A working library is an exploration of—and advocate for—All books by vintage
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The Names
Don Delillo
A dense novel, concerning a small group of American ex-patriots and a series of cult murders. Strange and beautiful. I intend to read it again.
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A Week at the Airport
Alain de Botton
A slim document observing the place most of us strive to avoid. The perfect lazy travel book.
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The Gift
Lewis Hyde
The original subtitle of this book defined it as “Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property,” which, in addition to being more lyrical, also hints at the real message better than the revision: that real art, no matter the price, is always a gift from the artist to the audience. Cf. Godin on emotional labor.
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The Vintage Book of Amnesia
Jonathan Lethem
An eccentric collection of short pieces that touch on the subject of memory loss, from writers as varied as Martin Amis, Jorge Luis Borges, and Oliver Sacks.
