Books written by Benjamin Taylor
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Proust: The Search
... by Avner Holtzman Louis Brandeis, by Jeffrey Rosen Martin Buber, by Paul Mendes-Flohr Benjamin Disraeli, by David Cesarani Bob Dylan, by Ron Rosenbaum George Gershwin, by Gary Giddins Allen Ginsberg, by Edward Hirsch Ben Hecht, ...
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Saul Bellow: Letters
An extensive selection of previously unpublished correspondences by the late Nobel Prize- and three-time National Book Award-winning writer spans eight decades and includes letters written to such contemporaries as William Faulkner, Ralph ...
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Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay
A lively, elegantly concise historic tour of Italy’s city by the bay An invaluable addition to the art of literary travel writing, Naples Declared presents an informative and compulsively readable account of three thousand years of Naples ...
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Here We Are: My Friendship with Philip Roth
Roth encouraged him to write this book, giving Taylor explicit instructions not to sugarcoat anything and not to publish it until after his death.
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The Book of Getting Even: A Novel
Yet The Book of Getting Even is funny and robust, a novel rich in those fundamentals we go to great fiction for: the exploration of what is hidden, the sudden shocks, the feeling at last of life laid bare.
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Tales Out of School: A Novel
Tales Out of School is the story of the Mehmels, privileged and eccentric and headed into shipwreck, and of fourteen-year-old Felix, last of their line, who takes his rise from...
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A Visual Guide to Chords and Arpeggios for 6-String Bass Guitar: A Reference Text for Classical, Blues and Jazz Chords/Arpeggios
This book includes chords used in all types of music from classical through blues to rock and jazz and is the companion to 'A Visual Guide to Scales for 6-String Bass Guitar'.
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The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered
In lyrical, translucent prose, he thoughtfully extends the story of twelve months into the years before and after, painting a portrait of the artist not simply as a young man, but across his whole life.
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Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather
... biggest show in human history has been under- way for four years in Europe . Now he's to be in the thick of it . " History had condescended to such as he ; this whole brilliant adventure had become the day's work . " France beguiles him ...
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Life in North Korea: Psychological Insights Into the Regime and Those Who Escape
The following questions are answered in this book:* What is the Juche idea?* Why is the military a huge part of life in North Korea?* Why do North Koreans escape their country?* What is the escape journey like?* How do North Koreans thrive ...