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Adiós Muchachos • Sergio Ramírez
Adiós Muchachos is a candid insider's account of the leftist Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. Adiós Muchachos was first published in 1999. Based on a later edition, this translation includes Ramírez's thoughts on more recent developments, including the re-election of Daniel Ortega as president in 2006.
The Passion of Tiger Woods • Orin Starn
Orin Starn explains how Tiger Wood's travails and the culture of golf reflect broader American anxieties — about race and sex, scapegoating and betrayal, and the role of the sports hero.
The Weather in Proust • Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
"With breathtaking range and brilliance, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick once again, and in myriad ways, reminds us of the complex relationality of affective life. These extraordinary essays give life to her claim that something about queer is inextinguishable." — Judith Butler, Maxine Elliot Professor, University of California, Berkeley