Books Published in November 1969

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BEST REVIEWED BOOKS — NOVEMBER 1969

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New Books List: 6 titles

  • In Russia

    Inge Morath

    This volume features photographic portraits of Russian artists, writers, workers; scenes of everyday life; architecture and cityscapes; as well as landscapes of striking beauty. Text describes trips that Morath and Miller took to the Soviet Union and...

  • Dark Canoe

    Scott O'Dell

    THERE IS A THIN LINE BETWEEN GENIUS AND MADNESS. When young Nathan sails with his older brothers in search of a lost treasure ship, he is expected to do exactly as they tell him. But when one of his brothers mysteriously dies and the othe...

  • The Man in Possession

    Hilda Pressley

    For sentimental reasons Julia had wanted to buy her late fiance's boatbuilding business - but Roger Leighton, who wanted it for strickly business reasons, beat her to it. She ought to resent him, but somehow she found a very different feeling develop...

  • Parlour Poetry

    Michael R. Turner

  • Laxdaela Saga

    Magnus Magnusson

    Written around 1245 by an unknown author, the Laxdaela Saga is an extraordinary tale of conflicting kinships and passionate love, and one of the most compelling works of Icelandic literature. Covering 150 years in the lives of the inhabitants of the ...