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After the One Book (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Green Man, by Kingsley Amis
- The Green Man by Kingsley Amis
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Agonies of a 'Mongrel' (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Beneath the Underdog, by Charles Mingus
- Beneath the Underdog by Charles Mingus
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Babe Ruth Still In His Heaven (8 Reviews) Jonathan Yardley
Baseball: The Golden Age, 1903-30, by Harold Seymour
- Baseball: The Golden Age, 1903-30 by Harold Seymour
- They Call It a Game by Bernard Parrish
- High for the Game by Chip Oliver and Ron Rappoport
- And Every Day You Take Another Bite by Larry Merchant
- Joe Paterno: Football My Way by Mervin D. Hyman and Gordon S. White Jr.
- The All-American Dollar by Joseph Durso
- The Old Ball Game by Tristram Potter Coffin
- Black Coach by Pat Jordan
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Came Home Empty (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Children of Pride, by Robert Manson Myers
- The Children of Pride by Robert Manson Myers
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Cantankerous, Melancholy, Wild, Sane (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Clocks of Columbus, by Charles S. Holmes
- The Clocks of Columbus by Charles S. Holmes
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Cheers for the Physical (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Aesthetics of Pornography, by Peter Michelson
- The Aesthetics of Pornography by Peter Michelson
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Civic Boosterism (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Mayor: Notes on the Sixties, by Ivan Allen Jr. and Paul Hemphill
- Mayor: Notes on the Sixties by Ivan Allen Jr. and Paul Hemphill
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A Colossal Ornament? (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Jericho: The South Beheld, by Hubert Shuptrine and James Dickey
- Jericho: The South Beheld by Hubert Shuptrine and James Dickey
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Daddy Reaffirmed (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Don't Shoot---We Are Your Children!, by J. Anthony Lukas
- Don't Shoot---We Are Your Children! by J. Anthony Lukas
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Football and Faith (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Coach, by Tom Dowling
- Coach by Tom Dowling
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Forgotten Tragedy (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Orangeburg Massacre, by Jack Bass and Jack Nelson
- The Orangeburg Massacre by Jack Bass and Jack Nelson
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Friend of Freedom (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Bricks Without Straw, by Albion W. Tourgee and Otto H. Olsen
- Bricks Without Straw by Albion W. Tourgee and Otto H. Olsen
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Books
Harmony in Great NeckJonathan Yardley
The Friendship of Ring Lardner and F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Book Reviews
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How Papa Grew (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Islands in the Stream, by Ernest Hemingway
- Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
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Jew Amid the Alien Corn (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Heartland, by Saul Maloff
- Heartland by Saul Maloff
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The Last Good One? (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Losing Battles, by Eudora Welty
- Losing Battles by Eudora Welty
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Literary Lion (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Max Jamison, by Wilfrid Sheed
- Max Jamison by Wilfrid Sheed
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Looking Back (Review) Jonathan Yardley
A Darkening Green, by Peter S. Prescott
- A Darkening Green by Peter S. Prescott
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Misfit (1997)Jonathan Yardley
The Strange Life of Frederick Exley
1 Review
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Monday Morning Quarterback (1998)Jonathan Yardley
1 Review, 1 Readable
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More of Superpoet (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Self-Interviews, by James Dickey
- Self-Interviews by James Dickey
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My Life as Author and Editor (1992)H.L. Mencken and Jonathan Yardley
6 Reviews, 2 Readable
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New Fiction (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Big Nickel, by Calder Willingham
- The Big Nickel by Calder Willingham
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The New Old Southern Novel (15 Reviews) Jonathan Yardley
The River to Pickle Beach, by Doris Betts
- The River to Pickle Beach by Doris Betts
- The Gospel Singer by Harry Crews
- Car by Harry Crews
- Stay Hungry by Charles Gaines
- A Cry of Absence by Madison Jones
- Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
- The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
- Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy
- A Long and Happy Life by Reynolds Price
- Permanent Errors by Reynolds Price
- The Collected Stories by Peter Taylor
- Losing Battles by Eudora Welty
- The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
- Joiner by James Whitehead
- Eternal Fire by Calder Willingham
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A Novelist Groping (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Paragon, by John Knowles
