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The Fermata (Paperback)
by Nicholson Baker
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Escapism for Moms: Three Chronicles of Fatherhood 6
I found myself cheering these elusive mothers: Let her work! Let her sleep! Let her leave town! Some of my fondest feelings toward my daughter, I must admit, rise up in me when I imagine her at home with her dad.
Ham Steaks and Manstarch: Nicholson Baker Returns to the Sex Beat 4
House of Holes is a carefully constructed contrivance, a vehicle for exploring a fantasy that could exist only in a country that's both obsessed with sex and deeply conflicted about it. In short, it's every pubescent boy's wet dream. But is it good fiction?
Most Anticipated: The Great 2011 Book Preview 58
8,000 words strong and encompassing 76 titles, it's the only 2011 book preview you will ever need.
Consciousness on the Page: A Primer on the Novels of Nicholson Baker 2
Nicholson Baker understands how often people think about sex, but he also understands that, often times, they just think about shoelaces — and he understands those thoughts of sex and shoelaces aren’t as far apart, in form or in content, as they might at first seem.