Titles starting with G from Peace-$-Books

The siege of the Alamo is the centerpiece of this finely detailed historical novel, set in 1836, when a group of Texans, holding the Alamo in an attempt to thwart Mexican takeover, succumbed to the superior power of the Mexican army. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000.

In a place called City of Kisses where the brutal military routinely puts down dissent, an actor named Felix ("Lix") Dern has managed to survive. Among his other accomplishments are the many children he has sired with many different women. (One of Lix's peculiarities is that every woman with whom he has sex is impregnated.) Now middle-aged, Lix becomes involved in a plot, along with one of his former lovers, that threatens to bring an end to his trouble-free existence. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

The brief quotes from George W. Bush collected here highlight his tendency to malapropism, and they show just how witty and prepared he sometimes is--or is not. The scholarly apparatus of this book consists of a published source and a date for each utterance.

John Callahan became a famous cartoonist after a 1972 auto accident left him paralyzed, triggering, to some degree, the searing invective behind his now-famous politically incorrect drawings.