- The Paragon by John Knowles
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The Obscure Sufferers (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Tenants, by Bernard Malamud
- The Tenants by Bernard Malamud
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Once a Miracle (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Broadcasters, by Red Barber
- The Broadcasters by Red Barber
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Our Kind of People (1989)Jonathan Yardley
The Story of an American Family
1 Review, 1 Readable
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Out of Step (1991)Jonathan Yardley
Notes from a Purple Decade
1 Review
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Prankish Spirit (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Dirty Tricks, by John D. Seelye
- Dirty Tricks by John D. Seelye
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Recent, Notable Fiction (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Messengers Will Come No More, by Leslie A. Fiedler
- The Messengers Will Come No More by Leslie A. Fiedler
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Reconsideration (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Lonely Crowd, by David Riesman, Reuel Denney, and Nathan Glazer
- The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman, Reuel Denney, and Nathan Glazer
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Reconsideration (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Self-Discovery Without Self-Pity
- A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
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Reconsideration: Jack London (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Martin Eden, by Jack London
- Martin Eden by Jack London
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A Refreshing Conservatism (Review) Jonathan Yardley
I Come as a Thief, by Louis Auchincloss
- I Come as a Thief by Louis Auchincloss
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Book Reviews
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A Regional Persistence (2 Reviews) Jonathan Yardley
The Enduring South, by John Shelton Reed
- The Enduring South by John Shelton Reed
- You Can't Eat Magnolias by H. Brandt Ayers and Thomas H. Naylor
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Recent, Noteworthy Fiction (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Glory of the Hummingbird, by Peter De Vries
- The Glory of the Hummingbird by Peter De Vries
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Recent Fiction (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Legionnaires, by Per Olov Enquist
- The Legionnaires by Per Olov Enquist
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Recent Fiction (Review) Jonathan Yardley
A Woman in the Sky, by James Hanley
- A Woman in the Sky by James Hanley
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The Sage of Baltimore (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Skeptic, by Terry Teachout
- The Skeptic by Terry Teachout
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Same Old Nightmare (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Natural Enemies? Youth and the Clash of Generations, by Alexander Klein
- Natural Enemies? Youth and the Clash of Generations by Alexander Klein
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Sense of Place (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Pages from a Cold Island, by Frederick Exley
- Pages from a Cold Island by Frederick Exley
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The state of American fictionJonathan Yardley
All in the family
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Books
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Stethoscope of the Spirit (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Love in the Ruins, by Walker Percy
- Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy
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Still Loving (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Abortion, by Richard Brautigan
- The Abortion by Richard Brautigan
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Theroux Country (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Consul's File, by Paul Theroux
- The Consul's File by Paul Theroux
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Two ViewsFred Barnes and Jonathan Yardley
Is Baseball Striking Out with Americans? Fred Barnes and Jonathan Yardley Grumble That ...
The American Enterprise, May 1999, pp. 20-21
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Untold Stories (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower, by C. Northcote Parkinson
- The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower by C. Northcote Parkinson
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What Happens? (Review) Jonathan Yardley
A City on a Hill, by George V. Higgins
- A City on a Hill by George V. Higgins
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Where It First Happened (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Flags in the Dust, by William Faulkner and Douglas Day
- Flags in the Dust by William Faulkner and Douglas Day
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Women's Lib Gets Rough (Review) Jonathan Yardley
Sexual Politics, by Kate Millett
- Sexual Politics by Kate Millett
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Wonderful Stuff (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Secret Life of Our Times, by Gordon Lish
- The Secret Life of Our Times by Gordon Lish
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Yen for Power (Review) Jonathan Yardley
The Last of the Southern Girls, by Willie Morris
- The Last of the Southern Girls by Willie Morris
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