Les, a long-time sheriff nearing retirement, contends with the ravages of poverty and crystal meth in his small Appalachian town. Nestled in a beautiful hollow of the Appalachians, his is a tight-knit…
Bastano a volte poche pagine per accorgersi di avere fra le mani un grande romanzo, e per cogliere quel timbro puro che ne fa un classico. È ciò che accade con La famiglia Karnowski di Israel J. Singe…
A riveting, revelatory, and moving account of the author’s struggles with anxiety, and of the history of efforts by scientists, philosophers, and writers to understand the condition
As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people--men, mostly--who live entirely within themselves. This is a condition that Frank himself aspires to. But at thirty-eight, he suffers…
