Pierre: Or, the Ambiguities -- Herman Melville, Paperback Frankenstein and as fresh as it

and as fresh as it was upon its spectacularly well-received release in 1971

Ilan Pappe's widely acclaimed A History of Modern Palestine provides a balanced and forthright overview of Palestine's complex history

the album was ranked 212 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

Gathering the dead man's belongings

The management has sent for veteran Minor League catcher Crash Davis to train the rookie and get him ready for the upcoming season

Pierre: Or, the Ambiguities -- Herman Melville, Paperback Frankenstein and as fresh as it'Ambiguities indeed! One long brain muddling, soul bewildering ambiguity (to borrow Mr. Melville's style), like Melchisedeck, without beginning or end a labyrinth without a clue an Irish bog without so much as a Jack o'the'lantern to guide the wanderer's footsteps the dream of a distempered stomach, disordered by a hasty supper on half cooked pork chops." So judged the New York Herald when Pierre was first published in 1852, with most contemporary