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Politics & Social Sciences
From Melville to Madoff, the Confidence Man is an essential American archetype. George Roy Hill's 1973 film The Sting treats this theme with a characteristic dexterity. The movie was warmly received in its time, winning... See More
Contemporary Fiction
Beau Rosenwald - overweight, far from handsome, and improbably charismatic - arrives in Los Angles in 1962 with nothing but an ill-fitting suit and a pair of expensive brogues. By the late 1970s he has helped found the most... See More
Essays & CorrespondenceA compilation of some of the best of the Los Angeles Review of Books' first six months. Authors include Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Tolkin, Mark McGurl, and Jane Smiley. Matthew Specktor -- Mr. Sublimation A review of... See More