A betrayal undoes a settled and apparently happy existence; the consequences are unknown to one but carefully considered by another. Unsettling, fierce, lyrical, delivered in clear, spare pr... read more
In this critique of economic models (including, perhaps, the above), the distinguished economist argues that philosophy, history, sociology, and politics are also essential to understanding ... read more
Half a dozen of the greatest novels of the last century, each highly original and, once read, never forgotten. Smiley won a Pulitzer for her transposition of King Lear to the American Mid-We... read more