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Reviewed in the LRB - Vol. 48 No. 10

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A bold and brilliant short work by the author of the Goldsmiths Prize-winning CuddyNovember, 1971. Berlin, Germany. Opening night.Klaus Kinski, Germany's most controversial actor, steps into the spotlight to a crowd of thousands.After…

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for FictionImmerse yourself in the gritty American Frontier in Lonesome Dove, a powerful, triumphant tribute to the American West and a masterful epic from the screenwriter of Brokeback Mountain.This…

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Taking you deep into the heart of the American West, Dead Man’s Walk is the first book in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove quartet.These are the wild days when Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call – heroes of Lonesome Dove –…

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Comanche Moon, the second book in the Lonesome Dove quartet, follows Rangers Gus and Call in their bitter struggle to protect the advancing West frontier, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life from the…

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The final novel in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove quartet, Streets of Laredo is an exhilarating and achingly poignant tale of heroism and friendship, set in the American West. Captain Woodrow Call, Gus McCrae’s old partner, once…

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'Lucid, entertaining and precise... a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life' Tim Clare, GuardianIs this the game you want to be playing?Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives - whether it's the fit…

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An engrossing, monumental epic of German-Jewish life in Berlin over four generations - a landmark book in English for the first time'Amazing, courageous and significant' - NDR'No other novel rescues the lost Berlin and the world of Jewish…

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**Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by the New York Times**California Governor Gavin Newsom's intimate and poignant account of identity, belonging, and the defining moments that inspired a life in politics 'Go slow,' his political…

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