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  1. Bob Dylan (1941-), Lyricist and Troubadour from Minnesota, and 2016 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature 1 2 3 4

    By The Hersch,   
    • 198 replies
    • 9.2k views

  2. "Runaway" (2004) - Eight Short Stories by Alice Munro (1931-), Canadien Author and Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize For Literature 1 2

    By DonRocks,   
    • 60 replies
    • 5.6k views

  3. "Grammar Geekery" - A Washington Post Column Written by Bill Walsh 1 2

    By DonRocks,   
    • 52 replies
    • 2.3k views

  4. Annoying Words and Expressions

    By DonRocks,   
    • 36 replies
    • 890 views

  5. What Are You Reading, And What's Next on Your List?

    By porcupine,   
    • 31 replies
    • 1.5k views

  6. "Hinky" - A Word Gone Obsolete in One or Two Generations

    By DonRocks,   
    • 27 replies
    • 961 views

  7. Etymology and Grammar - Rules, Tricks, and Ways to Remember Things

    By DonRocks,   
    • 27 replies
    • 2.6k views

  8. Post-Surgery Reads - Looking For Suggestions While I'm Recuperating

    By Ilaine,   
    • 24 replies
    • 1.5k views

  9. "Breakfast of Champions" (1973) - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s Bleak, Depressing, yet Humorous Portrait of America and Planet Earth

    By DonRocks,   
    • 20 replies
    • 1.4k views

  10. "Go Set A Watchman" (2015), Harper Lee's (1926-) Precursor to "To Kill A Mockingbird" - Release Date Jul 14, 2015

    By DonRocks,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.9k views

  11. "Unbroken" (2010) - Laura Hillenbrand's Biography of Athlete and War Hero Louis Zamperini

    By DonRocks,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.1k views

  12. "Infinite Jest," (1996), A Massive, Philosophical, Science-Fiction, Black-Comedy by David Foster Wallace

    By DIShGo,   
    • 10 replies
    • 837 views

  13. “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” (2017) - Memoir by J. D. Vance

    By curiouskitkatt,   
    • 10 replies
    • 204 views

  14. Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), Legendary Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Poet, and Novelist

    By MC Horoscope,   
    • 10 replies
    • 503 views

  15. Ethnic Slurs in the English Lexicon

    By Ericandblueboy,   
    • 9 replies
    • 252 views

  16. "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" (1971) by Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005)

    By DaveO,   
    • 8 replies
    • 1.3k views

  17. "The 500" (2012) by Matthew Quirk, Featuring a Don Rockwell Cameo - Now in Paperback

    By DonRocks,   
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views

  18. George Will (1941-), American Newspaper Columnist, Journalist, and Author

    By DonRocks,   
    • 7 replies
    • 623 views

  19. "The Voyage Out" (1915), The First Novel Of English Modernist Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

    By Ilaine,   
    • 7 replies
    • 556 views

  20. "Big Ass Comics," by Rip-Off Press and Creator Robert Crumb

    By Joe H,   
    • 6 replies
    • 2.1k views

  21. Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014), 1982 Nobel Prize-Winning Author From Colombia, and Author of "100 Years of Solitude"

    By DonRocks,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views

  22. "Ball Four" (1970) - Jim Bouton (1939-), aka "Benedict Arnold" to Some, Betrays the Inner Secrets of Major League Baseball

    By DonRocks,   
    • 6 replies
    • 469 views

  23. "Endurance" (1959) - Alfred Lansing's Retelling of Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1917 Antarctic Expedition

    By DonRocks,   
    • 6 replies
    • 633 views

  24. The Atlantic (Formerly The Atlantic Monthly, 1857-) - Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg's Literary and Cultural Gem

    By DonRocks,   
    • 5 replies
    • 337 views

  25. Stefan Zweig (1881-1942), Austrian Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, Biographer, and One of the Greatest Writers in History

    By DonRocks,   
    • 5 replies
    • 581 views

  26. The Etymology of the Word "Glitch" - Could It Be From Mad Magazine?

    By DonRocks,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  27. howjsay.com, Tim Bowyer's Easy-To-Use English Pronunciation Guide, Part of fonetiks.org

