R. Kent Rasmussen
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The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835–1871
An authoritative and impressive achievement that promises well for Scharnhorst's next two volumes. Recommended.
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A welcome contribution to Twain scholarship, Zacks's book will also be relished by general readers. Recommended for most collections.
Chasing the Last Laugh: Mark Twain's Raucous and Redemptive Round-the-World Comedy Tour
A welcome contribution to Twain scholarship, Zacks's book will also be relished by general readers. Recommended for most collections.
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Mark Twain's Notebooks: Journals, Letters, Observations, Wit, Wisdom, and Doodles
This is a book for those not fussy about scholarship or facts and has little to offer to libraries already holding Milton Meltzer's better illustrated Mark Twain Himself.
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American Vandal: Mark Twain Abroad
In relying heavily on secondary sources Morris gets enough of his own facts wrong to irritate scholars (for example, a sentence about the assassination of Czar Alexander II cites a passage in Innocents Abroad, which was published 12 years before the assassination occurred) but not enough to spoil the enjoyment of general readers who should find his work engaging. A suitable but nonessential book for general collections.
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The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick
An excellent addition to all libraries with sf buffs among their patrons.
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Dear Mark Twain: Letters from His Readers
Rasmussen is clearly an expert curator and researcher. Fans of Twain and most libraries will want to secure a copy.
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Simon Prebble's powerful narration brings Dickens's colorful dialog alive and will make the book's 18-plus hours seem so many minutes. During this bicentennial year of Dickens's birth, this audiobook should be a slam-dunk acquisition for most libraries. [See "Charles Dickens: Our Mutual Friend," LJ 2/15/12, for more Dickens titles in audio.]
Great Expectations
Simon Prebble's powerful narration brings Dickens's colorful dialog alive and will make the book's 18-plus hours seem so many minutes. During this bicentennial year of Dickens's birth, this audiobook should be a slam-dunk acquisition for most libraries. [See "Charles Dickens: Our Mutual Friend," LJ 2/15/12, for more Dickens titles in audio.]
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