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Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Viv Groskop - 2019
In The Anna Karenina Fix, Groskop mines these and other works, as well as the lives of their celebrated creators and her own experiences as a student of Russian, to answer the question “How should you live your life?” or at least be less miserable. This is a charming and fiercely intelligent book, a love letter to Russian literature.
Pakistan and the Mumbai Attacks: The Untold Story
Sebastian Rotella - 2011
The trail of two key figures, an accused Pakistani mastermind and his American operative, traces the rise of a complex, international threat.