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Come from Away is a musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks , when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport .
According to Book Marks, primarily from American publications, the book received a "rave" consensus, based on thirteen critic reviews: eight "rave", four "positive", and one "mixed". [7] In May/June 2007 issue of Bookmarks , the book received 4 out of 5 stars, with the critical summary saying, "Concludes the Los Angeles Times : "It may even be ...
In addition to the magazine there is an Internet site that offers additional content, including audio interviews with authors, called the "Book Review Podcast". [2] The book review publishes each week the widely cited and influential New York Times Best Seller list, which is created by the editors of the Times "News Surveys" department. [7]
The entire index of more than 5.6 million reviews covering over 2.5 million titles is also available as Book Review Index Online or Book Review Index Plus [3] with the full electronic text of more than 600,000 discussions. [4]
The New York Review was founded by Robert B. Silvers and Barbara Epstein, together with publisher A. Whitney Ellsworth [5] and writer Elizabeth Hardwick.They were backed and encouraged by Epstein's husband, Jason Epstein, a vice president at Random House and editor of Vintage Books, and Hardwick's husband, poet Robert Lowell.
Publishers Weekly called Baldacci "a first-rate storyteller who grabs readers by their lapels right away and won't let go until they've finished his enthralling yarn." [3] Kirkus Reviews gave it a poor review, writing: "For all its arresting premise, an overblown and tedious tale of capital sins."
In Bill Gates' new autobiography, "Source Code: My Beginnings" (published February 4 by Knopf), the computer pioneer and philanthropist writes of his formative years, and the experiences that led ...
Kirkus Reviews wrote that "James Dickey's first novel is an ambitious tale of adventure in which character is tested, quite literally, if preposterously, through action." [4] Literary critic, philosopher, and theorist Fredric Jameson reviewed the book in a 1972 essay [5] and used it for an extensive analysis of contemporary American society. [n 1]