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The
Enemies of Christopher Columbus by
Thomas A. Bowden.
Who are the enemies
of Columbus and why do they want
to destroy his reputation? This
book provides this answer and
others in a clear and direct
question-and-answer format. Also
includes passages about the "Indian
question" from legendary
writers such as Mark Twain, Thomas
Jefferson, and Charles Dickens. [$29.95;
hard cover; 133 pages; The Paper
Tiger]
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Seasons
in Basilicata by David Yeadon.
Inspired by Carlo Levi's
masterpiece, Christ Stopped
at Eboli (see "Also
Worth Reading"), David
Yeadon spent a year in Aliano,
the same village where Levi was
exiled to nearly 70 years earlier.
The story follows Yeadon and
his wife as they rent a house
and live among the 1,000 inhabitants
of this little town in Basilicata,
creating a vivid portrayal of
a place that few outsiders know. [$25.95;
hard cover; 480 pages; HarperCollins]
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Limbo:
Blue Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams by
Alfred Lubrano.
In his work of narrative nonfiction, award-winning reporter Alfred Lubrano
describes the experiences of over a hundred "straddlers," who
represent the 13 million Americans stuck in a class-dictated limbo marked
by resentment, jealousy and racism. They face the daunting task of
fitting into a middle-class life without losing touch with their blue collar
families. [$27.95; hard cover; 272 pages; Wiley]
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