Venice Books

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Read the mini-reviews on the next four pages, then buy the books at your neighborhood bookstore or--if you can't find them locally--by clicking on the "Order page" links that accompany some of the listings.

Notes:

• We've reviewed some books in more detail; click the links in the listings below to read the illustrated reviews.

• If a book is out of print, there's a good chance that you'll be able to find a secondhand edition at an an online vendor like Amazon or Magers & Quinn, a family-owned independent bookseller in the U.S. that ships to customers around the world.