Alex Shakar
Alex Shakar’s novel The Savage Girl was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and a Book Sense 76 Pick. His story collection
City in Love was selected as an
Independent Presses Editors Pick of the Year. A native of Brooklyn, New York,
he currently lives in Chicago with his wife, the composer Olivia Block.
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Luminarium
- By: Alex Shakar
- Narrator: Charles Carroll
- Length: 17 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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Fred Brounian and his twin brother, George, were once co-CEOs of a New York City software company devoted to the creation of utopian virtual worlds. Now, in 2006, as two wars rage and the fifth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, George is in a coma,... Read more
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The Happiest Man on Earth
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In this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man’s Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life.
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