books by Nicholson Baker     books:     Nicholson Baker      The Size of Thoughts: Essays and Other Lumber Nicholson Baker Vintage, 1997 Books, wood, lumber, libraries Which brings us to the book of the month: The Size of Thoughts: Essays and Other Lumber by Nicholson Baker. With all this travel and displacement, I didn't read that much in the past month except for a few scant pages of this or that book, or leafing though New York ...             A Book of Books Abelardo Morell Bulfinch, 2006 Exquisite. Everything Abelardo Morell does is gorgeous but what makes him such a genius is the mudane things he works with. The only photographer I can compare him to is Josef Sudek. Let's be honest. Anybody can go to a beautiful place like Yosemite or Big Sur, take a view ...             The Mezzanine Nicholson Baker Vintage, 1990 How do YOUR Shoelaces Break? You just have to read this. You will never look at a plastic straw the same way again. What should I say? That it's about escalators and shoelaces and personal-care products? This is a true example of a story being about HOW it's told, not what it's about. A hundred ...             Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper Nicholson Baker Vintage, 2002 An eye opener for the realists Would suggest this be listed in the Hall of Fame.             A Box of Matches Nicholson Baker Vintage, 2004 Hardly a page-turner, but read it for the sheer joy of reading This is one of those books where nothing really happens, but that's not really a bad thing! It is the story of a man who get up every morning very early, while it's still dark, to light the fire with a box of matches. The narrative takes us through the motions of ...             The World on Sunday : Graphic Art in Joseph Pulitzer's Newspaper (1898 - 1911) Nicholson Baker, Margaret Brentano Bulfinch, 2005 Thank you NIcholson and Margaret!! This book celebrates one of the high points in American popular culture. In the late 1800's, Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World, purchased the first great high quality color printer for newspapers. He then used it to publish beautiful color graphics ...             Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization Nicholson Baker Simon & Schuster, 2008 HUMAN SMOKE by Nicholson Baker Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization is Nicholson Baker's history of the lead-up to World War II and the United States' involvement in it. Rather than provide a continuous, blow-by-blow account of things, Baker uses hundreds of brief ...             Selected Shorts: Lots of Laughs! (Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story) (v. XVIII) David Schickler, Ron Carlson, ... Symphony Space, 2005 Excellent Storytelling! I have been a devoted Selected Shorts fan for about 12 years and I thought this collection was really first-class. I listened to it at night in the car when I was on the road and enjoyed it thoroughly, especially the stories "Farrell's Caddy" and "Chivalry." The other ...             Vox Nicholson Baker Vintage, 1993 Great Read I was constantly asking myself if I was more blown over by the characters or the genius of the author's creativity. Imagine a man that indiscriminately worships the idea of women masturbating. That's hott! Or who considers himself a spokesperson for women freely ...             The Fermata Nicholson Baker Vintage, 1995 One of my all time faves Combine part juvenile eroticism with a near genius style of narrative and insight into human nature and you have The Fermata. This is one I have re-read many times and each time another concept seems to leap out at me. If the mature themes of "Vox" or "The Fermata" ...             U and I: A True Story Nicholson Baker Vintage, 1992 Anxiety of Influence Baker has a gift for writing very funny pieces about subjects that are usually dry and serious. Nominally about John Updike, U and I is mostly concerned with how young writers are influenced by the "tradition" of past writers. He's anxious, for instance, about "The ...             Checkpoint: A Novel Nicholson Baker Knopf, 2004 a friend stopping a friend This is a very politically motivated book where two guys get together and one has a plan to assinate the President. What transpires are the goals of both guys--one to stop his friend from his sick plan, the other to carry out his sick plan. A pretty good fast read.             Room Temperature Nicholson Baker Vintage, 1991 Tender, engrossing Probably the most undeservedly overlooked of Nicholson Baker's novels, Room Temperature is a delightful, heartwarming tome. Any attempt at synopsis would only serve to make the book sound dreadfully boring. After all, during the entire 116 pages the narrator is ...             The Everlasting Story of Nory Nicholson Baker Vintage, 1999 perfect nothingness Baker manages to perfectly encapsulate the mind of a nine year old in all its semi-logical, semi-nonsensical glory. Nory feels like a living, breathing child, as do her classmates and younger brother. A beautiful book.             Der Eckenknick oder wie die Bibliotheken sich an den Büchern versündigen Nicholson Baker Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, 2005          products you might be interested in search for books bibliotheken, celebration, civilization, everlasting, temperature, versündigen      geepe.com    web we recommend Thank you NIcholson and Margaret!! randomly chosen VHS: The Relationship Series: (Getting to Know You/Truth and Consequences/How ...