Book Excerpts

Read excerpts from a variety of fiction and nonfiction books.

The Monthly Reader

New The Monthly Reader

A look at the books of June.

Portrait of My Father as a Young Man

New Portrait of My Father as a Young Man

I remembered my father only in fragments. My mother re-created him for me.

A Father's Farewell

Must Read A Father's Farewell

With his life drawing to a close, Randy Pausch reveals in an interview and a book excerpt what matters most.

Remembering Barbaro: A Book Excerpt

Remembering Barbaro: A Book Excerpt

A jockey recalls the fight to the finish of America's favorite horse.


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Quotable Quote

“ And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never fading with the sunset When the rain set in And your footsteps will always fall here Along England's greenest hills Your candle's burned out long before Your legend ever will. ”

— ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN, "Candle in the Wind 1997," for Princess Diana's funeral

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