world.Blake Bailey grew up in the shadow of his father, Burck, an eminent litigator—president of the Oklahoma Bar Association and widely considered a sort of real-life Atticus Finch: “His conduct, honesty, integrity, and courtesy best ... Read more

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A canceled bestselling author’s highly personal account of his public scandal—a scandal that was reported on the front page of the New York Times and throughout the world.Blake Bailey grew up in the shadow of his father, Burck, an eminent litigator—president of the Oklahoma Bar Association and widely considered a sort of real-life Atticus Finch: “His conduct, honesty, integrity, and courtesy best
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A Tragic Honesty

The Life and Work of Richard Yates

by Blake Bailey ...

Blake Bailey's A Tragic Honesty is the first biography of acclaimed American novelist and story writer Richard YatesCelebrated in his prime, forgotten in his final years, only to be championed anew by our greatest contemporary authors, Richard Yates has always exposed readers to the unsettling hypocrisies of our modern age. Classic novels such as Revolutionary Road and The Easter Parade are ... Read more

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Blake Bailey's A Tragic Honesty is the first biography of acclaimed American novelist and story writer Richard YatesCelebrated in his prime, forgotten in his final years, only to be championed anew by our greatest contemporary authors, Richard Yates has always exposed readers to the unsettling hypocrisies of our modern age. Classic novels such as Revolutionary Road and The Easter Parade are
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Farther and Wilder

The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson

by Blake Bailey ...

From the prizewinning biographer of Richard Yates and John Cheever, here is the fascinating biography of Charles Jackson, the author of The Lost Weekend—a writer whose life and work encapsulated what it meant to be an addict and a closeted gay man in mid-century America, and what one had to do with the other.Charles Jackson’s novel The Lost Weekend—the story of five disastrous days in the life of ... Read more

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From the prizewinning biographer of Richard Yates and John Cheever, here is the fascinating biography of Charles Jackson, the author of The Lost Weekend—a writer whose life and work encapsulated what it meant to be an addict and a closeted gay man in mid-century America, and what one had to do with the other.Charles Jackson’s novel The Lost Weekend—the story of five disastrous days in the life of
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Philip Roth

The Biography

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"I don't want you to rehabilitate me," Philip Roth said to his only authorized biographer, Blake Bailey. "Just make me interesting." Granted complete independence and access, Bailey spent almost ten years poring over Roth's personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and listening to Roth's own breathtakingly candid confessions. Cynthia Ozick, in her front-page rave for the ... Read more

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"I don't want you to rehabilitate me," Philip Roth said to his only authorized biographer, Blake Bailey. "Just make me interesting." Granted complete independence and access, Bailey spent almost ten years poring over Roth's personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and listening to Roth's own breathtakingly candid confessions. Cynthia Ozick, in her front-page rave for the
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Philip Roth

The Biography

by Blake Bailey ...

“I don’t want you to rehabilitate me,” Philip Roth said to his only authorized biographer, Blake Bailey. “Just make me interesting.” Granted complete independence and access, Bailey spent almost ten years poring over Roth’s personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and listening to Roth’s own breathtakingly candid confessions. Cynthia Ozick, in her front-page rave for the ... Read more

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“I don’t want you to rehabilitate me,” Philip Roth said to his only authorized biographer, Blake Bailey. “Just make me interesting.” Granted complete independence and access, Bailey spent almost ten years poring over Roth’s personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and listening to Roth’s own breathtakingly candid confessions. Cynthia Ozick, in her front-page rave for the
... Read more

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Cheever

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John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. Written with unprecedented access to essential sources—including Cheever’s massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published—Bailey’s Cheever is a stunning example of the biographer’s art and a brilliant tribute to an essential ... Read more

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John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. Written with unprecedented access to essential sources—including Cheever’s massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published—Bailey’s Cheever is a stunning example of the biographer’s art and a brilliant tribute to an essential
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Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth

An Anthology of Timeless Poetry for Young Readers

by Robert Louis Stevenson, William Shakespeare, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Kingsley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Cullen Bryant, Edmund Spenser, John Fletcher, William Dean Howells, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Watson, James Russell Lowell, Michael Drayton, Robert Browning, Robert Southey, John Milton, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, William Blake, John Keats, Thomas Carew, George Arnold, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Susan Hartley Swett, Dinah M. Mulock ...

Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is a carefully curated anthology that traverses the rich tapestry of poetic expression across multiple eras, offering a treasure trove of literary styles that range from vibrant sonnets to profound lyrics. This collection encapsulates the essence of poetry that speaks to the youthful spirit while subtly imparting timeless wisdom. It offers readers an ... Read more

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Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is a carefully curated anthology that traverses the rich tapestry of poetic expression across multiple eras, offering a treasure trove of literary styles that range from vibrant sonnets to profound lyrics. This collection encapsulates the essence of poetry that speaks to the youthful spirit while subtly imparting timeless wisdom. It offers readers an
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The Splendid Things We Planned

A Family Portrait

by Blake Bailey ...

**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Autobiography'The renowned biographer’s unforgettable portrait of a family in ruins—his own.**Meet the Baileys: Burck, a prosperous lawyer once voted the American Legion’s “Citizen of the Year” in his tiny hometown of Vinita, Oklahoma; his wife Marlies, who longs to recapture her festive life in Greenwich Village as a pretty young German immigrant, ... Read more

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**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Autobiography'The renowned biographer’s unforgettable portrait of a family in ruins—his own.**Meet the Baileys: Burck, a prosperous lawyer once voted the American Legion’s “Citizen of the Year” in his tiny hometown of Vinita, Oklahoma; his wife Marlies, who longs to recapture her festive life in Greenwich Village as a pretty young German immigrant,
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The Lost Weekend

by Charles Jackson ...

The classic tale of one man’s struggle with alcoholism, this revolutionary novel remains Charles Jackson’s best-known book—a daring autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction literature.It is 1936, and on the East Side of Manhattan, a would-be writer named Don Birnam decides to have a drink. And then another, and then another, until he’s in the midst of what becomes a five ... Read more

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The classic tale of one man’s struggle with alcoholism, this revolutionary novel remains Charles Jackson’s best-known book—a daring autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction literature.It is 1936, and on the East Side of Manhattan, a would-be writer named Don Birnam decides to have a drink. And then another, and then another, until he’s in the midst of what becomes a five
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Reprint of Two Tracts

Enriched edition. 1. An essay on gleets. 2. An enquiry into the nature, cause, and cure of a singular disease of the eyes

by Jean Paul Marat, Samantha Watts ...

In "Reprint of Two Tracts," Jean Paul Marat, a prominent figure of the French Revolution, presents a compelling critique of contemporary society through a blend of incisive political analysis and fervent rhetoric. Marat's pamphlets, originally disseminated during the tumultuous years of late 18th-century France, engage with themes of justice, equality, and the fight against corruption. His ... Read more

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In "Reprint of Two Tracts," Jean Paul Marat, a prominent figure of the French Revolution, presents a compelling critique of contemporary society through a blend of incisive political analysis and fervent rhetoric. Marat's pamphlets, originally disseminated during the tumultuous years of late 18th-century France, engage with themes of justice, equality, and the fight against corruption. His
... Read more
The Sunnier Side and Other Stories

by Charles Jackson ...

A masterful collection of short stories exposing the seamy undercurrents of small-town American life from Charles Jackson, celebrated author of The Lost Weekend.A selection of Jackson’s finest tales, The Sunnier Side and Other Stories explores the trials of adolescence in America during the tumultuous years of the early twentieth century. Set in the town of Arcadia in upstate New York, the stories ... Read more

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A masterful collection of short stories exposing the seamy undercurrents of small-town American life from Charles Jackson, celebrated author of The Lost Weekend.A selection of Jackson’s finest tales, The Sunnier Side and Other Stories explores the trials of adolescence in America during the tumultuous years of the early twentieth century. Set in the town of Arcadia in upstate New York, the stories
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The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act

by James Blake Bailey, Faye Roswell ...

The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 is a stark documentary window onto the clandestine economy that supplied human bodies to London's anatomy schools before the Anatomy Act of 1832. Presented with editorial sobriety, the diary's terse entries—recording graves opened, corpses transported, payments made, and dangers evaded—derive much of their power from their plainness. Its literary interest ... Read more

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The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 is a stark documentary window onto the clandestine economy that supplied human bodies to London's anatomy schools before the Anatomy Act of 1832. Presented with editorial sobriety, the diary's terse entries—recording graves opened, corpses transported, payments made, and dangers evaded—derive much of their power from their plainness. Its literary interest
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