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The acclaimed author of Gone Primitive interweaves autobiographical moments with engrossing interpretations of American cultural icons, from Dr. Doolittle to Li

From the award-winning author of Crossing Ocean Parkway, a personal memoir about adjusting to loss through books, meditation, and the process of memory itself M

Growing up an Italian-American in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of New York city, Marianna De Marco longed for college, culture, and upward mobility. Her daydrea

In this acclaimed book, Torgovnick explores the obsessions, fears, and longings that have produced Western views of the primitive. Crossing an extraordinary ran

"The Muse of Ocean Parkway and other stories explores difficulties Jews face while trying to balance their religious practices with the fast-paced, modern socie