GeneralSternwood

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GeneralSternwood

32-year-old man in Toronto, ON, Canada
Seeking a woman, 25 to 39
The New York Trilogy (Green Integer)

The New York Trilogy

Paul Auster

It baked my noodle, and yet was a genuinely fun read. Most po-mo self aware novels I find insufferable. These three I did not.

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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (New Edition)

City of Quartz

Mike Davis, Robert Morrow

This book confirms that academic drop-outs are frequently more interesting than their ivory tower counterparts.

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Barney's Version (Vintage International)

Barney's Version

Mordecai Richler

It's my favourite book. It just is. I can't say anymore.

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The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism

The Conquest of Cool

Thomas Frank

Don Draper manufactured the 60s counterculture. Seriously.

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Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940

Gay New York

George Chauncey

Just plain good history. If one of my students asked me, "what does a good essay look like?" I reply, read a chapter of this book. Even if it's a German history survey student.

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