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US-related nonfiction had a quite a presence in the media this week. Most of us know Martin Amis for his many works of fiction, but it was his latest book of nonfiction that received a few mentions in national media over the weekend..
US-related nonfiction had a quite a presence in the media this week. Most of us know Martin Amis for his many works of fiction, but it was his latest book of nonfiction that received a few mentions in national media over the weekend..
US-related nonfiction had a quite a presence in the media this week. Most of us know Martin Amis for his many works of fiction, but it was his latest book of nonfiction that received a few mentions in national media over the weekend. The Second Plane: September 11, 2001-2007 is a collection of Amis' many essays and stories on the subject, as well as further accounts of his travels in Iraq with Britain's ex-PM, Tony Blair. Don Watson-- once Paul Keating's speech writer--has turned his hand to travel writing. American Journeys is an account of Watson's experience of the USA and his impressions of the nation's greatness along with its flaws.
Most Mentioned in the Media this week:
1 Burnt-out Town of Miracles, The by Roy Jacobsen
2 American Journeys by Don Watson
3 Partisan's Daughter, A by Louis de Bernieres
4 Second Plane, The by Martin Amis
5 Brief History of Anxiety, A by Patricia Pearson
This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker