false <![CDATA[War Dances]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255747794m/6387626.jpg 6387626 1 Fresh off his National Book Award win, Alexie delivers a heartbreaking, hilarious collection of stories that explores the precarious balance between self-preservation and external responsibility in art, family, and the world at large. With unparalleled insight into the minds of artists, laborers, fathers, husbands, and sons, Alexie populates his stories with ordinary men on the brink of exceptional change. In a bicoastal journey through the consequences of both simple and monumental life choices, Alexie introduces us to personal worlds as they transform beyond return. In the title story, a famous writer must decide how to care for his distant father who is slowly dying a “natural Indian death” from alcohol and diabetes, just as he learns that he himself may have a brain tumor. Alexie dissects a vintage-clothing store owner’s failing marriage and his courtship of a married photographer in various airports across the country; what happens when a politician’s son commits a hate crime; and how a young boy discovers his self-worth while writing obituaries for his local newspaper. Brazen and wise, <I>War Dances</I> takes us to the heart of what it means to be human. This provocative new work is Alexie at the height of his powers. 6575900 book 6 10 2009 War Dances total:141|5:41|4:55|3:36|2:9|1:0| 141 551 380 64 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 11:40:16 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 09:54:46 -0800 2009 war dances, alexie's newest collection of short stories, short pieces, and short poems, is an entertaining wor...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 07:17:55 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 07:33:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 10:48:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 17:24:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 20:41:32 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 20:39:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 06:27:57 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:05:24 -0700 2009
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So, on Sunday I went to see Sherman Alexie read from his new book, War Dances, at Wordstock09, and it was nothing short of great. If you’re unfamiliar with him I’d recommend any of his books, but my favorite so far is still his young adult novel, The Absolu...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 18:53:52 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 10:39:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:15:08 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:27:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 17:14:57 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 17:33:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:35:41 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:38:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 07:02:36 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 17:50:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 07:18:49 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 06:05:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 09:32:12 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 08:43:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 22 06:32:41 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 10:27:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 15:22:54 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 09:54:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:20:53 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 09:52:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 15:14:54 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 11:13:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 09:03:20 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 09:03:20 -0800 2009
I'm far down on the list at the library for new books by Margaret Atwood, Michael Chabon, Audrey Niffenegger, and Rich...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:59:09 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 13:02:11 -0700 2009 once more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6387626