Kermit Lynch: Adventures On The Wine Route
an engaging (tho sexist) 1980s history of wine in France
an engaging (tho sexist) 1980s history of wine in France
another excellent book about marcel marcel marcel
a mediocre history text then a pro-UBI, anti-“the Arts is special” rant
great early[ish] essays from one of america’s best
the first part of a lauded comic about the weimar republic
leprosy fiction from the balkans
I review a Lawrentian travel writing collection containing Twilight in Italy, Sea and Sardinia and Sketches of Etruscan Places.
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