Middlebrow Bestsellers — Week of 10/11/09

By: HILOBROW

1) THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, $15.) A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Sentimental, uplifting, a favorite gift from compassionate conservatives to their […]

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the best book ever (results)

By: Matthew Battles

I asked you to describe the ideal book, one that would save the publishing world and the public sphere in one stroke. And with responses pouring in — nearly three dozen of them — it's […]

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Middlebrow Bestsellers — Week of 9/27/09

By: Joshua Glenn

1) THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, $15.) A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Sentimental, uplifting, a favorite gift from compassionate conservatives to their […]

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MIDDLEBROW BESTSELLERS — THIS WEEK

By: Joshua Glenn

Same as last week, except Gladwell Moore’s Clunk enters the list at no. 8, knocking out Don Piper’s 90 Minutes in Heaven. 1) THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, […]

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Middlebrow Bestsellers — this week

By: Joshua Glenn

A service that we may or may not continue to offer. Thanks to our friends at the New York Times for doing the primary research. 1) THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David […]

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Rockbound

By: Matthew Battles

I can’t decide whether this is evidence of the book’s staying power, or a sign that its end is near: to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the first lunar landing, the art publisher Taschen has […]

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THE BOOK: TERMS OF SERVICE

By: Matthew Battles

THE BOOK Terms of Service Statement of Rights and Responsibilities This statement of the terms of service of The Book is derived from principles of the public sphere, covered in the U.N. Declaration of Human […]

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Share This Book!

By: Matthew Battles

DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF’S BOOKS include novels, cyberspace memoirs, works of media criticism and religious exploration, and the cult classic Stoned Free: How to Get High Without Drugs. But with the forthcoming Life, Inc.: How the World […]

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Hilobrow Cover Art (7)

By: Joshua Glenn

Our circle of hermenautic comrades has turned up several other examples of esteemed authors published in racy paperback editions. Enjoy! Check out the entire series. *** *** *** NB: Hoagland’s Cat Man won the 1954 […]

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Hilobrow Cover Art (6)

By: Joshua Glenn

File the following under: Warning: Contents Not Nearly as Sexy as You Might Think, or Petards, Prurient Paperback Purchasers Hoisted by Own Check out the entire series. *** — Thanks, C.S., for this one. *** […]

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The Upset: Hilo for Your Coffee Table

By: Matthew Battles

Much contemporary art prides itself on posing questions. But too often the questions are rehearsed, and the answers prompt only tepid flickers of sensation. Works that engage the imagination in a total fashion — that […]

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Hilobrow Cover Art (5)

By: Joshua Glenn

The circle of hermenauts to which HiLobrow.com’s editors belong doesn’t know when to quit. We keep turning up more hilobrow cover art. Check out the entire series. *** *** *** *** HILOBROW COVER GALLERY: Orwell’s […]

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Hilobrow Cover Art (4)

By: Joshua Glenn

Our circle of hermenautic friends has conjured up a dozen more highbrow (or at least classic) novels with lowbrow cover art. Here’s a selection — thanks, Luc, for the first two. Check out the entire […]

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Hilobrow Cover Art (3)

By: Joshua Glenn

More hilobrow cover art! Check out the entire series. *** Mad props to Jonathan Lethem for this one. And for reminding us of the following hardboiled-style treatments of Faulkner and Fitzgerald. Readers, please keep the […]

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