    By DonRocks,   
    • 5 replies
    • 2.4k views

  28. Mondegreens (1954-) - Midunderstood or Misheard Lyrics to Songs

    By DonRocks,   
    • 5 replies
    • 299 views

  29. "The Remains of the Day" (1988) - Nobel Prize Author Kazuo Ichiguro's Masterpiece of Old-World Tone

    By DonRocks,   
    • 4 replies
    • 136 views

  30. Buying Used Books On The Internet - bookfinder.com And Other Sources

    By The Hersch,   
    • 4 replies
    • 657 views

  31. "Sweetbitter" (2016) by Stephanie Danler - Novel About One Year as a Backwaiter at Union Square Cafe (?)

    By dcs,   
    • 4 replies
    • 531 views

  32. Greenberg vs. Greenburg, and Other Orthographic, Onomastic Ordeals

    By DonRocks,   
    • 4 replies
    • 364 views

  33. "The Lion's Share" - What Does It Really Mean?

    By DonRocks,   
    • 3 replies
    • 167 views

  34. "Front Row at the Trump Show" (2020) by ABC News White House Correspondent Jon Karl

    By DonRocks,   
    • 3 replies
    • 213 views

  35. Lie vs. Lay, when Used as a Reflexive Verb

    By DonRocks,   
    • 3 replies
    • 370 views

  36. "Dune" (1965) Frank Herbert's Borderline-Legendary Science Fiction Novel

    By DanielK,   
    • 3 replies
    • 165 views

  37. "Ben's Chili Bowl" (2005) by Walter Irving Ray, Jr., Excerpted from "'De Colored Section"

    By DonRocks,   
    • 3 replies
    • 2.9k views

  38. "The Tin Drum" (1959) Gunter Grass' Allegorical Masterpiece about Oskar Matzerath, and One of the Most Important Novels of the Twentieth Century

    By DIShGo,   
    • 3 replies
    • 588 views

  39. "Begging the Question" - What it Really Means, Once and for All

    By DonRocks,   
    • 3 replies
    • 411 views

  40. Mad Magazine (1952-), Widely Influential, Satirical Comic Book and Magazine Largely Bolstered by Editor Al Feldstein (1956-1984)

    By DonRocks,   
    • 3 replies
    • 364 views

  41. "Patty Reed's Doll - The Story of the Donner Party" (1956), Author Rachel K. Laurgaard's Children's Story Based on the True Pioneering Tragedy

    By DonRocks,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  42. Dystopian Fiction

    By porcupine,   
    • 3 replies
    • 489 views

  43. "War and Peace" ( Война и Mир, 1869) - Russian Author Leo Tolstoy's Legendary Novel about the Napoleonic Wars' Effects on Russia via Stories of Five Aristocratic Russian Families

    By DonRocks,   
    • 2 replies
    • 280 views

  44. The Spanish Language - Grammar, Pronunciation, Spelling, Definitions

    By DonRocks,   
    • 2 replies
    • 342 views

  45. Google the Word "Askew"

    By DonRocks,   
    • 2 replies
    • 241 views

  46. Using Male Pronouns - What Is Correct and Acceptable In Modern Journalism?

    By DonRocks,   
    • 2 replies
    • 338 views

  47. Typing the Number of Spaces after a Period - Should it be One or Two?

    By Ericandblueboy,   
    • 2 replies
    • 164 views

  48. "AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC" (1965) 2nd Edition (1974) 3rd Edition (1994) 4th Edition (2006) 5th Edition (2012) - Walking Guidebook to DC

    By DonRocks,   
    • 2 replies
    • 594 views

  49. David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), Genius American Novelist, Essayist, and Author of Short Stories

    By DonRocks,   
    • 2 replies
    • 820 views

  50. "The Bridge on the Drina" (1945) by Ivo Andri - Yugoslav Novelist and 1961 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature

    By DonRocks,   
    • 2 replies
    • 869 views
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