Nelson Rose Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art
Julian BarnesNelson Rose63. Keeping An Eye Open by Julian Barnes Really excellent essays, particular favorites were the essays on Manet, Bonnard, and Braque. https://t.co/xwz23pJwg1
Paperback, 2017
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Age of Innocence
Wharton Edith WhartonNelson RoseThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The last hundred or so pages of this book exhibit a level of sustained brilliance I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered before. Might have to go sit on a bench for a week to process this. https://t.co/CeTFZQUsxi
Paperback, 2007
$18.00Member price:$16.20 + Free shipping10% off
Framley Parsonage
Anthony TrollopeNelson Rose35. Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope The man is nothing if not consistent. Stay tuned for my tweet: “The Chronicles of Barsetshire: RANKED” after I finish the last two. https://t.co/xIOEPKSYcv
Paperback, 2014
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Room Temperature
Nicholson BakerNelson Rose39. Room Temperature by Nicholson Baker A year or so ago I tweeted asking for recommendations of literature that deals with caring for infants, surprised no one mentioned this book. It was great! https://t.co/mJY3XzIerF
Paperback, 2010
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Willful Disregard: A Novel about Love
Lena AnderssonNelson Rose27. Willful Disregard by Lena Andersson (translated by Sarah Death) Don’t mind me, just finished a book by a woman, nbd. https://t.co/FHdPvolqYV
Paperback, 2016
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Fan's Notes
Frederick ExleyNelson Rose31. A Fan’s Notes by Frederick Exley One thing I took away from this book is that even in the 60s 30 was considered old for a running back. https://t.co/LZWXoAY2WZ
Paperback, 1988
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Doctor Thorne: The Chronicles of Barsetshire
Anthony TrollopeNelson Rose35. Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope The man is nothing if not consistent. Stay tuned for my tweet: “The Chronicles of Barsetshire: RANKED” after I finish the last two. https://t.co/xIOEPKSYcv
Paperback, 2016
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Radetzky March: Introduction by Alan Bance
Joseph RothNelson Rose33. The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth “For a split second, the Lieutenant was endowed with a lofty visionary power; and he saw the epochs rolling one against the other like two boulders, and himself, the Lieutenant, being crushed between the pair of them.” https://t.co/MCUBnr3d9q
Hardcover, 1996
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
U and I: A True Story
Nicholson BakerNelson Rose58. U and I: A True Story by Nicholson Baker I’ve now read Baker’s first three “novels,” and I think this one is my favorite (though they’ve all been great). https://t.co/H2lDTRg6zN
Paperback, 1992
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Major Plays: Ivanov, the Sea Gull, Uncle Vanya, the Three Sisters, the Cherry Orchard
Anton ChekhovNelson Rose34. The Major Plays by Anton Chekhov Great stuff. https://t.co/0pmcvajQsE
Paperback, Mass Market, 2006
$7.95Member price:$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book