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The Second Plane by Martin Amis
A modern classic from one of the most gifted writers of his generation: this collection of essays about 9/11 constitutes a provocative and insightful examination of one of the most momentous events of our time."A walking tour of the motley post-September 11th mind--its fears, madnesses, misapprehension and insights." --New York Observer
At the heart of this collection is the long essay "Terror and Boredom," an unsparing analysis of Islamic fundamentalism and the West's flummoxed response to it, while other pieces address the invasion of Iraq, the realities of Iran, and Tony Blair's lingering departure from Downing Street (and also his trips to Washington and Iraq).
Whether lambasted for his refusal to kowtow to Muslim pieties or hailed for his common sense, wide reading, and astute perspective, Amis is indisputably a great pleasure to read--informed, elegant, surprising--and this collection a resounding contemplation of the relentless, manifold dangers we live with in the twenty-first century.
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The Stranger
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Never Let Me Go
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The Road
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In Cold Blood
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Lolita
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Blood Meridian
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Love in the Time of Cholera
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Song of Solomon
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Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick
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Sula
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As I Lay Dying
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Kafka on the Shore
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Giovanni's Room
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Independent People
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Perfume
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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The Plague
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The Sound and the Fury
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The Woman Warrior
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1Q84
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Ulysses
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White Teeth
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The English Patient
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The Master and Margarita
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Possession
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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The Buried Giant
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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The Plot Against America
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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American Pastoral
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Money
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London Fields
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Time's Arrow
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The Zone of Interest
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Experience
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The Rachel Papers
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The War Against Cliche
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Inside Story
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Night Train
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The Information
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Time's Arrow or the Nature of the Offence
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Koba The Dread
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Dead Babies
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The Rub of Time
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The Pregnant Widow
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Success
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Yellow Dog
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House of Meetings
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Other People
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Lionel Asbo
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The Moronic Inferno
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Visiting Mrs. Nabokov and Other Excursions
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Heavy Water And Other Stories
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Einstein's Monsters
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781400096008 |
| ISBN 10 | 1400096006 |
| Title | The Second Plane |
| Author | Martin Amis |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2009-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |