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Aryan Sister (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Leni Riefenstahl: A Life, by Jurgen Trimborn
- Leni Riefenstahl: A Life by Jurgen Trimborn
- Leni by Steven Bach
The Claremont Review of Books, Fall 2007, pp. 34-37


Books & Arts
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Bard's Brain (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Shakespeare's Philosophy, by Colin McGinn
- Shakespeare's Philosophy by Colin McGinn
- Shakespeare the Thinker by A.D. Nuttall

Observations
Bellow's ProgressAlgis Valiunas

Black and White Mischief in ChicagoAlgis Valiunas
Only lunatics can survive in this asylum.

Books & Arts
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Bleak House (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
The Writer and the World, by V.S. Naipaul
- The Writer and the World by V.S. Naipaul
- Half a Life by V.S. Naipaul

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Blood-Soaked Clown (Review) Algis Valiunas
Mussolini: A Biography, by Jasper Ridley
- Mussolini: A Biography by Jasper Ridley

Books & Arts
Bravo!Algis Valiunas
The living art of Giuseppe Verdi

Churchill's Military Histories (2002)Algis Valiunas
A Rhetorical Study
2 Reviews

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The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh, by Evelyn Waugh
- The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh by Evelyn Waugh

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The Correspondence of Love and War (Review) Algis Valiunas
Winston and Clementine, by Mary Soames
- Winston and Clementine by Mary Soames

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The Critic Who Sometimes Exists (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Edmund Wilson: Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s and 30s, by Lewis M. Dabney and...
- Edmund Wilson: Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s and 30s by Lewis M. Dabney and Edmund Wilson
- Edmund Wilson: Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1930s and 40s by Lewis M. Dabney and Edmund Wilson

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Cursed and Blessed (Review) Algis Valiunas
Dylan Thomas: A New Life, by Andrew Lycett
- Dylan Thomas: A New Life by Andrew Lycett


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Every Creeping Thing (Review) Algis Valiunas
Nature Writings, by John Muir and William Cronon
- Nature Writings by John Muir and William Cronon

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Exalting the Ordinary (Review) Algis Valiunas
Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry and Prose, by Frank Kermode, Joan Richardson, and Wal...
- Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry and Prose by Frank Kermode, Joan Richardson, and Wallace Stevens, ...

Book Reviews
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Explaining Hitler (Review) Algis Valiunas
Explaining Hitler, by Ron Rosenbaum
- Explaining Hitler by Ron Rosenbaum

Books & Arts
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Ferocious Beauty (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
The Inferno, by Robert Hollander, Jean Hollander, and Dante
- The Inferno by Robert Hollander, Jean Hollander, and Dante
- Dante: A Life in Works by Robert Hollander

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Flaubert (Review) Algis Valiunas
Flaubert, by Henri Troyat
- Flaubert by Henri Troyat

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Fleeting Light (Review) Algis Valiunas
Voltaire in Exile, by Ian Davidson
- Voltaire in Exile by Ian Davidson

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Funny Man (Review) Algis Valiunas
Kaufman and Co., by Laurence Maslon and George S. Kaufman
- Kaufman and Co. by Laurence Maslon and George S. Kaufman

Book Reviews
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Goethe: The Poet and the Age (Review) Algis Valiunas
Goethe: The Poet and the Age, Vol. I, by Nicholas Boyle
- Goethe: The Poet and the Age, Vol. I by Nicholas Boyle

Observations
Goethe's Magnificent SelfAlgis Valiunas

The Good Intentions Paving Co.Algis Valiunas
Joshua Muravchik's Heaven on Earth

Books & Arts
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The Great American Novel? (Review) Algis Valiunas
Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe


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The Great Lover (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
History of My Life, by Giacomo Casanova
- History of My Life by Giacomo Casanova
- Casanova's Women by Judith Summers

A Ground War for All Time: Churchill's Forgotten MasterpieceAlgis Valiunas
in the despair following World War I, The World Crisis restored the politics of nationa...

Books
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Hard Times (Review) Algis Valiunas
Freedom from Fear, by David M. Kennedy
- Freedom from Fear by David M. Kennedy

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Highborn Fools (3 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1691-1709, by Lucy Norton and Duc de Saint-Simon
- Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1691-1709 by Lucy Norton and Duc de Saint-Simon
- Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1710-1715 by Lucy Norton and Duc de Saint-Simon
- Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1715-1723 by Lucy Norton and Duc de Saint-Simon
The Claremont Review of Books, March 2009, pp. 42-43

Homage to LithuaniaAlgis Valiunas
As the small country pursues its dream, Moscow reminds the West it is not in the busine...

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I Am the Man (Review) Algis Valiunas
Walt Whitman: The Song of Himself, by Jerome Loving
- Walt Whitman: The Song of Himself by Jerome Loving

Books & Arts
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Immodest Ambition (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Life of Musorgsky, by Caryl Emerson
- The Life of Musorgsky by Caryl Emerson

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The Impossible H.L. Mencken (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Impossible H.L. Mencken, by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and H.L. Mencken
- The Impossible H.L. Mencken by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and H.L. Mencken


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Innocents Abroad (Review) Algis Valiunas
Reporting Vietnam, Part One, by Ward Just
- Reporting Vietnam, Part One by Ward Just

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Jeremiah? (Review) Algis Valiunas
Nathanael West: Novels and Other Writings, by Sacvan Bercovitch and Nathanael West
- Nathanael West: Novels and Other Writings by Sacvan Bercovitch and Nathanael West

Book Reviews
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King Leopold's Ghost (Review) Algis Valiunas
King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
- King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

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Lamp of the Lord (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Great Poems of the Bible, by James L. Kugel
- The Great Poems of the Bible by James L. Kugel


Book Reviews
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Leonardo (Review) Algis Valiunas
Leonardo, by Serge Bramly
- Leonardo by Serge Bramly

Book Reviews
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Letters, 1905-1965 (Review) Algis Valiunas
Letters, 1905-1965, by Albert Schweitzer and Hans Walter Bahr
- Letters, 1905-1965 by Albert Schweitzer and Hans Walter Bahr

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Lincoln (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Abe, by Richard Slotkin
- Abe by Richard Slotkin
- Lincoln: A Foreigner's Quest by Jan Morris

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The Longest Silence (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Longest Silence, by Thomas McGuane
- The Longest Silence by Thomas McGuane

Books & Arts
Looking at RembrandtAlgis Valiunas
A portrait of the Dutch Master at 400

Observations
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Love at the Multiplex (3 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Kinsey (2004 Film), by Bill Condon
- Kinsey (2004 Film) by Bill Condon
- Closer (2004 Film) by Mike Nichols
- Sideways (2004 Film) by Alexander Payne

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Machiavelli on Modern Leadership (Review) Algis Valiunas
Machiavelli on Modern Leadership, by Michael A. Ledeen
- Machiavelli on Modern Leadership by Michael A. Ledeen


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Malignant Genius (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Nietzsche and Music, by Georges Liebert
- Nietzsche and Music by Georges Liebert
- Death-Devoted Heart by Roger Scruton

Books & Arts
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The Man Who Hated Sherlock Holmes (Review) Algis Valiunas
Teller of Tales, by Daniel Stashower
- Teller of Tales by Daniel Stashower

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Matters of Life and Death (Review) Algis Valiunas
Malraux: A Life, by Olivier Todd
- Malraux: A Life by Olivier Todd

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Mental Health (Review) Algis Valiunas
Going Sane, by Adam Phillips
- Going Sane by Adam Phillips

'Messiah' ManAlgis Valiunas
The music of George Frideric Handel 'makes you want to live'

Departments
The Miami SpectatorAlgis Valiunas
Desperado

Books & Arts
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Modern Times (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Science, Religion, and Francis Bacon
- Hostage to Fortune by Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart
- Francis Bacon by Perez Zagorin

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The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Moral Obligation To Be Intelligent, by Lionel Trilling and Leon Wieseltier
- The Moral Obligation To Be Intelligent by Lionel Trilling and Leon Wieseltier

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Mother's Boy (Review) Algis Valiunas
Borges: A Life, by Edwin Williamson
- Borges: A Life by Edwin Williamson

Mozart Goes AmericanAlgis Valiunas
Introducing Figaro the eggthrower, Don Alfonso the Vietnam vet, and Don Giovanni the bl...

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Nation Builder (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Man Who Would Be King, by Ben Macintyre
- The Man Who Would Be King by Ben Macintyre

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Nation Building (Review) Algis Valiunas
Henry Adams and the Making of America, by Garry Wills
- Henry Adams and the Making of America by Garry Wills

Book Reviews
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The Norton Book of Travel (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Norton Book of Travel, by Paul Fussell
- The Norton Book of Travel by Paul Fussell
The American Spectator, May 1988, pp. 40-41

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Notes for Moderns (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Rest Is Noise, by Alex Ross
- The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross

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Novel & Novelist (Review) Algis Valiunas
Ralph Ellison: A Biography, by Arnold Rampersad
- Ralph Ellison: A Biography by Arnold Rampersad

Ode to JoyAlgis Valiunas
Freedom was Friedrich Schiller's muse

'Orfeo' at 400Algis Valiunas
Monteverdi's gift to music and drama

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Pagans & Moderns (Review) Algis Valiunas
Literature and the Gods, by Roberto Calasso
- Literature and the Gods by Roberto Calasso


Philosophy in Democratic TimesAlgis Valiunas
The mental keenness and literary grace of George Santayana

Book Reviews
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The Proper Study of Mankind (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Isaiah Berlin: A Life, by Michael Ignatieff
- Isaiah Berlin: A Life by Michael Ignatieff
- The Proper Study of Mankind by Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy, and Roger Hausheer

Proust's WayAlgis Valiunas

Books & Arts
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Quixotic Adventures (Review) Algis Valiunas
Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes and Edith Grossman
- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Edith Grossman

The Rape of Poland and the Death of HopeAlgis Valiunas
Fifty years after the outbreak of World War II, is Western man any wiser?

Book Reviews
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Ravelstein (Review) Algis Valiunas
Ravelstein, by Saul Bellow
- Ravelstein by Saul Bellow

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Ring's Inner Circle (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Wagner Clan, by Jonathan Carr
- The Wagner Clan by Jonathan Carr

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A Russian Master (Review) Algis Valiunas
Anton Chekhov: The Complete Plays, by Laurence Senelick and Anton Chekhov
- Anton Chekhov: The Complete Plays by Laurence Senelick and Anton Chekhov




Books in Review
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Socking the Angel (Review) Algis Valiunas
Flannery, by Brad Gooch
- Flannery by Brad Gooch

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Sophisticate Abroad (Review) Algis Valiunas
Improvised Europeans, by Alex Zwerdling
- Improvised Europeans by Alex Zwerdling


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Tales of Islam (5 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Gate of the Sun, by Elias Khoury
- Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury
- The Almond by Nedjma
- Shumaisi by Turki al-Hamad
- Snow by Orhan Pamuk
- Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk

Books & Arts
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Talking of Michelangelo (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Three Worlds of Michelangelo, by James H. Beck
- Three Worlds of Michelangelo by James H. Beck
- The Complete Poems of Michelangelo by John Frederick Nims and Michelangelo

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Tchaikovsky (Review) Algis Valiunas
Tchaikovsky: The Quest for the Inner Man, by Alexander Poznansky
- Tchaikovsky: The Quest for the Inner Man by Alexander Poznansky
The American Spectator, May 1992, pp. 74-76

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Their Honor, and Ours (Review) Algis Valiunas
Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45, by Max Hastings
- Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Max Hastings


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True at First Light (2 Reviews) Algis Valiunas
Hemingway: The Final Years, by Michael S. Reynolds
- Hemingway: The Final Years by Michael S. Reynolds
- True At First Light by Ernest Hemingway and Patrick Hemingway

Book Reviews
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Two Moons (Review) Algis Valiunas
Two Moons, by Thomas Mallon
- Two Moons by Thomas Mallon

Book Reviews
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Walking Since Daybreak (Review) Algis Valiunas
Walking Since Daybreak, by Modris Eksteins
- Walking Since Daybreak by Modris Eksteins

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Wasp Nest (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Guardians, by Geoffrey Kabaservice
- The Guardians by Geoffrey Kabaservice

Books in Review
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What Hath God Wrought? (Review) Algis Valiunas
The Victory of Reason, by Rodney Stark
- The Victory of Reason by Rodney Stark

Observations
What James Agee AchievedAlgis Valiunas

Observations
Who Needs Ayn Rand?Algis Valiunas

Books In Review
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A World of Hurt (Review) Algis Valiunas
Katherine Anne Porter: Collected Stories and Other Writings, by Darlene Harbour Unrue a...
- Katherine Anne Porter: Collected Stories and Other Writings by Darlene Harbour Unrue and Katherine Anne Porter, ...
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