books by Knopf

books by Knopf

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Haruki Murakami

Knopf, 2008

My new man!
I am enthralled with Haruki. This is the first work of his that I have read. What a delight! I will be reading more of his work.

Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

Tom Vanderbilt

Knopf, 2008

Inside the Driver's Brain
Driving, at least in America, is an activity that is oddly personal. Our cars, the way we drive, how we handle bad traffic, are so much a part of ourselves, that we bristle, or worse, when someone criticizes our choice of car, the way we drive, or our behavior in ...

Unaccustomed Earth

Jhumpa Lahiri

Knopf, 2008

Another well-written Lahiri book
For those who have already read Ms. Lahiri's stories before and would like to have more of the same (trials and tribulations of Indian immigrants in a new country)this is a perfect sequel. Apart from that, it is a lovely book to read too that I enjoyed every bit. ...

The Return of History and the End of Dreams

Robert Kagan

Knopf, 2008

Failure of the EU and the end of dreams
Reading Kagan after Zakaria's The Post-American World is refreshing. It feels as though I'm returning to the real world. This is partly because Kagan is an Historical Realist. It is also because Zakaria is an idealist. He may deny that classification, but he has ...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson

Knopf, 2008

This Swedish bestseller deserves to be a blockbuster here too.
A 24-year-old computer hacker sporting an assortment of tattoos and body piercings and afflicted with Asperger Syndrome or something of the like has been under state guardianship in her native Sweden since she was thirteen. She supports herself by doing deep background ...

Audition: A Memoir

Barbara Walters

Knopf, 2008

BARBARA WALTERS AUDITION
Here I am in Australia possibly one of a few to own the book as it is not due to hit our shelves until at least December. I received the book last night and sat up and read nearly half the book before I had to concede to sleep. She is a very interesting woman and the ...

One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

Michael Dobbs

Knopf, 2008

Read it and be scared all over again
I was in college during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Between classes we sat in the Student Union Building watching CBS News on TV, waiting for a break in the tension - or the flash of a nuclear bomb. At one point the lights went out and one of my friends yelled and ...

Black and White and Dead All Over

John Darnton

Knopf, 2008

A Primer on the New York Times and Also a Great Mystery
I have read several books about newspapers but none have given me the inside feeling of the paper in operation as Black & White has done. One sees the stereotypes of the reporters and management. The portrayals are entertaining and very funny. That would have ...

The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport

Carl Hiaasen

Knopf, 2008

Poking fun at Golf
In true Hiaasen form, this is a humorous look at what many contend to be a serious sport. I was laughing out loud by page 20, and appreciating his serious rant by page 38 as he decried the development of ever more golf courses and golf course subdivisions chopping up ...

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

Knopf, 2007

How to Read War and Peace, and Enjoy It Completely
War and Peace is, without question, the greatest historical novel ever written. However, if you carry a copy of War and Peace with you anywhere, you will be subjected to ridicule of many varieties. This, of course, says more about the critics than the reader. It ...

The Road

Knopf, 2007

Scary, Supensful, Truly Unique Book
The Road is an excellent book. Through a unique writting style the author allows you to live the simply raw terrifying experience of a father care for his on a post apocalytpic america. It stirs and meddles in our most basic instincts of protection of our young vs. a ...

Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali

Knopf, 2007

Ahhhhhh, BLISS
Do you know how you can just about smell and taste Lidia's dishes as she prepares them on her show? Well, that's exactly what you'll get when you make her delicious and easy recipes in this divine book. She writes them out so well that it's almost like standing right ...

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

Oliver Sacks

Knopf, 2007

Musicophilia
I received the book I ordered very promptly. It was in excellent condition just as stated by the seller. Thank you for such good service.

White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Brenda Wineapple

Knopf, 2008

Even unpublished writers need validation
At first glance, even from the old photos, they seem like vastly different people. Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a man of various talents. He was a well-traveled writer, yes; but he was also involved in public service and the reform movement, and he was intent on ...

The Legal Limit

Martin Clark

Knopf, 2008

BEST OF THE YEAR!
this book is a perfect combination of entertainment, literature, good writing and a though-provoking theme. it is the kind of book that should receive consideration for national awards. most of all, and most impressive, is how well mr. clark captures so many ...