8 new books that are worth reading

Fiction

"Norah Webster," Colm Tóibín

The events of the novel takes place in the conservative Irish outback in the 60s. Norm Webster, the main character, recently widowed and is now forced to deal with difficulties alone. At the time it dumped financial and domestic troubles, to the same need to educate more of four sons.

Gradually recovering from the grief of what happened, Nora realizes that over the years of his life with her husband, she has practically lost its identity, becoming its silent shadow. The woman really wants to once again become herself: remember the long-cherished wish, to feel the taste of life again and start dreaming. That's only around for some reason does not understand her aspirations and even treat them quite hostile.

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"The Man Who Fell to Earth," Walter Tevis

In New Mexico, declared the mysterious newcomer, Submitted by all Thomas Newton. He is sent to the patent office to offer its owner incredible inventions, on which you can earn good.

Thomas has a goal - to save money and build a spaceship to fly back to their home planet. That's just life on Earth unexpectedly delaying it, and return home is in jeopardy.

Electronic book

"One story," Julian Barnes

Paul nineteen. After graduating from the first year of university, he returned to his home town for the summer. Do absolutely nothing to him, so the young man is recorded in a suburban tennis club. It was there, on one of the tournaments among mixed couples he meets 48-year-old Susan. Between them gradually is tied novel, which is destined to leave a deep imprint on all subsequent life.

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"Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch", Henry Miller

Autobiographical novel by Henry Miller's scandalous, absolutely not similar at all the works that brought him fame. According to the author, it is a kind of novel-medley, where there is a place and a philosophical discussion about life, and memories, and dialogue with wonderful people. Under cover of this author I have collected all that is near and dear to him.

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"Cooking with Kafka," Tom Gold

A collection of witty and caustic comics columnist of The Guardian Tom Gold. This delightful strips everything that somehow associated with the culture. On the pages of the comic portion of funny jokes and gets employees bookstores and literary genres, and even to Shakespeare.

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Non-fikshen

"How to look at the picture," Susan Woodford

Art historian Susan Woodford explains how to learn to understand art and that it is necessary to pay attention to appreciate it. The book covers more than one hundred paintings by artists in different eras. In their example, the author explains the main issues troubling the masters of those times, and they found solutions.

Paper book

"It's very simple discovery," Vladimir Guriev

Collection consisting of selected texts of journalist Vladimir Guriev. From it you will find out what is wrong with Alladin and a carton of milk, which vanished all the great Russian writers, what Christopher Nolan talks to Tom Hardy, as well as other unexpected things, are very cheer up.

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"60. The world of Soviet man, "Peter Weil, Alexander Genis

A grand portrait of the era of 60-ies, a particular turning point in the history of the country, which, according to authors began with the adoption of the program of building communism at the XXII Congress of the CPSU, and the occupation is ended Czechoslovakia. The book contains essays on various aspects of Soviet life, which could not be better characterize those difficult times.

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