David Keymer

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French Thrillers of the 1970s: Crime Films

Curti and Lafond offer an indispensable reference book for serious film enthusiasts that is also fun to read. A follow-up volume is planned, focusing on the spy flicks, mysteries, and erotic thrillers of the ’70s.
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The Art of Becoming a Citizen: A Memoir

A bit of a specialty item, but written with the usual clarity and honesty of this exemplary writer.
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The Blue Flame

Pelecanos is a prolific writer of classic crime fiction with numerous credits for movies and television (e.g., The Wire). His experience shows in this warmly recommended, quietly absorbing tale.

Power Surge: Conglomerate Hollywood and the Studio System’s Last Hurrah

A book about corporate maneuvers in the film industry might sound dull, but it’s far from it. A great companion to Paul Fischer’s recently published The Last Kings of Hollywood, it offers a rich and balanced view of the modern film industry.

Under the Falls

This one is a treasure, another winner from an author who seemingly cannot write a bad sentence.

'Under the Falls' by Richard Russo | Fiction Pick of the Month

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Captive Minds: A Study of Manipulation

A modest start to examining an issue that deserves attention.

Babylon, South Dakota

Lin’s (The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu) ambitious tale is a page-turner from start to finish. Readers will see the American West through a radically new lens.
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The Dead Can’t Make a Living

Without preaching, Lin manages to say a lot about the plight of undocumented laborers in the global economy. The book is inventive, humane, informative, and great fun to read.
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