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  The Pale Blue Eye

  by Louis Bayard

  At West Point Academy in 1830, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young cadet's body swinging from a rope. The next morning, an even greater horror comes to light. Someone has removed the dead man's heart. Augustus Landor—who acquired some renown in his years as a New York City police detective—is called in to discreetly investigate. It's a baffling case Landor must pursue in secret,... (more)
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  How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

  by Pierre Bayard

  The runaway French bestseller hailed by the New York Times as “a survivor’s guide to life in the chattering classes.”   If civilized people are expected to have read all important works of literature, and thousands more books are published every year, what are we supposed to do in those awkward social situations in which we’re forced to talk about books we haven’t read? In this delightfully witty, provocative... (more)
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  How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

  by Pierre Bayard

  “Provocative, challenging and witty…In challenging the line between reading and non-reading, Bayard actually whet my appetite to read more.”— USA Today With so many important books out there, and thousands more being published each year, what are we supposed to do in those inevitable social situations where we’re forced to talk about books we haven’t read? Pierre Bayard argues that it doesn’t really matter if... (more)