Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C.Gwynne, is about the history of the Comanche Native American tribe. After reading Dee Brown's masterful
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, I was attracted to this new, acclaimed book about Native Americans.
The Murderess, by Alexandros Papadiamantis, is about an old woman on a small Greek island. It's a small book but it looks really great. Part of the problem I'm having is that there's almost no difference between doing my job and shopping for books all day. I found this while straightening shelves in the NYRB Classics section.
The Tennis Partner, by Abraham Verghese, is his memoir about a close friend who died. I had to round out my collection of Verghese books- and now I should actually read them!
That's it for me! What did you add to your TBR pile this week? More Friday Finds at
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7 comments:
I can't even fathom what it would be like to be surrounded by books all day long! The joy! The torture! I loved Cutting For Stone so I really REALLLLLLLY want to read this one.
You're like a kid in a candy store at work! It looks like you picked up some great titles!
I really want to read all the Verghese books too. And I want to reread Cutting for Stone this year as well!
I managed to share my new acquisitions: Two from Gordimer (The Conservationist and The Burger's Daughter); Aldous Huxley's Brave new world; G.A. Agambila's Journey and one or two others.
I reckon how difficult it might be to resist buying books if book buying is part of your work.
If I worked at the bookstore, I would never come home with a paycheck, but my bookshelves would be awesome! I can just see you straightening shelves all day and secreting books away to take home with you at the end of the day! What a dream job!
I want your job.
These look like some wonderful finds... a reminder I do need to read some Verghese, and the first two look especially interesting. Trying really hard to manage the incoming books right now until I can get a better handle on the current pile and get through the holidays... (but am really hoping to get Anita Desai's Artist of Disappearance from mom for Xmas!)
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