books about: 1984

books about: 1984

books:

1984

Truman Capote

Modern Library, 2002

Anarachy -vs- Authority : an American story
An excellent piece of investigative journalism. Although called the first "non-fiction novel" I don't consider it a novel. To do so would suppose that journalism is objective, it is not, and anyway by most accounts Capote mostly got it right. It's gripping journalism, ...

World Made by Hand: A Novel

James Howard Kunstler

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008

World made by hand
It was a good read. The writer manipulated my assumptions of the characters in a subtle, yet effective way. Also, I enjoyed the detail of description that people in the story went to cope with life with the lack of today's infrastructure. Thought provoking.

Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs

Ansel Adams

Bulfinch, 1989

A charming insight into the soul of a great photographer
There are many great books about photography, of which this is just one, but there are relatively few books about how to be a great photographer. On the latter topic this book is exceptional. Ansel Adams was clearly both a gentleman and a gentle man, who lived to ...

Little Brother

Cory Doctorow

Tor Teen, 2008

Every American needs to read this book!
Little Brother is one of those books that can make you an evangelist. You start recommending it to everyone you know. Then to people you barely know. Then you start walking up to random strangers... Okay, not quite. But this is a book that I really think SHOULD be ...

Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams, 2007

Inspiration
Tireless book full of images of this wonderful photographer to look unique. Size good, brings good idea to shoot the nature.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

Plume, 2003

So Possible it's scary
1984 is a great novel, even for the casual reader. What I think is terrifying is that it is possible in our time. Big brother could be watching (wiretaps with no court order) and if you don't share his view you might end up in room 101 (Guantanamo) as an "enemy ...

The Far Side ® Gallery

Gary Larson

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1984

Original 1984 Gallery of Masterpieces Will Never Go Out of Fashion
Larson's original gallery has so many classic Far Side cartoons that you can not justify not owning this sensational collection of his work. Larson may well have retired a while ago but the power of these works of brilliance to make the reader laugh will never fade. ...

1984 (Signet Classics)

George Orwell

New American Library, 1961

A Warning, A Prediction...A Terrifying Truth
First off, this book is incredible. At 13 years old, I didn't understand every aspect of it, but in a whole, everything made perfect, clear sense. I'm very interested in socialist governments(no, I don't like communist views; I'm a die-hard patriot at 13!), and I ...

Animal Farm and 1984

George Orwell

Harcourt, 2003

Worthy literature that transcends the genre of political fable
This is a handsome republication of Orwell's two most renowned works, Animal Farm and 1984. Even if you're just looking for 1984, this edition is to be commended; it comes with a fine introduction by today's leading Orwell enthusiast, Christopher Hitchens, and the ...

Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories (Modern Library)

Truman Capote

Modern Library, 1994

Pure Genius
Arguably the greatest writer of the 20th century, the only misfortune of Capote's work is that there is not more of it. In this somewhat peculiar collection of stories, Capote demonstrates his command of the written word. While one tale gives the book its title, ...

BMW 3 Series (E30) Service Manual: 1984-1990 (BMW)

Robert Bentley

Bentley Publishers, 1990

Great Manual
What a great manual. I have used Chilton and Haynes manuals all my life and I recently bought a BMW and needed a manual for it. I found this one and although it costs more than the others, it is by far the best manual I have ever used. It's very detailed and lots of ...

The Complete Stories of Truman Capote

Truman Capote

Vintage, 2005

extraordinary small jewels
Truman Capote was a brilliant, eccentric novelist and author of a shocking at the time of its publication, documentary fiction book "In Cold Blood". And although he is famous for these works, his short stories are equally captivating and original. They are small ...

The Grass Harp

Truman Capote

Vintage, 1993

A Miracle of Writing: Capote's Genius at Full Throttle
[I wrote this review in 1999 as "A Reader." I hope more people read it and read this book.] For years I've known about this work but never read it until now. I've been fishing about in contemporary fiction, looking for something entertaining, enlightening, and ...

From Beirut to Jerusalem: Revised Edition

Thomas L. Friedman

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991

Understanding The Middle East
I have always admired Thomas Friedman as an insightful writer of truth. Although a Jew his writing is impartial. He clearly states that he has friends both Israeli and Arab, and has been criticized by his American countrymen. I have often wondered why his opinions are ...

Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church (The Church and Postmodern ...

James K. A. Smith

Baker Academic, 2006

Whos is that 600 lb. gorilla?
The 600 lb gorrila to watch out for in that Mega-Chruch isn't postmodernism: it's name is modernity and has been getting away with robbing churches since Descartes in the 17th century - if we are to believe James K. A. Smith's premise, that is. And it's pretty ...