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Alex Covic said: "Won the National Book Award. Is part of the 20th Century American canon.

—Money ... ? in a voice that rustled.
—Paper, yes.

This novel from 1975 is pure music. Wagner's Rheingold reference in the book early on, is a hint for what you can expect from th...more "

Sep 17, 2011 06:09pm · see review

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Alex Covic rated a book 4 of 5 stars Das Feuer des Heraklit. Skizzen aus einem Leben vor der Natur. by Erwin Chargaff read in July, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alex Covic made a comment in the group The Sword and Laser — Your pick for the next book! topic "Finally! A book that I have read! Even more than once! But it was so long ago, that I don't remember almost anything about it! Need to re-read it ......more "
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Alex Covic rated a book 4 of 5 stars Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace read in April, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alex Covic rated a book 4 of 5 stars The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital by Samuel Shem read in August, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It's an old classic - I've read it before. Still enjoying it after many years. Reading it for the 3rd time, I think. Mandatory book for all medicine students - educational for all patients. It was the source for most of todays hospital TV-dramas (not...more
Aug 11, 2009 09:36am · see review