Vidal, Gore Books


The Selected Essays of Gore VidalThe Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
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It all comes down to what you want and what you have read. For those who are exploring the...
Burr: A NovelBurr: A Novel
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This first paragraph below has been used previously to introduce author Gore Vidal's' output of...
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire (The Real Story Series)The Decline and Fall of the American Empire (The Real Story Series)
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This is another outstanding book from an insightful and wise author. It should be required...
Perpetual War for Perpetual PeacePerpetual War for Perpetual Peace
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Gore Vidal is our most astute political observer and a brilliant writer. He's perhaps the 20th...
United StatesUnited States
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I understand better the definition of an elitist after reading these essays. The writing is...


1876: A Novel1876: A Novel
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Listen up! As a general proposition I like my history straight up- facts, footnotes and all....
Palimpsest: A MemoirPalimpsest: A Memoir
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I enjoyed "Palimpsest," Gore Vidal's memoir of his young life. It is an entertaining...
Washington, D.C.: A NovelWashington, D.C.: A Novel
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I've long been a great admirer of Gore Vidal's political and historical essays. But except for...
Empire: A NovelEmpire: A Novel
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This historical novel takes place roughly between the years 1898 and 1906. The novel is seen...
The City and the Pillar: A NovelThe City and the Pillar: A Novel
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Reading Gore Vidal can be challenging. Over the years I've read his LINCOLN and also 1876. But...


Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir (Vintage)Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir (Vintage)
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Ok, so I read palimsest nearly..yes it could be a decade ago as a student. I bought Point when I...
The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000
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In these 'truly' exceptional essays, Gore Vidal poses the only 'truly' ultimate question: 'What...
Live from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore VidalLive from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore Vidal
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Were I not aware that "the name is not the thing," I would think that the author of...
HollywoodHollywood
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With an absolute grip on detail, Gore Vidal describes an era: the presidencies of Woodrow Wilson...
The Golden Bowl (Penguin Classics)The Golden Bowl (Penguin Classics)
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This last completed novel of Henry James, the third of his three culminating masterworks, is not...

The Golden Age: A NovelThe Golden Age: A Novel
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The era covered by the book is clearly sentimental to Vidal, hence the title "Golden...
The Best Man.The Best Man.
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This script is just as timely today during the current election climate as it was when Gore...
The Smithsonian Institution: A NovelThe Smithsonian Institution: A Novel
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The secret to enjoying this book is to leave all preconceived notions about narrative form,...
Deadly SinsDeadly Sins
This book is a collection of eight essays. The first seven are each written on the subject of...
Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free PressInto the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press
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It's books like this, far too rare, that proove America has gone the way of ancient Rome. Alexis...

Myra Breckinridge/Myron (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)Myra Breckinridge/Myron (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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The fact that Gore Vidal's highly original 'Myra Breckinridge' (1968) and its sequel, 'Myron'...
Kalki (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)Kalki (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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This is a great book that works on every level. The plot and its wonders are fully explained by...
XXX: 30 Porn-Star PortraitsXXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits
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This book has wonderful photography and stories. The text is large clear and easy to read, the...
Where Joy ResidesWhere Joy Resides
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Christopher Isherwood's name and the breadth of his work is completely overshadowed by a musical...
Messiah (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)Messiah (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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This book was written in the early 1950's, and like any satire it takes its start-point from the...

Armageddon Essays 1983 1987Armageddon Essays 1983 1987
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Gore Vidal gives us superbly vitriolic portraits of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, as well as...
HollywoodHollywood
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Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short StoriesClouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories
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I enjoyed the short preface very much, but the stories were of uneven quality. "Erlinda and...
DuluthDuluth
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Only Gore Vidal would conceive a plot about characters being like movie stars and appearing in...
Pink Triangle and Yellow Star and Other EssaysPink Triangle and Yellow Star and Other Essays

The Judgment of ParisThe Judgment of Paris
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This is the first true Vidal novel. The value of those that went before this work are valuable...
Last Empire Essays, 1992-2000Last Empire Essays, 1992-2000
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Nothing even gets close to any other autory regarding the history of USA. Period. As an...
Gore Vidal: Sexually Speaking: Collected Sex WritingsGore Vidal: Sexually Speaking: Collected Sex Writings
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Great for people who haven't read the essays before. Vidal rules the psycho-sociological TAKE...
Views from a Window: Conversations With Gore VidalViews from a Window: Conversations With Gore Vidal
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I wrote VIEWS with Gore Vidal almost twenty years ago. It is a delight to see that it has been...
City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories, TheCity and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories, The
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This edition is a steal for what it offers, and at such a modest price! (I am not sure why...

Tarzan of the Apes and the Prisoner of ZendaTarzan of the Apes and the Prisoner of Zenda
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A 2-in-1 volume of adventure The first adventure tells of the ape-man Tarzan and how he...
A Bush & Botox World: Travels Through Bush's America (Counterpunch)A Bush & Botox World: Travels Through Bush's America (Counterpunch)
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When the planes hit the twin towers in New York on 9/11, I was in shock, like most people, but...
Against the Beast: An Anti-Imperialist ReaderAgainst the Beast: An Anti-Imperialist Reader
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This book is loaded with first-hand accounts from Americans throughout history who stood up on...
Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia (Nation Books)Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia (Nation Books)
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Great writer, great book, dont miss out on an interesting reflection of the Bush Regime fascist...
Conversations with Gore Vidal (Literary Conversations Series)Conversations with Gore Vidal (Literary Conversations Series)
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Being more familiar with Vidal the personality than Gore the author, I was fascinated by this...

A Thirsty Evil: Seven Short StoriesA Thirsty Evil: Seven Short Stories
These seven early stories (surprisingly, Vidal's only collection of short fiction) were...
Point to Point NavigationPoint to Point Navigation
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POINT TO POINT NAVIGATION refers to a form of navigation Gore Vidal resorted to as a first mate...
Myra BreckinridgeMyra Breckinridge
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It is a risky (and risque) business becoming 'Woman Triumphant' - exercising total power over...
Before Time Could Change Them: The Complete Poems of Constantine P. CavafyBefore Time Could Change Them: The Complete Poems of Constantine P. Cavafy
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Constantine P. Cavafy is one of the most intelligent and elloquent poets of this century, but...
Imperio (Narrativas Historicas)Imperio (Narrativas Historicas)
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Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated (Nation Books)Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated (Nation Books)
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This is another outstanding book from an insightful and wise author. It should be required...
BurrBurr
Was Aaron Burr a traitor or a patriot? Did he kill Alexander Hamilton in that historic due in...
Tarzan of the Apes (Signet Classics)Tarzan of the Apes (Signet Classics)
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very good book it took me there days to read it. the writing is very good but it leaves you...
CreacionCreacion
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Smiling through the Apocalypse;: Esquire's History of the SixtiesSmiling through the Apocalypse;: Esquire's History of the Sixties

A Search for the KingA Search for the King
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In this little-known short novel, Gore Vidal revisits the legend of King Richard the Lion-Heart...
Homage To Daniel Shays: Collected EssaysHomage To Daniel Shays: Collected Essays
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Washington DC (Narratives of a golden age)Washington DC (Narratives of a golden age)
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'History is gossip,' says a protagonist in Washington, D.C., 'but the trick is determining which...
At Home: Essays, 1982-1988At Home: Essays, 1982-1988
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At Home brings together 24 essays on subjects ranging from Henry James to Nancy Reagan, Oscar...
MATERS FACT&FICTN V516MATERS FACT&FICTN V516
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MyronMyron
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