Alex rated 2001: A Space Odyssey: 3 stars
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the …
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Sono Americano e il mio Italiano é molto fuori di pratica. Studiavo per un anno al'Universitá di Bologna più di venti cinque anni fa. Italo Calvino é il mio autore Italiano favorito. Oh, wait, seems like a fairly international crowd here.
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Alex rated Cannery row: 3 stars
Cannery row by John Steinbeck
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression …
Alex rated Fear of falling: 5 stars
Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
Big Sur is a 1962 novel by Jack Kerouac, written in the fall of 1961 over a ten-day period, with …
Alex rated The Historian: 5 stars
The Stand by Stephen King
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by …
Alex rated Charlotte's Web: 3 stars
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Charlotte's Web is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it …
Alex rated The invisible bridge: 4 stars
Rick Perlstein: The invisible bridge (2014)
The invisible bridge by Rick Perlstein
The best-selling author of Nixonland presents a portrait of the United States during the turbulent political and economic upheavals of …
Utopia by Thomas More (Penguin classics)
Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a …
Alex rated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: 4 stars
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #3)
For Harry Potter, it’s the start of another far-from-ordinary year at Hogwarts when the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness …
Alex rated Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1): 2 stars
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters (An Amelia Peabody story)
Crocodile on the Sandbank is a historical mystery novel by Elizabeth Peters, first published in 1975. It is the first …
Alex rated The Professor and the Madman: 3 stars
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the …
Alex rated Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 3 stars
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values is a book by Robert M. Pirsig first published …
Alex rated The Green Mile: 3 stars
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row …
Alex rated The Yiddish Policemen's Union: 5 stars
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
For sixty years, Jews have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in the wake …