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  1. 06-06-2006, 11:30 AM #1
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    Mark Helprin->The Pacific->Perfection

    Read it. A spin over the mad helical roller coasters of emotions from raving absurdity to murders and a focus on the sublime ledgers of conduct which we now so sorely miss.

    A Hassidic adolescent teaches Mickey Mantle and the Yankees all about winning.

    Helprin is a genius of deft brutality.
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    I love Mark Helprin, one of the most underrated authors out there. "A Solider of the Great War" and "Winter Tale" are amazing books. Is this his latest?
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    Chronologically, I don't know, I think it was written after A Winter's Tale, but the cr is 1982, I think.

    Anyway, read it. Best story I've read in a long, long time. Tears came to my eyes in humor and despair.
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  4. 06-22-2006, 03:22 PM #4
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    So go ahead, tell me you read this and didn't laugh. Go ahead.
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    Same Mark Helprin that is in charge of ABC News' Political Unit. He's pretty awesome (if I have the right guy).
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  6. 06-27-2006, 06:52 PM #6
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    I don't think he's in charge.

    Here's his website. Some good political writing there too.

    http://www.markhelprin.com/
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