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1.The Magic Mountain by: Thomas Mann October 01, 1996
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At the risk of being labelled a Philistine, I declare that this book is one of the most insufferably boring tomes that has ever made it onto my bedside table. I admit that I only struggled my way through the first 170 pages, but that was enough to convince me that I should not waste any more minutes of my precious life wading through any more of this drivel. I know, I have also been chastised for criticising modern art in the same way. Tracey Emin's "Unmade Bed" and Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain" will just have to live in the pile of junk that I fail to understand. I realise that I am in the minority, as most reviewers and professors of literature believe this to be a masterpiece, and probably the best book to come out of Germany in the twentieth century. Then ... Read More

2.The Oxford Guide to Library Research by: Thomas Mann November 01, 2005
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The third edition of Thomas Mann's "Oxford Guide to Library Research" is an indispensable friend for students and scholars, or anyone in the general public who has a hobby, a pet project or just the desire to know, and wants not only to improve their research skills but to learn - and take full advantage of - all the resources available to the library researcher in the Computer Age. When the second edition of the "Oxford Guide" was published, all the way back in 1998, computer programs in libraries were pretty much limited to a catalogue of a library's holdings, a smattering of databases perhaps, and Internet access, maybe. Dr. Mann unfolds the riches that may now be found at library workstations and the new ways to find the best on its shelves. And you can't hope for a better guide. A reference ... Read More

3.The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Institutions of American Democracy) by: Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein August 29, 2008
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Mann and Ornstein's "The Broken Branch" already needs an update to catch up on all the dysfunction since 2006. Congress' inability to accomplish much of anything is explained fairly well here, though the book is at its best when it offers the history of the Congress instead of the brief highlights it offers on more recent news events such as the attempt to change the filibuster rules (the so-called nuclear option), Terry Schiavo, and the multi-hour Medicare Part D vote. A missing piece is a thorough discussion of the the consolidation of policymaking power in the Executive Branch. Congress has not only lost power due to a lack of institutional knowledge or partisanship, but also as a result of the President's increased budgeting authority, large staff, and regulatory powers since the 1930s. ... Read More

4.Death in Venice by: Thomas Mann May 31, 2005
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i literally finished this book in half a day. I could not put it down or get it out of my head. Quite simply, one of the best novels I have EVER read. Every word sticks, the body is transported to another world and then at the last page, brings you back into cold, harsh reality, breathless. The only complaint i have is this: I read the introduction first and it ruined the ending for me. If this is your first time reading this, DO NOT READ THE INTRO!!!! I have no idea WHY they put that intro in first. STUPID. Thanks for somewhat but not, ruining a glorious conclusion!

5.Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (Everyman's Library) by: Thomas Mann October 04, 1994
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French literature of or about the XIX Century deeply explored the rise of the bourgeoisie over the nobility. Think of Balzac and Proust. But it was this book, published at the turn of the XX Century, which first explored in a comparable depth the decline and fall of a bourgeois family, amidst social unrest. This is the epic story of the Buddenbrook family through four generations. This was a family who had greatly prospered in the free city of Lübeck, in Northern Germany. They were a family of merchants and naval entrepreneurs, deeply rooted in the Protestant ethics of Weberian fame. They were very religious and hard workers. The novel begins with a scene of family bliss: old Johann Buddenbrook has purchased a new house, a big, beautiful one, and the family is gathered. They are celebrating economic and social success. ... Read More

6.Death in Venice: And Seven Other Stories by: Thomas Mann March 13, 1989
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If you like short stories about grown men who are sexually attracted to boys, suicide, incest, and self-absorbed German narcissism, you'll love Death in Venice. Me, I don't much cotton to such themes in what I read, so I had trouble wading through this morass of early 20th century European bourgeoisie decadence. But as this book was the choice of our book club, I had to persevere. Of the eight short stories contained in this book, I found only the three middle ones, Mario and the Magician (1929), Disorder and Early Sorrow (1925), and A Man and His Dog (1918) to be of any worth. The others--Death in Venice (1911), Tonio Kröger (1903), The Blood of the Walsungs (1905), Tristan (1902), and Felix Krull (1911)--range from simply tedious and uninsightful to gross and perverse. Interestingly, it is Mann's earlier stories ... Read More

7.Doctor Faustus : The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn As Told by a Friend by: Thomas Mann July 27, 1999
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I don't need to say a lot about it: just that is the best book i've read. I laughed, I cried and i found the wonderful world of Mann. An amazing story hiding through an allegory another story that redefined our world.

8.Joseph and His Brothers: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, Joseph the Provider by: Thomas Mann May 10, 2005
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I'm at a loss about how to begin a review of the titanic marvel "Joseph and His Brothers" because of its being so many things, adding fright to the one who tries to properly bring forth what future readers are in store for upon opeing its first page and delving into "Descent into Hell." I have never before and doubt ever will again read a 1,500 page 'tale,' let alone one that includes a continuous barrage of gripping stories alongside psychological insight of God-like proportions. What's icing on the cake as to this book's sheer power and unforgettableness is its comic charm. I did not know I was going to be reading what is pretty much a comedy when being pulled into this marvelous Old Testament narrative. If you have read the biblical account of Jacob and Esau on down to Joseph in Egypt and are worried that ... Read More

9.The Magic Mountain (Everyman's Library) by: Thomas Mann June 21, 2005
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"The Magic Mountain" is a lengthy extension of a comical short story of a passive, unremarkable upper middle class gentleman. World War I caused Mann to use the character as an observer of the decay of traditional German values and the political and social chaos that culminated in a "break" that changed Germany forever. Like Goethe's Faust, Hans Castorp takes a tour of life remaining passive as he explores the nature of time, the influence of art, the responsibility of social intervention, the obsession of passion, the intrusion of other cultures, and the direct confrontation of death. This novel has a profound effect on readers as they are linked to and limited by Castorp's perceptions. We are passively exposed to ideas and events as Hans travels to the sanitorium for a brief stay. Weeks become months as Hans receives a vague diagnosis, ... Read More

10.Death in Venice by: Thomas Mann May 01, 1999
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Thomas Mann was a brilliant writer. I won't argue that point to the contrary. He knew what he was doing technically, and had uncommon literary talent (which both garner him a...perhaps generous...four stars for this book). BUT... His stories--including Death in Venice--did nothing for me. Bupkes. I was never emotionally invested or "caught up," and I was constantly impatient with Mann's frequent discourses on metempirical subjects that interrupt the narrative like a smack on the back of the head. Nothing worse than paragraph upon paragraph of elegantly rendered, highfalutin, unmemorable blibbety-blab. What are Love and Beauty free from bourgeois convention? wonders the protagonist/Mann. Who CARES?! Get on with the story! None of the stories sticks with you. The only time I had even a modicum of reaction to a ... Read More

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