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American Dancer (Review) Joan Acocella
Dance with Demons, by Greg Lawrence
- Dance with Demons by Greg Lawrence

Annals of DrinkingJoan Acocella
A Few Too Many

Annals of ReligionJoan Acocella
The Saintly Sinner


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The Art WorldJoan Acocella

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Becoming the Emperor (Review) Joan Acocella
Hadrian's Memoirs, by Marguerite Yourcenar
- Hadrian's Memoirs by Marguerite Yourcenar

Behind the ScenesMary Ellen Mark and Joan Acocella

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Big River (Review) Joan Acocella
Brookland, by Emily Barton
- Brookland by Emily Barton

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Books: After the Ball Was Over (3 Reviews) Joan Acocella
Vaslav Nijinsky, by Peter Ostwald
- Vaslav Nijinsky by Peter Ostwald
- The Last Years of Nijinsky by Romola de Pulszky Nijinsky
- Nijinsky and Romola by Tamara Nijinsky

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Books: American Pie (4 Reviews) Joan Acocella
Salt and Pepper, by Michele Anna Jordan
- Salt and Pepper by Michele Anna Jordan
- Fading Feast by Raymond A. Sokolov
- Consuming Passions by Michael Lee West
- Cooking, Eating, Thinking by Deane W. Curtin and Lisa M. Heldke

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Books: Feasting On Life (Review) Joan Acocella
M.F.K. Fisher: A Life in Letters, by M.F.K. Fisher
- M.F.K. Fisher: A Life in Letters by M.F.K. Fisher

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Books: Perfectly Frank (3 Reviews) Joan Acocella
City Poet, by Brad Gooch
- City Poet by Brad Gooch
- Art Chronicles: 1954-1966 by Frank O'Hara
- Frank O'Hara: Poet Among Painters by Marjorie Perloff

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Books: Shrink To Fit (Review) Joan Acocella
Hillary's Choice, by Gail Sheehy
- Hillary's Choice by Gail Sheehy

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Books: The Empty Couch (3 Reviews) Joan Acocella
Of Two Minds, by T.M. Luhrmann
- Of Two Minds by T.M. Luhrmann
- Prozac Backlash by Joseph Glenmullen
- Mockingbird Years by Emily Fox Gordon

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Books: Twyla Tharp's Bottom Line (Review) Joan Acocella
Push Comes to Shove, by Twyla Tharp
- Push Comes to Shove by Twyla Tharp


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The Child Trap (3 Reviews) Joan Acocella
A Nation of Wimps, by Hara Estroff Marano
- A Nation of Wimps by Hara Estroff Marano
- Under Pressure by Carl Honore
- Men to Boys by Gary Cross

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The Children's Hour (Review) Joan Acocella
Child of My Heart, by Alice McDermott
- Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott

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Cloud Nine (Review) Joan Acocella
Paradiso, by Robert Hollander, Jean Hollander, and Dante
- Paradiso by Robert Hollander, Jean Hollander, and Dante

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Connections (Review) Joan Acocella
On Beauty, by Zadie Smith
- On Beauty by Zadie Smith

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Counterlives (Review) Joan Acocella
The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth
- The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

Creating Hysteria (1999)Joan Acocella
Women and Multiple Personality Disorder
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A Critic At LargeJoan Acocella
The Frog and the Crocodile


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A Critic at LargeJoan Acocella

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A Critic at LargeJoan Acocella
Joan of Arc

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A Critic at LargeJoan Acocella
Penelope Fitzgerald's divine comedy

A Critic At LargeJoan Acocella
Blocked



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DancingJoan Acocella
New York City Ballet





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The White Oak Dance Project

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"Fela!"


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Michael Jackson's moves



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Dancing for Balanchine (Review) Joan Acocella
Holding On to the air, by Suzanne Farrell and Toni Bentley
- Holding On to the air by Suzanne Farrell and Toni Bentley


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Devil's Work (Review) Joan Acocella
Giving Up the Ghost, by Hilary Mantel
- Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel

The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky (1999)Joan Acocella and Vaslav Nijinsky
Unexpurgated Edition
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The End of the World (Review) Joan Acocella
The Great Mortality, by John Kelly
- The Great Mortality by John Kelly

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Family Romance (Review) Joan Acocella
Experience: A Memoir, by Martin Amis
- Experience: A Memoir by Martin Amis

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Finding Augie March (Review) Joan Acocella
Saul Bellow: Novels 1944-1953, by James Wood and Saul Bellow
- Saul Bellow: Novels 1944-1953 by James Wood and Saul Bellow

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A Fire in the Brain (Review) Joan Acocella
Lucia Joyce: To Dance in the Wake, by Carol Loeb Shloss
- Lucia Joyce: To Dance in the Wake by Carol Loeb Shloss

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Food Processor (Review) Joan Acocella
Near a Thousand Tables, by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
- Near a Thousand Tables by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

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The Forbidden World (Review) Joan Acocella
Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic, by Ingrid D. Rowland
- Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic by Ingrid D. Rowland

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The Girls Next Door (Review) Joan Acocella
The Playmate Book, by Gretchen Edgren
- The Playmate Book by Gretchen Edgren

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Good and Evil (4 Reviews) Joan Acocella
The Perfect Heresy, by Stephen O'Shea
- The Perfect Heresy by Stephen O'Shea
- The Yellow Cross by Rene Weis
- The Albigensian Crusade by Jonathan Sumption
- Chasing the Heretics by Rion Klawinski

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A Hard Case (Review) Joan Acocella
The Double Bond, by Carole Angier
- The Double Bond by Carole Angier

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Heaven's Gate (Review) Joan Acocella
After This, by Alice McDermott
- After This by Alice McDermott

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Heroes and Hero Worship (2 Reviews) Joan Acocella
Mosaic: Memoirs, by Lincoln Kirstein
- Mosaic: Memoirs by Lincoln Kirstein
- Following Balanchine by Robert Garis

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Holy Smoke (2 Reviews) Joan Acocella
The First Crusade, by Thomas Asbridge
- The First Crusade by Thomas Asbridge
- The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople by Jonathan Phillips

Life and LettersJoan Acocella
Cather and the Academy

Life and LettersJoan Acocella
The Hunger Artist

Life and Letters: After the LaughsJoan Acocella
Under the cover of her withering wit, Dorothy Parker, born a hundred years ago next wee...

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Little People (2 Reviews) Joan Acocella
Family Life in Early Modern Times, 1500-1789, by Marzio Barbagli
- Family Life in Early Modern Times, 1500-1789 by Marzio Barbagli
- Family Life in the Long Nineteenth Century, 1789-1913 by David Kertzer


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The Loyal Opposition (Review) Joan Acocella
Why I Am a Catholic, by Garry Wills
- Why I Am a Catholic by Garry Wills

Mark Morris (1993)Joan Acocella
3 Reviews

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Mother's Helpers (Review) Joan Acocella
Raising America, by Ann Hulbert
- Raising America by Ann Hulbert

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The Neapolitan Finger (Review) Joan Acocella
Gesture in Naples and Gesture in Classical Antiquity, by Andrea de Jorio
- Gesture in Naples and Gesture in Classical Antiquity by Andrea de Jorio

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Night Music (Review) Joan Acocella
Music and Silence, by Rose Tremain
- Music and Silence by Rose Tremain

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Nights at the Opera (2 Reviews) Joan Acocella
The Man Who Wrote Mozart, by Anthony Holden
- The Man Who Wrote Mozart by Anthony Holden
- The Librettist of Venice by Rodney Bolt


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On the Contrary (Review) Joan Acocella
The Skeptic, by Terry Teachout
- The Skeptic by Terry Teachout





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Piecework (Review) Joan Acocella
Quicksands, by Sybille Bedford
- Quicksands by Sybille Bedford

PortfolioArthur Elgort and Joan Acocella
The Season's dance stars

PortraitRichard Avedon and Joan Acocella

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Prisoners (Review) Joan Acocella
House of Meetings, by Martin Amis
- House of Meetings by Martin Amis




A Reporter At Large: The Politics of HysteriaJoan Acocella
The diagnosis of multiple-personality disorder has never been exact. Why have so many w...


Shouts & MurmursJoan Acocella
My Ex-Husband and the Fish Dinner

ShowcaseAnnie Leibovitz and Joan Acocella
The Mark Morris Dance Group

Showcase: Suzanne FarrellArthur Elgort and Joan Acocella

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'Sweet as a Fig' (Review) Joan Acocella
Secret Muses, by Julie Kavanagh
- Secret Muses by Julie Kavanagh

The Talk of the TownJoan Acocella
The Dancing Life - Master Class

The Talk of the TownJoan Acocella
The Academy - Goombah 101

The Talk of the TownJoan Acocella
Dance Dept. - Newcomer

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The Third Way (Review) Joan Acocella
When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro
- When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

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True Confessions (3 Reviews) Joan Acocella
As a Man Grows Older, by Italo Svevo
- As a Man Grows Older by Italo Svevo
- Emilio's Carnival by Italo Svevo
- Zeno's Conscience by Italo Svevo

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Tudor Tales (Review) Joan Acocella
Thomas Cromwell, by Robert Hutchinson
- Thomas Cromwell by Robert Hutchinson

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The Typing Life (Review) Joan Acocella
The Iron Whim, by Darren Wershler-Henry
- The Iron Whim by Darren Wershler-Henry

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Under the Spell (Review) Joan Acocella
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

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Waugh Stories (Review) Joan Acocella
Fathers and Sons, by Alexander Waugh
- Fathers and Sons by Alexander Waugh

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Wild Things (Review) Joan Acocella
Nureyev: The Life, by Julie Kavanagh
- Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh

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